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Dianne Sue White, 83, of Storm Lake died Oct. 14, 2026, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.
Memorial Mass will take place Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Dianne was born in Dyersville on Dec. 12, 1942, the daughter of Leander and Irene (Kruse) Bruggemann. She was baptized and confirmed at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg, where she also attended grade school. Dianne graduated from Xavier High School in Dyersville.
On June 6, 1964, Dianne was united in marriage to Albert E. White of Worthington, at the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Petersburg. They were blessed with four children: Douglas, Timothy, Jamie and Jason.
Dianne was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake where she served on the Guild. She was also a member of PEO - Chapter NM and the ‘37 Club. Dianne’s happy place was Mesa, Ariz., where she played tennis and pickleball up to two years ago. She loved the game of Bridge and Mah Jongg. During the warm months, you could find Dianne tending to her garden. She and Albert were big Iowa State Cyclone fans. Dianne treasured her time spent with her grandchildren. Her greatest achievements were that she married her best friend and was blessed to raise her four wonderful sons. Dianne will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Left to cherish Dianne’s memory include her husband Albert E. White of Alta; Douglas (Julia) White of Lakeside; Timothy (Sheri) White of Lake Elmo, Minn.; Jamie (Lisa) White of Columbia, S.C.; Jason (Bia) White of Plymouth, Minn.; brother Rick Bruggemann of Petersburg; sisters: Lou Mae (Gary) Ksicinski of Gilbert, Ariz.; Shirley (Ken) Rahe of Dyersville; grandchildren: Logan White of Akron; Abby Keller of Sioux Falls, S.D.; Caitlyn White of Denver, Colo.; Jacob White of Lakeside; Allan White of Lakeside; Emily White of Lake Elmo, Minn.; Annika White of Lake Elmo, Minn.; Erika White of Lake Elmo, Minn.; Avary White of Lake Elmo, Minn.; Max White of Plymouth, Minn.; great-grandchildren, Olivia and Noah Keller of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sisters-in-law: Mary Jo White, Mary Ann Weber, Beverly White and Lois Raker White; extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leander and Irene Bruggemannn; sisters, Patricia (John) Ungs and Inez (Lawrence) Werner; parents-in-law, Albert L. and Rose White; siblings-in-law: Steve White, David White, Jim (Polly) White and Jim Weber.
