Diana Bosco Bowker

She was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Tom and Viola Bosco. She was a graduate of Madonna College in Livonia, Michigan and received a Master’s Degree from Marygrove College in Detroit.

Diana taught junior high school English for several years before choosing to stay home and raise a family. Once her children were old enough, she helped take care of others’ as a nanny. She was also a frequent volunteer in her church, St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

She was a loving wife and devoted mother and grandmother. Diana is survived by her husband of 48 years, John; three sons, Marc (Angie) of Lima, Paul (Jennifersue) of Rochester Hills, MI and Patrick O’Keefe (Denise) of Dearborn, MI; eight grandchildren, Conner, Ethan and Kevin Bowker, Preston, Jada and Jillian Bowker, Shannon Savill (O’Keefe), Sean O’Keefe; and siblings, Brenda Burkinshaw of Cincinnati, Ohio and Donna Kinnard (Joe) of Overland Park, Kansas. Three nieces and nephews also survive: Katie Burkinshaw Bryant of Cincinnati, Lisa Kinnard McElwain of Maryland and Daniel Kinnard of California.

A celebration of Diana’s life will be held at St. Charles Borromeo in Lima, Ohio on Thursday, February 15 from 5:00-7:00PM. A funeral mass will be held at St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, MI on Tuesday, February 20 at 11:00AM. Private interment will be at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Southfield, MI.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Heartbeat of Lima and or Mother and Unborn Baby Care of Southfield, MI.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.siferd-oriansfuneralhom.com