Jeanne was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to Eleanore and Alan Wade on October, 23rd, 1953. She received a BS of Nursing from the University of Michigan in 1975. She married John (Jack) Diesing on May 26th, 1979 in St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Jeanne worked as a nurse for Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, and later at St. John in Detroit. She enjoyed traveling, especially when spending time in the Les Cheneaux Islands or anywhere on Lake Michigan, seeing movies, going out to dinner, and spending time with friends and family. She was an avid reader, loved gardening and caring for her animals.
Jeanne is preceded in death by her father, Alan Wade, and her brother, Andrew Wade.
Jeanne is survived by her husband Jack, her daughters Jacqueline and Nicole (Kerem), her 9 brothers and sisters, her mother Eleanore, and her grandchild Aslan.
Visitation will be from 2-8 pm Thursday, October 14th and from 11 am-12 pm on Friday, October 15th at A.H. Peters Funeral Home in Grosse Pointe Woods.
Funeral services will be held at 12 pm on Friday, October 15th at A.H. Peters Funeral Home in Grosse Pointe Woods. A luncheon will follow the service.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Michigan Humane at michiganhumane.org, Detroit Dog Rescue at detroitdogrescue.com, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, or a charity of your choice. The family of Jeanne wishes to extend their sincere thanks to Camellia of RenewCare, the doctors and nurses at Beaumont Grosse Pointe, Jeanne's oncologist at Great Lakes Cancer Center, and all the friends and family that have supported Jeanne and her family throughout her illness.
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