Diane Marie Corcelli – born October 16, 1935 and departed from this life on October 29, 2026. Diane was the daughter of Dominic and Anna DePalma Corcelli. She was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, where she graduated from Collinwood High School. She went on to attend Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and graduated with a Journalism degree. While in college, she was a member of the journalism honorary society Theta Sigma Phi.
After college, she returned to Cleveland and began a career in advertising and public relations. Her career included working at Euclid General Hospital, where she created the popular “Baby Day,” a yearly event that celebrated the children born at this hospital. She transitioned to working at City Hall with the George Voinovich Administration, while Voinovich was the mayor of Cleveland. She continued to work at City Hall until retirement.
Diane retired to Bonita Springs, FL and became active in her condo community. She wrote the Seascape newsletter, served as Social Chairman, which included writing and directing plays at the Seascape Condos and organizing the popular Lunch Bunch. She also organized the Cleveland Club of Southwest Florida. She was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, where she served as the leader of the Respect Life Ministry and was an Ava Maria University Legacy Society member.
Diane was a life-long Cleveland Guardians and Cavaliers fan and a weekly Mah Jong player. She enjoyed swimming, walking on the beach and dancing. Diane loved her family deeply and is survived by her brothers Frank Corcelli, Donald Corcelli and Donald’s wife Mary Corcelli and sister Theresa Davies. She was predeceased by her parents and brother Dominic Corcelli. She is also survived by her nephews and nieces and their respective families.
Her visitation will be held at Shikany’s Funeral Home on Thursday, November 5, 2026 in Bonita Springs, FL from 10:00 AM. to 11:00 A.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church 28300 Beaumont Rd., Bonita Springs at 11:30 A.M. A luncheon will follow in the Nest Café at the church immediately after the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Respect Life Ministry of St. Leo’s Church or Catholic Relief Services of Baltimore, MD.
