Diane Irene Frusco

Diane was born on April 8, 1963, in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Arthur John Dombro and Gretchen Irene Dombro (née Vollmer). She graduated from North Plainfield High School in North Plainfield, New Jersey, and Concordia College in Bronxville, New York.

Diane spent 40 years serving as a called educator in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). Throughout her decades of ministry, she taught elementary school at Our Redeemer Lutheran School in Fords, New Jersey; Redeemer Lutheran School in Westfield, New Jersey; and Holy Trinity Lutheran School in Tampa, Florida. Through her many years of teaching, she touched and shaped hundreds of lives. She had the remarkable gift of remembering her students throughout the years and continued to pray for each of them daily.

Diane married Daniel Frusco on August 25, 1984, and together they shared 42 years of marriage and two children.

She loved to read and write and was a gifted storyteller. Above all else, Diane loved God and her family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, teacher, coworker, and friend. She will be remembered for her kindness, sense of humor, generosity, strength, and steadfast Christian faith.

Diane was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Dombro. She is survived by her mother, Gretchen Dombro; her husband, Daniel Frusco; her daughter, Kira Solomon (Robert), and her son, Jeremy Frusco (Sérgio Rebellato Filho); her grandchildren, Miles, Isla, and Cruz Solomon; her sisters, Linda Tirocke (Joseph) and their children, Nicole, Danielle, and Kelly “Milo”; Karen Connaughton (William) and their children, Sean, Kathryn, and Patrick; and Carol Koochis and her son, Zachary Pespas; as well as many beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family members.

A funeral service and celebration of Diane’s life will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, October 24th, 2026, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Tampa, Florida, and live streamed on their social media channels for those who cannot attend in person.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Diane’s memory be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran School in Tampa, Florida—the school she was blessed to call home for the final nine years of her teaching ministry.

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness…” - 2 Timothy 4:7-8