Diana Sheffield

Diana "Dee Dee" Lynne Sheffield, age 67, went home surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Diana was a graduate of Gulf Coast Bible College and retired from Honda of America Motor Company Marysville. She enjoyed spending time with friends and family. She was especially fond of the time she could spend with her precious grandchildren and highly anticipated her 6th who arrived 10 days early for grandma to hold, love and bestow endless kisses on before the Lord called her home.

Preceded in death by her father, Vernon Lee Friesen, and sister, Pamela Sue Friesen-Nagle. She is survived by her mother, Claudia Beatrice Friesen, husband of 41 years, Daryl Lynn Sheffield and four incredible children and spouses Tarasa Lyn (James) MacMaster, Jason Thomas (Alicia) Sheffield, Aaron Matthew (Kristy) Sheffield and Amber M. Marie (Brandon) Murphy. Two brothers, Vernon Duane Friesen and Daniel Lee Friesen. Grandchildren Violet Marie and Vernon Thomas (Jason/Alicia) Sheffield; Rosalie Evelyn, Simon Leo and Marianna Corene Claudia (Aaron/Kristy) Sheffield and Lilya Jane Marie (Amber/Brandon) Murphy and Brian (Tarasa/James) MacMaster. Nieces Heather Friesen and Tiffani Friesen-Volk, and newphews Christopher Friesen, Brandon Nagle, Adam Nagle and Justin Nagle.

The family would like to thank the many friends who prayed for us on this journey. The prayers, compassion and empathy genuinely brought the love of Christ to us and countless others with whom we shared this path. The Wednesday night Teaching Track at Leave A Mark was a fount of refreshment, the Tuesday night 'guys' for adopting Diana and our wonderful 'Jesus Ladies'.

The family wishes to also thank Sarah Bickley, Dr. Rajagopolan and the staff of Mt Carmel West Radiology, Dr. Gewirtz of Central Ohio Neurological , Dr. Segal and the staff of the Zangmeister, Dr. Giglio and the staff of the James at OSU and Dr. Gaeke and the staff of the Kobacker House. These wonderful folks added profoundly to the quality of our lives during this tough journey. We had strong faith that God would always provide the right people at the right times and He did. God bless you as you fight on for others.

Dee Dee enjoyed a range of Christian music, most recently we adopted the chorus from 'My Hope Is In Jesus' by Crowder as our faith/praise song. Even when speech became an enormous challenge, she would mouth the words "All my hope is in Jesus, Thank God my yesterday's gone, All my sins are forgiven, I've been washed by the blood". Her legacy desire has always been to see children and grandchildren walk and grow in faith in Christ.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to The American Brain Tumor Association in her memory. To do so, please go to https://www.abta.org and follow these steps:

1. Click "Donate"
2. Select donation amount
3. Under "Tribute Gift Options", in memory of Dee-Dee, we ask you to:
- Select "Yes, this is an honor or memorial gift"
- Select "In Memory of" For Honor Gift Type
- Enter "Diana Sheffield" as Honoree Name
- Enter the following for notification recipient information to allow us to say thank you:

Diana Sheffield ABTA Memorial Gift C/O Tidd Funeral Home
5265 Norwich Street
Hilliard, Ohio 43026

4. Enter billing/payment information and click "Complete My Donation"

Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m on Monday, June 25, at Leave A Mark Church, 4818 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43207. Cremation interment will be at Sunset Cemetery, Alton, OH at a later date.