Dianne Hart

Dianne Lynn Hart, a cherished mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother (DeDe), passed away on October 24, 2024, surrounded by her beloved family. 

Dianne was born in New York, NY, grew-up in Hopewell, NJ, graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, NJ, and Weber State College in Ogden, UT. As the Chief Financial Officer for Broken Sound Country Club in Boca Raton, FL, she excelled in her career. The last 30 years she embraced Florida life, living in both Boca Raton and Punta Gorda. 

A devout Catholic, master quilter, and passionate traveler, Dianne was also renowned for her delicious banana bread, holiday cookies and always being there when needed, offering support, wisdom, love, humor and a bit of sarcasm., 

Predeceased by her mother, Eleanor Tracy, Dianne is survived by her father, Roger Van Driesen of Monroe, NJ; her daughters, Tracy Hart and partner Vic Hess of Hopewell, NJ, and Taralynn Birchenough and her husband Jimmy of Denver, CO; her sister Karlyn Wieger and her husband Leo of Hamilton, NJ; and her brothers Paul Van Driesen and his wife Lori of Lawrenceville, NJ, and Karl Van Driesen and his wife Diane of Monroe, NJ.

She lovingly leaves behind four grandchildren and one great-grandchild: Katelyn Taylor and her husband Steven, River, Brooke, Violet, and Clementine.

Dianne was a source of inspiration for her nieces and nephews: Melanie Wieger and her son Thomas; Rachel Andrews, her husband Dalton, and their three children—Lukas, Sadie, and Callen; Amelia Wieger and her partner Joe Solack, and their son Enzo; Lauren Van Driesen; Colleen Van Driesen and her partner Alyssa Romaine; and Alexander Van Driesen.

 A memorial Mass will be celebrated on October 29th at 1:00 PM at St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church, located at 54 E Prospect St, Hopewell, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Our mother, Dianne Hart's fundraising page for The Humane Society of the United States