Diana Webb

Diana Webb, age 77 of Fenton, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center. Funeral Service were 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Fenton. Burial took place at the Fenton United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation was 4-7 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Fenton. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of Algona.

Diana Lynn Webb was born on May 18, 1946, to parents William Norland (deceased) and Doris Jennings Norland Gram (deceased) at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, Iowa. She was the 3rd child in a family of 5 siblings, William “Bill” Norland Jr. (deceased), Rojeanne “Cookie” Norland Westerland Monson (deceased), Donna Norland Walters, and Craig Norland (deceased).

Diana was a talented student through her school years. She met Jerald Raymond Webb (deceased) as a young woman. They dated and they were married on May 28, 1962, in Algona Iowa. They together started the Webb family in Iowa moving to Columbus, Georgia with her older sister Rojeanne “Cookie” Norland Westerland Monson and her husband, who was serving in the US Army at the time. Diana and Jerry welcomed a 1st son, Daniel Lee, on Feb. 23, 1963, and relocated to Eagle Grove. Jerry Webb worked for Umthun Trucking in Eagle Grove while Diana waitressed at various places in Eagle Grove while raising a son until moving to Beardstown, Ill in early 1967 where Jerry took a truck driving position with Schmitt Trucking and Transportation while Diana was a homemaker and waitressed. On Oct. 11, 1967, they welcomed a 2nd son, James Joesph, into the family before returning to Eagle Grove and making it their home.

Diana worked at a Hy-Vee deli in Eagle Grove while raising 2 young sons and pursued her college education attending Iowa Community College, Buena Vista College and acquiring a degree in education and counseling. Continuing her college education goals at Fort Dodge in social work and Child abuse education which became her passion in life helping women and children in distressed homes. After her college education was completed, she took a job with Gerrard as a traveling abuse counselor for the state of Iowa.

Diana moved to Fenton, Iowa in 1988 and made that her permanent home. Diana was an avid gardener and had flowers all around her home which people often admired and asked for her advice as well as getting started with plants and flowers.

Surviving Diana Webb is her 2 sons, Daniel Webb and James Webb, a granddaughter Afton Webb, 3 great grandchildren Brenna and Jayden Grandgeorge and Crew Casady, sister Donna (Dick) Walters, Nephews and Nieces Jeanna Monson Perschbacher, Johanna (Deceased) Boyle, Paula Bernard, Sam Monson, Kim Norland, David Norland, Dawn Fox, Keith Norland, Renee Richardson, Dr. Stephanie Henrickson, Philip Walters, Amber Walters. Many many great nephews and great nieces.