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Nefzger, Diane L.
Diane L. Nefzger, 52, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009, at Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton, with the Rev. Karen Larson officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until services Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
Diane was born Nov. 19, 1957, in Iowa City, to Leonard and Betty (Fossett) Tharp and graduated from Vinton's Washington High School in 1977. On Dec. 15, 1979, she married Dennis Nefzger in Vinton.
Diane served as a CNA at Virginia Gay Annex and enjoyed attending auto races.
She is survived by her husband, Dennis of Vinton; her son, Kristopher Nefzger and fiancee Alaina Edgerly of Vinton; her grandchildren, Kristian, Scott, Austin and Teegan Nefzger; her brothers, Kenneth (Henrietta) Tharp and Bruce (Jill) Tharp, all of Vinton, and Dale (Theresa) Tharp of Harrisburg, Pa.; her sisters, Joyce (Kenneth) Dufresne, Janice (Lexton) Bray and Linda Tharp, all of Vinton; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, David, Kyle and Leonard Jr.; and her sister, Judy Hatfield.
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