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FOWLER - Diane E. Carpenter-Aaron, 68, died on Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at St. Vincent Health Center in Erie, Pa.

She was born, May 8, 1941, in Meadville, Pa., a daughter of the late Neil DiBell and Josephine Root DiBell.

Diane was a member of St. Bernadette Church in Masury.

She had served as a 4-H advisor, was on the county 4-H Advisory Committee, and had served as dean of women at 4-H Camp Whitewood for many years. Diane also served on the Trumbull County Board of Mental Retardation.

She had been co-owner of the Bloomfield Livestock Auction, worked as the executive manager of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, had owned and operated the Airport Inn Restaurant in Vienna and served as the Fowler Township clerk for eight years.

Diane was owner of the Wildflower Farm in Fowler, which hosted farm tours for thousands of preschool children.

She loved attending yard sales and was well known for her ability to "bargain." She was a horse enthusiast and enjoyed both raising and showing them.

Diane was a very kind and caring person. She would open both her heart and home to any person or animal in need. Besides being a very compassionate person, she was also strong-willed, an advocate for causes she believed in and loved spending time with her family and friends.

Diane was very active and involved in her grandchildren's lives and always put her family first. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends and all the people who had the privilege of knowing her.

Diane is survived by her husband, Paul Aaron, whom she married on July 15, 1988; her mother, Josephine DiBell of Cortland; three daughters, Leanne (Douglas) Carpenter-Rex of Granville, Amy Jo Carpenter of Girard and Janice (Timothy) Williams of Warren; her "adopted daughter" Cheri Biros of Boardman; her brother Thomas A. Mullen of Warren; two sisters, Margaret Elser of Norwich, N.Y., and Ruth Bingham of Roswell, N.M.; and four grandchildren, Amanda and Justin Rex of Granville, Elizabeth Diane Williams of Warren and Michael Marshall at home.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, with calling hours from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to service on Wednesday.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Dugan Cemetery in Fowler.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Diane E. Carpenter-Aaron Scholarship Fund, 959 Newark-Granville Road, Granville, Ohio 43023.

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