MELBOURNE, FL – Dianne M. Ryan-Paschall, 62, passed away on June 5, 2019 at her home in Melbourne, Fl after a short illness. Dianne was born in Minneapolis, MN but moved about the country quite a bit due to her father being in the military. An accomplished horsewoman, Dianne started showing horses at the tender age of four and won several championships and ribbons during this time. Dianne graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive High School in 1974. She then moved in with her parents on Chester Road in Blandford, MA where she attended Westfield State College graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She started her newspaper career at the Westfield Evening News selling ads and then moved to NJ working for The Main Line Newspaper as the ad director. Next, she was hired by JRC publications and worked her way up the ladder to become a publisher there. After being downsized in 2009 she and her husband moved to Melbourne, Fl where she returned to her first love, art. Dianne owned a business painting and selling custom vases. Preceded in death by her beloved husband Albert Paschall, her parents Donald and Margaret (Winship) Ryan and her grandmother Rose Winship, she is survived by her lifelong friend of 50 years, Beatrice Rike of Nicholasville, KY, her sister Holly Jedlika (Tom) of Melbourne, Fl, nieces Kelly and Marcy of TN, great-nephews Ryder and Jed and numerous other friends. Dianne will be sorely missed. A graveside service will be held on June 18, 2019 at 11AM at Hill Cemetery, North Street, Blandford, MA. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.nefcc.net
Graveside Service 11AM June 18 Hill Cemetery, North St., Blandford. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, LLC, 25 Mill St., Springfield, MA is assisting. www.nefcc.net
