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Diane Christine Burns
1952 — 2025
Beloved mother, grandmother, Oma, wife, and friend, passed away on May 3, 2025, at the age of 72. Born October 23, 1952 in Owatonna, to Wayne and Doris Karow. Diane graduated from St. Mary's/Marian High School in 1971 and then from Rochester Junior College, completing a General Secretarial Program earning her a job in the Hospital Service Division at the Minnesota Department of Health. In 1974 she married Gregory Fischer and they spent 27 years together, Diane staying at home to care for their four children. In 1993 Diane and a few close friends opened "The Cotton Patch" a fabric and quilting store in Owatonna. At the age of 50 she returned to school at Riverland Community College,...