Diana Lea (Brooks) Cohenour, 71

| January 23, 2019 2:00 AM

Diana Lea (Brooks) Cohenour, 71, passed away on Jan. 14, 2019, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Diana was born to Melvin and Cleta (Sasser) Brooks on April 23, 1947, in Santa Maria, California.

Growing up, Diana attended the Santa Maria schools and Palmdale High School in California. She worked as a mechanical technician for various corporations such as Northrop, Lockheed-California Co., Semitool Inc., Sonju Corp., and the Nomad Group.

On June 29, 1982, Diana married her husband of 36 years, John T. Cohenour, in Lancaster, California.

She loved painting, drawing, bowling, traveling and gardening.

Diana was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Cleta Brooks.

She is survived by her husband, John T. Cohenour; children, Annette (Arthur) Long of Colorado, Kellianne (David) Tayler of Liverpool, New York, John (Victoria) Cohenour III of Las Vegas, and Harold Boggs II of Kalispell; grandchildren, Tara Schulz, Brooke Hogan, John Cohenour IV, Christopher Cohenour, BrandiLyn Tayler and Landen Boggs; great-grandchild, John Cohenour V; and her uncle, Steven Sasser, of Santa Maria.

At Diana’s request there will be no services.

Friends are encouraged to visit the website www.buffalohillfh.com to leave notes of condolence for the family. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home and Crematory is caring for the family.