Diane Joyce Zara, age 90 of Monument, Colorado, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2024. Born April 26, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, she is the daughter of Edward Thomas Camis and Ethel Mae Bish Camis. Diane and Philip Zara were married 70 years before his passing in 2022.
Diane and her family have called Monument home for 49 years. Diane devoted much of her time to supporting her husband’s service in the Air Force and raising their children. She was an accomplished cook and loved to read and to travel, enjoying many trips to Hawaii and the family’s cottage. She was active in the Tri-Lakes Women’s Club and Monument Homemakers.
Diane and Philip have two daughters: Valerie Kleinman and husband, Craig, and Kathleen Zara and partner, Scott Mooney; grandchildren Holly Nikolich, Jennifer Loban, Christopher Montoya, and Courtney Montoya; great grandchildren Nicole, Alexis, Matthew, Mackenzie, and Michaella; and her brother, Wallace Camis. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Edward Camis, and sister Valerie Camis Smith.