Diane Mary Lehman

Diane Mary Princess Kathleen Ann Therese Agnes Turner Lehman, 65, of Aurora, Colorado passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2016. She was surrounded by her loving family. Diane was born April 16, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Florence Irene Schroeger Turner and Kenneth Edwin Turner Sr, both of whom preceded her in death.

Diane was a graduate of Mount St. Scholastica Academy, 1968. She worked at a number of executive assistant positions in Kansas City and Aurora, including the Kansas City Board of Trade, Administrative Assistant to the Chief of the Aurora Fire Department, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and City Council of Aurora until her retirement in 2012. Diane was very active in her children's schools, St. Therese Elementary and Bishop Machebeuf High School, in Aurora, CO. Diane was a devoted mother. Her children were her utmost priority, spending years working and typing from home to be with her children. Once they were in school full time, she worked outside the home, still volunteering at their schools, working at Bingo and helping with their scouting organizations. She worked for the City of Aurora for 25 years. She, Jake and Skye were active in volunteer community service projects for the city.

Diane is survived by: one son, Jeremiah Justin Lehman of Aurora, CO, one brother, Kenneth Edwin Turner Jr, his wife, Cheryl Day Turner of San Diego, CA, one sister, Lynne Irene Angel, of Portland, OR, and two beloved granddaughters, Apryl Skye Hayhurst-Lehman and Trinity Rian Cody-Lehman. Her extended family includes eight nieces and nephews, Nicole Alene Turner Thorpe, husband Kevin Thorpe, their two children, Dalton Jeffrey and Taylor Marie Thorpe, all of Highlands Ranch, CO; Kenneth Edwin Turner III from Temecula, CA, his wife, Brooke Giesler Turner, their three children, Luke Gregory, Jack Douglas and Kate Marie Turner.

Shannon Marie Angel Wiltz, and her three children, Joshua Robert, Ian Michael and Kathryn Irene Wiltz of Portland, OR, Zachariah Joseph Angel of Portland, OR, Aimee Angel Hammonds and her husband, Craig Hammonds of Sydney, Australia, Christopher Rian Angel of Portland, OR, Benjamin Cole Angel of Portland, OR, Peter Michael Angel, his wife Elizabeth Milazzo Angel of San Francisco, CA. Diane has twenty-three first cousins and many second cousins around the globe.

Diane raised her two children, Jeremiah Justin Lehman and Skye Rachel Lehman in Kansas City, MO and Aurora, CO. Skye preceded her in death in 1996. Diane was also preceded in death by her brothers, Harry Michael, James Gregory and Paul Douglas Turner.