Diane graduated from Olney High School, Class of 1950. She was recognized in her yearbook as “a girl with a pleasing personality, active in many clubs”. She married John Urban in 1957 and was soon a loving mother to her 3 boys, Jim, Ken and Greg after moving to Southampton in 1959. She had a great love of creating things and enjoyed baking elaborate cakes. She had a passion for dolls and created intricate doll houses, turning her hobby into a small business after retiring from her job as a Medical Office Manager in Chestnut Hill. In 1990 she married Hubert Harber and they became members of Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Diane loved to entertain, and hosted many themed parties by the pool, where she created a perfect setting to entertain her family and her grandchildren. She was always grateful for the good friends she had as neighbors in Southampton. Diane will forever be remembered for her smile that could light up a room and for the love she gave to everyone that was blessed enough to enter her life.
Diane is survived by her sons: Jim Urban (Regina), Ken Urban (Erin), and Greg Urban (Helena); her eight grandchildren: Jimmy Urban (Zoe), Amanda Urban, Nicole Urban, Jessica Urban, Tasha Urban, Kendal Urban, Marina Urban, and Gabriella Urban; her great grandson Aiden Urban; her sister Yvonne Wheeler, and sister-in-law Rosemarie Faiss. Diane was pre-deceased by her husband Hubert Harber; her parents Howard P. Wheeler and Niceta M. Reitschy; her brother Donald Wheeler; her sisters Jacqueline Wheeler and Dayle Wheeler; and her former husband John Urban, all of whom are in our prayers.
A service will be held graveside on Thursday September 3, 2020 at 11:00 am at Sunset Memorial Park, 333 West County Line Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Philadelphia.
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