Friends and family may view the livestreamed Mass on https://livestream.com/ctk and find the "Funerals and Mass of Remembrance" link. The video will remain available for several weeks after the funeral. Please DO NOT click "Go Live" in the top right corner.
Diane was born in Atlanta to Edward and Kathryn Fechtel alongside her twin sister Susan. She attended St. Pius and Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado, which she reminisced as some of her most adventurous days in "God's Country." She was a bowler and avid softball and tennis player. She also loved to play Bridge, and playing cards was a pastime with her family. She could wrap Christmas gifts like no one else and the gift inside was always thoughtful. She was a dedicated volunteer devoting countless hours to causes and organizations that touched the lives of many. Her passion for sports extended down to her children and she never missed a game. She was adored by many friends and countless cousins, all of whom were touched by her kindness and warmth. Her legacy of love and compassion will forever inspire those she leaves behind.
She is survived by her brother Edward J. Fechtel Jr. (Hester), her three children, Kathryn Deriso-Schwartz (Alan Webb Schwartz, Sr.), Leslie Deriso, and Dr. George Tharpe Deriso, III (Michelle) nephews Shawn Pittman, Keith Pittman, Edward J Fechtel III and Mims Deriso. Nieces Mary Ellen Fechtel Moseley, Mindy Deriso Allen and Terri Lynn Pittman Cooke. Grandchildren, who called her Memom, Kacki Schwartz Orris, Burgen Schwartz, Webb Schwartz, Chandler Schwartz, Kate Deriso and Lane Deriso.
Please have flowers delivered to HM Patterson at Arlington Chapel by 10/29/2023.
Dear St. Pius X alumni and families,
With a heavy heart, we ask for prayers for the Deriso and Fechtel families. Diane Fechtel Deriso '59 passed away on October 7, 2023. She was the twin sister of Susan Fechtel Pittman (deceased), mother of Kathryn Deriso-Schwartz, Leslie Deriso, and George T. Deriso III. Please read more about Diane's life here.
A funeral Mass is being held October 30 at the Cathedral of Christ the King at 10:00 a.m. followed by a graveside service at 12:30 p.m. at Arlington Memorial Park.
Friends and family may view the livestreamed Mass on https://livestream.com/ctk and find the "Funerals and Mass of Remembrance" link. The video will remain available for several weeks after the funeral. Please DO NOT click "Go Live" in the top right corner.
Eternal rest grant unto Diane, O Lord. May perpetual light shine upon her, and may she rest in peace. St. Pius X, pray for us.
O Lord Jesus Christ, let your passion be my strength to sustain, guard and protect me. Let your wounds be my food and drink to nourish, fill, and invigorate me. Let the shedding of your blood cleanse me of all my sins. Let your death obtain eternal life for me, and your cross lead me to everlasting glory. Let these constitute for me refreshment and joy, health, and uprightness of heart.
-St. Pius X (1835-1914)
