Diana K. (Mason) Usher, age 73, died peacefully at her home in Vinton on Friday, November 26, 2021.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 3, 2021 at Oak Grove Christian Church in Shellsburg with Pastor Matt Magee officiating. Interment will be held at the Urbana Cemetery at a later date. Friends may visit with the family from 10 AM until service time at the church on Friday. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family at403 E. 9thStreet. Vinton, IA 52349.

Diana was born on November 30, 1947 in Vinton, the daughter of Richard and Dorothy L. (Ferguson) Mason. She graduated from Shellsburg High School with the class of 1966. On June 18, 1966, she married Theodore Usher at Grace Trinity Church in Shellsburg, and the couple later divorced.

Diana worked at Rockwell-Collins in Cedar Rapids following High School and later as a cook at the Ced-Rel Supper Club in Atkins for 22 years. Diana was in a severe automobile accident in 1988 and has been disabled since that time. She was an active member at Oak Grove Christian Church and loved to paint and create crafts. Lately she has been hand painting Christmas ornaments for friends and family.

She is survived by her children, Darrell Usher of Vinton, Dicta (Keyzy Keita) Schmidt of Vinton, Dorian Usher of Cedar Rapids; 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers, Mike (Deb) Mason of Beloit, WI, Richard (Kim) Mason of Hiawatha, John (Cathy) Mason of Solon; and her sister-in-law Bonnie Mason of Cedar Rapids.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother Dennis Mason.

Online condolences:www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com

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RB November 30, 2021, 2:18 pm Never saw Diana without a smile and a quick hi to greet me. Despite her physical difficulties, it didnt diminish her smile. Diana is free.
JaDB November 30, 2021, 2:19 pm Happy Heavenly birthday Diana. You will be missed by all. You will always be in our hearts and the hearts of our daughters. RIP 🙏