Diane Marie Dawson Kotab

| July 8, 2013

Diane Marie Dawson Kotab, age 55, of Dresden, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at her residence with her family by her side.

She was born on November 8, 1957, in Cleveland, Ohio to William and Agnes (Cachat) FitzGerald.

On March 25, 1995, she married Bruce Kotab. She and Bruce were the operators of Kotabs Kitchen River Grill for many years.

Diane loved flowers, gardening; fishing, camping, and just being outdoors; but most of all she loved spending time with her family.

She is survived by her mother, Agnes FitzGerald; her husband Bruce Kotab; her son, Kim Dawson II; her two daughters, Stacia (Brian) Bintz and Jan (Joe) Holden; her step-children, Brett Kotab, Colin Kotab, and Kelley (Richie) Cox; all raised as one family; grandchildren, Laura, Clare, Clyde, JoElla, and Janessa; her brothers, Patrick (Joan) FitzGerald, Bill (J.C.) FitzGerald, and Mark FitzGerald; sisters, Loretta FitzGerald, Peg (Chris) Kroon Van Diest, MaryJo (Woody) Woodruff, and Anne (John) Carey; and several nieces and nephews.

Diane is preceded in death by her father, William FitzGerald.

Per Diane’s wishes, a cremation will take place with a Celebration of Life being held at the Kotab residence on Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 2:00 pm.

An online memorial can be viewed at www.given-dawsonfuneralhome.com.

Category: Obituaries

About the Author ()

Article contributed to The Beacon.

Comments are closed.