A Celebration of Life for Wanda "Diane" DeBates, 68, of Moline, IL, will be 4:30 pm Saturday at the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline, IL. Visitation will be 2-4:30 pm at the funeral home on Saturday. Burial will be in Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline. Mrs. DeBates died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Morning Star Senior Residences, Moline.

Diane Smith was born July 3, 1951, in Moline, IL, the daughter of Francis and Wanda (McLean) Smith. Francis died and Wanda married Linden Highfill. Diane married Peter Durry. She later married Henry L DeBates August 30, 1975, in Rock Island. He passed away October 6, 2010. Diane retired from Aspenwood Health Care, Silvis in 2009, where she had been the activity director. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a wonderful cook.

Survivors include her children, Tina (Steve) Wieland, Rock Island, Melissa Swift, Port Byron, IL, and son, John DeBates (Patricia Johnson) Moline; step children, Dorene Hammond, Warsaw, MO, Henry (Cindy) Sedalia, MO, Raymond (Paula) DeBates, Sedalia, and David (Paula) DeBates, Columbia, MO; 22 grandchildren; many great grandchildren; siblings, Larry (Cheri) Smith, Carbon Cliff, IL, Terri (Tim) Warren, Rock Island, and Sharon (David) Stack, Moline.

She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather; grandson Nicholas Strieder; stepdaughter, Kelly DeBates; siblings, Ronnie Smith, Peggy Wishmeyer, Bill Smith, and Linda Lang.

The family would like to thank the staff of Heartland Hospice and Help at Home.

Memorials may be made to the family.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.vanhoe.com

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Saturday, February 1, 2020 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Van Hoe Funeral Home and Cremation Services 1500 Sixth Street East Moline, Illinois 61244

Saturday, February 1, 2020 4:30 PM

Van Hoe Funeral Home and Cremation Services 1500 Sixth Street East Moline, Illinois 61244