Diane Kay Thompson, age 79, of Rice Lake, WI, formerly of Cornell, WI, died Friday, April 3, 2026 surrounded by her loving family at Dove HealthCare in Rice Lake. She was born on February 22, 1947 in Chippewa Falls, WI to Joseph and Agnes (Saxe) Buresh.

Diane graduated from Cornell High School in 1966. She was married to Dennis Thompson on January 21, 1967 in the Faith Baptist Church in Cornell. Diane was a meter reader, worked at the Cornell Nursing Home, did in-home daycare and also cleaned many homes. She loved to work on search-a-word, enjoyed watching game shows, and winning on scratch off tickets.

Diane loved watching the Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers and the Milwaukee Brewers. She was a beautiful, sweet and kind woman, cared for others and her family, a very hard worker and loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren with all her heart.

She is survived by her husband, Dennis Thompson; 3 children, Tammy (Jeff) Will, Teresa (Kelly) Ptacek and Brian Thompson; 8 grandchildren, Kalie (Jordan) Amundson, Kelsey Will, Joseph (Jerusha) Will, Jessica (Derek) Parker, Jacob Fosbinder, Tabitha Thompson, Devon Thompson and Quinn Thompson; a step grandson, Kevin Ptacek; 7 great grandchildren; 2 step great grandchildren; 3 sisters, JoAnn Thoeny, June (Rick) Knez and Karen McGlothlin; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by a grandson, Justin Paul Will; a granddaughter, Angel Thompson; a great grandson, Charles Joseph Broussard; and her parents, Joseph and Agnes Buresh.

Funeral Services will be held at Noon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cornell, WI, with Rev. Bev Thompson officiating, with interment in Cornell Cemetery in Cornell.

Visitation will be held from 10AM-Noon at the Church prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the First Presbyterian Church in Cornell, WI.

Last Update: Apr 08, 2026 8:59 am CDT