May 27, 2009
Whisler, Diann M.
Diann Marie (Bastis) Whisler, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA. She was 66. Diann was born July 26, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Walter Joseph, and Norma Edith (Collins) Bastis. She graduated from Dedham High School with the class of 1960. Diann is survived by her husband of 48 years, Lyle Earl Whisler; her son, Wayne W., and his wife Sheila Whisler of Dedham; her daughter, Donna M. Scott, and her husband Mark, of Roseburg, Oregon; and her three grandchildren, AnnMarie McNamara, Michael C. McNamara, and Stephen L. Whisler. Visiting hours will be held Thursday from 6-8 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton St., Dedham. Relatives and friends are invited to gather Friday at 10 AM at the Folsom FuneralHome, and proceed to St. Susanna’s Church, Needham St., Dedham forher Mass of Christian Burial at 11 o clock. Interment will follow in Brookdale Cemetery in Dedham.