Diane (Diamante) Kinzie, at 66, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2026.

Born on February 16, 1960, in Brooklyn, New York, she grew up in Valley Stream, New York. She received a BA at Hofstra University before starting a career, expanding a family, and forming new friendships in Virginia.

Diane was known for carrying on family and holiday traditions and cooking enough food to feed the neighborhood when she made an Italian meal. She was also known for having an amazing buttercream recipe, long conversations on the phone or over coffee, reading, writing, and letting someone know when she didn’t like something, among many other things. Her generous spirit, capacity to really listen, and her charm left a lasting impact on everyone who knew her.

She is survived by her children, Michelle Corcoran and Erik M. Kinzie; her grandchildren, Camden and Callie Brock; her siblings, John Diamante and his wife Carla, Renee Rudolph and her husband Jeff; in-laws, Michael Kinzie and his wife Wanda, Crickett Davie-Brown and her husband Rodney, Pixie Welenteychik and her husband Marc, and Thomas Kinzie; a stepsister, Susan Tafoya; a stepbrother, Lenny Arnoth and his wife, Sheri; a half-sister, Keil Davin and her husband, Paul; and a vast array of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, former co-workers, and acquaintances.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothea Arnoth, her father, Fortunato Diamante, her brother, Glenn Diamante, her husband, Erik S. Kinzie, and her mother in-law, Ulla Kinzie.

A memorial service will be conducted at noon on Saturday, October 31, 2026, in the R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home chapel.

Memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice of Newport News, 12350 Suite 340 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23602 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or by clicking HERE.