Diane Lomatch

BOCA RATON, FL - Diane Lenore (Vecellio) Lomatch aged 84, passed away peacefully on Monday December 12, 2022, in Boca Raton, FL. She had declined in health after a hip fracture from a fall, in March 2020. She was born on June 14, 1938 in Iron Mountain, the daughter of the late Charles and Olga (Wollum) Vecellio, Diane, an only child, had a large extended family throughout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. At an early age, the family moved to Detroit where her father started a freight company which later became known as Buck’s Express. During summer breaks, Diane would love returning to the Iron Mountain area to spend time with her grandparents. Always being the smart one in the room and a genius in math due to her love of numbers, she attended Cass Technological High School in Detroit where she met her husband Aaron LaRue (Rudy) Lomatch who predeceased her in 2010. Diane and Rudy had two daughters Lorraine and Beth and raised them in the Detroit area, including Livonia, and later in Ann Arbor. Diane worked part-time for her parents’ company, Buck’s Express, handling paperwork for the business. Once her daughters were teenagers, Diane returned to college and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Math and a Master of Public Health in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan. She worked at the University of Michigan compiling and organizing data for Diabetes and Endocrinology research. In 1982, she and Rudy relocated to Lighthouse Point, FL after he transferred with IBM. She began working at IBM in the Boca Raton facility as a Data Analyst in 1982 and retired in 1997. Diane and Rudy loved to travel; cruising around the world and camping around the United States with their camping friends from the Florida Hi-Loafers camping club. Diane was an avid reader and enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles. Diane is survived by her daughters, Lorraine (Jay) Johnson of Cary, NC, Beth (Randy) Loren of Boca Raton, FL; grandchildren Amanda Loren, Karoline (Zac) Barkjohn, Allison (Andy) Hackett and Lesley Johnson; great grandchildren, Nash, Breck and Georgia Hackett. Diane will be buried next to her husband at the Norway Township Cemetery at a later date. Family suggests in lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity of your choice.

Diane Lomatch

June 14, 1938 - December 12, 2022