Diane Marie Brackey

Diane Marie Brackey, 63, Lake Mills, passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 at the Lake Mills Care Center. A funeral service was held Saturday, March 5, at Salem Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, with Pastor David Emmons officiating. Burial took place in Lake Mills Synod Lutheran Cemetery. Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, was in charge of arrangements.
Diane Marie Brackey was born Dec. 4, 1952 in Albert Lea, Minn., to Marvin and Thelma (Askildson) Brackey Isaacson. She was the middle of five children. Diane was baptized and confirmed at Synod Lutheran Church, Lake Mills. She attended school in Lake Mills.
Diane started working when she was 14 years old at the Maid-Rite in Lake Mills. She later purchased the Maid-Rite and turned it into The Grand Café, where she has spent the last 29 years of her life.
Diane and Steve Peterson were long-time partners and had two children together: Nichole Segura and Scott Brackey Peterson.
Diane enjoyed her friends and family. She was always there to help someone in need. The apple of her eye were her three grandchildren: Sarah, Rachel and Jacob, whom she raised until they became young adults.
She enjoyed cooking and baking for those she loved. Her friends and family were her pride and joy.
She enjoyed going to the casino with close friends when she had time off. Her siblings meant the world to her and with whom she shared many priceless memories.
Diane was known for her friendly nature, her ability to visit with any stranger or friend. Life was never boring around Diane and she was sure to keep it that way. She was known to be a “trickster.”
Diane is survived by her daughter, Nichole Segura (Benjamin); grandchildren: Sarah, Rachel and Jacob; parents, Thelma and Raymond Isaacson; siblings: Patti Hissam (David); Deb Bergland: and Robert Brackey (Julie); many nieces and nephews; one great-great-niece; and Wendy Bendickson Grier, whom she loved like a daughter.
She was preceded in death by her son, Scott Brackey Peterson; her father, Marvin Brackey; brother, Danny Brackey; long-time partner. Steve Peterson; special uncle, Vernon (Snookie) Brackey; and many other special friends.

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