Funeral Services for Diane Joyce Hockenbary, 59, St. Francis, Kansas, formerly of Ekalaka, MT, were held June 18, 2019 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka, MT, with Tom Stieg officiating. Burial followed at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka.

Diane passed away on June 8, 2019 in Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas, after a brief battle with cancer.

Diane Joyce (Erickson) Hockenbary was born September 3rd, 1959 in Ekalaka, MT to Marvin and Laura (Stieg) Erickson. Diane was raised in Ekalaka and graduated from Carter County High School in 1977.

In 1980, she welcomed the birth of her first son...