Diane B. Warden, age 46, of Spring Grove, Illinois, passed away at home, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on November 14, 2021. She was born on April 25, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois, to Alan John and Barbara Anne (Ughetti) Konwinski. She met and fell in love with her true love, Jeffrey at a school dance. They were married on May 23, 1998, in Chicago, Illinois.

This is one of the hardest things I will ever have to type. My wife Diane Warden of 30 years and the love of my life has passed. She was everything to my son Nathaniel and I. She was a fighter and made it through 7 years of cancer treatment all while working and putting up with all the obstacles life threw at her. She had appendix cancer which ravaged through her body, but she always had an upbeat attitude. We have been together since high school, and I fell in love with her from the minute I saw her. We were inseparable from that time forward. I’m sure I never told her how in love with her I was or as much as I should have. She grew up in Chicago and went through 12 years of catholic school. We went through many good times and some bad in that 30 years but none greater than the birth of our son. She was absolutely overjoyed to find herself pregnant and loved him so much. She worked at a bank early on where she excelled quickly especially in a “good old boys club” where women were still treated unfairly. She left there to work at the computer business we started doing QuickBooks installations and building the computers. From there she started helping me with the Arcade Adventures business until finally landing a job as a Community Service Officer at the local Police Station. She loved any job where she could put her love of people and her knowledge to work. She was a special person to all that she ever met and her striking deep blue eyes and beautiful hair, captivating smile, and the infectious laugh.

Most people know her as the face of our business Arcade Adventures doing shows and everything even while sick. Some of you we’ve known for as long as we have had the business and enjoyed every minute of it. She was a great partner in life as well as the business. She loved the thrill of the hunt and the sales of them as well. My son and I are at a total loss and words can’t express how we are feeling. We are here but not, at the same time. Hopefully I am doing this loving wonderful person justice with the words I can get out but if you have had any interaction with her at all you know what I’m trying to say.

Like we both used to say, the show must go on, and we are trying to do just that even though it’s still fresh in our mind. The life lessons I’ve had with her and the love we shared will never be forgotten.

Diane’s greatest joy came from her love for her family, which was evident in her incredible laugh and her giving personality. She had old fashioned morals. She loved the 80’s and would buy and sell arcade games. She was very organized and collected tweety birds, small boxes, and pens.

Diane is survived by her best friend of 30 years and the love of her life: Jeffrey; son: Nathaniel; brother: Alan Konwinski; and her aunts: Pamela Ughetti and Carol Oster.

She is preceded in death by her parents: Alan and Barbara Konwinski; sister: Kelly; grandparents: Bernard and Jean Ughetti.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, Illinois. For information, please call the funeral home at 815-385-2400 or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends and loved ones may share memories of Diane on her tribute wall.