Diane T. Policare

Diane T. Policare, 87, of Washington Square in Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

Born April 2, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Teresa Diana Zambetti.

Diane was a proud graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School and served on her class reunion committee. Her love for classical music in her youth led her to take lessons, and she played Mozart to Beethoven beautifully.

Diane was a nurse at the Kistler Clinic in Wilkes-Barre for over forty years before retiring. In her retirement, she enjoyed the community events at Washington Square and Saturday dinners with her friends.

Diane is best known for her annual festive family Christmas parties - her love of keeping family together was her special blessing. Enormous amounts of food and highballs with very "unique" ice cubes kept the parties interesting. Many good laughs too.

Diane traveled to NJ frequently to visit her daughter, where they would spend time shopping, eating, and just 'visiting' and being together. She made the best Mac 'n Cheese and piggies the size of footballs: we learned to love them.

Her daughter Tracy Cohen; favorite son-in-law Lenny Cohen; son Bryan Pienta and his wife Mary; grandson Bryan O. Pienta; sister Carmella Humble; niece Krista Humble and her husband Michael; Nancy & Jeff Thomas; and the Zambetti family are grateful for the memories and will miss her very much.

Thank you for being a strong woman, mother, and, above all, a best friend. Rest in Peace

Celebration of Diane's Life will take place on Friday, November 7, 2025, in the Church of the Parish of Saint Nicholas-Saint Mary, 226 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre. Visitation will begin at 10 AM, and a Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 AM.

Donations to the CEO Weinberg Regional Food Bank, ceopeoplehelpingpeople.org/donate, are preferred and will honor Diane's memory.

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