Dianne D. (Crouse) Randolph, 83, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her three children on July 28, 2026. She courageously lived with stage 4 lung cancer for the past year. Dianne was also a 13-year breast cancer survivor. Her inspirational strength and her memory will live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.

She is survived by her children Frank E. Pokorny, Ann (Daniel) Grogan, and Lisa (Brian) Hutchinson; grandchildren James (Brittany) Grogan, Kimberly (Jean-Christophe) Weinberg, Kaitlin Pokorny, Brendan Pokorny, Tate Hutchinson, and Kira Hutchinson; and great-granddaughters Eléonore, Calliope, and Adelaide Weinberg. She is further survived by her siblings Dwight (Jill) Crouse and Dennis Crouse, and sister-in-law Norma Crouse. She was a Darling aunt to many nieces and nephews, and a special friend to many.

Dianne was preceded in death by her husband Richard Randolph, parents Eleanore and Milfred Crouse, sister Donna Lelinski, brother-in-law Thomas Lelinski, and brothers Charles Crouse and Duane Crouse.

Dianne was born on December 31, 1942, the second of six children. She attended St. Lawrence Parish grade school and St. Mary’s Academy. She often fondly reminisced about going to dances, roller skating, ice skating, watching baseball games, seeing movies, and enjoying time with family and friends growing up.

She was married to Richard Randolph from 1995 until his death in 2020. They loved watching Dianne’s young grandchildren and hosting family gatherings. Together, they enjoyed seeing concerts, visiting casinos, and traveling. Their favorite vacation experiences were in Florida, Branson, and Hawaii.

Dianne’s focus was always family. She overflowed with love and pride for her children, grandchildren, and great-granddaughters. She was fortunate to be an important part of many activities and adventures with her family: road trips, weekend excursions, casino visits, dance recitals, band concerts, game nights, celebrations, and special one-on-one time. These experiences were infinitely precious to her.

If you were lucky enough to know Dianne, you know that she would feed you well. Even after a full meal, she would continue offering you more food choices to make sure you were satisfied. For Dianne, generosity was a constant. She was also generous in countless other ways.

Dianne would always find ways to give her children support and money whenever they needed a little help. Visiting grandchildren were usually overpaid for bare-minimum “work.”

Her ability to be generous was hard-won. Working as a teen, Dianne gave her earnings to her mother for household expenses. During and after graduating high school, she was employed as an aide at Sacred Heart Sanitarium. She then worked as an office clerk at the Milwaukee County Welfare Department where she met Frank R. Pokorny, her first husband. Dianne and Frank raised three children, Frank, Ann, and Lisa. Dianne helped make ends meet by cleaning houses and babysitting for neighborhood kids. When her own children had grown up, she was employed as a housekeeper at St. Francis Hospital, and then continued private home cleaning services until she officially retired in her 70s.

Throughout her decades of hard work, Dianne used her earnings to – single-handedly – give her children, grandchildren, and great-granddaughters the absolute best birthdays and Christmases. She selected, purchased, and wrapped thousands of gifts over the years.

Dianne’s limitless love, optimism, kindness, and generous spirit will be missed!

The family extends its heartfelt gratitude to the wonderful Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Cancer Center team, the kind souls at Horizon Home Care and Hospice and HomeWell Care Services, and especially pulmonologist Dr. Amandeep Gill for his special attention and deep compassion.

A celebration of Dianne’s life will be held on Friday, August 14, 2026 at Schmidt and Bartelt in Menomonee Falls (N84 W17937 Menomonee Ave) from 4:00 PM until the start of her memorial service at 7:00 PM. Burial will be private.

Memorial donations can be given to the Ronald McDonald House or the Wisconsin Humane Society.