Diane was born on December 29, 1933 in St. Paul, the middle of three children to Margaret (nee Rosseland) and Guy Grove. She attended grade school at Tilden and later Murray High School, where she met the love of her life, Marvin Johnson. Their first date was on a hay ride at Aamodts Apple Farm in Stillwater and later to a powwow. Marv enlisted in the military and was sent to Europe during the Korean Conflict. During that time, Diane went to school at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter and obtained her nursing degree. They were married at Como Park Lutheran Church on October 26, 1956. After high school, She began her nursing career as an OB/GYN nurse in St. Paul. After moving to Forest Lake, she worked at District Memorial Hospital, Birchwood Care Center, and lastly at St. Mary’s Riverside Hospital. She and Marv had two daughters, Gayle
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