Dianne Aceto

Dianne Aceto, 64, of Waukegan, IL passed away on March 23, 2021 at Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) in Arlington Heights, IL. The year 2020 was a very difficult year for an independent and resourceful Dianne. She suffered a stroke and then the death of her only son Jeffery Aceto. Dianne’s goal was to get physically healthy, dispose of all material belongings and return to her native home of Bury St. Edmunds, England by the end of 2021. Her health deteriorated in January 2021. During her last months she was in Vista Medical Center, Waukegan, two nursing homes and NCH. Dianne would never return to her Waukegan home. She died from an aggressive metastatic cancer. Dianne had a love of nature and life. She found wit and humor in everything, her laugh was infectious. She was an artist, very creative in the arts of painting, photography, writing and publishing. Dianne is formerly of Lake Bluff, IL, and Texas. She is the beloved daughter of Sybil Thorpe (the late Andrew Shorter) Palmer; cherished Nana of granddaughter Amy; sister to brother Adrian and sister Linda; and mother of daughter Emma and son, the late Jeffery Aceto.. She will be dearly missed by her family and so many friends. Arrangements entrusted to Chicagoland Cremation options