Diane S. Cavender

May 7, 1930 - March 17, 2020

Diane S. Cavender, 89, of Hop Bottom, passed away at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. She was born in State College, PA, May 7th 1930 to Donald and Genevieve Stearns. She was predeceased by both parents; husband, Dr. John C. Cavender; son, Peter; grandson, Timothy; granddaughter, Holly; and sisters, Karen Kerr and Sally Geda. Diane is survived by her son, Charles and his partner Jennifer Johnson; stepdaughter, Barbara; grandson Alex; brother and sister-in-law, Tom Stearns and Jennifer Shepherd; nephews and niece, Michael Kerr, Donald Geda, Mark Geda, and Karen Dos Passos. She graduated from New Milford High School class of 1948. She then attended Penn State's pre-med program, received a three year Registered Nurse Degree from Beth Israel Hospital in NYC, and attended another year at NYU. She worked at Sloan-Kettering Institute, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Beth Israel Hospital, and for the New York City Department of Health before moving back to Susquehanna County where she continued nursing until she married Dr. John Cavender in 1969 and became a homemaker. Diane was a loving mother, sister, and grandmother with an enormous heart. She enjoyed collecting seashells, gardening, calligraphy, and reading (mostly about history). She spent her summers first at her cottage on Coxton Lake, and later in a house she had bought in Newfoundland, Canada. She will be profoundly missed by all of her family and friends. No public services will be held at this time.