In Loving Memory of Diana Lynn Schulz
February 11, 1955 - September 16, 2026
OBITUARY
Diana Lynn Schulz, lovingly known as Diane, 71 of Valley Springs, California, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2026, surrounded by the people who loved her most.
Diane was born on February 11, 1955, in Orange, California, to Donna Hertz Zickefoose and Clarence Zickefoose. She grew up with her brother Ronald Hertz and sister, Renee Hertz Brandt. Diane deeply loved her parents, sister and brother and the memories they shared.
Diane graduated from Tokay High School in 1973. Near the end of high school, she started dating Keith Schulz and they were married in 1978. They bought their first home in Stockton in 1980, then moved to Valley Springs in 1990, where they made a home, raised their family, and spent many years together.
Diane loved her family and friends. She kept in touch and made sure the people she cared about knew she was thinking about them. She had a good sense of humor, could make people laugh, and always had a way of making a conversation feel personal.
One of her favorite jobs was working in the nursery at Orchard Supply Hardware. She loved learning about plants, including both their technical names and the names people used every day. She did not always have a big garden, but she enjoyed growing things when the season was right such as pumpkins, tomatoes, strawberries, and other fruit.
Diane was also creative. She had a craft boutique in the foothills of Northern California called Annie’s Emporium, where she enjoyed making crafts and sharing what she created with others. She liked putting thought into the things she made and seeing people enjoy them.
Diane absolutely loved garage saling. She enjoyed the early mornings, the hunt, the conversations, and the possibility of finding something special. A garage sale was never just a garage sale to her, was an outing, an adventure, and a chance to come home with a good story. She also loved coffee, especially a chocolate iced mocha, and she could never resist a Mean Bean.
More than anything, Diane loved her family. Her sons, Tahner Schulz and Ryan Schulz, were her world. She was proud of the men they became, the families they built, and the lives they made for themselves. She loved being a grandmother to her four and treasured watching each of them grow. She also cherishes her parents, sister and brother.
Diane is survived by her husband, Keith Schulz; her sons, Tahner (Dianna) Schulz and Ryan (Christina) Schulz; her grandchildren Madelyne, Aiden, Maverick, and Ameliah; her sister Renee Hertz Brandt; and many family members and friends who will miss her very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Donna Hertz Zickefoose and Clarence Zickefoose; her brother, Ronald Hertz; and other loved ones who went before her.
We take comfort in knowing Diane is with our Heavenly Father and reunited with her parents, her brother, and the loved ones she missed. We will miss her calls, her laugh, her love of a good bargain and all the ordinary little things that made her a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend.
Forever loved, forever missed, and always in our hearts.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:00am at the Evergreen Chapel, located at 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, CA 95240.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Schulz family.
Please leave your condolences below.
