Diane Jean Robertson, 80, of Red Wing and formerly of Elkader and Waukon, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at the Benedictine Living Community. She was born Feb. 19, 1943, in Volney, to Leonard and Margaretta (Darling) Steele. She grew up helping her parents run the local store in Volney while attending school. Later, as a young woman, Diane had three boys who she raised by herself, until she met her husband, Richard Robertson. They were married in 1965 and lived in Waukon, where she helped her husband on the farm and was a homemaker and mother, caring for her four children.
