Dianne Marie Heiden Houpt, 71, passed away at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. She was born October 23, 1944 in Monroe, Michigan, the daughter of Helen J. Henning Heiden of Monroe, Michigan and the late William Frank Heiden. She was the widow of the late Harlan Everett Houpt.

She was a graduate of Dundee (Michigan) High School. Mrs. Houpt served as a medical secretary at the University of Michigan Hospital for 15 years.

In addition to her mother, she is also survived by one daughter, Andrea L. Kimura (Jay) of Mocksville; one son, Brett E. Houpt (Cheryl) of Troy Michigan; three brothers: James Heiden (Judy) of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Richard Heiden (Linda) of Cincinnati, OH, and Gene of Monroe, MI; three sisters: Carol (Gordon) of Manheim, PA, Janice (Tom) of Hendersonville, TN; and Cheryl of Monroe, MI; and three grandchildren: Jake Coon, Jack Kimura and Rachel Houpt. Other than her father and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Dennis Stevens.

Private family services will be held in Michigan.