Diane M. Witkop, 66, passed away at the Fryeburg Health Care Center on Jan. 13, 2017, after a long period of declining health.Â
She was born in 1950 to Marguerite "Babe" Witkop and Bernard "Bernie" Witkop in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Diane was raised in Stow, Mass., and attended local school, graduating from Nashoba Regional High School in 1968.
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