Dianne C. Atella, 65, of Gurnee passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. She was born on January 18, 1947 in Chicago to the late Joseph and Edith (Magierska) Nowakowski. She is survived by her three loving children, Bill (Jenny) Atella, Tracy (Dave) Lynch, Beth (Josh Cleave) Atella; two brothers, Kenneth (Louise) Nowakowski and Andrew (Therese) Nowakowski; six grandchildren, Vinny, Tommy, Jake, Kelly, Chloe, Maddy, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 20, 2012 from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at WARREN FUNERAL HOME, 1475 N. Cemetery Rd., Gurnee. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 8:00pm at the funeral home. A private family interment will take place at Warren Cemetery & Mausoleum, Gurnee.