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Leonard Paul Dietrich

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Leonard Paul Dietrich

Birth
Worth County, Iowa, USA
Death
13 Mar 2012 (aged 95)
Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
Burial
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.1470333, Longitude: -93.2937467
Plot
Lutheran #2, Lot 96
Memorial ID
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Leonard P. Dietrich, 95 Manly, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission, Texas.

A funeral service for Leonard will be held at 11:00 A.M Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 428 West Walnut, Manly, IA with Pastor Linda Johnson Prestholt officiating. Leonard was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly.

A luncheon will follow after the funeral service at the church. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 18 West, Mason City. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M until 7:00 P.M on Thursday, March 22 at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East Spring Street, Manly. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service time on Friday at the church.

Leonard P. Dietrich was born on his parents, Carl and Anna Dietrich's farm on March 24, 1916, in Worth County.

Leonard farmed and lived on the home place throughout his entire life. He married Evelyn Leora Moretz on March 2, 1936, in Manly. Evelyn preceded him in death on July 18, 1990. Leonard married Lila Wall on August 1, 1992 in Manly.

Leonard loved to spend time with his family and many friends. He especially enjoyed outdoor activities like fishing, camping and picnicking; he also loved to dance and play cards. He continued to stay active, even in recent years, in his communities both in Texas and Iowa.

Survivors include his wife, Lila Dietrich of Manly; his children, Edna Ann Mostrom of Albert Lea, MN, Lila (Charles) Frahm of Anaheim, CA, Leo (Karen) Dietrich of Lake Villa, IL, Helen (Alan) Halsne of Laurel, MT, Alyce (Richard) Hugeback of Hampton, IA, Janet Timberman of Vancouver, WA, and Donna (James) Gerdes of Phoenix, AZ; daughters-in-law, Donna Dietrich, Decatur, IL, and Susie Schmidgall, Morton, IL, 29 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild, a brother, Glen (Dorothy) Dietrich of Clear Lake, IA and a sister-in-law Clarice Dietrich, of Kensett, IA, and many nieces and nephews.

Also surviving are Lila Wall's children: Daniel (Sandy) Tynan of Bolingbrook, IL, Dennis (Virginia) Tynan of Charles City, IA, Janice (Dean) Miller of Independence, IA, and Steven (Lori) Tynan of Mason City, IA, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Leonard was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn, three sons, Bob, David and Lynn Dietrich and his sisters, Edna (Philip) Dahl, Mildred (Raymond) Lee and his brother, Wayne, and sons-in-law, Marlyn Mostrom and Ted Timberman.



See also: his sister-in-law (through his first wife, Evelyn Moretz Dietrich) Floy Isabelle Moretz Dahl and her husband Maurice Raymond Dahl.

See also: his sister-in-law (through his second wife, Lila Crooks Dietrich) Shirley June Crooks Silber, and brothers-in-law Wendell W. Crooks, Russell Richard Crooks, Roger Alan Crooks, and Clayton Paul Crooks.





Leonard P. Dietrich, 95 Manly, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at the Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission, Texas.

A funeral service for Leonard will be held at 11:00 A.M Friday, March 23, 2012 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 428 West Walnut, Manly, IA with Pastor Linda Johnson Prestholt officiating. Leonard was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly.

A luncheon will follow after the funeral service at the church. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 18 West, Mason City. Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M until 7:00 P.M on Thursday, March 22 at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East Spring Street, Manly. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service time on Friday at the church.

Leonard P. Dietrich was born on his parents, Carl and Anna Dietrich's farm on March 24, 1916, in Worth County.

Leonard farmed and lived on the home place throughout his entire life. He married Evelyn Leora Moretz on March 2, 1936, in Manly. Evelyn preceded him in death on July 18, 1990. Leonard married Lila Wall on August 1, 1992 in Manly.

Leonard loved to spend time with his family and many friends. He especially enjoyed outdoor activities like fishing, camping and picnicking; he also loved to dance and play cards. He continued to stay active, even in recent years, in his communities both in Texas and Iowa.

Survivors include his wife, Lila Dietrich of Manly; his children, Edna Ann Mostrom of Albert Lea, MN, Lila (Charles) Frahm of Anaheim, CA, Leo (Karen) Dietrich of Lake Villa, IL, Helen (Alan) Halsne of Laurel, MT, Alyce (Richard) Hugeback of Hampton, IA, Janet Timberman of Vancouver, WA, and Donna (James) Gerdes of Phoenix, AZ; daughters-in-law, Donna Dietrich, Decatur, IL, and Susie Schmidgall, Morton, IL, 29 grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild, a brother, Glen (Dorothy) Dietrich of Clear Lake, IA and a sister-in-law Clarice Dietrich, of Kensett, IA, and many nieces and nephews.

Also surviving are Lila Wall's children: Daniel (Sandy) Tynan of Bolingbrook, IL, Dennis (Virginia) Tynan of Charles City, IA, Janice (Dean) Miller of Independence, IA, and Steven (Lori) Tynan of Mason City, IA, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Leonard was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn, three sons, Bob, David and Lynn Dietrich and his sisters, Edna (Philip) Dahl, Mildred (Raymond) Lee and his brother, Wayne, and sons-in-law, Marlyn Mostrom and Ted Timberman.



See also: his sister-in-law (through his first wife, Evelyn Moretz Dietrich) Floy Isabelle Moretz Dahl and her husband Maurice Raymond Dahl.

See also: his sister-in-law (through his second wife, Lila Crooks Dietrich) Shirley June Crooks Silber, and brothers-in-law Wendell W. Crooks, Russell Richard Crooks, Roger Alan Crooks, and Clayton Paul Crooks.







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