Mr. Diegel was born March 22, 1923, at Burnstad, N.D., the son of Johannes and Elizabeth (Holzwarth) Diegel. He attended the local rural school and helped on the family farm. In 1947 he bought a farm near Dawson and in 1949 he purchased the Ted Lang farm northwest of Wishek. He married Violet Eiseman on Nov. 13, 1949, at Wishek. They lived on the farm northwest of Wishek until 1995 when they moved into Wishek. He entered the Wishek Retirement Home in July 2007. He was a member of the St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wishek, and served on the church council. He also served as a director of the rural fire department and was a member of the Wishek Saddle Club.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Nancy Fettig, Billings, Mont.; and Sheila (Lyle) Sather, Frazee, Minn.; two sisters, Esther Fandrich, James-town; and Hulda Kitzman, Utah; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Sebastian Fettig; three brothers; and five sisters.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wishek, with the Rev. Adam Roberts officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Haut Funeral Homes, Wishek.
Burial: St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery, Wishek.
Mr. Diegel was born March 22, 1923, at Burnstad, N.D., the son of Johannes and Elizabeth (Holzwarth) Diegel. He attended the local rural school and helped on the family farm. In 1947 he bought a farm near Dawson and in 1949 he purchased the Ted Lang farm northwest of Wishek. He married Violet Eiseman on Nov. 13, 1949, at Wishek. They lived on the farm northwest of Wishek until 1995 when they moved into Wishek. He entered the Wishek Retirement Home in July 2007. He was a member of the St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wishek, and served on the church council. He also served as a director of the rural fire department and was a member of the Wishek Saddle Club.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Nancy Fettig, Billings, Mont.; and Sheila (Lyle) Sather, Frazee, Minn.; two sisters, Esther Fandrich, James-town; and Hulda Kitzman, Utah; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Sebastian Fettig; three brothers; and five sisters.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wishek, with the Rev. Adam Roberts officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Haut Funeral Homes, Wishek.
Burial: St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery, Wishek.
Bio by: Larry Aichele
Family Members
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Christine Diegel Eckman
1905–1984
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Rosina Diegel Krein
1908–1993
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Johannes Diegel
1910–1910
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Gustav Diegel
1911–1984
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Amalia Diegel Eiseman
1913–1995
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Christian Diegel
1914–1995
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Emma Diegel
1916–1995
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Elizabeth Diegel
1917–1917
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Hulda Diegel Kitzman
1918–2010
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Reinhold "Reinie" Diegel
1920–2002
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Esther Diegel Fandrich
1926–2017
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