Alfred Diede, 99, Bismarck, formerly of Wilton, died Sept. 26, 2014, at West River Regional Medical Center, Hettinger. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Bismarck Funeral Home Chapel, Highway 83 North and Calgary Avenue, with the Rev. Paul Schauer officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. A luncheon celebrating his life will be held at Bismarck Funeral Home following the service.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bismarck Funeral Home.
Alfred Carl Diede was born on Nov. 5, 1914, in Ecklund Township, Burleigh County, the son of Henry and Anna Miller Diede. Alfred’s parents were Germans who emigrated from Russia in the early 1900’s and farmed in the Baldwin area where they raised Alfred and his eight sisters and brothers.
He married Anne Triska on Oct. 25, 1941, in Bismarck. They lived on and operated the family farm for 48 years before retiring to Bismarck in 1989.
Alfred was always dedicated to farming. His life of 40 days less than 100 years revolved around changing seasons, the weather report and the cycle of planting and harvesting. He enjoyed visiting and driving in the country.
He is survived by his daughters, DeAnn (Jerry) Ketchum, St. Marie, Mont., and Carla (Rhys) Oelke, Belle Fourche, S.D.; one son, Quinn (Nancy) Diede, Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren and their spouses, Brian (Sara) and Chad (Courtney) Oelke, Laura Diede (Jason Soldi), and Brietta (Brian) Forbes; and four great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Addison, Jacob and Chelsea Oelke. Also surviving is one sister, Ann (Ray) Herman.
Alfred was preceded in death by his wife, Anne, in 2009; his parents; four sisters, Amelia Fischer, Clara Fuerstenberg, Hilda Wahl and Esther Ziesler; and three brothers, Gust, Leonard and Henry Jr.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sunne Lutheran Church Building Fund, in care of Box 35, St. Marie, Mont. 59231.
Go to www.bismarckfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest book or to send a message of condolence to the family.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bismarck Funeral Home.
Alfred Carl Diede was born on Nov. 5, 1914, in Ecklund Township, Burleigh County, the son of Henry and Anna Miller Diede. Alfred’s parents were Germans who emigrated from Russia in the early 1900’s and farmed in the Baldwin area where they raised Alfred and his eight sisters and brothers.
He married Anne Triska on Oct. 25, 1941, in Bismarck. They lived on and operated the family farm for 48 years before retiring to Bismarck in 1989.
Alfred was always dedicated to farming. His life of 40 days less than 100 years revolved around changing seasons, the weather report and the cycle of planting and harvesting. He enjoyed visiting and driving in the country.
He is survived by his daughters, DeAnn (Jerry) Ketchum, St. Marie, Mont., and Carla (Rhys) Oelke, Belle Fourche, S.D.; one son, Quinn (Nancy) Diede, Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren and their spouses, Brian (Sara) and Chad (Courtney) Oelke, Laura Diede (Jason Soldi), and Brietta (Brian) Forbes; and four great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Addison, Jacob and Chelsea Oelke. Also surviving is one sister, Ann (Ray) Herman.
Alfred was preceded in death by his wife, Anne, in 2009; his parents; four sisters, Amelia Fischer, Clara Fuerstenberg, Hilda Wahl and Esther Ziesler; and three brothers, Gust, Leonard and Henry Jr.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sunne Lutheran Church Building Fund, in care of Box 35, St. Marie, Mont. 59231.
Go to www.bismarckfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest book or to send a message of condolence to the family.
Alfred Diede, 99, Bismarck, formerly of Wilton, died Sept. 26, 2014, at West River Regional Medical Center, Hettinger. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Bismarck Funeral Home Chapel, Highway 83 North and Calgary Avenue, with the Rev. Paul Schauer officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. A luncheon celebrating his life will be held at Bismarck Funeral Home following the service.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bismarck Funeral Home.
Alfred Carl Diede was born on Nov. 5, 1914, in Ecklund Township, Burleigh County, the son of Henry and Anna Miller Diede. Alfred’s parents were Germans who emigrated from Russia in the early 1900’s and farmed in the Baldwin area where they raised Alfred and his eight sisters and brothers.
He married Anne Triska on Oct. 25, 1941, in Bismarck. They lived on and operated the family farm for 48 years before retiring to Bismarck in 1989.
Alfred was always dedicated to farming. His life of 40 days less than 100 years revolved around changing seasons, the weather report and the cycle of planting and harvesting. He enjoyed visiting and driving in the country.
He is survived by his daughters, DeAnn (Jerry) Ketchum, St. Marie, Mont., and Carla (Rhys) Oelke, Belle Fourche, S.D.; one son, Quinn (Nancy) Diede, Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren and their spouses, Brian (Sara) and Chad (Courtney) Oelke, Laura Diede (Jason Soldi), and Brietta (Brian) Forbes; and four great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Addison, Jacob and Chelsea Oelke. Also surviving is one sister, Ann (Ray) Herman.
Alfred was preceded in death by his wife, Anne, in 2009; his parents; four sisters, Amelia Fischer, Clara Fuerstenberg, Hilda Wahl and Esther Ziesler; and three brothers, Gust, Leonard and Henry Jr.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sunne Lutheran Church Building Fund, in care of Box 35, St. Marie, Mont. 59231.
Go to www.bismarckfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest book or to send a message of condolence to the family.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bismarck Funeral Home.
Alfred Carl Diede was born on Nov. 5, 1914, in Ecklund Township, Burleigh County, the son of Henry and Anna Miller Diede. Alfred’s parents were Germans who emigrated from Russia in the early 1900’s and farmed in the Baldwin area where they raised Alfred and his eight sisters and brothers.
He married Anne Triska on Oct. 25, 1941, in Bismarck. They lived on and operated the family farm for 48 years before retiring to Bismarck in 1989.
Alfred was always dedicated to farming. His life of 40 days less than 100 years revolved around changing seasons, the weather report and the cycle of planting and harvesting. He enjoyed visiting and driving in the country.
He is survived by his daughters, DeAnn (Jerry) Ketchum, St. Marie, Mont., and Carla (Rhys) Oelke, Belle Fourche, S.D.; one son, Quinn (Nancy) Diede, Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren and their spouses, Brian (Sara) and Chad (Courtney) Oelke, Laura Diede (Jason Soldi), and Brietta (Brian) Forbes; and four great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Addison, Jacob and Chelsea Oelke. Also surviving is one sister, Ann (Ray) Herman.
Alfred was preceded in death by his wife, Anne, in 2009; his parents; four sisters, Amelia Fischer, Clara Fuerstenberg, Hilda Wahl and Esther Ziesler; and three brothers, Gust, Leonard and Henry Jr.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sunne Lutheran Church Building Fund, in care of Box 35, St. Marie, Mont. 59231.
Go to www.bismarckfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest book or to send a message of condolence to the family.
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