John Henry Dieken^[1]

1948 - 2011  (62 years)

• Name	John Henry Dieken
  Born	8 Feb 1948	Hartford, SD, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jan 2011	Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Buried	Hartford Community Cemetery
  Person ID	I26669	Gerber Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2012

  
  

  Father	Henry John Dieken,   b. 9 Jul 1918, Sioux Falls, Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 1977, Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Ida Katherine Cox,   b. 21 Jul 1922, Salem, McCook, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 2010, Wakkonda, Clay County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1947	Sioux Falls, Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F26783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Lucy Partridge
  Married	6 Dec 1969	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F26787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Feb 1948 - Hartford, SD, USA Married - 6 Dec 1969 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA Died - 22 Jan 2011 - Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Dieken, John Henry Headstone Headstone for John Henry

  
  

• Notes

  From Findagrave.com: Torrance - Dieken, John Henry, a 26 year resident of Torrance, CA, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Born in Hartford, SD, John was 62 when he died. John enlisted in the Air Force in 1968 and retired as a Major in 1993 after serving in both Vietnam and Desert Shield. John was a member of the Optimist Club and the United Methodist Men. John graduated from Hartford High School and attended Morningside College in Sioux City, IA before joining the Air Force. He received a B.S. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1976. After retiring from the Air Force John volunteered for a variety of organizations including the United Methodist Church, Habitat for Humanity and Ronald McDonald House. From 2000 to 2010 he was a Senior District Executive with the Los Angeles Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He touched countless lives through his service to his community. John is survived by wife, Laura Dieken of Torrance, CA; daughter, Sharon Wright of Torrance, CA; and son, Paul Dieken of Altadena, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents Henry and Ida Dieken. A memorial service will be held at Hope United Methodist Church in Torrance, CA on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 10:00 am. Burial will be private. Please go to the mortuary's website, www.LAfuneral.com to send the family messages, share memories, or to obtain directions to the services.

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Dieken, Richard, Richard Dieken, Mail, 24 Feb 2012. General Notes: John was a member of the Optimist club and the United Methodist Men. John graduated from Hartford High School and attended Morningside College in Sioux City, IA before joining the Air Force. He received a B.S. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1976. He volunteered for a variety of organizations including the United Methodist Church, Habitat for Humanity, and Ronald McDonald House. From 2000 to 2010 he was a Senior District Executive with the Loas Angeles Council of the Boy Scouts of America. he touched coutless lives through his service to his community. Memorial Service was at Hope United Methodist Church in Torrance, CA.