Leslie Paul Dietze, 02 Jul 1947 24 Oct 2012
DIETZE, LUTZ, STEPHENS, KASTER, WAGNER, REYNOLDS, BLAKE, MAXWELL, DERMERVAL, HARTZ, SCHMUECKER, MCCAMMANT, ROMAN, BRINGMANN
Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 11/1/2012 at 13:28:08
Leslie Dietze, 65
Funeral services for Leslie P. Red Dietze, 65, Marengo, were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at First United Methodist Church, Marengo. He died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at Parkview Manor, Wellman.
Burial was in Sumner Township Cemetery, Ladora, with military honors.
A memorial fund has been established.
Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com .
Leslie Paul Dietze was born July 2, 1947, in Williamsburg, the son of Paul L. and Gladys E. Lutz Dietze. He attended HLV Schools and later received his GED. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
He married Linda Stephens Oct. 3, 1970, in Ladora. He was a repairman for Amana Refrigeration for 35 years.
He was a member of the N.D.Q.S.A. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He also enjoyed camping with his family.
He was a jolly, good-spirited man and he engaged in horseplay with his family and friends whenever the occasion arose.
Dietze is survived by his wife, Linda; one son, William and Connie, Luzerne; two daughters, Susan and Dale Kaster, DeWitt, and Lisa Dietze, Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren, Shauntel and Ben Wagner, Brittany Roman, Joshua Roman, Zach and Catie Reynolds, Kaitlyn and Shawn Reynolds, Katie Blake and Kaylee Maxwell; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Rick and Katy Dietze and Reggie and Linda Dietze, all Victor, and four sisters, Judy and Jerri Demerval, Kathy and Maury Hartz and Becky and Dean Schmuecker, all Marengo, and Brenda and Mike McCammant, Ladora.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one grandson, Matthew Roman; a sister-in-law, Elaine Dietze, and a brother-in-law, Richard Bringmann.
The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, Iowa County Obituaries 01 Nov 2012, pg 11
The Gazette, 25 Oct 2012, 8a
Iowa Obituaries maintained by Steve Williams.
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