David Lee Dietrich, 25 Jan 1940 - 02 May 2024

DIETRICH, PEIRCE, SIMPSON, WREDE, DERMODY, MILLER, MAPLES, NEIGHBOR, INGLE

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 5/9/2024 at 15:09:35

David L. Dietrich, age 84, of Williamsburg, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 2, 2024, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral service: 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 6, 2024, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo, with Rev. Andrew Gray officiating. Burial will be at Zion Cemetery, rural Ladora. Visitation: 4-6 p.m., Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established.

David Lee Dietrich was born January 25, 1940, on the family farm in the Pilot Township west of Williamsburg, the son of Elmer August and Vera Peirce Dietrich. He attended the Pilot Center Country School through 8th grade. David graduated from Williamsburg high school in 1958, the first class to graduate from the new school. David was united in marriage to Deloris Simpson on September 5, 1959, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Marengo.

He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo, serving on the Board of Education and the Board of Church Properties. He also served on the Gateway Coop Board of Directors in Conroy. David spent his life farming, raising crops, and livestock until 2004. His son Paul farmed alongside him and continues today. He loved attending classic car shows and was a member of the local Iowa County Rod Hawks and Classy Chassy Cruisers. A special joy for David was working on cars with his grandson Justin. He was especially proud of the homemade camper that he and his family traveled in, visiting many different states. This camper still remains in the family. David will be missed by all those who loved him.

David is survived by his wife Deloris of 64 years; children Debra (Gary) Wrede of Tiffin, Paul (Rhonda) Dietrich of Williamsburg, and Daryl (Lisa) Dietrich of Ames; 14 grandchildren Justin (Melinda) Dermody of Williamsburg, Dane (Kelliann) Dermody of Cedar Rapids, Seth (Trisha) Dietrich of North Liberty, Brett (Allison) Dietrich of Waukee, Kelsey (Kaleb) Miller of Sioux Rapids, Sarah (Robbie) Maples of Lawrence, KS., Noah (Grace) Dietrich of Ames, Hannah (Grant) Neighbor of Minneapolis, MN., Leah Dietrich of Huxley, Joshua Dietrich, Nathan Dietrich, Stephen Dietrich, Nicolas Dietrich, and Judson Dietrich all of Ames; 15 great-grandchildren Ashten, Kayden, Emerson, Lexton, Boyd and Wiley Dermody, Clara and Elsa Dietrich, Landon, Maddox and Norah Dietrich, Lincoln, Paxton, and Mayson Miller, and Everest Dietrich. Also surviving David is his sister Karol Dietrich of Williamsburg.

He is preceded in death by his parents, a sister Barbara Ann in infancy, and a great-great-grandson Ryder Ingle.

Published in The Hometown Current on May 8, 2024.