DIETERICH, Victor L. 1910-1997

DIETERICH, HARTWIG, JOHNSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/10/2011 at 17:54:34

Victor L. Dieterich

OSAGE, IOWA - Victor L. Dieterich, 86, of Osage, died Wednesday (July 2, 1997) at the Faith Lutheran Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, southwest of Osage, with Vicar Steven Barker officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, rural Osage.

Visitation will begin after 3 p.m. Sunday at the Champion Funeral Home, and will continue one hour before service time on Monday at the church.

Victor was born October 22, 1910, in rural Osage, the son of Herman and Carolena (Hartwig) Dieterich.

He attended schools in the Osage area and graduated from Osage High School in 1929. Victor attended the University of Mississippi, majoring in voice and civil engineering.

Later he moved back to Osage and worked for the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Victor married Ruth Johnson on December 22, 1940, in Osage. They lived and farmed in the Osage area until retirement in 1972, and then they moved to Osage in 1983. Victor was a life-long member of St. John's Lutheran Church, southwest of Osage, where he was a very active member until failing health.

He enjoyed fishing and woodworking and was also an avid sports fan.

Survivors include one sister, Doris Paulsen, Mason City; one nephew, Jim McClain and his wife, Patricia, Seattle, Wash.; two nieces, Dr. Elizabeth Payne, Minneapolis, Minn., and Helen Hansen, Denver, Colo.; four grand nieces; and many cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ruth, in 1985; and two sisters.

[ Mason City Globe Gazette, July 5, 1997 ]