Lydia Dieber

Lydia Dieber, 91, Bismarck died November 5, 2006. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday at Faith Lutheran Church, Bismarck with Rev. Wes Aardahl officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:00 Noon until 9:00 PM Wednesday at Eastgate Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will in Turtle Lake Cemetery. Lydia Flemmer was born December 30, 1914, at Turtle Lake, ND, the daughter of Karl and Katherine Wanner Flemmer. At the age of five, the family moved to Lodi, CA, where they lived for four years; then returning to North Dakota where they settled on a farm near Turtle Lake. Lydia was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended school in New Home township and graduated from the eighth grade in 1928. On November 15, 1934 she was married to John Walter at the Zion Lutheran Church, south of Mercer. To this union, one daughter Sally was born. John passed away December 19, 1959. Lydia moved to Bismarck in January 1960. Lydia did domestic work and also worked part-time at Gert Buscher's ceramic shop. She also worked at the fabric shop for four years. Lydia married Edward Dieber in September 1969. In September 1970 they moved to Dawson where she drove school bus and worked at the Golden Manor Nursing Home at Steele for about five years. In the summer of 1976, she started work at Elks Camp Grassick as a cook for special needs children and staff, a position she held for 26 years. In September 1983, Lydia and Eddie moved back to Bismarck. Eddie passed away in March 1987. Lydia was a life member of the American Legion Auxillary, the DAV auxillary and VFW auxillary. She was a member of the 50 plus singles, the Burleigh Senior Club, the Women of the Moose and was active in all of these organizations. In January 2002, Lydia was awarded the Ma Werner award for "Volunteer of the Year 2001" by the Senior Center. She served on the Senior Center advisory committee for six years, was a member of the Germans from Russia and Faith Lutheran Church. Lydia is survived by her daughter, Sally Kreller of Bismarck, ND; her step-children, Gloria Hook of Greenwood, IN, Carol Hill of Las Vegas, NV, and Eddie Dieber Jr. of Waynesville, MO; her brother, Albert Lois Flemmer of Alexandria, MN; her sisters, Marie Ted Gibsen of San Mateo, CA and Violet Steller of Bismarck, ND; and numerous nieces and nephews. Lydia was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Christ, Philip, Edward, Walter and Martin, her sisters, Christina Farson, Martha Pease, Esther Wagner and Ruby Boe; and her son-in-law, Kenneth Kreller. Memorials can by sent to Camp Grassick or the donor's choice.

Lydia Dieber

December 30, 1914 - November 5, 2006