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Florence I Dieken
September 1, 1914 — July 9, 2000
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FLORENCE IDA
DIEKEN 85, of 420 E. 11th St., Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Sunday, July 9, 2000, at the Cedar Falls Western Home of natural causes. She was born September 1, 1914, in Baxter Springs, Kansas, the daughter of William E. and Lulu (Hall) Stoskopf. She married the Rev. Richard J. Dieken on July 23, 1940, in Baldwin, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April 27, 1979. Florence received her bachelor's degree from Pittsburg State College in Pittsburg, Kansas, and taught school in Baxter Springs, Kansas. She was past president in 1963 and a 50-year member of the KL Chapter of the PEO in Cedar Falls.
She is survived by three sons, Jerl and his wife Judy, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Alan and his wife Mary, of Oakdale, Minnesota, and Gene and his wife Lisa Dale Norton, of Manzanita, Oregon; five grandchildren, Jodi and Jeff Dieken, and Scott, David and Ryan Dieken; a great-granddaughter, Jessica Dieken; three brothers, William Stoskopf of Kansas City, Kansas, Alva Stoskopf of Eldorado, Kansas and Herbert Stoskopf of Peoria, Illinois, and a sister, Mary Stoskopf of Shawnee Mission, Kansas.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents, husband and three brothers, Eldon, Roy and Paul Stoskopf.
Memorial services were 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls, with private burial at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be directed to Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church, 2015 Rainbow Dr., Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613.
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