JERL D
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DIEKEN was born March 11, 1944 in Clarinda, Iowa, the son of the Rev. Richard J. and Florence Ida (Stoskopf) Dieken. He married Judy Kelly on April 19, 1969 in Estherville, Iowa. Jerl served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a sales representative for many years. He died Wednesday, December 20, 2000, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, Iowa, at 56 years of age.
Jerl is survived by his wife Judy, of Cedar Falls; a daughter, Jodi Dieken and a son, Jeff Dieken and his wife Carrie, all of Cedar Falls; a granddaughter, Jessica of Huntsville, Alabama; two brothers, Alan P. Dieken and his wife Mary of Oakdale, Minnesota and Gene E. Dieken and his wife Lisa Dale Norton of Manzanita, Oregon, and three nephews, Scott, David and Ryan Dieken.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 22, 2000, at Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church with inurnment at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, both in Cedar Falls. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the church.