Diana Dieken

Diana Dieken, age 79, of Hastings, died August 22, 2023, at Regional Medical Center of Grand Island. A funeral service was held Saturday, August 26, at Christ Lutheran Church in Juniata with Pastor Greg Volske officiating. Burial followed at Concordia Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Diana was born on October 16, 1943, in Hastings to Frank and Fern (Blue) Eddy.

She grew up in Denman and attended District 41 Buffalo County School and graduated from Shelton High School in 1962. She attended Kearney State College and Wayne State College and obtained a degree in education, afterwards she attended Central Community College to get her CNA certification.

Diana was united in marriage to Tom Efird on April 13, 1963, at Clearfork Baptist Church in Luling, Texas. After which the couple lived in multiple locations due to the Navy life. They divorced in 1978. She married Robert Dieken on September 29, 1978. The couple lived in Wood River and later moved to Stanton for numerous years and later divorced in 1999.

Diana then moved to Shelton and later to Hastings.

She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church of Juniata and belonged to LWML. She

was a Girl Scout leader, Sunday school teacher, and a part of the Buffalo County Historical Society. Diana enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking, genealogy, and traveling. She went to Mexico as a chaperone and traveled to the Holy Land and Egypt.

Diana is survived by her children, Mark Dieken, of Minden, Larry Dieken, of Texas, Brian (Rosa) Dieken, of Pheonix, Arizona, Robert Dieken, of Hastings, and Rachel (Mark) Senff and Cherie Dieken, of Minden; 21 grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; brother, Gene Eddy, of Denman; and sisters, Mariann (Reinhardt) Dikmanas, of LaVista, and Coleen (Randy) Schutz, of Elwood.

She is preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Rene; and grandparents.