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Household of Janice Arlene Okones

She is married to Wayne Allan Diekman.

They got married on February 8, 1957 at Henry Okones home, Wellsburg, Grundy Co., IA, she was 18 years old.


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Janice Arlene Okones

Sources: Authors: Schneider, Kent & Tomlinson, James, Title: "Janice Arlene Okones Diekman," (Publication location: Aplington, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xx May MMIX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37309615/janice-arlene-diekman

"Photo[graph of a woman] added by James Tomlinson
[Photograph of stone shared with Wayne A. Diekman] Added by Hooked On Family

Janice Arlene Okones Diekman Birth 24 Oct 1938 Wellsburg, Grundy County, Iowa, USA Death 18 May 2009 (aged 70) Aplington, Butler County, Iowa, USA Burial Pleasant View Cemetery Aplington, Butler County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 37309615

Janice Arlene Diekman, age 70, of Aplington, Iowa, was born the daughter of Henry and Nettie (Riekena) Okones on October 24, 1938, Wellsburg, Iowa. She received her education and graduated from the Wellsburg High School in 1956.

On February 8, 1957, Janice was united in marriage with Wayne Diekman at her parent's home in Wellsburg, Iowa. Following marriage they made their home and remained living in Aplington. First and foremost to her was being a loving wife and mother. Janice worked and helped in the family grocery business for many years. After the store was sold and her children were grown Janice worked at the Maple Manor Nursing Home in Aplington.Janice was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she took part in the women's fellowship and the church choir. She also enjoyed being a part of the ladies bridge club and taking their yearly trips together. Through the years she enjoyed quilting, reading, gardening and attending her children's and grandchildren's activities and sporting events. Her pride and joy were her children and grandchildren and she especially loved taking annual family fishing trips with them.

Janice died Monday, May 18, 2009, at the Maple Manor Village in Aplington, Iowa, of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Stanley Okones; and one sister, Rhea Nederhoff. Janice is survived by her husband of 52 years, Wayne Diekman, Aplington, IA; three sons, Scott Diekman, Aplington, IA, Robert (Ranae) Diekman, Bird Island, MN and Jason (Julie) Diekman, East Moline, IL; one daughter, Jonie (Alan) Tenney, Aplington, IA; and eight grandchildren, Andrew, Kayla and Colin Tenney, Nicole (David) Wasierski, Samantha Diekman, Drew Diekman, Grant Diekman and Ellie Diekman.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at the First Presbyterian Church with burial in the Pleasant View Cemetery both in Aplington. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Redman-Schwartz Funeral Chapel in Aplington and one hour before services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Family of Janice Diekman.--

Family Members

Parents
Henry Okones 1905-1978
Nettie Helen Riekena Okones 1907-1986

Spouse
Wayne A. Diekman 1933-2015 (m. 1957)

Siblings

Rhea D. Okones Nederhoff 1932-2004
Stanley Duane Okones 1934-1980

Maintained by: Find a Grave Originally Created by: Kent Schneider Added: 20 May 2009 Find a Grave Memorial 37309615"

The obituary below was attached to this web site:

"Janice Arlene Diekman, age 70, of Aplington, Iowa, was born the daughter of Henry and Nettie (Riekena) Okones on October 24, 1938, Wellsburg, Iowa. She received her education and graduated from the Wellsburg High School in 1956. On February 8, 1957, Janice was united in marriage with Wayne Diekman at her parent's home in Wellsburg, Iowa. Following marriage they made their home and remained living in Aplington. First and foremost to her was being a loving wife and mother. Janice worked and helped in the family grocery business for many years. After the store was sold and her children were grown Janice worked at the Maple Manor Nursing Home in Aplington. Janice was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she took part in the women's fellowship and the church choir. She also enjoyed being a part of the ladies bridge club and taking their yearly trips together. Through the years she enjoyed quilting, reading, gardening and attending her children's and grandchildren's activities and sporting events. Her pride and joy were her children and grandchildren and she especially loved taking annual family fishing trips with them. Janice died Monday, May 18, 2009, at the Maple Manor Village in Aplington, Iowa, of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Stanley Okones; and one sister, Rhea Nederhoff. Janice is survived by her husband of 52 years, Wayne Diekman, Aplington, IA; three sons, Scott Diekman, Aplington, IA, Robert (Ranae) Diekman, Bird Island, MN and Jason (Julie) Diekman, East Moline, IL; one daughter, Jonie (Alan) Tenney, Aplington, IA; and eight grandchildren, Andrew, Kayla and Colin Tenney, Nicole (David) Wasierski, Samantha Diekman, Drew Diekman, Grant Diekman and Ellie Diekman. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at the First Presbyterian Church with burial in the Pleasant View Cemetery both in Aplington. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Redman-Schwartz Funeral Chapel in Aplington, (319)347-6275, and one hour before services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Family of Janice Diekman.

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    Birthday October 24, 1938

    • The temperature on October 24, 1938 was between -1.0 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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    Day of marriage February 8, 1957

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    Day of death May 18, 2009

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    Day of burial May 21, 2009

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