1968 – Brian Lee Dierks – 2018
Brian Lee Dierks passed away at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls South Dakota on December 29th, 2018. He was born in Worthington, Minnesota on April 5th, 1968 to Arvin and Leona (Meier) Dierks. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and attended St.Paul’s Lutheran School through 8th grade. Brian graduated from Fulda High School in 1986. He attended Canby Vocational School and graduated with a diesel mechanics degree. Brian worked for John Deere in Barnesville, MN and Worthington, MN before opening his own business in 1995.
Brian married Cindy Liester June 12th, 1993 in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. They were blessed with two sons, Cole and Justin. They lived in Luverne and Fulda before moving to the family farm in 2006. Brian and Cindy farmed and operated Fulda Equipment Repair until he became ill in the spring of 2018.
Brian was happiest on the farm with family and friends. He could often be found in a tractor or fixing farm equipment. Even as a youth, Brian enjoyed fixing things or working with animals on the family farm. He also enjoyed restoring antique tractors and Chevy pickups. Brian always had a great sense of humor, a positive attitude as well as the ability to make people laugh in any situation.
Survivors include wife, Cindy, sons, Cole and Justin, parents, Arvin and Leona Dierks, siblings, Michael (Lynn) Dierks Worthington, Dean (Sonja) Dierks, Ayr, Nebraska, Stacie (Jeremy) Eilers, Lincoln, Nebraska. Nieces and nephews, Mikaela (Gabriel) Penaredondo, Andrew (Julie) Dierks, Kristen (Brandon) Gruis, Brittany, Sydney, Kylie, Samuel Dierks, and Kale Eilers, Grayson, and Paige Gruis. father-in-Law, James Liester, Garretson, SD. Brian was preceded in death by grandparents Theo and Martha Dierks, Herbert and Elsie Meier, mother-in-law, Helen Liester
Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 3rd f at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fulda, Minnesota with Rev. Shawn Ethridge officiating. Interment was at the Prairie Hill Cemetery in Fulda.
