1920 – Della Betty Dierks – 2016
Della Dierks, the daughter of Emil and Anna (Busch) Carlson, was born on May 20, 1920 in Heron Lake, Minnesota. She moved at a young age to Kinbrae, Minnesota where she grew up and attended school. Della was united in marriage to Harold Dierks on September 14, 1937 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fulda, Minnesota. After their marriage they moved to a farm near Kinbrae. Della remained at their farm after Harold passed away in October of 1992. She moved in to Fulda in 1994. Della entered the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda in December of 2014 and passed away there on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at the age of 96. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church where she was an active member over the years. She was also a past member of the county extension group. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, square dancing, crocheting, embroidery, leather working, photography and spending time with her family. Over the years Della made cakes for many, many, people for all types of occasions.
`Survivors include her children: Betty (Rev. Paul) Dorn, Houston, TX, Norma (Garner) Paulson, Windom, MN, Darlene Kretzschmar, Ankeny, IA and Steve (Rebecca) Dierks, Sioux Falls, SD; 10 grandchildren: Rev. Michael (Veloyce) Dorn, Rebekah Dorn, Garen (Kim) Paulson, Todd (Lisa) Paulson, Jennifer (Chad) Gage, Rhonda (Brad) Hiatt, Tim (Michon) Kretzschmar, Steven (Denise) Dierks, Stacy (Amy) Dierks and Scott (Nicolle) Dierks; 17 great-grandchildren; sister Irene Hultquist, Windom, MN; brothe Bill (Marilyn) Carlson, Tracy, MN and sister-in-law Elnora Dierks, Fulda, MN. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son-in-law,Tom Kretzschmar; grandson John Dorn and three brothers: Ernest, Raymond and Herb Carlson.
Funeral services were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Fulda, MN at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2016 with Rev. Shawn Ethridge officiating. The organist was Loretta Gehl. The soloists were A.W. Koopman and Kay Gunderman. Special music provided by Andrew Paulson. The pallbearers were her grandchildren. Interment at Prairie Hill Cemetery Fulda, MN.The Totzke Funeral Home in Fulda assisted the family with arrangements. Send condolences to www.totzkefuneralhome.com.
