Friday, December 20, 2013

Happy Birthday to Lissi!

Lissi Diehl will celebrate her 
100th birthday 
on 27 December 2013! 




She was born Elizabeth Diehl on 27 Dec 1913 in Marburg, Hessen, Germany to Jacob and Lina (Schraub) Diehl.  She had two younger sisters, Margarete and Hildegard.  During the Diehl Family Gathering in Butzbach, Germany in 2007 she met many cousins from other countries, including Finland, Sweden and the USA.  She still lives in her home in Butzbach under the care of her nephew Alfred Häuser.



Hilde and Lissi in 2007

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Hilde Diehl 1922 – 2012



Hilde Diehl died suddenly and peacefully on December 12, 2012. She was admitted to hospital in the afternoon and died a few hours later.  The funeral took place Tuesday December 18, 2012. According to her wishes only the closest relatives were present.  She is survived by her sister Elisabeth Diehl, her nephew Alfred Häuser and many extended family members.

The Struggle is Now Over




Hilde was born Hildegard Anna Margarethe Diehl on 9 July 1922 in Butzbach Germany.  Her parents were Jakob and Lina (nee Schraub) Diehl.  She was the youngest of three sisters and never married.    She worked as a bookkeeper and was an avid genealogy researcher.  In her later years she lived with her sister Elisabeth in Butzbach. 

In June 2005 she traveled to Helsinki Finland to meet family she had been seeking for many years.  She was a surprise guest at the first Diehl Family Gathering hosted by Franciska Diehl Sundholm.  We celebrated her 83rd birthday at the gathering.  Her nephew Alfred and his wife, Inge, had accompanied her to the event.  In 2007 most of those same relatives visited her in Butzbach for a Family Gathering.   On July 9, 2012 she celebrated her 90th birthday in Butzbach, Germany with family.  She was in relative good health although she suffered from arthritis for many years.

Delores Diehl Brawner 1929 -2012


We learned that Delores  “Dee” Brawner, nee Delores Daisy Diehl, suffered a heart attack on May 17 and passed away on May 21, 2012.  A note was received from her daughter Theresa informing us of her mother’s passing.

Dee was born March 22, 1929, the daughter of Frank Diehl and Catherine "Kate" Harkey who preceded her in death, as did her brother John "Jack" Diehl.  The obituary is posted with further details on her family.

from the funeral card


Newspaper Obituary