Diener, Daniel H. (1916-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Sep 9 p. 8

Birth date: 1916 Mar 20

text of obituary:

DANIEL H. DIENER

Daniel H. Diener, 86, of Goshen, Ind., died Aug. 7, 2002, in his home after a brief illness. He was born March 20, 1916, to Harry and Amanda (Selzer) Diener in Proctor, Mo.

On May 31, 1941, he married Carrie Yoder in Hutchinson, Kan. He graduated from Goshen College in 1947 and earned a master's degree in 1958 from the University of Michigan.

He came to Elkhart County in 1948 and moved to Goshen in 2001. He taught high school math for 43 years, including six years in Kansas, two years in Nigeria, one year at Iowa Mennonite School near Kalona and from 1958 to 1984 at Penn High School. He served in Civilian Public Service, 1943-45. He was a member of the Indiana State Teachers Association and past president of the Retired Teachers Association.

He was a member of Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart, where he served as an elder and Sunday school teacher.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Carrie; two daughters, Karen Thompson and her husband, George, and Maribeth Friesen and her husband, Howard, both of Goshen; a son, Darrel and his wife, Leona, of McAllen, Texaas; five brother [sic}, Edward of Archbold, Ohio, Clayton and Paul, both of Hesston, Truman of Hillsboro, Kan., and Herman of South Hutchinson, Kan.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Herbert; and two brothers, Willard and Harold.

Services were held at Prairie Street Mennonite Church. Burial was in Prairie Street Cemetery.