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Roland William Diers obituary 11/12/98


Roland William Diers, 78, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 1998
in Grand Island, Neb.
Roland was born Oct. 19, 1920 in Woodland Township to Edward
and Lydia (Krietlow) Diers. He went to country school in rural Waverly for
the early grades and finished the 10th grade at Howard Lake High School.

Roland began farming in his early teen years when his father
passed away.
On Nov. 8, 1941, Roland married Evelyn Christine Anderson.
To this union, 10 children were born.
Roland loved to tell stories about being on the high school
basketball team that went to the state tournament, as well as telling how
farming should be, about building the road through the swamp, and taking
mom to the hospital for the births of their children. He also loved dancing,
calling his grandchildren Myrtle, wrinkling his forehead, and wiggling his
ears to tease.
Roland farmed in rural Waverly for years and then went
to Lake Havasu City, Ariz. for 10 years to enjoy rock climbing, boating,
visiting, and working at the airport and the high school. He then moved
back to Minnesota to drive tractor and help on the farm.
While traveling, Roland enjoyed stopping and checking out
the crops in the field. He also enjoyed just driving in the country to look
around.
Roland is survived by his wife Helen Zander; his sons and
their wives: Gary and Linda, Michael and Hilaire, Dwayne and Rande Sue,
Darrel and Anne, Jerome and Judy, Kevin and Mary, and Kermit; daughter,
Gretchen, and her husband Doug Stensby; 22 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

He is further survived by sisters, Lorraine Dysart and
Gladys Bandli Newton; sisters-in-law, Harriet Zander, June Wagner, Geraldine
Anderson, and Ione Swedberg; and brothers-in-law Roger Anderson and Virgil
Anderson.
He was preceded in death by wife Evelyn, son Lyle, and
one infant daughter.
Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 16, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Howard Lake, with the Rev. Joel Swedberg
officiating. Music was by Grant Judd.
Casket bearers were Roland’s grandchildren. Interment was
in the Howard Lake City Cemetery.

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