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DON D. DIEHM, SR., 76

August 6, 2008 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

DON D. DIEHM, SR., 76, died Friday, July 18, 2008 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Fort Wayne, he drove for Interstate Trucking for over 30 years and retired from Carolina Freight. He was a member of the Retirees Club Local 414.

Survivors include his wife, June Diehm of Pleasant Lake, Indiana; daughters, April Langschied of Fort Wayne, Lori (David) Roach of New Haven, Jill (Blair) Montgomery of Mississippi, Trudy (Jeff) Perkins of Indianapolis, IN; son, Don D. Diehm Jr. of Harlan, IN; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; brothers, Jack & William Diehm both of Fort Wayne; sister, Maria Diehm of Indianapolis, IN; step-sisters, Rebecca Dorsey of Fort Wayne and Patricia Pressler of Churubusco.

Visitation was 2 to 5 p.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave.

Memorials to Fort Wayne Rescue Mission.

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