HAROLD AND MABEL [STANEK] DIEZ
Bertha and Joseph A. Diez were the parents of Harold W. Diez. He was
born February 16, 1908. Barbara and Otto C. Stanek were the parents
of Mabel E. Stanek. She was born April 23, 1903.
Mabel and Harold were married June 24, 1931. Their daughter, Donna
Mae, is Mrs. Norman (Ted) Haverkamp. They had five daughters and one
son.
Mabel and Harold continued operation of his parents’ farm. Mabel
died May 15, 1977, and Harold continues to live on the family farm.
Since 1978 Ted and Donna Mae have continued the farming operation.
Mabel and Harold were graduates of Verdigre High School. Mabel
attended Wayne State and the `
University of Nebraska. She taught in a rural school and the
Verdigre school. She was a member of Ionic Chapter No. 172 of the
Order of the Eastern Star, Stoney Butte Extension Club, and the
Helping Hand Club. Mabel’s life focused on concern for family and
friends.
[pg 225 PHOTO Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Diez June 24, 1931]
Harold is a member of Ionic Chapter No. 87 of the Masonic Lodge of
Niobrara, the Scottish Rite Bodies, and Abu Bakr Temple of Sioux
City. In his quiet and unassuming way, he enriches the lives of all
who know him.
-Submitted by Gladys Diez Higbee
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