Lois L. Diehm Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Lois L. Diehm of Avilla, Indiana, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Lois left this world on January 4, 2025 at the age of 92, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Lois L. Diehm to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, George M. Hess and Sadie L. Hess (Mead); her husband Wayne E. Diehm; her son Roger Diehm of Kendallville; her son-in-law Gary Pfafman; and her siblings, Genevieve Carson (Joe), Ruth Heffelfinger (Keith), Eileen Stein (Paul), Richard Hess, Merton Hess (Marcelle), D. Hubert Hess (Deloris), Howard Hess (Patricia), Merlin Hess (Doretta) and George Hess (Doris).
She is survived by: her children, Darlene Gisel (Tom) of Kendallville, Karen Albaugh (Mike) of Kendallville, Elizabeth Pfafman of Kendallville, Janice Bradley of Avilla, Barbara Wolf (Eric) of Kendallville, Wayne Diehm (Jennifer) of Kendallville and Jonathan Diehm of Kendallville; her daughter-in-law Shelly Diehm of Kendallville; her grandchildren, BethAnn Meier (Jon), Andrew Gisel (Kristin) of Kendallville, Matthew Gisel (Nikki) of Wawaka, Laura Miller (Shanan) of Auburn, Michelle Eggering (Patrick) of Kendallville, Melissa Kirkpatrick (Rob) of Albion, Carrie VanGessel (Ryan) of Kendallville, Richard Albaugh (Cortney) of Waterloo, Cristy Fuhrman (Zach) of Waterloo, Tiffany Parks (John) of Albion, Heath Pfafman (Trina) of Kendallville, Amy Spidel (Jeremy) of Kendallville, Joel Pfafman (Jen Woznick) of Kendallville, Justin Bradley (Ashley) of LaOtto, Skylar Bradley (Sabra) of Avilla, Amanda Uhl (Andy) of Avilla, Ethan Wolf of Kendallville, Deric Wolf (Errin) of Avilla, Devin Wolf of Kendallville, Kirsten Nesbitt (Bryson) of Kendallville, Jacquelyn Walkup (Kory) of Kendallville, Kimberely Mossman (Marshall) of Rome City, Olivia Oberlin (Brady) of Hamilton, Wayne Diehm, III (Brooke) of Kendallville, Clayton Diehm (Logan) of Kendallville, Levi Diehm (Sierra) of Kendallville, Lynn Shively (Bryce) of Theodore, AL, Rebekah Diehm of Nashville, TN, Samuel Diehm of Kendallville, Lucas Diehm of Kendallville, Jacob Diehm of Kendallville and Lauren Diehm of Kendallville; her great great grandchild Nesbitt; and her siblings-in-law, Pat Hess (Howard), Doris Hess (George), Carl Diehm (Sharon), Dorthy Porter (Roy) and George Diehm (Deloris). She is also survived by 76 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, preferred memorials are to Beautiful Savior Ev. Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne and Noble House Ministries, Albion, IN.
