Pete Diltz

Peter "Pete" Edwin Diltz, 72, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on March 29, 2025. Celebration of Life: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.
Pete was born at St Luke's in 1953 and grew up in Troy Mills, Iowa. He graduated from North Linn High School in 1971. He earned a welding certificate while attending Kirkwood Community College. Pete worked at Link Belt FMC in Cedar Rapids from 1972 to 1982 in various positions, welder, assembler, maintenance mechanic, and maintenance electrician. He joined the Iowa Army National Guard from 1977 to 1985, where he served in the 234th Signal Battalion as an electronic maintenance tech. During this time, he worked for the US Government as an electronic technician from 1982 to 1985. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985 to work for FedEx as a Service Technician. That's where he met his wife, Katy Joy. He moved back to Cedar Rapids in 1986 to continue working for FedEx as a Service Technician. Katy Joy followed a year later in 1987. They were married in Troy Mills in 1988. They had two children: Marty Diltz (1992) and Rowan Diltz (1995). They lived near Troy Mills till 2015 when the family moved to Cedar Rapids.
Pete had many hobbies. He loved to do woodworking projects and made several beautiful pieces of furniture and cabinets for their Troy Mills home. He also outfitted his woodshop with all its cabinets, shelves, and tables. He loved a wide variety of music: jazz, blues, classic rock, folk music, and ambient, to name a few. He had a passion for guitar music with his favorite guitar player and musician, Eric Clapton. He loved to read and had an eclectic taste in genres. His biggest love was trike riding. He loved to ride the gravel roads around the Troy Mills area. Pete and Katy Joy often rode together and enjoyed many beautiful bicycle trails. After they moved to Cedar Rapids, Pete and Katy Joy rode all over the Cedar Rapids area and out into eastern Iowa. Pete also enjoyed being a member of the Linn County Trails Association. Although his time with them was short, it was a fond memory of his.
Pete is survived by his wife, Katy Joy Diltz, children, Marty Diltz, and Rowan Diltz, and sister, Mary Perez.
Pete was preceded in death by his parents, Ernie and Isabel (Fisher) Diltz, and sister, Anne Dvorak.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Pete Diltz to the Linn County Trails Association
linncountytrails.org