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James Dieckhoff Obituary
Sarasota, FL - James Alfred Dieckhoff, age 93, died on January 8, 2021. Jim was born in Neenah, WI on July 30, 1927, son of the late Alfred Dieckhoff and Marilla Remmel Dieckhoff.
Jim served in the United States Navy during WWII. He moved to Sarasota in 1973 as a supervisor of Key Packaging. He owned a lawn service company for 10 years.
Jim was an active member of the Knights of Columbus, serving as Grand Knight, Faithful Navigator, District Deputy, and Chairman of five committees for the Gate. He was also a member of BPO Elks.
He is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Mary; a daughter, Patricia and her husband, Jon "Jack" LeMahieu of Madison, WI; a son, Thomas Dieckhoff of Sarasota, FL; three grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Nancy Cowling of Neenah and Mary Ely of New London.
A funeral mass will be held in Sarasota, Florida. Interment will follow at Sarasota National Cemetery. For online tributes, please visit www.rtsfunerals.com.
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Joanne Van Gorp Meyer
February 1, 2021
Patty,you are in my prayers and yes, I still remember your dad! You have been in my thoughts lately as I am finally organizing boxes of old photos. You are in many of them. I even have a birthday card you gave me in grade school and I remember sleeping over at your house!!! God bless and take care.
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Tony Ansems
January 29, 2021
Hi Mary and family, condolences from the Ansems in Neenah. We enjoyed you and Jim in the neighborhood and hated to see you leave Neenah in 1973. Love and prayers from the old neighborhood on Stanley and Henry Street.
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