Juanita Diefenbach

Juanita Diefenbach, 87, of Herscher IL. passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010. She was born in Hays, KS on July 9, 1922 to Thomas Bieler and Julia Hauschild. She graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais IL. Juanita was an elementary school teacher in the Herscher school district for many years. Upon retirement, she loved participating with various groups at Grand Prairie Methodist Church. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Retired Teachers. She was an avid reader and frequently recited poems and stories at church services and other gatherings.Juanita married the love of her life, Robert Diefenbach on 8-1-1954. She is preceded in death by her husband Robert and her son in law, David Allen Jones. She is survived by her daughters, April Dorsey-Tyler and Wilma Diefenbach-Jones, granddaughters, Ceri and Alea Dorsey-Tyler and Austin Jones, many nieces and nephews and other family members.