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Monroe Evening News, Su., Mar. 8, 1992

EarlC. Diekman

SOUTH ROCKWOOD — Earl
C. Diekman, 77, of South Rock-
wood, died at 4:45 a.m. Saturday
in the Frenchtown Convalescent
Center, where he had been a pa-
tient for three weeks. He had been
in poor health for three years.

Friends may call from 3 to 8
p.m. today and from noon to 9
p.m. Monday in the Arthur Bob-
cean Funcral Home Inc., Flat
Rock, where services will be at 1
p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Wesley
Grocker of First Congregational
Church in Rockwood will offici-
ate. Burial will be in Michigan
Memorial Park, Flat Rock.

Born Scpt. 21, 1914, in Flat
Rock, he was the son of Joseph
and Elizabeth (Blum) Diekman.
He married Violet M. Marks on
Dec. 15, 1934, in Flat Rock. The
couple lived in Flat Rock for most
of their lives.

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Mr. Dickman was a supervisor
at Ford Motor Co.’s Monroe
Stamping Plant for 41 years, retir-
ing in 1972.

Surviving are his wife; a:son,
Henry Dickman of Monroe; three
daughters, Mrs. Marvin (Beverly)
Bondy of South Rockwood, Mrs.
Joseph (Sharon) Buchko of Tren-
ton and Mrs. William (Tony)
‘Anderson of Daytona Beach, Fla.;
a sister, Maric Burgess of South
Rockwood; 20 grandchildren, 22
great-grandchildren and one
great-great grandchild.

He was preceded in death by six
brothers, Herman, Anthony, Hen-
ry, Joseph, Ben and Arthur Diek-
man and two sisters, Minnie
Gould and Elizabeth Granger.

Memorials may be made to the
Michigan Cancer Foundation.