Funeral services for Adeline Dietz, age 93 of Elgin, will be 10:30am Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin. Pastor John Amundson will officiate with burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery.


Special music will be provided by Annette Roth.


Serving as casketbearers are her family.


Adeline Schmidt was born February 1, 1917 at Glen Ullin, ND. She was the fifth of twelve children born to Peter and Dora (Fischer) Schmidt. She grew up and attended country school near Glen Ullin. She worked for area farmers and ranchers doing domestic work. Adeline was united in marriage to Alvin Dietz on July 25, 1939 at Elgin, ND. They lived on a farm 1 ½ miles southeast of Elgin where they raised their family.


Her husband passed away November 7, 2000, and Adeline lived on the place for one year before moving into Dakota Hills in Elgin in the fall of 2001. She moved into Jacobson Care Center in April 2004 where she passed away March 12, 2010 at the age of 93 years, 1 month, 12 days.


Surviving family members include a son and daughter-in-law, Vernon and Arlene Dietz, Bismarck ND, granddaughter, Janene and Dale Steffan, Dickinson, ND, and grandson, Jay Dietz, Bismarck, ND; 5 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Clara Lester and Lenora Craze, both of Spokane, WA; 4 brothers, Willie Schmidt, Spokane, WA, Bennie Schmidt, Glen Ullin, ND, Juluis Schmidt, Hayden, ID, and Richard Schmidt, Ft. Collins, Co.


She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Alvin, daughter, Lana Kay, 4 brothers, Carl, John, Albert, and Rudy Schmidt, sister, Irene Baillie and an infant sister Frieda.


Visitation will be Tuesday 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Wednesday one hour prior to services at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin.