Memorial services for Diana Iverson, age 72, of Meadow, SD and Lemmon, SD, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD, with Rev. Derrick Jones, officiating.


Diana Gail Griff was born on November 22, 1942, in Bowman, ND, to Harvey and Doris (Hestekin) Griff. She grew up on the family farm and attended grade school and graduated from high school. Following her schooling, Diana attended Beauty College in Bismarck, ND. She returned to Scranton, ND, and began working as a waitress at cafés and restaurants in Bowman.

She met Darrel Iverson and they were united in marriage on July 18, 1966, in Rapid City, SD. She traveled with Darrel as he worked as a custom harvester and construction worker. They settled in Kansas, where two daughters, Becky and Lisa, were born. Diana worked again as a waitress along with raising her family.

In 1990, the family moved to the Meadow, SD area where Diana continued to live until entering 5 Counties Nursing Home in 2012. She passed away there on Saturday evening, January 3, 2014.

Diana is survived by her husband, Darrel Iverson, Meadow, SD; two daughters, Becky Iverson (Randy Strain) Cheyenne, WY and Lisa (Ryan) Chaney, Mitchell, NE; two grandchildren, Greisyn and Kreed Chaney; and one brother, Darin (Shari) Griff, Hayden Lake, ID.

She was preceded in death by her parents.