Donald Diehl, age 54 of Carson, ND; passed away on Friday afternoon, November 27, 2020 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin, ND.

The Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 1:00 pm MT at the Grant County Fair Building in Carson, ND.  Pastor Bethany Haberstroh will officiate with burial to follow at the Carson Community Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Friday, December 4 ^th from 1:00 – 5:00 pm at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin, ND.

Donald was born on August 12, 1966 in Bismarck, ND to Roger Diehl and Dianne Hammarstedt.  He was 54 years old.  Don married Sharlene Diehl (Unruh) on August 16, 1991, and they had four children, Daniel (Cori) Diehl, Sarah Diehl, William Diehl, and Jeffrey Diehl.  He has three grandchildren, Kennedy, Macy, and Cooper (Scooter).

Don was raised in Billings, MT and moved with his family to Carson, ND in 1992 to take over his grandparent's farm.  Don farmed and ran his own mechanic shop, Don's Auto Repair until 2005.  In 2005 Don took a job working in the oil fields where he was still employed.  Don was a hard working man and he loved to work!  Anybody who knew Don and worked around him always learned something!  He was a very loving husband, father, and grandfather.  Don's grandchildren were the light of his life, he doted on them when they came to the farm to visit!  Don also enjoyed spending time with his best friend Doyle Pfliiger.  They would spend hours talking and telling stories!  Don enjoyed his life to the fullest.

Don is preceded in death by his grandpa Roy Hammarstedt, grandpa Ervin Diehl, grandma Mathilda Hammarstedt, and uncle Brent Smith.

He is survived by grandma Beverly Diehl, father Roger (Concha) Diehl, mother Dianne Hammarstedt, wife Sharlene Diehl, son Daniel (Cori) Diehl, daughter Sarah Diehl, son William Diehl, son Jeffrey Diehl, granddaughter Kennedy, granddaughter Macy, grandson Cooper (Scooter), sister Susan (Travis) Hornburg, sister Brenda (Joe) Saulen, and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Don loved his miniature dogs, Stella and Megan.  He spent many dollars in snacks to spoil them rotten!!