Funeral services for Ervin Diehl, 82, of Carson, ND will be 10:00am Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Carson with Pastor Dale Carmen officiating. Burial will be in the Emmaus Congregational Cemetery northwest of Carson with military honors afforded by the Walter J. Thome American Legion Post #45 of Carson.
A family service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening at the Funeral Home in Elgin.
Special music will be provided by Martha Jacobs. Serving as casketbearers are Arik, Ryan, Don, Nick, William, and Zeb Diehl, Dan Dixon, and Trevor Meier. All friends and relatives are considered Honorary Bearers.
ERVIN HENRY DIEHL was born December 25, 1925 in a rock house west of Carson, ND to Calvin and Caroline (Hirning) Diehl. He attended school in Carson. Ervin enlisted into the U.S. Navy on January 10, 1946 and was honorary discharged on October 7, 1946. He returned to the family farm at Carson where he farmed with his father. On March 28, 1946, he was united in marriage to Beverly Eastman at Carson. They began their life together on the farm where they raised there four sons, Roger, Dean, Chuck, and Jim.
He loved playing guitar, card games, and joking around.
Ervin passed away at the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in Elgin, ND on May 16, 2008.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Beverly Diehl, of Carson; four sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Concha, Billings, MT; Dean and Cindy, Carson, ND; Chuck and Brenda, Winterset, IA; Jim and Carmen, Upton, WY; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Viola Schock, Elgin, ND; Wilma and Robert Robidou, Bismarck, ND; a sister-in-law, Margie Diehl, Bismarck, ND; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Melvin Diehl; an infant sister, Edna Diehl at three months old; and a grandson, Christopher Diehl.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Alzheimer's Research.
Visitation will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Wednesday morning.