Dorothy Diffenauer

Dorothy P. Diffenauer was born on March 29, 1920, in Irishtown Township, Clinton County, Illinois, a daughter of Menard, Sr. and Ida (Harpstrite) Luebbers. She married Harold B. Diffenauer on November 27, 1939, at St. Teresa's Church in Marydale and he preceded her in death on March 16, 1993. Mrs. Diffenauer was a member of St. Mary's Church and St. Ann's Altar Sodality at the church. She was a seamstress at DeMoulin and Brothers in Greenville for many years. Dorothy was known in the area for her quilting and pies. Dorothy P. Diffenauer entered into rest on Saturday, December 26, 2009, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Centralia. Dorothy was 89 years of age. Mrs. Diffenauer is survived by 4 daughters - Ruth Ann Albers and husband Norbert of Beckemeyer, Roxanne Nordike and husband Douglas of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Rosemary Potts and husband Jim of Smith's Grove, Kentucky and Rita Jones and friend Michael Dunston of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; 2 sons - Robert Diffenauer and wife Rita of Energy, Illinois and Ron Diffenauer of Tucson, Arizona; 20 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren; 3 sisters - Virginia Bryk and husband Emil of Carlyle, Marie Mitchell of Sparta and Ida Mae Guthrie and husband Dave of Centralia; 4 brothers - Alfred Luebbers of Peoria, Irvin "Lou" Luebbers and wife Trudy of Breese, Paul Luebbers and wife Lillian of Carlyle, Ted Luebbers and wife Helen of Carlyle; 3 sisters-in-law - Marian Luebbers of Carlyle, Jane Luebbers of Germantown and Mildred Diffenauer of Granite City, Illinois and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Diffenauer was preceded in death by a daughter - Rebecca Diffenauer in 1975; 3 grandchildren - Robert, Christopher and Russell Diffenauer; a son-in-law - Bruce Jones; a grand son-in-law - Kevin Mueller; 2 sisters - Loretta Diffenauer and husband Joe and Eugenia "Ganie" Meyer and husband Vince; 6 brothers - Anthony Luebbers and his wives Geraldine and Esther, Earl Luebbers, Arthur Luebbers, Vincent Luebbers, Menard Luebbers and wife Marie and Adrian Luebbers and wife Myrtle and 2 sisters-in-law - Ada Luebbers, Pat Luebbers. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at St. Mary's Church in Carlyle with Fr. George Mauck, officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Zieren Day Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. and on Wednesday from 8:00 - 9:30 A.M. The family suggest memorial donations in her honor be made to Autism Speaks or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and they will be received at Zieren Day Funeral Home. Previous EventsVisitation
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Zieren Funeral Home 1111 Clinton Street
Carlyle, IL 62231 Visitation
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Zieren Funeral Home 1111 Clinton Street
Carlyle, IL 62231 Mass of Christian Burial
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
St. Mary's Church 1171 Jefferson Street
Carlyle, IL 62231