Inez
V. Diener 98, Hesston
HESSTON - Inez V. Diener, 98, passed away Monday (Jan. 7, 2013) at
Schowalter Villa in Hesston. She was born December 18, 1914 in Ayr, Neb the
daughter of Christian U. and Mary Elizabeth Kaufman Snyder. She worked as a
nurse in various places.
On June 22, 1945, she married Clayton H. Diener M.D. He passed away on June 4,
2009.
Inez was the director of the Hesston Resource Center for many years. She and
her husband Clayton also served in China, and Puerto Rico, and was very active
at home hosting students as well. She was a member of Whitestone Mennonite
Church.
She is survived by her sons Don (Maria) of Las Vegas, Nev., Dwight of Hesston,
Dennis of New Haven, Conn., and brother Don Snyder of Goshen, Ind.
She was preceded in death by her husband Clayton, brothers Kenneth and Jacob,
sisters Irva Vandiver and Harriet Bartruff.
Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at Eastlawn Cemetery, Hesston.
Memorial services will follow at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan.12, at Whitestone
Mennonite Church, Hess-ton, with Pastor Kurt Horst officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11 with family present 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. at Miller-Ott Funeral Home, Hesston.
Memorials may be made to the Hesston Resource Center or Harry and Amanda Diener
Scholarship Fund at Hesston College in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home 107 S.
Lancaster, P.O. Box 32, Hess-ton, KS 67062.
