He entered medical school in 1946 at the University of Iowa, where he met Elizabeth (Betty) Barry, who was in nursing school. They married in 1949 and both graduated in 1950. They moved to Detroit, Michigan where he served an internship at Harper Hospital in Detroit. After completing his internship, he began pediatric training at Children's Hospital of Michigan, also in Detroit. After his general pediatric training he studied for an extra year, also at Children's, in pediatric pathology.
He began solo pediatric practice in Des Moines in 1954 and was joined by George Caudill, M.D. He continued to practice pediatrics until 1996 and then assumed a position as a Disability Consultant with the State of Iowa, retiring in 2011.
He is survived by his wife, Betty; 4 children, John Nitzke, Peggy (Steve) Forrester, Anne Nitzke, and Carol (Tim) Moroney. He was a grandfather to 6 grandchildren, Gabriel Forrester, Julia Thompson, David Forrester, Christine Nitzke, and Connor and Caitlyn Moroney. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. Ronald Dierwechter of Storm Lake, Iowa; sister, Tanya Nichols of Chantilly, VA; and 2 great grandchildren, Jocelyn Forrester and Jasper Thompson.
He entered medical school in 1946 at the University of Iowa, where he met Elizabeth (Betty) Barry, who was in nursing school. They married in 1949 and both graduated in 1950. They moved to Detroit, Michigan where he served an internship at Harper Hospital in Detroit. After completing his internship, he began pediatric training at Children's Hospital of Michigan, also in Detroit. After his general pediatric training he studied for an extra year, also at Children's, in pediatric pathology.
He began solo pediatric practice in Des Moines in 1954 and was joined by George Caudill, M.D. He continued to practice pediatrics until 1996 and then assumed a position as a Disability Consultant with the State of Iowa, retiring in 2011.
He is survived by his wife, Betty; 4 children, John Nitzke, Peggy (Steve) Forrester, Anne Nitzke, and Carol (Tim) Moroney. He was a grandfather to 6 grandchildren, Gabriel Forrester, Julia Thompson, David Forrester, Christine Nitzke, and Connor and Caitlyn Moroney. He is also survived by his brother, Dr. Ronald Dierwechter of Storm Lake, Iowa; sister, Tanya Nichols of Chantilly, VA; and 2 great grandchildren, Jocelyn Forrester and Jasper Thompson.
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Records on Ancestry
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U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969
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Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940
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Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
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