Chicago Suburban Daily Herald, May 4, 2011.
A memorial service for Eugene August Diemand, will be held on Friday, May 6, at 12 noon, at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., in Wheaton.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. until noon.
He was born in York, Pa., and raised in Palmyra, N.J. During World War II, immediately after high school graduation, he signed up to join the Air Force and in 1943, he graduated from the USAAF cadet-training program and was a pilot in the Pacific Theater. He was part of the Japan Occupation Force and was stationed there for a period after the war as a civil administrator.
Upon his return he attended the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising in Philadelphia.
He returned to active duty from 1951 to 1953 as a fighter pilot, and also trained other pilots during the Korean conflict and Vietnam war. He remained with the Illinois Air National Guard until 1973 and attended the Air Command and Staff College, retiring as a lieutenant colonel and command pilot.
While in the Illinois Air National Guard he worked in the insurance industry. He became the advertising manager for Marsh & Mclennan in Chicago. In 1973 he founded Diemand Printing Co.
Eugene was a longtime Wheaton resident and was well known for his efforts to limit certain types of commercial development and road signage in Wheaton.
He was a member of Retired Officers Association, president of ENG Silver Circle Association, Air Force Association and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Wheaton, Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wheaton and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Seminole, Fla.
He was an avid golfer and enjoyed the game year round in Wheaton and his home in Florida.
He died in his home on Monday, May 2, 2011, after a long fight with cancer.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruth (nee Maute); his sons, Kim (Jan), Jeffrey (Lori), Steven, Christopher (Cindy); and grandchildren, Megan (Daniel) Blessing, Michael, Andrew, Christopher JR, Steven and Dakota Diemand.
Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Phone: 630-668-0027
Fax: 630-668-0192
A memorial service for Eugene August Diemand, will be held on Friday, May 6, at 12 noon, at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., in Wheaton.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. until noon.
He was born in York, Pa., and raised in Palmyra, N.J. During World War II, immediately after high school graduation, he signed up to join the Air Force and in 1943, he graduated from the USAAF cadet-training program and was a pilot in the Pacific Theater. He was part of the Japan Occupation Force and was stationed there for a period after the war as a civil administrator.
Upon his return he attended the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising in Philadelphia.
He returned to active duty from 1951 to 1953 as a fighter pilot, and also trained other pilots during the Korean conflict and Vietnam war. He remained with the Illinois Air National Guard until 1973 and attended the Air Command and Staff College, retiring as a lieutenant colonel and command pilot.
While in the Illinois Air National Guard he worked in the insurance industry. He became the advertising manager for Marsh & Mclennan in Chicago. In 1973 he founded Diemand Printing Co.
Eugene was a longtime Wheaton resident and was well known for his efforts to limit certain types of commercial development and road signage in Wheaton.
He was a member of Retired Officers Association, president of ENG Silver Circle Association, Air Force Association and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Wheaton, Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wheaton and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Seminole, Fla.
He was an avid golfer and enjoyed the game year round in Wheaton and his home in Florida.
He died in his home on Monday, May 2, 2011, after a long fight with cancer.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruth (nee Maute); his sons, Kim (Jan), Jeffrey (Lori), Steven, Christopher (Cindy); and grandchildren, Megan (Daniel) Blessing, Michael, Andrew, Christopher JR, Steven and Dakota Diemand.
Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Phone: 630-668-0027
Fax: 630-668-0192
Chicago Suburban Daily Herald, May 4, 2011.
A memorial service for Eugene August Diemand, will be held on Friday, May 6, at 12 noon, at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., in Wheaton.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. until noon.
He was born in York, Pa., and raised in Palmyra, N.J. During World War II, immediately after high school graduation, he signed up to join the Air Force and in 1943, he graduated from the USAAF cadet-training program and was a pilot in the Pacific Theater. He was part of the Japan Occupation Force and was stationed there for a period after the war as a civil administrator.
Upon his return he attended the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising in Philadelphia.
He returned to active duty from 1951 to 1953 as a fighter pilot, and also trained other pilots during the Korean conflict and Vietnam war. He remained with the Illinois Air National Guard until 1973 and attended the Air Command and Staff College, retiring as a lieutenant colonel and command pilot.
While in the Illinois Air National Guard he worked in the insurance industry. He became the advertising manager for Marsh & Mclennan in Chicago. In 1973 he founded Diemand Printing Co.
Eugene was a longtime Wheaton resident and was well known for his efforts to limit certain types of commercial development and road signage in Wheaton.
He was a member of Retired Officers Association, president of ENG Silver Circle Association, Air Force Association and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Wheaton, Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wheaton and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Seminole, Fla.
He was an avid golfer and enjoyed the game year round in Wheaton and his home in Florida.
He died in his home on Monday, May 2, 2011, after a long fight with cancer.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruth (nee Maute); his sons, Kim (Jan), Jeffrey (Lori), Steven, Christopher (Cindy); and grandchildren, Megan (Daniel) Blessing, Michael, Andrew, Christopher JR, Steven and Dakota Diemand.
Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Phone: 630-668-0027
Fax: 630-668-0192
A memorial service for Eugene August Diemand, will be held on Friday, May 6, at 12 noon, at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., in Wheaton.
Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. until noon.
He was born in York, Pa., and raised in Palmyra, N.J. During World War II, immediately after high school graduation, he signed up to join the Air Force and in 1943, he graduated from the USAAF cadet-training program and was a pilot in the Pacific Theater. He was part of the Japan Occupation Force and was stationed there for a period after the war as a civil administrator.
Upon his return he attended the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising in Philadelphia.
He returned to active duty from 1951 to 1953 as a fighter pilot, and also trained other pilots during the Korean conflict and Vietnam war. He remained with the Illinois Air National Guard until 1973 and attended the Air Command and Staff College, retiring as a lieutenant colonel and command pilot.
While in the Illinois Air National Guard he worked in the insurance industry. He became the advertising manager for Marsh & Mclennan in Chicago. In 1973 he founded Diemand Printing Co.
Eugene was a longtime Wheaton resident and was well known for his efforts to limit certain types of commercial development and road signage in Wheaton.
He was a member of Retired Officers Association, president of ENG Silver Circle Association, Air Force Association and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Wheaton, Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wheaton and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Seminole, Fla.
He was an avid golfer and enjoyed the game year round in Wheaton and his home in Florida.
He died in his home on Monday, May 2, 2011, after a long fight with cancer.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruth (nee Maute); his sons, Kim (Jan), Jeffrey (Lori), Steven, Christopher (Cindy); and grandchildren, Megan (Daniel) Blessing, Michael, Andrew, Christopher JR, Steven and Dakota Diemand.
Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Phone: 630-668-0027
Fax: 630-668-0192
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