Verda E. Diede

   Verda E. Diede, 96, of Sioux City passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at a Sioux City hospital.

   Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, February 11, 2019, at Riverside Lutheran Church (1817 Riverside Blvd.) in Sioux City with Reverend Tim Squier officiating.  A luncheon and a time of fellowship will follow the service.  Burial will be at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday at the church.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

   Verda was born April 14, 1922, in Knoxville IL, the middle daughter of Axel and Selma Stomberg.   In 1939, she graduated from Knoxville High School and went on to attend Knoxville School of Business where she received an Associate’s Degree in accounting.   After graduation, she went to work for the government where she worked in the Pentagon as a teletype operator during World War II.  She then met and married Floyd Diede on December 11, 1943 and two children were born to this union Lloyd Diede and Marsha (Diede) Jarman.   They moved to Sioux City where she worked various jobs until retiring from Seven Eleven.  Her husband passed away on June 3, 1994.  She then became an active member of the Riverside Lutheran Church where she belonged to Women's Circle and Women's Quilting and enjoyed going to Sunday school with her great grandchildren and playing bingo. 

​   She loved all the friends she made at Riverside Gardens, Northpark Senior Living and Touchstone Living Center.

   She is survived by her son, Lloyd and wife Barbara Diede of Hinton IA; her daughter,  Marsha Jarman of Sioux City IA; several grandchildren; great grandchildren; and great great grandchildren.

   She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; one brother, Virgil Stomberg; one sister, Arla Cochran; one grandson, Kip Jarman and two sons-in-law: Douglas Jarman and John Aman.