John Diercks

John Diercks, 90, of Lake City, passed away on September 28, 2024 at Mayo Clinic St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.

John was born on September 27, 1934 in Lake City to Harry & Margaret (Heitman) Diercks. He graduated from Red Wing High School and then joined the Army. He served until 1962 and was discharged. John married his wife Elaine Juers on June 21, 1957 at St. Peter’s Belvidere Lutheran Church. They lived in Lake City and later they moved to a dairy farm in Mount Pleasant Township. He worked at USG in Red Wing from 1986 to 2006. John enjoyed spending time with his family, especially vacations to the Bay View Resort, being a member of the Men’s Birthday Club at the Whistle Stop Café. John was an avid Vikings fan, always thinking this was their Year!

John is survived by his wife, Elaine of Lake City; 4 children, Colleen (Terry) Gorham of Scandia, MN, Andrew (Sandra) Diercks of Utica, MN, Carmen (Billy) Zuelsdorff of Plainview, MN, Paul (Heidi) Diercks of Rochester; 8 grandchildren, Kobey, Korrigan, Kaden, Bretten, Rhein, Kiel, Alia, Aubrey; 1 great grandchild, Evelynn; step granddaughter, Kaitlin; 2 step great granddaughters, Addison, Brielle; siblings, Dean (Mary), Jerry (Sue), Marcia Luhman, Ruth (Richard) Berg, and Kathleen Jonas; one sister-in-law, Janis Diercks.

He is preceded in death by his parents; 1 son, John Louis Diercks II “Johnny”; siblings, Richard, Stanley, Ralph, Roger, Edith Milligan, Maxine Wiech and Judy O’Reilly.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 11 am at St. Peter’s of Belvidere Lutheran Church in Goodhue. Pastor Steve Frentz will officiate. Visitation will be at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel in Lake City on Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 5 to 7 pm and 1 hour before the service at the church. Burial will be at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Goodhue. John’s family would like to thank all the staff at St Mary’s Hospital for the kind and compassionate care John received. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.