Irene E. Diener

Irene E. Diener, 98 years of age, of Beatrice, formerly of California, passed away at Bryan/LGH East Hospital in Lincoln on Saturday morning, January 14, 2012. She was born on May 20, 1913 near Vesta, Nebraska to William and Marie (Newcomb) Wagner, and was a graduate of Vesta, High School. She had been a supervisor for an investment company in the Los Angeles area before moving to Beatrice from West Covina, California in 2005. Irene had been a long time member of the First Christian Church in Glendora, CA. and had been involved in the Women's Circle at church. She enjoyed gardening, yard work, flowers, and traveling (including to Germany twice).
Survivors include 2 nieces, Beverly Kissinger and husband Dean of Lincoln, and Norma Doty of Beatrice; nephew LeRoy Wagner of Vesta, NE.; several great, great great, and great great great nieces and nephews including Jenny Dugan and husband Pat and their family of Beatrice, and Sandy Micanek and husband Cory and their family of Omaha; and step children Judy Andreen and husband Norm of Oregon City, Oregon, and Richard Diener and wife Regina of Canada. She was preceded in death by her parents William and Marie (Newcomb) Wagner, first husband Gerald Potter; second husband Ernest Diener; brother Alfred "Jim" Wagner; and sister Mildred Doty.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice with Reverend Charles Spence officiating. Interment will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at the Vesta Cemetery. R. Vesta, Nebraska. The body will lie in state Monday from 2-8:00 P.M. at the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice with the family greeting friends from 7-8:00. A memorial has been established to the family's choice with the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in charge. You may sign Irene's guest book at www.ghchapel.com. These services have been entrusted to the Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel in Beatrice.