Clifford Herbert Diercks (1929

Date : 21 Dec 2016
Location : Cedarlawn Memorial Park, Sherman, TX

Clifford "Herb" Diercks February 24, 1929 - December 19, 2016
Sherman

Funeral services for Clifford Herbert Diercks will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 21 in the Chapel of Memories at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Military honors will be performed by the US Air Force. Rev. Michael Mattil will officiate with services under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home. Mr. Diercks, 87, passed away Monday, December 19 at the Sunrise of Hillcrest in Dallas.

Herb Diercks was born February 24, 1929 in Readlyn, Iowa to the late Clarence and Esther (Tribon) Diercks. He began a career with the Air Force in 1950 and served in Korea and Vietnam. He was also an accomplished fighter test pilot and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1959 for his participation in a calculated mid-air collision of two airplanes that resulted in the rescue of his plane. Mr. Diercks retired from the US Air Force in 1974 and enjoyed his family and farming during retirement.

Mr. Diercks will be remembered as a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann Hammett of Pooler, Georgia; three daughters, Donna Pressley of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Charlotte Smith and husband Ken of Dallas, and Carolyn Diercks of Sherman; one son, David Diercks of Denton; three stepchildren, Greg Hammett of Princeton, NJ, Linda Ory of Boston, MA, and Janice Dreier of New Haven, CT; seven grandchildren, Jeffrey Nelson of Ocala, FL, Alex Nelson of Ft. Pierce, FL, Meghan Cerveny of Santa Rosa, California, Elizabeth Bucknor of Washington, DC, and Katherine, Clifford, and Justin Crouch, all of Sweeny, TX; and four great grandchildren, Magnolia and Oakley Cerveny, Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson, and Mark Carter. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Elizabeth (Connor) Diercks; and four siblings, Darlene Diercks, Marion Diercks, Evan Schmidt, and Beata Schmidt.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ALZ.Org at Alzheimer's Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.

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Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Bennington, Black Hawk, Iowa; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340377

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Source - Year: 1940; Census Place: Bennington, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01139; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 7-2

Clifford "Herb" Diercks February 24, 1929 - December 19, 2016
Sherman

Funeral services for Clifford Herbert Diercks will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 21 in the Chapel of Memories at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Military honors will be performed by the US Air Force. Rev. Michael Mattil will officiate with services under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home. Mr. Diercks, 87, passed away Monday, December 19 at the Sunrise of Hillcrest in Dallas.

Herb Diercks was born February 24, 1929 in Readlyn, Iowa to the late Clarence and Esther (Tribon) Diercks. He began a career with the Air Force in 1950 and served in Korea and Vietnam. He was also an accomplished fighter test pilot and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1959 for his participation in a calculated mid-air collision of two airplanes that resulted in the rescue of his plane. Mr. Diercks retired from the US Air Force in 1974 and enjoyed his family and farming during retirement.

Mr. Diercks will be remembered as a loving husband and father. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann Hammett of Pooler, Georgia; three daughters, Donna Pressley of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Charlotte Smith and husband Ken of Dallas, and Carolyn Diercks of Sherman; one son, David Diercks of Denton; three stepchildren, Greg Hammett of Princeton, NJ, Linda Ory of Boston, MA, and Janice Dreier of New Haven, CT; seven grandchildren, Jeffrey Nelson of Ocala, FL, Alex Nelson of Ft. Pierce, FL, Meghan Cerveny of Santa Rosa, California, Elizabeth Bucknor of Washington, DC, and Katherine, Clifford, and Justin Crouch, all of Sweeny, TX; and four great grandchildren, Magnolia and Oakley Cerveny, Charlotte Elizabeth Nelson, and Mark Carter. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Elizabeth (Connor) Diercks; and four siblings, Darlene Diercks, Marion Diercks, Evan Schmidt, and Beata Schmidt.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ALZ.Org at Alzheimer's Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.

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Feb 24 1929 Birth		Birth of Clifford Diercks
Apr 1930 Age 1		Lived in Bennington, Black Hawk, Iowa (Census)
Apr 1940 Age 11		Lived in Bennington, Black Hawk, Iowa (Census)
May 03 1957 Age 28		Married to Elizabeth Connor
Mar 24 1983 Age 54		Death of father, Clarence Diercks
Nov 07 1989 Age 60		Death of mother, Esther Tribon
Dec 15 1993 Age 64		Death of spouse, Elizabeth Connor
Dec 19 2016 Age 87		Death of Clifford Diercks