Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 06-21-02 > Mollie Diesing of Longmont died Monday, June 17, 2002, at Applewood Living > Center following a brief illness. She was 94. > > She was born Dec. 13, 1907, to David and Eva Elizabeth (Reichert) Michel in > Sterling. She grew up in Brighton and moved to the Longmont area in 1925. > > On Sept. 30, 1929, she married Phillip Leinweber in Longmont. He preceded > her in death in 1943. On July 20, 1945, she married Adam Diesing in Denver. > > Throughout her life, she helped her husbands on their farms. She later > worked at Kuner-Empson, retiring in 1972. > > She enjoyed her minister and church family at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and > also enjoyed crocheting, picnics and spending time with her family. > > In addition to her first husband, Mrs. Diesing was preceded in death by her > second husband in 1965; six brothers, Henry, Alex, Dave, Jake, Fred and John > Michel; three sisters, Mary Ferguson, Amelia Kramer and Eva Cook; and three > infant children, Edward LeRoy, Betty and Carolyn. > > She is survived by two sons, Phillip Robert Leinweber and his wife Carolyn > of Kansas City, Kan., and Donald Diesing and his wife Cathy of Longmont; > five daughters, Elsie Pfeif of Commerce City, Virginia Jackman and her > husband John of Loveland, Ruby Schell and her husband John of Thornton, > Marilyn Camenisch of Longmont, and Shirley Marine and her husband Tim Adams > of Greeley; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four > great-great-grandchildren. > > Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Howe > Mortuary in Longmont. > > Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 21, at Bethlehem > Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Matthew Bolz-Weber officiating. Interment > will follow at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. > > Memorial contributions may be made to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or Meals on > Wheels in care of Howe Mortuary, 439 Coffman St., Longmont 80501. > > > >