Paul J. Dietrich Obituary
Paul J. Dietrich age 85, of 2424 Ken Mar Terrace, Quincy, died on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 in his home. Paul was born June 30, 1922 in Quincy, a son of Alois and Wilfrieda (Ehrhardt) Dietrich. He first married Betty Goerlich, and she preceded him in death in 1965. He married Leona (Domzalski) Hart on January 21, 1967 in Quincy’s St. Francis Catholic Church, and she survives.

Paul had worked at Electric Wheel, Keller’s, Quincy Notre Dame and Boatmen’s Bank in Quincy prior to his retirement in 1991. He attended Army Engineering and Operations School at Ft. Logan and served our country in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1943-1946 during World War II in the 8th Air Force 97th Squadron from where he transferred to the Post Office.

He was a member of the Church of St. Peter.

Paul was past worthy president of the Eagles Club in Quincy. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the V.F.W. 5129 of Quincy and the Bear Creek American Legion #823.

In addition to his wife, Leona, survivors also include his children: sons, Ronald Dietrich and his wife Gail of Maywood, MO; Alan Dietrich of Springfield, IL; David Dietrich and his wife Ann and Mark Dietrich all of Quincy; daughters, Carol (Hart) Chandler and her husband Dean; Dorothy (Hart) Decker; Susan (Hart) Flachs and her husband Jack, all of Quincy; Marty (Hart) Redington and her husband Thomas of Hannibal, MO; brothers, John Dietrich and his wife Jane and Richard Dietrich and his wife Joan all of Quincy;
sisters-in-law, Kathleen Dietrich of Taylor, MO and Dorothy Dietrich of Quincy; brothers-in-law, Robert Hummel of Liberty; twenty-two grandchildren and thirty six great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews also survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Betty, two brothers, Maurice and Joe Dietrich;
a sister, Rita Hummel; and two great-grandsons, Alexander Chandler and Logan Michael Jenkins.

Funeral services will be on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home and 10:00 a.m. in the Church of St. Peter by the Rev. Roy Bauer.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Military Honors will be conducted graveside by the Bear Creek American Legion Post 823.
Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home with a parish prayer service at 4:00 p.m. There will be an Eagles Service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials are suggested to Blessing Foundation for HOSPICE, the John Cary Cancer Center in Hannibal or Quincy Notre Dame High School .
Casket bearers will be Sean Chandler, John McHatton, Jack Flachs, III, Connor Redington, Ronald Dietrich, Jr. and Matt Dietrich.