Elaine Janette Deitchler

Elaine Janette Deitchler, the oldest of four daughters of Lillian Emma (Costine) and Walter Thomas Ruberg, was born on February 11, 1921 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa where she attended school.

Elaine and Eldon Adolph "Red" Deitchler were married on May 2, 1943 in Rockport, Missouri. Soon after their marriage, Red entered the Army Air Force as an air cadet, became a second lieutenant and served as a bombardier. They made their home in Council Bluffs and as Red was transferred from base to base, Elaine would go and visit him.

While living in Council Bluffs, Elaine worked at the Martin Bomber Plant in Omaha, Nebraska. Following Red's discharge in October of 1945, he returned to farm and they moved to live in Mineola, Iowa. They later purchased and moved to a farm five miles west of Henderson, Iowa. Their marriage was blessed with three children, Robert, Vickie, and Philip.

Elaine and Red were married 37 years when Red passed away on May 20, 1980. Elaine eventually moved back to Council Bluffs to live closer to her mother and sister. Later on, she lived in Malvern, Iowa for several years before moving in with her son Philip and family in Henderson, Iowa.

Elaine was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Mineola, Iowa and a member of the Mineola American Legion Auxiliary. She was a homemaker all her life, loved living on the farm, raising a vegetable garden, canning, and cooking for the hay crews. Elaine also enjoyed working crossword puzzles and visiting with friends and neighbors. She especially loved spending time with her family and grandchildren.

Elaine passed away on April 29, 2012 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa, at the age of 91 years, 2 months, and 18 days. She was preceded in death by her father Walter Ruberg; mother Lillian Mowrey and husband Ray; son Robert Deitchler; and sisters, Evelyn Miller and husband Everett, Joyce Drabek, and Gretchen Minikus.

Elaine is survived by her daughter Vickie Newell and husband Dave of Malvern; son Philip Deitchler and wife Patricia of Henderson; grandchildren, Ryan Newell and wife Julie of Ooltewah, TN, Brad Newell and wife Rachel of Kearney, NE, Scott Newell of Council Bluffs, Ashley Lundvall and husband Dain of Glenwood, and Kira Deitchler of Henderson; great grandchildren, Ethan and Eli Newell, Aiden and Alec Newell, and Emily, Clara, Nile, and Shay Lundvall; brother-in-law Jack Minikus of Council Bluffs; many nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.

A memorial fund has been established.

Interment in Mineola Cemetery