Avis Joan GILBERTS

1927 - 2016  (88 years)

• Name	Avis Joan GILBERTS
  Birth	10 Dec 1927	Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Nov 2016	Dallas County, Iowa
  Burial	Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	She had been in Fergus Falls for two years at the time of her stillborn daughter. Avis Dieseth, 88, passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Waukee, Iowa. Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen Lutheran Church. Private burial of the urn will be at Oak Grove Cemetery in Fergus Falls at a later date. Avis was born Dec. 10, 1927, in Sand Creek, Wisconsin, to Conrad and Ella (Ellefson) Gilberts. She graduated from Luther College in 1949, married Robert Dieseth on June 17, 1950, and moved to Fergus Falls in 1952. Avis worked as a choir director for First Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls for many, many years directing multiple choirs from cherubs to the senior choir. She founded two retail businesses in Fergus Falls. The first, Nordic Galleri featured Scandinavian gifts, and the second, The Homestead, included country furniture, gifts, flowers and quilting supplies. In 2003, Bob and Avis moved to The Reserve in Urbandale, Iowa, to be closer to their son John and his family. Bob and Avis became active members of St. Stephen Lutheran Church where Avis served as an accompanist for the children’s choir. Avis is survived by her sons, John (Jane) Dieseth of Urbandale, Paul (Susan) Dieseth of Burnsville; brother, Dennis (Noreen) Gilberts of Cumberland, Wisconsin; three grandchildren, Christopher (Charlotte) Dieseth, Elizabeth Dieseth, Anne (fiancé Ben Geiger) Dieseth; great-grandchild, Aiden Dieseth and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Conrad Gilberts, mother, Ella Gilberts, husband, Robert E. Dieseth, daughter, Baby Dieseth, and daughter-in-law, Georgia Dieseth.
  Person ID	I14724	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2016

  
  

  Family	Robert Erling DIESETH,   b. 4 Jan 1927, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 2 Aug 2007, Iowa (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1950
  Children	1. Baby Girl DIESETH,   b. 27 Sep 1952, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 27 Sep 1952, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F10911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2009