Leslie Fern (Thrall) Deibner (1934 - 2016)

Born 28 Dec 1934 in Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Norman John Deibner — married 5 Jul 1955 (to 1978) in Fort George G. Meade, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Died 4 Feb 2016 at age 81 in Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States

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Biography

Leslie was born 28 Dec 1934 to Lester Edwin Thrall (FamilySearch: GQ8K-MB3) and Dorothea Elizabeth Wylie (FamilySearch: G3Y4-LTN) in Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho, United States. Her parents were married 02 Nov 1933 in Nez Perce, Idaho, United States.^[1]

Her siblings include...

1. Janice (Thrall) Stevens
2. John Elton Thrall

She married Norman John Deibner (FamilySearch: L6LJ-FYR) in July 5, 1955, in Fort Meade, Md. John Deibner was born 29 August 1931 in Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, United States.

Their children include...

1. Aleta Lenoue (Deibner) Spurrgeon of Boise
2. Michael Deibner of Caldwell, Idaho
3. Crystal Deibner of Rock Springs, Wyo
4. Joseph L Deibner (Angela) of Eagle, Idaho
5. Mary Herres (Deibner) Christopher of Pomeroy,
6. Paul Deibner of Lewiston

U.S. Army. She spent two years in the Army Medical Corps.

Preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Janice Thrall Stevens;

Leslie Fern Thrall Deibner, 81, of Lewiston, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in her home, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Leslie was born Dec. 28, 1934, in Elk River, the daughter of Lester Edwin Thrall and Dorothea Elizabeth Wylie. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1955. After her graduation, Leslie and her family moved to Seattle, where she enlisted in the U.S. Army. She spent two years in the Army Medical Corps. It was in the Army that she met and married her husband, Norman John Deibner. Norman and Leslie were married July 5, 1955, in Fort Meade, Md.

After her discharge from the Army, Leslie and her husband moved to Sibley, Iowa, and raised six children. They later divorced.

After the divorce, Leslie moved to Kamiah to be closer to her family, and then later moved to Lewiston.

Leslie is survived by her brother, John Elton Thrall of Lake Tapps, Wash.; her six children, Aleta Lenoue (Jim Spurrgeon) of Boise, Crystal Deibner of Rock Springs, Wyo., Michael Deibner of Caldwell, Idaho, Joseph Deibner (Angela) of Eagle, Idaho, Mary Herres (Christopher) of Pomeroy, and Paul Deibner of Lewiston; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Janice Thrall Stevens; and her grandson, Cody Krogman. ^[2]

Burial

Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA. ^[3]

Leslie Fern Thrall Deibner (28 Dec 1931–4 Feb 2016)

Find A Grave: Memorial #163412799

Norman J Deibner (29 Aug 1931–15 Sep 1978) (spouse)

Find A Grave: Memorial #203168782

Norman's cemetery is Saint Andrews Catholic Cemetery, Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa with parents.

Leslie was born in 1934. She passed away in 2016. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Parent's marriage: "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z2-C62M : 22 July 2021), Lester Edwin Thrall and Dorathea Wylie, 02 Nov 1933; citing Nez Perce, Idaho, United States, various county courthouses, Idaho; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ Fern's Obituary
3. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images accessed 11 September 2021, memorial page for Leslie Fern Thrall Deibner (28 Dec 1931–4 Feb 2016), Find A Grave: Memorial #163412799, citing Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA.
4. ↑ Source will be added by Crystal Deibner by 28 Aug 2022.

See also:

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ6K-CFPM : 2 June 2020), L Deibner, 1994-2001.
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K55P-G8S : 28 November 2019), Leslie Fern Deibner, 1998.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho; Roll: m-t0627-00744; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18-4
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #99669018 (accessed 1 October 2022)
  Leslie Fern Schub (5), single daughter, in household of Lester E Schub (33) in Elk River, Clearwater, Idaho. Born in Idaho.
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #163412799 (accessed 1 October 2022)
  Memorial page for Leslie Fern Thrall Deibner (28 Dec 1934-4 Feb 2016), citing Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA (plot: Division 1, Row 19, Lot 055, Grave 09); Maintained by KerryRaeSmithMoser (contributor 48011981).