Eugene Dieter
1939-2022
Eugene Dieter, 83, of Rib Lake, formerly of Richland Center/Boaz; passed away on Thursday Dec. 22, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Dec. 30, at 11 a.m. at the Pratt Memorial Chapel. Burial will be held in the Boaz Cemetery with military graveside rites to be conducted by the Local Military Memorial Honors Unit. Visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 30, at the Pratt Memorial Chapel from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 11 a.m. A livestream of the service will be available at the Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service website.
He was born on Feb. 4, 1939, the second of ten children; to Rubert and Lucreda (Propp) Dieter in Richland Center. Eugene served in the United States Army from 1961-1963 being stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado, Fort Hood in Texas, and Fort Knox in Kentucky. On Feb. 22, 1969, he was united in marriage to Mary (Anderson) Dieter. Together they moved to Kenosha and had one son, Royce.
Eugene started his auto career at Union Street Body Shop in Richland Center, continued with AMC Chrysler in Kenosha, and came to a pinnacle when together with his wife and son, they opened Dieter Auto Body in Boaz which was in service from 19872019. Eugene could often be found chasing down parts, socializing with various vendors, and taking coffee breaks. He was very proud of the business they created.
Eugene had a love for life. His senior yearbook quote was fittingly “You’re only young once.” Many times, his family would shake their heads at his antics. He had a passion for cars, snowmobiles, and the water. He spent a lot of time camping in De Soto, on the Mississippi River with his family and loved taking trips in his boat up and down the river. Eugene was also an active member of various snowmobile clubs and took trips to South Dakota and Wyoming to ride sleds in the mountains in addition to uncountable trips to northern Wisconsin.
In August 2014, Eugene bought a lake home on Spirit Lake in northern Wisconsin. On the day he became the official owner, he told his granddaughter that he never thought he would be able to give his family the gift of a lakefront home to enjoy forever. Eugene quickly began to consider Spirit Lake his new home and was given the unofficial title of the “Mayor of Spirit Lake” as he would cruise around the lake in his Ford Model A just “checking things out.”
Eugene is survived by his son Royce (Melissa) Dieter of Rib Lake; granddaughter, Heather (Zachary) Thome of Richland Center, grandson, Nicholas (Vincent Suha) Pauls of Madison; and great-granddaughters, Clara and Emma Thome. He is further survived by his siblings, Rose (Ted) Barry, Dennis (Dianne) Dieter, Robert (Sue) Dieter, Alvin (Linda) Dieter, Gary (Deb) Dieter, Dianna (Kirk) Kepler, David (Cindy) Dieter, Lynda Smith and Darrell Dieter; many nieces and nephews, and countless friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rubert and Lucreda; his wife, Mary; brothers-in-law, Gene Anderson, Jay Anderson, and Tom Smith; sisters-inlaw, Marie Anderson and Phyllis Anderson; nephew, Rick Anderson; niece, Jennifer Laue; other relatives and friends.
The Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service is assisting the family with their arrangements. prattfuneralservice. com Paid Obituary 130380
