Loree June Dieckmann

Loree June Dieckmann passed away peacefully in Yreka at the age of 101. She was born in Berkeley, California, the fifth of seven children born to John Henry and Josephine Wolery. They all preceded her in death. In 2016, she lost her beloved husband, Fredrick E. Dieckmann, just two months before their 70th wedding anniversary. Loree and Fred met in San Francisco at the end of World War II after his service in the United States Navy. They were married on June 5, 1946 and soon became parents of two children whom they raised down the peninsula in Redwood City. While raising a family, keeping house and planting beautiful gardens at each of the four homes they resided in for the next thirty years, Loree also worked as a bookkeeper and later office manager for a large Bay Area auto dealership. In addition to gardening, Loree loved traveling, dancing, exercising, parties, card games, reading, needlework, decorating, sewing, brisk walking, swimming, camping and Christmas. In 1980, Loree and Fred retired in Siskiyou County where they built a home on the outskirts of Fort Jones. They fully embraced their retirement years, traveling throughout the United States, hiking the Marble Mountains and fishing the many lakes and rivers in the area. Loree took up painting and became a fine watercolorist, winning many ribbons at the Siskiyou County Fair. She helped establish the Marble Rim Gallery in Fort Jones where her work was displayed for many years. And she continued to create gardens, first at their home in the Scott Valley, next at their house in Yreka and lastly at the Oakridge Retirement Estates where she moved after Fred's passing. Loree is survived by her daughter Cassandra Dehoff, her son Fredrick "Rick" Dieckmann and daughter-in-law Jill Dieckmann. She was preceded in death by her son-in-law Albert Dehoff. She is survived by grandsons Jason (Gabrielle) Dehoff, Kevin (Christin Medill) Dehoff and Nathan (Rahwa) Dieckmann, and by great grandchildren Kidane and Shelan Dieckmann, Bodie Dehoff and Lincoln Dehoff. She leaves behind many nieces and nephews, including Mary Wolery and Kathleen Shultz. Loree was a kind, generous and inspiring woman who will be greatly missed by all who knew her. There will be a celebration of life at a later date when the weather is warm and the flowers are in bloom. The family requests that donations be made in Loree's name to Madrone Hospice, 255 Collier Circle, Yreka, CA 96097.

Loree June Dieckmann

August 16, 1923 - February 19, 2025