Center in Tama.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am, on Monday, April 13, 2026, at Cox-Smith

Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9:00 am until the time of service. Burial will be in

Wallace/Wick Cemetery, 1270 33rd Ave, St. Charles, Iowa. The family would like to thank the Grinnell American Legion Post #53 for providing military rites.

Fred was born on March 9, 1937, the son of Louis and Carrie (Jones) Diers in Winterset,

Iowa. He attended Johnston High School. On October 1, 1955, he married Maxine

(Monahan) in Urbandale, Iowa. Fred was in the National Guard for 11 years.

He worked doing various jobs from Manatt’s, Diers Construction, Poweshiek County

Sanitarian, Adair Truck Repair, to name a few. Fred was a jack of all trades. He enjoyed

fishing, camping and boating. Maxine and Fred liked to travel and wintered in Florida,

Texas and Arizona.

Fred will be remembered by his children, Peggy (Paul Poole) Hobbs of Gilman, Cathy

(Larry) Wehrman of Laurel, Darryl (Jeanne) Diers of Montezuma, Joe Diers of

Marshalltown and Kristy (Brian) Kelderman of Wake Forest, North Carolina; 11

grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 5 great great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, James

Monahan; sister-in-law, Sally Evans and several nieces and nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Maxine; sisters, Margaret, Virginia, and

Eunice; and two brothers in infancy.

In lieu of flowers or plants, memorials may be mailed to Cox-Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 163, 135 1st Ave. W Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service are assisting Fred’s family with arrangements