Lyle Dimond, 93, formerly of Baldwin passed away peacefully February 7, 2022, at the Veteran’s Home of Lisbon.
A funeral will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 14, 2022, at the Bismarck Seventh-day Adventist Church, Bismarck, ND. Burial will be at the Baldwin Cemetery in the Spring. A livestream of the service will be available on the Bismarck Funeral Home Facebook page. Family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the services on Monday at the church.
Lyle Wesley was born on July 1, 1928, to Willard and Mabel (Gordon) Dimond in Regan, ND. He was raised and educated in Regan and Baldwin and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1948. He had a very mechanical mind. He took a course in overhauling diesel engines and later graduated from Bismarck Junior College with an Associates Degree.
On December 29, 1950, he married Donna Jean Robidou. They made their home on the farm. In 1951 he was drafted into the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1953. In 1964 he owned and operated Dimond Truck Service. He also drove semi-truck, repaired and painted barnes and grain elevators during his lifetime.
Lyle was a very kind, compassionate man. He enjoyed helping others. He was frequently late to an appointment because he had stopped and helped someone stranded along the roadside.
Lyle will be deeply missed by his children, Lavone Steffenson of Mandan, ND and Willard Dimond of Baldwin, ND; grandchildren, David Steffenson, Danielle (Noah) Kraft, Joshua (Maame Akosua Nyarko) Dimond, Erica Becker, brother, Donald (Kay) Dimond, sister, Olive Etta “Vetta” Loveland, four great-granddaughters, Ariel Kraft, Erin Kraft, Mya Becker and Addysen Becker; daughter-in-law, Deborah Dimond.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Donna “Jean”; his parents; brother Willis: grandson, Marius Steffenson; and son-in-law, Richard A. Steffenson.
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