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     Wendy Lynn Dinger was born on 18 December 1966 at Reading, Berks Co., PA. She was the daughter of Raymond Robert Dinger and Louise M. Goodman. Wendy Lynn Dinger died on 29 February 2004 at West Reading, Berks Co., PA, at age 37. She was buried in March 2004 at Berks County Memorial Gardens, Fleetwood, Berks Co., PA, Findagrave #183447908.

     Raymond George Dingey was born on 2 July 1916. He married Pauline Isabelle Gookins, daughter of Carl Gookins and Lelia Leona Owens. Raymond George Dingey died on 5 March 1998 at Ohio at age 81.

     George W. Dingman was born on 14 March 1853 at Tuscarawas Co., OH.¹ He married Lydia Anna Cross on 28 October 1874 at Vinton, Benton Co., IA. George W. Dingman died on 19 July 1917 at Urbana, Benton Co., IA, at age 64. He was buried in July 1917 at Urbana Cemetery, Urbana, Benton Co., IA, Findagrave #60015137.

     Dr. Marshal Edwin Dingman was born on 16 December 1878 at Urbana, Benton Co., IA.¹ He was the son of George W. Dingman and Lydia Anna Cross.¹ Dr. Marshal Edwin Dingman married Lucille Florence Cue, daughter of Leroy Cue and Maude Evelyn Wilt, on 28 November 1932 at Rock Island, Rock Island Co., IL; Marshall was first married to Abbie J. Burrell in 1908. She died in 1932.

The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Tuesday, 29 Nov 1932; p.14; (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Marshall E. Dingman

Mrs. Marshall E. Dingman, before her marriage to Dr. Dingman of Urbana, which took place Monday in Rock Island, Ill., was Miss Lucile Cue. The Rev. David Todd of the Christian church performed the ceremony at the parsonage.

Mrs. Dingman, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cue of Shellsburg, is a graduate of the Shellsburg high school, and attended the University of Iowa for two years. Dr. Dingman is a physician and surgeon, practicing in Urbana.

Dr. Marshal Edwin Dingman died on 1 March 1960 at Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, at age 81

The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Wednesday,
02 Mar 1960; p.10; (Newspapers.com):

Marshall Dingman, Urbana Doctor for 57 Years, Dies
Urbana -- Dr. Marshall E. Dingman, 81, a physician in this area for more than 57 years, died Tuesday night at Mercy hospital following a long illness.

Born Dec. 16, 1878, near Urbana, he was in the first class to be graduated from Urbana's 12-year high school in 1896. He was also among the first graduates of Schroeder academy, a junior college in Urbana.

Doctor in 1902
He enrolled at the University of Iowa as a medical student in 1898 and was graduated in 1902. He immediately began the practice of medicine in Urbana.

He was honored at "Dr. Dingman Day" in 1951 at Urbana. One of the features of the celebration was a baseball game between Urbana and Walker- Center Point. The players had all been brought into the world by Dr. Dingman.

Dr. Dingman was a member of the staff at St. Luke's hospital and had served on the staff at Mercy hospital. He was a life member of the Iowa Medical Society and a member of the American Medical Assn.

Church Elder
Dr. Dingman was a member of the Urbana Christian church where he served as elder. He later was named an honorary elder.

He was a 32nd degree Mason, having been a member of the Masonic lodge for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Blue lodge, Consistory, Commandery and the Shrine. He at one time served as a member of the Urbana school board.

Dr. Dingman was married July 7, 1908, to Abbie Burrell. She died in 1931. He was married to Lucille Cue Nov. 28, 1932. She survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Gary Van Slyke of East Greenwich, R.I; a brother, Verne, of Los Angeles, and 2 grandchildren.

Services
Services: Friday at 2 p.m. in the Urbana Christian church. After the Christian church is filled, persons wishing to go to the services may go to the Methodist church, which will have a sound hookup with the Christian church. The Rev. Oscar E. Barrow will officiate.

Burial: Urbana cemetery. Friends may call at the Fry-Holland funeral home in Vinton after 1:30 Thursday or at the Christian church after 9 a.m. Friday.

He was buried in March 1960 at Urbana Cemetery, Urbana, Benton Co., IA, Findagrave #60015235.
Note: Evening Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa; Tuesday,
17 Sep 1918; p.3; (Newspapers.com):

Urbana.
Dr. Marshall E. Dingman, of Urbana has received a commission as first lieutenant in the medical corps and will likely be assigned to a station very soon. Dr. Dingman was born in Urbana and has been practicing medicine here for the past fifteen years.


However, the following article from 1951 says the medical authorities in the area declared the "community need" for him was too great to release his for military duty.


Article -"Urbana Will Honor Doctor Saturday," The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Thursday, 13 Sep 1951; p.9; (Newspapers.com):

Urbana Will Honor Doctor Saturday
Fifty Years Of Practice For Dingman

Urbana--When the doctors brought prescriptions into his father's drug store, young Marshall Dingman studied them, went to his father's books to find what they were for.

He was just a boy then, still going to high school or to Schroeder's academy.

Today Marshall E. Dingman is a doctor--the general practitioner who has been caring for the ill and injured in his area for nearly 50 years.

And on Saturday this community and a host of friends from nearby cities and towns will join in honor of Dr. Dingman.

Saturday will be "Dr. Dingman day" in Urbana.
"Doc" is a great baseball fan ("I guess I've seen most of the majors play at one time or another"). And it seems particularly appropriate that the babies Doc has brought into the world around Urbana have grown up and will field a nine on the ball diamond against a team picked from among Doc's "babies" in Walker and Center Point.

The fracas is scheduled to start at 1:30 Saturday.
Doc will be on hand to attend to all injuries in this battle royal.

Following the ball game there ill be a band concert by the Urbana school band in the park opposite the bank.

There will be a prize for the oldest "Dr. Dingman baby" to show at the celebration. The youngest may also be there.

During his years of medical practice here, Dr. Dingman has brought more than 3,000 children into the world. First of these was Marshall Brody, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brody. Brody now lives in Marshfield, Wis. Last baby case at which Dr. Dingman attended was that for the arrival of a son to the George Halsteads of Vinton. That child was born Sept. 7.

Marshall E. Dingman was born near Urbana Dec. 16, 1879. And you might say that he's never left home.

His parents were Mr. and Mrs. George Dingman. The boy, Marshall, attended Urbana schools. He, together with the late C. D. Moore, one-time manager of the All-Iowa fair in Cedar Rapids, were the first to be graduated from Urbana's 12-year high school, in 1896. Previous to their time, the schools had gone no further than the tenth grade. The two boys, together with Irene Knight, were the first graduates, two years later, of the Schroeder academy, a kind of junior college in Urbana.

In 1898 Marshall Dingman was enrolled in the University of Iowa as a medical student.

Graduated in 1902, Dr. Dingman began the practice of medicine in Urbana.

He was then 22, unmarried and living with his parents. His father was operating the drug store which had started in 1883 and which he ran until 1918.

Young Dr. Dingman opened his office in what had formerly been the cobbler's shop of J. D. Marshall, grandfather of Verne and the late Clare Marshall of Cedar Rapids. The building today houses Jones Barber shop here. In 1906 Dr. Dingman moved into a new brick building. His offices since have occupied those quarters.

A few days after he started the practice of medicine in Urbana, Dr. Dingman went home and in front of his parents he figuratively polished his fingernails on the lapel of his coat while he told them: "I've got a patient in Cedar point."

Today Dr. Dingman's practice embraces a host of towns in and around Urbana. He makes regular, sometimes daily calls to sick folks who summon him to their homes in Center Point, Walker, Troy Mills, Brandon, Toddville, Vinton Quasqueton, Palo and Shellsburg.

Although this sounds like a laborious assignment, Dr. Dingman, soon to be 72, thinks things have leveled off a great deal from the early days of his medical practice.

He's not forgetting the long drives with the horse and buggy over uncertain and sometimes impassable roads. He remembers the times when people came to him in sleds, and the night he fell into a ravine during a snow storm.

"The storm was so bad we had to put blankets over the heads of the horses to get them to face it," the doctor remembers. "We came to a ravine. On the other side another sled was waiting to take me on. I stepped off one bank, disappeared almost out of sight in the snow. First thing I knew someone was yelling 'Whereinthehell is doc'."

Dr. Dingman remembers well the days when it took three or four hours to call on a patient. Today he can do the same job in 30 minutes, because of cars and better roads.

"Furthermore," the doctor says, "85 percent of a doctor's patients today come to his office to see him. I've been reading this series of stories in The Gazette. I want to argue that, although there may be fewer doctors in some areas today, they can accomplish so much more than they used to. Furthermore: It's my firm conviction that, when a doctor spends all the time he must today in preparation for his profession, he ought to have the right to practice where and at what he pleases."

Dr. Dingman's "worst" experience in the practice of medicine was during the influenza epidemic of 1918.

"I had two teams and a single driving horse. I had two men working for me and I worked them so hot and heavy they couldn't take it. It was nothing to start the day early and finish it early -- around 2:30 or 3:30 the next morning. There wasn't a house at which you stopped but you found a message there that someone else wanted you."

Commissioned to serve as a medical officer in the U.S. army, Dr. Dingman was held back because medical authorities in the area declared the "community need" for him was too great to release him for military duty.

Dr. Dingman has been amazed at the strides which have been made in medicine and surgery in the last 40 years or so.

"Modern medicine has, at the very least, added 10 years to man's life," he says today.

If Dr. Dingman had it all to do over again, he'd probably choose the same profession.

"There's no more noble calling," he says today. "People ask a country doctor for his advice on matters financial, matrimonial -- everything, in addition to medicine.

"And if people only knew it, they should tell the truth to, of all people, their doctor and their lawyer. Both of them could help a lot more if they had the truth."

Dr. Dingman doesn't look his nearly 72 years. He doesn't have a gray hair in his head. He's active. His stride is that of a much younger man.

He doesn't plan to retire. "Inactivity kills people. I'll work until I'm 100, take a 10-year rest and start all over again."

Meanwhile the doctor will get in his usual hunting and fishing, his usual overland trips.

His own formula for longevity?
"Don't worry unnecessarily. Let the other fellow worry if he wants to. But don't you do it. Worry kills people, too.

Only off-duty time Dr. Dingman has claimed beyond his annual vacations was more than two months he was gone in 1930 when he was hospitalized and in a serious condition following an automobile accident.

An honorary elder of the Urbana Christian church, Dr. Dingman is a member of the Consistory, a Thirty-second degree Mason. he has served on the Urbana board of education for 12 years and on the town council for six years.

He is a member of the Benton County medical Society, the Iowa State Medical Society, the American Medical association and is on the medical staffs of both St. Luke's and Mercy hospitals in Cedar Rapids.

Dr. and Mrs. Dingman have one child, a daughter, Belinha, who will enter Iowa State Teachers college as a freshman student this fall.


Article - "You and Iowa," The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Sunday, 23 Sep 1951; p.18; (Newspapers.com):

[Extraction]
Dr. Marshall E. Dingman honored recently by Urbana for 50 years of service as a physician, has given a financial helping hand to many college students. His aid program probably has amounted to thousands of dollars down through the years. But only one borrower, Dr. Dingman said, failed to pay him back. "If he figures he doesn't owe me that $60 I won't ask him for it," Dr. Dingman said.

     James William Dingus was born on 12 February 1874 at Ohio.¹ He married Anna May West on 29 April 1899 at Guernsey Co., OH, After Anna died in 1903, James remarried to Flossie L. Somers in 1905. James William Dingus died on 27 September 1932 at Noble Co., OH, at age 58. He was buried, no record of burial. Findagrave #180011831.

     Jeffrey Lee Dingus was born on 11 April 1971 at Columbus, Franklin Co., OH. He died on 14 May 1987 at age 16 Murdered.

     Viola Dingus was born on 19 February 1900 at Salesville, Guernsey Co., OH.^1,2 She was the daughter of James William Dingus and Anna May West. Viola Dingus married James Ellsworth Stillion, son of James Maxwell Stillion and Rhoda Frances Starr, on 28 July 1924 at Guernsey Co., OH. Viola Dingus died on 29 September 1932 at Noble Co., OH, at age 32.

     Annie Dingwall married Henry Smith.¹

     Anna Margaret Salome Dinkel married Philip Caspar Spengler. Anna Margaret Salome Dinkel was born on 6 April 1736 at Strasburg, Alsace, (now France). She died on 29 June 1813 at York Co., PA, at age 77.

     Mary Dinko was born on 1 August 1900 at Irwin, Westmoreland Co., PA.¹ She married Frank Ruszin. Mary Dinko died on 16 August 1993 at age 93

Obituary -- The Baltimore Sun; Baltimore, Maryland; Tuesday, August 17, 1993; Other Editions, Page 31 (Newspapers.com):

RUSZIN, Mary
On August 16, 1993, MARY (nee Dinko), formerly of Glen Burnie, beloved wife of the late Frank Ruszin, devoted mother of Marguerite Bishop, Elizabeth Switzer, Veronica Ruszin, Paul M. Ruszin, Sr. Thomas E. Ruszin Sr., and the late Frank Ruszin Jr., sister of Barbara Bodnar of Vienna, VA. Also survived by twelve grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Ruszin rests at the HUBBARD FUNERAL HOME, INC., 4107 Wilkens avenue, where a Christian Prayer Service will be held on Wednesday at 8 P.M. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday at 10:00 A.M. in the Patronage of the Mother of God Catholic Church. Interment in St. Michael's Ukranian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday and Wednesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

     Rosella Dinn married Oliver Franklin Snyder, son of John Benton Snyder and Catherine A. Davis, on 18 November 1891.¹

     Linda Lou Dinsmore was born on 14 February 1946. She was the daughter of Robert Owen Dinsmore and Beulah Irene Clemens. Linda Lou Dinsmore died on 28 March 2016 at age 70.

     Robert Owen Dinsmore was also known as "Bob". He was born on 10 December 1917 at Moundsville, Marshall Co., WV; son of Sylvester O. and Emma (Smith) Dinsmore. He married Beulah Irene Clemens, daughter of Earl Oglebay Clemens and Sara J. Phillips, on 15 April 1939 at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Washington, Washington Co., PA. Robert Owen Dinsmore began military service on 31 August 1943 WW II service, U.S. Army, discharged 14 MAR 1946. He died on 26 November 1991 at age 73. He was buried in November 1991 at Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray, Washington Co., PA, Findagrave #213856698.

     Shirley Ann Dinsmore was born on 12 March 1945 at Alamogordo, Otero Co., NM. She was the daughter of Robert Owen Dinsmore and Beulah Irene Clemens. Shirley Ann Dinsmore died on 18 June 2019 at Washington, Washington Co., PA, at age 74

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Shirley A. Baker, 74, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Premier Washington Health Center.

She was born March 12, 1945, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, a daughter of the late Robert O. Dinsmore and Beulah Clemens Dinsmore.

Mrs. Baker graduated from Trinity High School in 1963. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her family, her cats (Elsa, Smokey, Tigger, and Simba), cooking, and crossword puzzles.

On June 11, 1965, she married Clarence O. Baker, Jr. “Tim”, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Tim O. (Brenda Ingram) and Tom and his wife Dawn Baker, all of Washington; two grandchildren, Lauren Baker of Washington and Brittany Murray of Philadelphia.

Deceased is a sister, Linda Mersch. Surviving is a brother-in-law Charles “Will” Mersch and niece Kerry Kenny all of Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Public visitation will not be held. Private interment will take place in National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.

William G. Neal Funeral Homes.

She was buried in 2019 at National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Twp., Washington Co., PA, Findagrave #200322257.

     Jane Bell Dinwiddie was born on 25 September 1784 at Washington Co., TN. She married David Rankin circa 1801. Jane Bell Dinwiddie died on 26 September 1853 at Greene Co., TN, at age 69.

     Elizabeth Dion was born on 8 July 1922. She married John Preston Pittenger, son of Ulysses Blaine Pittenger and Bessie Olive Davis, on 16 October 1944.

     Frank Andrew DiPiazza was born on 19 January 1944 at Madison, Dane Co., WI; son of Frank and Rose (Salerno) DiPiazza. He died on 17 September 2020 at age 76

Obituary – Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin; Sunday, 27 SEP 2020, page A22 (Newspapers.com):

DiPiazza, Frank Andrew

PRINCETON – Frank Andrew DiPiazza, age 76, of Princeton, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. He was born on Jan. 19, 1944, in Madison, the son of Frank and Rose (Salerno) DiPiazza.

Frank graduated from west High School in 1965 and proudly served in the U.S. Marine Reserves. He married Tracy Supple on Aug. 14, 1970, in Madison. Frank worked as a pipe fitter for Local No. 601.

Frank loved Corvettes and Harleys. Coming from a musical family, he developed a passion for music that he passed on to his children. He enjoyed tying flies and going fly fishing throughout the United States along with Canada and Costa Rica. Family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and his loyal canine companion, Rosie, who will dearly miss him.

Frank is survived by his wife, Tracy; daughters, Andrea DiPiazza and Alyson DiPiazza; son Anthony (Christina) DiPiazza; mother, Rose; sister, Angela (Earyl) Brabender; five grandsons, Tobias DiPiazza, Sam DiPiazza, Andy DiPiazza, Vinny DiPiazza, and Dominic DiPiazza; two granddaughters, Hayleigh Reese and Johannis Harris; and his beloved dog, Rosie. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank; granddaughter, Maiyah DiPiazza; and cousin, Carolyn Bonanno.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, a Celebration of Frank’s Life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

     (?) Direstine married Etta Johnson, daughter of Edward V. Johnson and Cornelia P. Noffsinger.¹

     Adabelle Direstine was born in May 1893 at Black Oak (Davis Twp.), Caldwell Co., MO.¹ She was the daughter of (?) Direstine and Etta Johnson.¹

     Manley Direstine was born in June 1895 at Black Oak (Davis Twp.), Caldwell Co., MO.¹ He was the son of (?) Direstine and Etta Johnson.¹

     Maggie M. Dirickson was born on 23 June 1887 at Texas. She married Waity Lee Plato. Maggie M. Dirickson died on 14 June 1967 at age 79. She was buried in June 1967 at Calumet Cemetery, Calumet, Canadian Co., OK, Findagrave #26160798.

     Earl Phelps Disbro was born on 31 July 1884 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH. He married Violet Ethelind McKillen. Earl Phelps Disbro died on 29 July 1950 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, at age 65. He was buried in August 1950 at Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
Note: Findagrave Memorial #41034642.

     Earl Phelps Disbro II was born on 6 May 1948 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH. He was the son of Philip Weston Disbro and Anna Stanley. Earl Phelps Disbro II died on 6 February 2016 at Fayette Co., TN, at age 67

Obituary (Findagrave.com):

Earl Phelps Disbro, II, age 67, resident of the District 15 Community in Fayette County and husband of Cathy Marie Cannon McNabb Disbro, departed this life Saturday, February 6, 2016 at his residence.

Services of Remembrance for Mr. Disbro will be conducted at 10 A.M. Wednesday, February 8, 2016 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with interment in the Mt. Olive Cemetery in the District 15 Community. A visitation for Mr. Disbro will be from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday, February 7, 2016 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville. Arrangements will be provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes & Cremation Center - Main Chapel in Somerville.

Mr. Disbro was born May 6, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip Weston Disbro and Ann Stanley Disbro. He received his education in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Public School System and was married to the former Cathy Cannon. Mr. Disbro served as a gunsmith for much of his life and was of the Baptist faith. His hobbies included internet shopping, reading, collecting coins and knives, “big band” music and special times with his grandchildren.

Mr. Disbro is survived by his wife of 24 years, Cathy Marie Cannon McNabb Disbro of Somerville; his son, Stephen Wayne McNabb (Peggy) of Somerville; his sister, Phyllis A. Saling of Ligonier, PA; and three grandchildren, Cathy Baker (JR) of Somerville, Perry McNabb of Somerville and Gary McNabb of Somerville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip Weston Disbro and Ann Stanley Disbro and his brother, Roger Disbro.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be James Fraley, Cecil Cannon, Jr., Leslie Sprayberry, James Baker, David McNabb and Tim McNabb. Honorary pallbearers will be John Paul White, Johnny Thompson and Perry McNabb.

He was buried in February 2016 at Mount Olive Cemetery, Fayette Co., TN, Findagrave #157941289.

     Philip Weston Disbro was born on 12 July 1912 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Earl Phelps Disbro and Violet Ethelind McKillen. Philip Weston Disbro married Anna Stanley, daughter of Welles Kirk Stanley and Grace M. Hiles.¹ Philip Weston Disbro died on 22 May 1981 at Cuyahoga Co., OH, at age 68. He was buried in May 1981 at Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga Co., OH, Findagrave #18899387.

     Roger Stanley Disbro was born on 6 August 1937 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Philip Weston Disbro and Anna Stanley.¹ Roger Stanley Disbro died on 21 November 1993 at Westmoreland Co., PA, at age 56 Dates per SSDI, last residence Ligonier. He was buried in November 1993 at Ligonier Valley Cemetery, Ligonier, Westmoreland Co., PA, Findagrave #41033296.

     Emma Disbrough married James V. Jack, son of James Samuel Jack and Rebecca Harriet Winters, on 23 January 1883 at Tipton Co., IN.

     David Josiah Disbrow was born in July 1844 at Ohio.¹ He married Angeline Briggs circa 1865.² David Josiah Disbrow died in 1914 at Fulton Co., OH. He was buried in 1914 at Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton Co., OH, Findagrave #9692046.

     Emma Eva Disbrow was born on 14 July 1873 at Fulton Co., OH.^2,1 She was the daughter of David Josiah Disbrow and Angeline Briggs.^2,3 Emma Eva Disbrow married George W. Corlett on 22 May 1895 at Fulton Co., OH.² Emma Eva Disbrow died on 29 April 1938 at age 64. She was buried in May 1938 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Findagrave #59974305.

     Benjamin Magruder Disharoon was born on 13 May 1927 at Claiborne Co., MS; son of George Lindsay and Florine (Levy) Disharoon. He died on 7 November 2002 at Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS, at age 75. He was buried in November 2002 at Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., MS, Findagrave #84151147.

     Gladys Ann Dishman was born on 1 April 1907 at Forbus, Fentress Co., TN. She married Sherrill Edward Wisner, son of William Lafayette Wisner and Lillian May Whitney, on 11 June 1924 at Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN. Gladys Ann Dishman died on 8 February 1978 at Livingston, Overton Co., TN, at age 70.