- Date Of Birth: June 29, 1926
- Date Of Death: August 13, 2020
- State: Illinois
Margaret Diepholz, nee Maly, 94, of Troy, IL, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2020, at
Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL.
Margaret was born Tuesday, June 29, 1926, in East St. Louis, IL, the fifth child of James and Emma (Skrha) Maly.
On June 12, 1948, she married Victor W. Diepholz of Troy, IL. Margaret and Victor were blessed with 4
children.
Margaret loved her family above all else and devoted her life to her children and grandchildren. She
worked at Hunter Packing where she met her husband. She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic
Church, St. Ann Alter Sodality, Czechoslovakian Society of America Lodge Estlian Number 404, Madison
County Homemakers of America (Home Extension), Senior Center Volunteer, Triad Band Booster, 4H
Leader, and Canasta Club. Margaret enjoyed square dancing with her husband, listening to her kids
perform in the school band, playing a game of Canasta with friends and family, watching and going to
Blues Hockey, and taking pictures to capture every memory.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor W. Diepholz, Sr.; her parents James and Emma Maly;
her brothers Joseph, Steven, James, John and William Maly; a sister Mary Helen (nee Maly) Ward; and
great-grandson Gregory Sill.
Margaret is survived by her children Victor (Kathleen) Diepholz, Jr. of Troy, IL, Janet (Gregory) Klaus of
Troy, IL, Trudy (Sandy) Diepholz of Champaign, IL, and Gary Diepholz of Troy, IL; grandchildren Emily
(Barrett) Sill of Troy, IL, Erin (Shawn) Dunn II of Troy, IL, and great-grandchildren Victoria, Gabriel, Lucas
and Anna Sill and Shawn and Wesley Dunn.
