Cheryl Ann Dieckmann
December 25, 1963 ~ September 8, 2016
FUNERAL: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home OFFICIATING CLERGY: Justin White VISITATION: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 and one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral homeFINAL RESTING PLACE: Garland Brook Cemetery.MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation and designated to The Cheryl Dieckmann Fund.To View Video CLICK HERE Cheryl (Dickey) Dieckmann, 52, passed away at 3:44 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana’s Inpatient Facility. Cheryl was born Dec. 25, 1963, in Columbus. She was the daughter of James K. and Sharon (Ray) Dickey. Cheryl attended Parkside Elementary, Northside Middle School and Columbus North High School. She graduated from Columbus North in 1982. She graduated from Ball State University in 1987 with a degree in education, and received her Masters in education in 1996 from Indiana Wesleyan University. Cheryl married Brian Dieckmann July 2, 1989, in Columbus. They were married for 27 years and had two children, Joshua and Jennifer. Her only grandchild, Allison Rose Dieckmann, was born to Joshua and his wife Maria Dec. 2, 2015. Cheryl loved spending time with family including her many pets. Cheryl taught chemistry and biology from 1987 to 1994 at Southwestern (Shelby) High School. She was then hired at Columbus North High School where she taught chemistry and biology from 1994 until 2016. Cheryl was also a volunteer with the Community Animal Rescue Effort fostering numerous dogs and cats. Cheryl was considered to be an inspiring mentor to her students and colleagues alike. She believed that every student was capable of success and spent countless hours before and after school encouraging them to reach their full potential. Cheryl is survived by her mother, Sharon of Columbus; husband, Brian of Columbus; son, Joshua (Maria); and granddaughter, Allison Rose of Junction City, Kansas; daughter, Jennifer of Columbus; brother, Greg (Nickcola) Dickey of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and sister, Julie (Nick) Woolls of Columbus. She was preceded in death by her father, James K Dickey.
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Brian, Jenny, and Josh So very sorry about Cheryl’s passing. You all are in our thoughts and prayers.
So sorry to hear about Cheryl. Her smile and sweet personality will be missed. Thoughts & prayers are with all of her family and friends.
she was one of my first teachers i met when i moved to columbus and attended CNHS.. such a nice and caring woman.. im so sorry for your loss.. family is in my thoughts during this hard time..
Amazing lady. She was one of my teachers at north. Loved seeing her daily and her smile. Rip sweet lady
Sharon and Brian – our thoughts and prayers are with you. We are so sorry for your loss. Stuart, Connie and Anne Barnhorst
My deepest sympathy goes out to your family! Cheryl was such an amazing woman! She was always a bright spot in my life and I enjoyed so many laughs with her. She will be forever missed! God bless your family!
Cheryl was a dear friend since Kindergarten. We were friends. I have so many memories of slumber parties, trick or treating, swim parties, playing basketball, the memories go on and on…I always say that I was the 2nd tallest in our class until 8th grade, Cheryl was the tallest! This has been hard to process this last week. Life is precious and tomorrow is not promised to any of us. I only hope that I can impact a sampling of the lives that Cheryl did. What a wonderful example of a life she had. You will be missed my friend! Way to young!