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Bill Diessner

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Bill Diessner
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 56th district
In office
1983–1990
Personal details
Born
Ardell William Diessner

(1923-07-28)July 28, 1923
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 2021(2021-03-27) (aged 97)
Mora, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Spouses
  • Irene
    (m. 1941; div. 1961)
  • Dorothy Schmidt
    (m. 1962; died 1999)
  • Sharon Harmon
    (m. 1999)
Childrennine
ResidenceAfton, Minnesota
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Medical School
Occupationphysician

Ardell William Diessner (July 28, 1923 – March 27, 2021) was an American politician and medical doctor in the state of Minnesota. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was raised in Waconia, Minnesota. Diessner graduated from Waconia High School in 1941. Diessner lived in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. He moved to Afton, Minnesota in 1970. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from 1983 to 1990 as a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, representing district 56. Diessner was a medical doctor, having graduated from the University of Minnesota. Diessner served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1952 in Fort Riley, Kansas, and Korea and was commissioned a captain. Diessner moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas in 2003. He died at his home in Mora, Minnesota.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Diessner, Ardell William "Bill, A.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us.
  2. ^ Ardell William "Bill" Diessner-obituary