Nicholas Dietz

Nicholas Ronald Dietz, age 43 of Nashua, IA died Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, at Clover Ridge Events in Charles City, IA (2526 Highway 218, Charles City, IA 50616). Following the service, Nick’s favorite mom-made meal will be served for all attending. Friends may greet the family following the meal at the Event Center.

Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory — Olson Chapel in Nashua has been entrusted with arrangements, 641-435-4134.

Nick Dietz was born on Feb. 11, 1978, to Ron and Dee Dietz in Waverly, and he grew up with his two siblings on the family’s farm southeast of Nashua. He received his education at schools in Nashua and attended Nashua-Plainfield High School, where he played football and was a member of the Class of 1996.

Nick’s calling in life, though, was agriculture, for he was born with farming in his blood. At the age of 6 months old, he was at his mother’s hip when his parents did their daily chores. Nick’s passion and focus was the dairy cows until they were sold in 2018 when the focus changed to the crops and feeding Holsteinsteers.

Nick was a proud father to Maverick, who was always his number one priority. With all the work Nick had to do on the farm he always put Maverick first whether it was going fishing, playing chess, wrestling around on the floor, or helping Maverick show his animals at numerous fairs throughout the year. Just as importantly, Nick knew his job was to teach his son the importance of being responsible and of having a good work ethic.

Nick loved to talk; his family members joked that he always had a phone to his ear, but in all seriousness, his life was farming, his family, and talking with his friends, some of whom had been his pals for life, some of whom he just met. He was a man of a thousand questions, but the amazing thing is Nick could recall about any conversation with anyone he ever spoke with.

He had also found the true love of his life in his fiance, Vickie Demro, whose cousin and Nick had been friends for what seemed like forever. One day in 2014, Vickie went with her cousin to Nick’s farm, and a spark was lit. The two began dating in November 2014 and enjoyed their “quiet times” drinking coffee and watching the Farm Report, working together on the farm, and taking drives to check out dairy farms near and far. Nick was also a great role model to Vickie’s two sons — Dawson and Tate.

Nick was a member of the Iowa Holstein Association and International Holstein Association, but he made his mark in life on his farm and with the people he loved the most.

His family and friends will miss his questions and the long talks they had with Nick. He is gone much too soon, yet at the same time, during the 43 years he graced this Earth, he left a lasting impact on those who knew and loved him.

Nick is survived by his parents, Ronald and Dee Dietz of Nashua, IA; one son, Maverick Dietz of Nashua, IA; fiance, Vickie Demro and her sons, Dawson and Tate of Ionia, IA; one brother, Cass (Julie Harford) Dietz of Waterloo, IA; one sister, Julie (Rick) Johnson of Greendale, WI; four nieces, Riley, Asia, Bailee, and Suri Johnson all of Greendale, WI.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Irven and Mary Dietz; maternal grandparents Harold and Helen Hicok.