Donald Edward Dieball

May 25, 1930 - May 11, 2020

Donald Edward Dieball of Lake Forest died peacefully on May 11, 2020. He was born May 25, 1930, in Chicago, the son of Edward F. and Florence M. (nee Krelle) Dieball. On October 9, 1976, he married Donna Koller at St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church in Chicago. They moved to Lake Bluff where they lived for 22 years before moving to Lake Forest. Don was a graduate of Lane Technical High School, Chicago. In 1952 he received a B.S. Degree in Chemistry from Northwestern University. Don graduated in 1957 from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, where he received a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry. Upon graduation he was employed in the Chicago area by Union Carbide Corporation and International Minerals & Chemical Company. For the next 25 years Don was employed by Abbott Laboratories as an Analytical Chemist in the Chemical and Agriculture Division. He retired from Abbott in 1998 and moved to Lake Forest. In his retirement he enrolled in the History Department of Lake Forest College and also attended Northwestern University Continuing Education classes. Don became a volunteer at the Chicago Botanic Gardens where he received a Master Gardener’s Degree from the University of Illinois. At that time he worked in Plant Information and in the summer he also taught children from the inner city how to grow vegetables and care for plants. Don’s love of history involved him being a volunteer at the Lake Bluff History Museum, which was known as the Vliet Historical Center in Lake Bluff. He was a gentle quiet man who enjoyed reading, history, music and woodworking. Don was an avid golfer and a loyal lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs and Bears. For those that wish, we ask that you perform an act of kindness in his memory.