Louis Henry Dieke III

Louis Henry Dieke III of Punta Gorda passed away on July 31 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital. Louis was born January 4, 1943, in Hinsdale, Illinois, the son of Louis Henry Dieke II and Betty(Dawson) Dieke. He was a loving husband, brother, uncle, and friend.

When Lou was 6 years old, the family moved to a farm in Cabool, Missouri, where Lou went to school, worked on the farm, and hunted and fished. Lou attended the University of Missouri and then started an apprenticeship in electrical contracting. He was a 67-year member of the IBEW, to which his grandfather, Louis Dieke, was a founding charter member in 1949. After his apprenticeship, Lou moved to Downers Grove, Illinois, where he was an electrical contractor in Chicago for his entire career.

Louis married Kathy (James) Dieke in 1970, and they also owned a residence in Saugatuck, Michigan. They moved to Punta Gorda, building a house in the Isles in 1998. Kathy passed away in 2011 after 42 years of marriage.

Louis married Susan (McGarry)Dieke in April 2014, on the 18th hole of St.Andrews South Golf Club, and they enjoyed many happy years golfing at SAS, traveling the world on many cruises, and especially enjoying a wonderful life together.

Lou was an avid boater, fisherman with his best friend, Petar Blagoev, enjoyed poker and golf at SAS, and, most of all, hunting in Africa, Argentina, out West, and on the family farm in Fairgrove, Missouri, in their tree stands and shooting shacks with his brother-in-law, John Sorensen.

Lou was preceded in death by his parents, former wife Kathy, and his brother, Thomas.

He is survived by his loving wife, Susan, his sisters Elizabeth (John) Sorensen, Carrie(Dennis) Tate, Janet Dieke, and sister in law, Jill (Thomas)Dieke, several nieces and nephews, grand and great-nieces and nephews in Missouri, Georgia, and Texas.

Memorial donations can be made in Lou's memory to Team Punta Gorda or a charity of your choice.

A Celebration of Life for Lou will be held at St.Andrews South on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 4 pm to 7 pm.