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Minnie K. Mahrt was born on December 27, 1920, in Fort Stockton, Texas, to parents Alexander & Katharina (Maier) Frank.She passed away on June 12, 2017, in Fresno, California. She was 96 years, 5 months, 16 days old. May She Rest In Peace. Minnie Frank Diebert Mahrt, of Madera, was born on December 27, 1920 to Alexander and Margaretha Frank, in Fort Stockton, Texas. Minnie went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 12, 2017, at the age of 96. As a child, while living in Texas, Minnie learned to love the local wildlife including tarantulas, young bobcats and abandoned coyote pups and developed a love for music. The Frank family moved to Madera, California in 1930, where Minnie attended local schools and graduated from Madera High School, where she enjoyed her love of music. Minnie was quite proud to have earned the position of first chair clarinet player in the high school band. She was also skilled at playing piano, accordion, mandolin, zither and she loved to sing. After attending and graduating from Business School in Fresno, Minnie joined the work force and met and married the love of her life, Harry Diebert, Sr. They married in September of 1942, moved to the family farm in Madera and joined the family’s farming business. Over the next several years their family grew to include their four children; Harry, Marty, Margurite and Kristi. During WWII when her husband Harry went off to war Minnie volunteered as an airplane spotter at the air base in Madera. During her children’s school years, she was was active with the PTA at Eastin-Arcola Elementary School, a Cub Scout Den Mother, and in later years was a member of the Madera Community Hospital League of Volunteers. Minnie was a loving mother and homemaker with an amusing personality and a good sense of humor. She enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, knitting and crocheting and took pride in sharing her creations. Minnie especially loved preparing traditional German food and passing on the recipes. She was also a master of crossword puzzles and an accomplished bowler. Minnie was preceded in death by her loving husband Harry Diebert, Sr, son-in-law Jerry Noblett and later husband Jack Mahrt, Sr. Minnie was also preceded in death by her siblings Alexander Frank, Arthur Frank, Bertha Danley, Emma Klemm and Victor Frank. She is survived by her sister, Alvina Alles of Biola and Rudy Frank of Illinois. Minnie leaves behind her loving children: Harry (Margaret) Diebert, Marty Noblett, Margie (John) Hinkle and Kristi (Gary) Lakeman, six grandsons – Michael, Jeffrey and Craig Diebert, Jason Noblett and Kevin and Kyle Hinkle, six great grandchildren, as well as extended Frank, Diebert and Mahrt family members. The family wishes to extend special thanks to caregiver Patsy Capistrano for her care and dedication to Minnie and to Victoria’s Care Home for the excellent care in her last year of life. Private family services and a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Hinds Hospice or to the donor’s favorite charity.

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Minnie K. (Diebert) Mahrt

December 27, 1920 - June 12, 2017