Nelda Jane Dietz, 70, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. She passed away peacefully in her own bed after a long and well-fought battle with cancer.
She leaves behind her son, Scott Longman and wife Dainita Longman of Jacksonville, Fla. and their sons Alyster and Christian; her daughter, Brandi Longman and husband Greg Robertson of Pass Christian, Miss. and their children Cooper, Sydney, Bryce and Nathaniel; 10 step children and 27 step grandchildren; sister, Mary Elizabeth Dietz Chovanec and husband Johnnie Chovanec and their children Wanda, Julie, John Michael, and Elizabeth (Libby); sister, Colleen Dietz and daughter Brittany; and brother Raymond Dietz and his wife Diana Dietz and their children, Nicholas, Patrick, and Zachary.