Dianne Schelle

Private family services for Dianne Schelle, 59, of Groton will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 24th at Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton. Rev. Jeremy Yeadon will officiate. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Groton under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to services.

Dianne passed away at her home on October 18, 2025.

Dianne Denise was born on October 6, 1966 in Aberdeen to Jack Lynn and Lillian Esther (Hein) Dixon. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith. Dianne graduated from Groton High School in 1984 and continued her education at Stewarts School of Hair Styling. During cosmetology school, she worked at the Groton Dairy Queen. Following graduation in 1985, she was employed at Adam & Eve Salon in Aberdeen. She was united in marriage with Allen McKiver, Jr. in 1987 and they were blessed with a son Alex Allen McKiver.

Later, as a single mom, Dianne worked at the Ramkota Inn in Aberdeen while putting herself through nursing school. She graduated from Presentation College of Nursing in 1994 and was a born caregiver.

On June 28, 1997 she married Rick Schelle at the Presbyterian Church in Groton and together they had a son, Keegan Richard Schelle. After many years in the nursing field, she switched to caring for the precious little ones at St. John’s Lutheran Church Daycare. She loved working with the kids.

Celebrating her life is her husband, Rick of Groton, her sons, Alex (Tandy) McKiver of Aberdeen and their children: Jaxon, Brayden & Keaton, Keegan Schelle of Watertown, her siblings: Sherry (Rick) Koehler of Groton, Patty Smith of Sturgis, Jackie (Dennis) Hales of Aberdeen, Michael (Karen) Dixon of Rapid City, Kelli (Dan) Danburg of Aberdeen, Kathy (Jason) Holm of Mina, her mother-in-law, Jan Schelle of Groton, a host of brother and sister-in laws, along with many nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents, brother, Steven Dixon, father-in-law, Larry Schelle and many aunts and uncles.

Casketbearers will be her nephews Aaron Dixon, Garrett Dixon, David Hales, Matthew Hales, Ryan Koehler & Austin Bieber.

Honorary casketbearers will be Alex Mckiver, Keegan Schelle, Jack Mckiver, Chris Smith, Tyler Holm and Jacob Dixon.

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