Wahkiakum Eagle-June 1999 Diddams, Hazel Geraldine Age 80, died in an Everett nursing home. She was the daughter of Jacob and Mary Nelson, and was born in Decorah, Iowa. She attended school there and graduated from Luther College with a teaching degree. On April 29, 1945, she married Roland Price Diddams. He served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII, and they moved to the Seattle area. They lived several years in Seattle and Ephrata and finally settled in Everett where he managed the Everett People's Bank branch and she was a homemaker. She was an active member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Everett. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Rick Nelson of Cathlamet; a son and daughter-in-law, John and Carole Diddams of Everett; a brother and sister-in-law, Justin and Millie Nelson of Arizona; and two grandchildren, Jacob and Elisabet Nelson of Cathlamet. A memorial service was held Friday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Everett. Hazel Geraldine (Nelson) Diddams Burial place unknown 01 Oct 1918-30 May 1999 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from original newspaper collection.)