Nancy C Diggins

Nancy Carol Diggins, age 79, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away peacefully on Friday January 26, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

The funeral service for Nancy will take place on Friday February 2, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. at Hope United Methodist Church of Marshalltown. Family and friends are welcome to attend a visitation on Thursday February 1, 2024, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation. For questions or condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.

Nancy (Kloppenborg) Diggins was born on October 3, 1944, in State Center, Iowa. She was the daughter of Nason and Olive (Swalwell) Kloppenborg. Nancy graduated from Collins High school with the class of 1962 and in 1992 she also graduated from Marshalltown Community College. On June 17, 1962, Nancy married the love of her life, Robert Diggins, in Collins, Iowa. She later joined the workforce and held various positions. Nancy did daycare for many years and also worked at the Penny Saver, Benson Optical, Lennox Industries, the Red Cross, and for the First Presbyterian Church where she retired in 2021 at the age of 76. Nancy and her family were charter members of the Hope United Methodist Church. Nancy was in the choir, played bells, was a Sunday school teacher, and a member of many committees at Hope Church. She also served as treasurer of the United Methodist Women, vice president of Mid-Iowa Professionals IAAP, and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She loved singing in the “Messiah” and enjoyed flower gardening, crocheting, cross-stitching, reading, word search, and especially spending time with family and friends.

Left to honor her memory is her husband of 61 years, Robert Diggins; her children: Denna (Scott) Kain, Darla (John) Hunzelman, DeAnn (Sean) Roling, Daniel (Kari) Diggins; her ten grandchildren: Ethan (Bren) Kain, Alexis (Braxton) Risetter, Jacob “JJ” (Magda) Hunzelman, Joseph Hunzelman, Logan, Kaleb, and Jenna Roling; Braden, Jordan, and Kirstin Diggins; her siblings: Larry (Mary) Kloppenborg, Myrtle Lester, Elaine Stucky, Casey (Cliff) Schuler, Nita Kloppenborg; her in-laws: Nancy Borton, Bernice Diggins, Loren Huffaker, Judy Diggins; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Nancy is preceded in death by her parents, Nason and Olive; her mother-in-law, Twilla Polley; her brother, John Kloppenborg; and her sisters, Opal Howell and Peggy Lester.