Ann was born on April 25, 1945, in Kansas City, MO, to Hila Beth and Robert C. Aitchison. The family later moved to Prairie Village, where Ann graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School in 1963. One night in 1962 while at Allen’s Drive In, Ann met Jim Dierks, the man who would become the love of her life. They married two years later and spent 58 wonderful years together. They raised three girls in the close-knit community of Leawood South. Ann was a busy mom, involved in Camp Fire Girls, swim team and the PTA. Her family always came first and she took great pride in her role as a wife and mother.
In her spare time, she enjoyed reading, doing puzzles and she loved shopping for antiques.
Ann was thrilled to become a grandmother and one of her greatest joys was spending time with her four grandchildren.
Ann was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Jim Dierks, daughters Debbie Young (Chris), Daphne Dierks, and Diana Euston (Joe), grandchildren Joe Jr. and Kate Euston, and Maggie and Abby Young, and brother Robert Aitchison.
Services will be held on January 25, 2023, at Church of the Nativity in Leawood, KS. Visitation at 10:00 am, followed by Catholic Mass at 11 am. A reception will be held in the parish hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society.
