Ardell William Diessner (July 28, 1923 – March 27, 2021) was an American politician and medical doctor in the state of

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. He was born in

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and was raised in

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. Diessner graduated from Waconia High School in 1941. Diessner lived in

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. He moved to

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in 1970. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from 1983 to 1990 as a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, representing district 56. Diessner was a medical doctor, having graduated from the

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. Diessner served in the

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from 1951 to 1952 in

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, and

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and was commissioned a captain. Diessner moved to

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in 2003. He died at his home in

Mora, Minnesota Mora is a city and the county seat of Kanabec County, Minnesota, Kanabec County, Minnesota It is located at the junction of Minnesota highways Minnesota State Highway 23, 23 and Minnesota State Highway 65, 65 and is along the Snake River (St. Cro ...

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1923 births 2021 deaths United States Army officers Politicians from Minneapolis People from Mora, Minnesota People from Waconia, Minnesota People from Washington County, Minnesota Military personnel from Minnesota University of Minnesota Medical School alumni Physicians from Minnesota Democratic Party Minnesota state senators American expatriates in South Korea 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub