Diane Marie Freitag

Diane Marie Freitag, age 69, of Hutchinson, Minnesota died Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Hutchinson Health Hospital, Hutchinson, Minnesota, following complications from a recent illness. A time for gathering with the family will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Riverside Church, followed by a Celebration of Life service, officiated by The Reverend Paul Weisbrod at 11:00 a.m. Riverside Church is located at 20924 Minnesota-7, Hutchinson, Minnesota 55350. A light lunch will be served at the church following the service. Diane Marie Freitag was born on March 12, 1956, in Litchfield, Minnesota, to Kermit and Charlotte Erickson. Diane was the oldest of four children. At the age of two, her family moved from Dassel, Minnesota to Edina, Minnesota for 14 years before returning to Dassel in 1972. Diane graduated from Dassel-Cokato High School in 1974. She worked at Jennie-O Foods in Litchfield following high school. Diane married Timothy Huebener on April 3, 1976, and moved to the Twin Cities where she lived for many years before moving back to the Dassel-Cokato area. They were blessed with five children: Catherine who died a few hours after birth, Christine, Jonathan, Sarah, and Joshua. Diane worked as a nurse’s aide at a nursing home in Minneapolis and later at the Cokato Nursing Home. Following a terminal illness, Tim passed away in 1998. Diane later moved back to the Twin Cities, where she met and married Bruce Perkins; they shared seven years together. After moving back to Hutchinson and attending Riverside Church, she met Charles Freitag whom she later married on September 8, 2007, and together they made their home in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Diane loved the Lord with all her heart and wanted everyone to know Him personally, as she did. She participated in several mission trips to share the Gospel with the people of India, Jamaica, and Kenya. Diane enjoyed Christian radio and praise music; reading; journaling; writing poems and stories; sewing; coloring; and spending time with friends and family. She especially loved picnics, campfires, and trips to the lake, and most of all reading her Bible and spending time with the Lord each day in prayer. She completed several writing and ministry correspondence courses over the years and enjoyed a trip to Israel with her husband, Charles. She was an active member of Riverside Church at the time of her death. Diane is survived by her loving and devoted children: Christine Huebener of Hutchinson, Minnesota; Jonathan Huebener of Menomonie, Wisconsin; Sarah Huebener of Hutchinson, Minnesota; and Joshua (Karissa) Huebener of Hutchinson, Minnesota; seven grandchildren: Hope Huebener, Hannah Huebener, Colette Honore, Isaiah Honore, Timothy Huebener, Linnea Huebener, and Natalie Huebener; all of whom loved her dearly; four step-grandchildren, Maddie Prior, Rylee Warlock, Jameson Prior, and Luna Warlock; and three sisters, Karen (Mike) Powell of Sugar Land, Texas, Janet (Kent) Scharmer of Hector, Minnesota, and Becky (Jim) Decker of Green Bay, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kermit and Charlotte Erickson of Dassel, Minnesota; her infant daughter, Catherine Huebener; and her previous husbands, Timothy Huebener and Charles Freitag. Arrangements were made by the Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to support missions. Donations can be made either to Riverside Church or to Diane’s nephew, Matt Powell and Family who are missionaries with Live Dead Arab World (s1.ag.org/powell).

Diane Marie Freitag

March 12, 1956 - December 9, 2025