Louise H. Dietrich, 80, of Mars died Saturday morning at her home.

Born in Mars, Nov. 25, 1926, she was the daughter of Howard R. and Vera Hyett Humes.

A graduate of Duff's Business School in Pittsburgh, she had been a school secretary for Mr. Purvis in the Mars School District and later had been a secretary for Adams Township.

She was an Episcopalian.

Surviving are her husband, Edward J. Dietrich, whom she married Feb. 7, 1952; a son, Gary E. Dietrich of Ronan, Mont.; a sister, Mrs. John (Jeanne) Utz of Valencia; a niece, Connie Towers; two nephews, Howard and Bob Utz; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Mary Dietrich.

<B>DIETRICH </B>— Friends of Louise H. Dietrich, who died Saturday, June 16, 2007, will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home</B>, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars. Services will follow at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Paul Becker, interim pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, officiating. Burial will be at the Mars Cemetery, Adams Township.Memorial donations may be made to the Mars Public Library, P.O. Box 415, Mars, PA 16046.Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.