{{Short description|American politician from Minnesota (1923–2021)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bill Diessner | image = | image_size = 180px | state_senate = Minnesota | district = 56th | term_start = 1983 | term_end = 1990 | state_senate2 = | term2 = | district2 = | birth_name = Ardell William Diessner | birth_date = {{birth date|1923|7|28}} | birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|3|27|1923|7|28}} | death_place = Mora, Minnesota, U.S. | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | occupation = Physician | spouse = {{Unbulleted list | {{marriage|Irene|1941|1961|end=div.}} | {{marriage |Dorothy Schmidt|1962|1999|end=d.}} | {{marriage |Sharon Harmon|1999}} }} | children = Nine | relations = | alma_mater = University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Medical School }} '''Ardell William Diessner''' (July 28, 1923 – March 27, 2021) was an American politician and medical doctor in the state of Minnesota. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and was raised in Waconia, Minnesota. Diessner graduated from Waconia High School in 1941. Diessner lived in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. He moved to Afton, Minnesota 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 University of Minnesota. Diessner served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1952 in Fort Riley, Kansas, and Korea and was commissioned a captain. Diessner moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas in 2003. He died at his home in Mora, Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?id=10144|title=Diessner, Ardell William "Bill, A.W." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.leg.state.mn.us}}</ref><ref>[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/twincities/name/ardell-diessner-obituary?pid=198248086 Ardell William "Bill" Diessner-obituary]</ref>
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