Johnna Helen Diehl of China Village, Maine passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026 at the age of 85. Johnna was born on February 28, 1941 in Waterville, Maine to Raoul and Lorette Violette. Johnna graduated from Mount Merici High School in Waterville, Maine and then went on to become a Registered Nurse at Mercy School of Nursing in Portland, Maine. After graduating Johnna spent her nursing career as an operating room nurse at Seton Hospital in Waterville.

In January of 1972 she married Dr. William H. Diehl Jr. Together they raised their two boys.

Johnna loved working in her flower gardens, reading, and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her husband, William, her son John his wife Aindrea and grandson’s Anderson and Harrison of Rome, Maine, and her son Stephen of Goffstown, New Hampshire. She is also survived by her sister Mary Lu and husband Eddie Cantin of Laconia, New Hampshire, her sister Jane and husband Gary Johnston of Dallas, Oregon, her brother William Violette and wife Terry of Waterville, Maine, her goddaughter Colleen Cantin Madden of Woolwich, Maine, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to China Village Rescue, PO Box 81, China, Maine 04358.  Memories and condolences may be shared on her tribute wall.