Dieter Hans Jauernig passed away peacefully in his sleep at 82 years of age on July 15, 2022. He was born to Margarete and Franz Jauernig on April 9, 1940 in Kaaden ad Eger, Czechoslovakia.

At the time of Dieter’s birth Czechoslovakia was under German control. At the end of World War II, he moved with his family to Germany. In 1953 Dieter emigrated to the United States with his parents. They joined his sister Helga, who had married a US serviceman and moved to Eureka. Dieter started at Eureka Junior High School knowing no English; by the time he graduated from Eureka High School in 1958, he was fluent.

Dieter served in the US Navy from 1958 to 1962 and became a US citizen on December 6, 1962. After returning to Eureka, Dieter met Donna Campbell, and they married on June 20, 1964. Together they raised a family with two children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Dieter worked for NCR before opening his own business, Capital Cash Register, with three other partners. As the business grew they changed the name to Capital Business Machines. Dieter was a businessman in Eureka for 40 years.

Dieter enjoyed sailing, woodworking, and building radio-controlled model boats, among his other hobbies.

Preceded in death by his parents, his sister Helga Griffith, and his son Mark Jauernig. Survived by his wife Donna; children Diena (Kevin) Fox, and Dieter (Kathy) Jauernig; grandchildren Iain and Kira Fox, Dustin, Ethan, and Logan Jauernig, Gregory, Bradley, and Caitlyn Still; and cousin Petra Miller.

There will be a celebration of life at the family home in Eureka on August 13, 2022 at 2 p.m.

The family would like to extend sincere thanks to Hospice of Humboldt, Humboldt Bay Fire and the Veterans Administration for their caring support in his last days. It is because of this support that he was able to stay at home until his passing.

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