Justin was born March 6, 1979 the loving son of Curtis and Juli Diede at Jamestown, ND.  He attended school in Jamestown, receiving his GED from Jamestown High School.  He was a man of all trades including cooking & grilling, construction, roofing and Mike Wanzek home repairs.

He loved fishing, bowling, camping, watching the Stanley Cup Finals with his mom and stay at home dad and anything he could do with his boys.

Justin is survived by his mom, Juli (Ed Bitz), Jamestown, ND; his girlfriend, Sasha Richardson, Jamestown, ND; 2 sons, Brenden Buchanan and Tristen Diede, 1 sister, Shauna (Troy) Vandehoven, Jamestown, ND, 2 brothers, Austin Diede, Bismarck, ND and Jayson (Jennifer) Qual, Fargo, ND; 1 niece, Aliya Levos and 1 nephew, Seth Qual, Fargo, ND; cousins; and great aunt and uncle, Carroll and Opal Schmuhl.

He was preceded in death by his father, Curtis; 3 uncles; grandparents, Walter and Shirley Diede and Jerald and Ann Johnson.