Jefferson County Veterans Service Officer announces retirement after 19 years

Nov 13, 2025

Veterans Service Officer Yvonne Diesterhaft announced she will retire Feb. 16 after nearly 19 years of service, citing health and promising a job description will be posted; supervisors thanked her and noted plans to recruit a successor to be appointed by the county board.

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Yvonne Diesterhaft, Jefferson County Veterans Service Officer, told supervisors she will retire on Feb. 16 after almost 19 years in the position and said the job description will be posted immediately to recruit qualified candidates. Diesterhaft said she has digitized 66 filing‑cabinet volumes of records into a client database, credited staff and volunteers for program successes, and said she hopes for a "very robust number" of candidates to take the position forward.

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