Elsie Magdalena Hebbert

CLERGY
Rev. David Ellis
MUSIC
Organist ~ Harriet Schaeffer
Congregational Hymns
“I Am But a Stranger Here”
“Beautiful Savior”
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
CASKETBEARERS
Craig Neumeister
Stephen Neumeister
Jim Maloney
Sara Maloney
Daniel Abbott
Ashley Abbott
Elsie Magdalena Hebbert, recently of Brandon, South Dakota, but a lifelong resident of the Scotland area, went to be with her Lord on Friday, October 3, 2008 at the age of 94 years. She died in hospice care at Covington Heights in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Elsie Bierman was the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Sundermann) Bierman. She was born on September 12, 1914 on a farm near Scotland, South Dakota and grew up in the Scotland-Kaylor area. Elsie married Archie Hebbert at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Scotland on May 30, 1937 where she was a longtime member. She was active in her church and also was a member of the Scotland Historical Society. Her church and community were important to her. She loved children and time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren was precious to her.
Elsie is survived by her children, Donna (Calvin) Neumeister, Rodney Hebbert, and Caryl Abbott; six grandchildren, Craig Neumeister, Stephen Neumeister, Sara Maloney, Daniel Abbott, Patrick Abbott and Ashley Abbott, and three great-grandchildren, Stephanie and Thomas Neumeister and Abby Maloney. She is also survived by her brother, Clarence Bierman, sister-in-law Helen Hebbert, brother-in-law Leonard Hammar and many loving and loyal nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, her son-in-law, John Abbott, an infant grandchild, Christopher Abbott, her infant sister, Annie, and sisters Clara Vogt, Gladys Burke, Alta Burke and Frances Buckley.