Gladys Schamber

Gladys Schamber, 98, formerly of Tripp, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2024 at MorningStar Senior Living in Peoria, AZ.

Visitation will be held 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Friday, November 1, at Zion Lutheran Church in Delmont. 

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2 at Zion Lutheran.

Interment will be at Grace Hill Cemetery, Tripp. 

Gladys Irene Hahn was born on August 11th, 1926 to Emil and Fredericka (Klein) Hahn. She was baptized on September 5th, 1926 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, seven and one-half miles south of Delmont. Gladys attended German school, was taught Christian doctrine and was confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on June 30th, 1940. She completed the prescribed Course of Study for the Elementary School of Charles Mix County at Choteau Creek #3 and received her diploma on the 12th day of June, 1940. On April 28th, 1977, Gladys earned a High School Equivalency Diploma. Gladys married Gordon William Kludt in a double wedding ceremony on February 8th, 1948. They created their lives and home on her grandfather, Konrad Klein’s Homestead farm where they raised four daughters—Joann, Julie, Janet and Jaclyn. Together, they farmed near Delmont until Gordon’s death on June 20th, 1975. After the death of Gordon, Gladys secured employment at the Good Samaritan Home where she earned her Nursing Assistant Certification. In 1978, Gladys sold the Klein Homestead farm to her daughter and son-in-law, Julie and Jim Kaufman, then moved to Tripp where she worked for a local veterinarian. After the high school graduation of Janet and Jaclyn, she moved to Sioux Fall where she was employed at Raven’s, Brenda’s Pastry, and Qualified Presort, consecutively. Gladys finally retired after the age of 80. On September 1st, 1991 at Faith Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, Gladys married Elmer Wilmer Schamber. They lived in Sioux Falls where they gardened, woodworked, and traveled together. They were active members at Sioux Falls Resurrection Lutheran. Elmer passed away on June 29th, 2017. Four weeks later, on August 6th, 2017, Joann Kay Boettcher, Gladys’ oldest daughter passed away. In 2023, Gladys moved to Phoenix, AZ. She lived at MorningStar Assisted Living where she became friends with the staff and many other people who lived there. On October 20th, Gladys was called to her Heavenly home to rejoice with her Lord and Savior. Thankful to have shared her life and to have witnessed and been inspired by her Christian faith are her daughters and their spouses, grandchildren, many friends and acquaintances. Family members preceding her in death were her parents: Emil Hahn and Fredericka Hahn, brothers: Lotar Hahn and Jerry Hahn, sisters: Cordelia Meyer, Agnes Stoebner, and Carol Keller, spouses: Gordon Kludt and Elmer Schamber, daughter: Joann Kay Boettcher, and a grandson: Chad Gremmert. 

1 Corinthians 15: 50-57 “What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever. But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.