Helen A. Wittmeier

CLERGY
Pastor Gordon Higgins
MUSIC
Organist ~ Carol Burtz
Soloist ~ Lisa Knoll
“Serenaded by Angels”
“On Eagle’s Wings”
Congregational Hymns
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
“Nearer My God To Thee”
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
Helen’s Grandnieces & Grandnephews
CASKETBEARERS
Dennis Fischer, Sr.
Lee Wittmeier
Shawn Wittmeier
Cory Wittmeier
Jay Wiederrich
Jan Odens
Helen A. Wittmeier was born near Tyndall, South Dakota on Thursday, February 10, 1916 to Jacob and Magdalena (Winckler) Wittmeier. She was raised on the farm northwest of Tyndall and attended Hauck Country School through the 8th grade. She often had to herd cows on horseback, which she didn’t care for. She also did domestic work for several area families. At a young age, Helen moved to Chicago and began working in a sewing factory. She graduated from night school and began a career as an accountant with the Borden Dairy Company, for whom she worked for over 25 years. She enjoyed baseball and was an avid Cubs fan. Helen was very fond of her nieces and nephews and will be remembered for the generous hospitality that she offered when they would travel to Chicago to visit her. In later years, she retired to care for her sister, Emma, who lived with her in Chicago. In 2002, Helen moved back to South Dakota and became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall on February 28, 2003.  It is there that she passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the age of 93 years, 1 month and 28 days.
Helen is survived by eight nieces and nephews and a host of grandnieces and grandnephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Magdalena Wittmeier; four sisters: Emma, Anna and two infant sisters; three brothers: Albert, Ferd, and John; and a niece, Elnora.