Mary Jane Grimme

CLERGY
Pastor Gordon Higgins
MUSIC
Organist ~ Diane Bryan
Soloist ~ Lisa Knoll
“Amazing Grace”
“On Eagle’s Wings”
“Old Rugged Cross”
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
All of Mary’s Grandchildren
And Great-Grandchildren
CASKETBEARERS
Zac Frank
Jim Grimme
Perry Grimme, Jr.
Doug Nelson
Joshua Nygaard
John Pesek
Mary Jane (Hayward) Grimme was born on Monday, December 14, 1931 at Avon, SD to Charles and Maude (McLane) Hayward.  She attended school in Avon and graduated from Avon High School in 1949.  Mary was united in marriage to Harold H. Grimme on June 5, 1953 in the United Methodist Church in Tyndall.  They farmed southwest of Tyndall until 1999.  Mary loved the farm and it was very hard for her to leave when they decided to retire. She spent her entire married life working next to her husband on the farm.  She also worked for several local employers throughout the years.  Mary never passed up a good game of pinochle, and her children often referred to her as the Pinochle Queen.  Another great love in her life was her grandchildren, and she spent many hours with them, passing on her wisdom and love of life.  Mary had an infectious smile and was hardly ever seen without one.  She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Ladies' Aid, and the V.F.W. Auxiliary.  Following Harold's death in 2005 she moved for a time to Tabor.  Mary became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society of Tyndall in October of 2008. She passed away, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Avera St. Michael's Hospital at the age of 78 years, 1 month and 23 days. 
Mary's memory will be cherished by her children and the many friends and family she touched throughout her life.  She is survived by five children: Carol (Douglas II) Nygaard of Beresford, South Dakota, Perry (Mary) Grimme of Brookings, South Dakota, Lori (Alex) Swiatek of Lincoln, Nebraska, Roger (Tammy) Grimme of Filley, Nebraska, Teresa (Dean) Sternhagen of Tabor, South Dakota; twelve grandchildren: Shannon, Joshua, Jonathan, Megan, Perry Jr., Samantha, Megan, Jacob, Schuyler, Carly, Katelyn, and Zac; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers: Dennis Hayward and Aaron Hayward; and four sisters: Betty Pudwill, Charlene Nelson, Shirley Miller, and Peggy Leisy.
In addition to her parents, Charles and Maude Hayward, Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Grimme on December 28, 2005; three brothers: Jim, Donald and Clarence Hayward; and four sisters: June Hancock, Opal Radack, Patricia Neu, and Alva Jones.