Myrtle T.E. Auch

CLERGY
Rev. David W. Ellis
MUSIC
Organist ~ Harriet Schaeffer
Special Music ~ Scott and Andrea Worman
“How Great Thou Art”
Congregational Hymns
“Just As I Am”
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
“Beautiful Savior”
CASKETBEARERS
Travis Weerheim
Marvin Haase
Duane Haase
Lennis Hofer
Tim List
Greg List
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
Vonnie Bagwell
Marnie Georges
John Hess
Jim Hess
Gaylon Hofer
V.F.W. Auxiliary Rites presented by
Paul Grossheusch Post #2966 Auxiliary
Myrtle Theodora Emilie Auch was born on Tuesday, June 8, 1920 at Scotland, South Dakota to Theodore and Emilie (Janke) Haase. She was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kaylor by Rev. Henry Schuetz. She attended Kaylor School and graduated from Scotland High School in 1939. After graduation, she was hired by Mr. Ackerman who was Hutchinson County Register of Deeds in Olivet to serve as secretary until the end of his term of office. After that, she worked at Fantle’s in Yankton in the Millinery Dept. She was most excited when William Fix of Parkston opened the new Gamble Store and she was able to return back to Scotland as a clerk. She continued her job until the manager, Alvin Eisenbraun, was called into the military service of his country. She then served as manager until her marriage to Oscar L. Auch. They were married on February 3, 1944 while he was on furlough from the Coast Guard during WWII. She returned with him to New York City where he was stationed on the Normandy. While living there, she worked as a cashier at the famous Macy’s Store. In June of 1946, they returned to Scotland with their newborn son, DeLyle. They lived at Menno and later moved to Kaylor, where Oscar worked at the hardware store and where Sharon and Roger were born.  Myrtle went to work as a dietician in 1959 at the Human Service Center in Yankton, retiring 22 years later in 1982. During her younger days, she was very active in her Lutheran Church in Kaylor. She was a member of the VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary Post #2966 in Scotland for over 55 years. Myrtle was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who dearly treasured her family.  Her many hobbies were embroidering, cooking and gardening and her specialty was her many flowers and houseplants. Visitors knew that they would be treated to a cup of coffee and her delicious chocolate cake or chocolate chip cookies. She became a resident of Majestic Bluffs in Yankton in January of 2008. Myrtle passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the age of 88 years, 9 months and 18 days at the Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton.
Thankful for sharing her life are her three children: son DeLyle Auch of Kaylor, South Dakota and Oscar, Jeff, Sharon and Tammy; daughter Sharon “Sherrie” Weerheim of Pocatello, Idaho and Marnie and Travis; son Roger (Monica) Auch of Littleton, Colorado and Cecilia and Theresa and stepchildren Vonnie and Scott; 12 great-grandchildren: Allison, Brianna, Sierra, Ashley, Zion, Shaylee, Savannah, Ethan, Sepheria, Trent, Andersen, Chelsea and 4 step-great-grandchildren: Patrick, Bailey, Christopher and Dillon; and one sister, Evelyn Haynes of Scotland.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar in 1985, her parents, two infant brothers, Theodore and DeLyle, one grandson, Ricky Weerheim, a great-grandson, Xavier Georges, and a brother-in-law, John Haynes.