Viola Adeline Kostlan

CLERGY
Pastor Bill VanGerpen
MUSIC
Organist ~ Glee Deutscher
Congregational Hymn
“How Great Thou Art”
Duets by Bob Rueb & Joyce Svanda
“Ivory Palaces”
“Amazing Grace”
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
Vi’s Nieces & Nephews
CASKETBEARERS
Ron Herman
Jay Kreber
Neal Kreber
Allen Rehurek
Duane Sattler
David Vellek
Auxiliary Memorial Service provided by
members of the V.F.W. Post #2966 Auxiliary
INTERMENT
1:30 p.m.
Rosehill Cemetery
Scotland, South Dakota
Viola Adeline Kostlan was born on Thursday, December 27, 1923 at Tabor, South Dakota to Joseph R. and Anna (Dvoracek) Rehurek. She attended Koupal District 24 Elementary School, and was a member of the 1941 graduating class of Tyndall High School. She worked in the Tyndall AAA office from 1941 to 1943. Vi was united in marriage to Edward S. Kostlan on February 6, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked in the County Auditor’s office from 1944 to 1946 as 2nd Deputy. Vi farmed alongside Edward until his death in 1995, and there wasn’t anything on the farm that he did that she couldn’t do as well. Vi was a devoted mother and passed along her strong values to her family. In 1998, she moved from the family farm to her home at 1710 Fir St. in Tyndall. Vi was a member of the Tyndall Presbyterian Church and a charter member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post #2966 Auxiliary of Scotland. She was also a member of the Scotland Saddle Club and the Red Hat Society. Vi was always willing to help, and her community service included work at the Tyndall Good Samaritan Society and the Senior Nutrition Center in Tyndall. She enjoyed crocheting and knitting, and she especially enjoyed collecting Fenton Glass and knick-knacks. She had a large collection of Boyd’s Bears, and wanted to be able to see them from any room in her house. Vi became a resident of the Tyndall Good Samaritan Society in April of this year. She passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Tyndall, having attained the age of 84 years, 6 months and 18 days.
Vi’s memory will be cherished by her son, Keith and wife Teresa Kostlan of Artesia, New Mexico; a granddaughter, Kristin Kostlan and husband Ernest Rowland of Olathe, Kansas; two grandsons: Kent, stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba  and Mark, along with his friend Jenny Emmons, of Wichita, Kansas; four sisters: Irene Kreber and Marcella Kortan, both of Springfield, South Dakota, Ruth Vellek of Tyndall and Dorothy Sattler of Mitchell, South Dakota; two brothers: LeRoy Rehurek of Escondido, California and Lawrence (Joyce) Rehurek of Sparks, Nevada; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, in 1995; her parents, Joseph and Anna Rehurek; three brothers: Alvin, Calvin and Raymond Rehurek; four brothers-in-law: Wallace Kreber, Dorance Kortan, Charles W. Vellek, and Wesley Sattler; and one sister-in-law, Dorothy (Rehurek) Sanders.