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Sherry Fischer
Feb 10, 2015
CLERGYRev. Jonathan VeharMUSICOrganist ~ Jan KocerCongregational Hymns “In the Garden”“Just a Closer Walk with Thee”“How Great Thou Art” “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”HONORARY URNBEARERSSherry’s GrandchildrenSherry Ruby Roth was born on February 19, 1952 to Adolph and Laverna (Huber) Roth in Parkston, South Dakota. She was baptized in St. John Lutheran Church in rural Hutchinson county and confirmed in Zion Lutheran...
Ruth Vellek
Feb 9, 2015
CLERGYRev. Bill VanGerpenMUSICOrganist ~ Becky TyczSoloist ~ Lisa Knoll"In the Garden""Ivory Palaces""Precious Memories"Congregational Hymn"What a Friend We Have in Jesus"ACTIVE CASKETBEARERSRuth’s GrandchildrenBenjamin, Joseph, Steven, Daniel,Courtney, Stephanie, Caitlin, and PaigeHONORARY CASKETBEARERSRuth’s Great-GrandchildrenDakota and CharlesRuth Albina Vellek was born on Wednesday, May 28, 1930 to Joseph R. and Anna (Dvoracek) Rehurek on a farm near Tabor, South Dakota. As a child, she...
Lloyd Dan Butner
Feb 8, 2015
Lloyd Dan Butner was born to Margaret Matilda Tomlinson and John Thomas Butner in Port Angeles, Washington on March 30, 1944. Lloyd served his country in the military. After his discharge, he worked as a truck driver for many years. He was married to Bonnie Davies and later married Marion Moody. Lloyd always had a gruff look on his face,...
Betty Ann Matuska
Feb 8, 2015
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleREADERSDavid Gill & Adam MorfeldGIFT BEARERSGarrett Matuska & Dennis RothschadlMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy KoenigSoloist ~ Pam Novak“Precious Lord, Take My Hand”“Those Who See Light”Congregational Hymns“Here I Am Lord”“How Great Thou Art”CASKETBEARERSGarrett MatuskaMark GillKevin GillMike RothschadlRodney RothschadlPatrick RothschadlBetty Ann Matuska was born on Sunday, April 18, 1937 to Adolph and Rose (Slaba) Kocmick in Wagner, South Dakota. She graduated Tyndall...
Leonard H. Dvoracek
Feb 7, 2015
CLERGYRev. John McNeilMUSICOrganist ~ Becky TyczSoloist ~ Joe Sokolowski“Our Father”“Be Not Afraid”Congregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“How Great Thou Art”CASKETBEARERSLuke Ven OsdelBrandon SemlerJustin Van WinkleRandy WeierRyan RandallGary SedlacekCasey LukeTyler Van WinkleLeonard H. Dvoracek was born on December 24, 1928 at his family farm near Tabor, SD to Charlie and Tillie (Jilek) Dvoracek. He moved off the family farm at the age of 14,...
Esther A. Sorenson
Feb 5, 2015
CLERGYRev. Dani Jo NinkeMUSICOrganist ~ Shirley OswoldCongregational Hymns“How Great Thou Art”“Jesus Loves Me”CASKETBEARERSRandy BierleCurtis SorensonLarry SkorepaRoger GreggGlenn FejfarDennis BeverRandy WaringEsther A. Sorenson was born on Friday, October 7, 1910 to Emil and Caroline (Mehner) Wenzel in Dallas, South Dakota. She attended Southern State Teacher’s College in Springfield and earned her teacher’s degree. Upon graduating, Esther taught at Oswald Country School....
Audrey Phillips
Feb 3, 2015
Audrey passed away on Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society of Tyndall. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Dorothy Mae Carda
Jan 31, 2015
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Colette StratmanCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“Those Who See Light Can Walk in Dark”“Angels Among Us”“How Great Thou Art”LECTORSBrandon Carda & Ross CardaGIFT BEARERSMelissa Carda, Jessica Carda, & Danielle TyczALTAR SERVERSZach & Camille SykoraCASKETBEARERSBrandon CardaRoss CardaTyler TyczSarah CardaJenny CardaDanielle TyczBrittany TyczChristina MartinezDorothy Mae Carda was born on January 11, 1928 to Charles and Mamie (Rothschadl) Kriz on the family...
Hugh Stevenson
Jan 30, 2015
CLERGYRev. David EllisMUSICOrganist ~ Harriet SchaefferCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“How Great Thou Art”“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”“Abide with Me”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSDouglas BurkeEldon BjorumRodney BurkeDaniel ZelmerMike KappelGeorge HolmRussell IrelandJustin HalversonAlan MormonACTIVE CASKETBEARERSJim Sedlacek Jim FoleyDale Evenson Brad KoopmanRalph Holm Don HolmHugh F. Stevenson was born on June 3, 1917 to Frank B. and Veola (Bardwell) Stevenson in Scotland, South Dakota. After graduating Scotland High School,...
Fern Gran
Jan 29, 2015
CLERGYRev. Dan FlygerMUSICHarpist ~ Karen BrazeltonPianist ~ Pat AscheCongregational Hymns“Because He Lives #238”“Victory in Jesus #526”“What a Friend We Have in Jesus #412”“It Will Be Worth it All #466”“Jesus Loves Me, This I Know”“Praise God”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSNephews & Nieces ofMorris & Fern GranACTIVE CASKETBEARERSCaleb DeanDerek MarnJed HicksBenjamin BaxaRyan SwanstromBryan BorkWilliam GranFern Gran was born on April 13, 1920 to Pete and...
Duane Ehresmann
Jan 28, 2015
CLERGYRev. Brian BucklewMUSIC“On Eagle’s Wings”“In the Garden”“I’m But a Stranger Here”CASKETBEARERSSteve LarsonJay WiederrichDan WiederrichMaynard MeyerLarry KirschenmanGlenn KirschenmanDuane Herbert Ehresmann was born on Monday, September 19, 1955 to Herbert and Velda (Heibel) Ehresmann in Parkston, South Dakota. He was as a truck driver most of his life, working for Bob Pietz Construction, Dave Gustfuson Construction, and Don Ward Construction of Rapid...
Allen Auch
Jan 27, 2015
CLERGYRev. Ron ShifleyMUSICOrganist ~ Shirley OrthCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“How Great Thou Art”“One Day at a Time”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSCassondra RichelieuAndrew RehurekACTIVE CASKETBEARERSZachary RehurekCody AuchCalby AuchCorbin AuchGreg HansonJeff HansonAllen Robert Auch was born November 4, 1929 to Robert and Clara (Weidenbach) Auch on the family farm near Lesterville, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at Petersburg Congregational Church by Lesterville. Allen attended Oddessa...
Paul Bainbridge
Jan 24, 2015
CLERGYRev. Ron ShifleyMUSICOrganist ~ Sharon OrthSpecial Music ~ Linda Kroniazl“The Singing in God’s Acre”Congregational Hymns“Morning Has Broken”“When the Roll is Called Up Yonder”CASKETBEARERSLogan SmidtCash JonesMatthew NelsonKevin PravecekFrank PravecekKerry FreyPaul Matthew Bainbridge was born on Sunday, January 10, 1926 to Matthew and Mary (Plattner) Bainbridge in Scotland, South Dakota. He graduated Scotland High School in 1943 where was recognized as an...
Alice Cuka
Jan 23, 2015
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Florence SuteraCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”"Ave Maria"“Hail Mary”“How Great Thou Art”CASKETBEARERSPatrick CukaRichard HuberMichael CukaJames CukaJoey CapJason CukaJohn CapAlice Kathryn Cuka was born on Sunday, September 23, 1928 to Frank and Mary (Schneider) Balvin on the family homestead in rural Tyndall, South Dakota. From kindergarten to the 8th grade, she attended Pleasant Ridge Grade School and graduated from Tyndall...
Adeline Cisar
Jan 11, 2015
CELEBRANTFr. Randy PhillipsMUSICOrganist ~ Georgianne PravecekCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“You Are Mine”“On Eagle’s Wings”“Abide with Me”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSAdeline’s FamilyEmployees & Residents of Good Samaritan CenterACTIVE CASKETBEARERSJoe MutschelknausMichael BameDick BartaDick IrelandLambert PravecekJim SedlacekAdeline Elizabeth Cisar was born on November 9, 1915 on the family farm near Tripp, South Dakota to Charles and Anna (Dvorak) Placek. She graduated from Scotland High School. On November 4,...
James Rothschadl
Jan 11, 2015
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleLECTORMark KronaizlGIFTBEARERSConnor Peters, Katelynn FischerKelli Sternhagen, Cathy CukaEUCHARISTIC MINISTERJim KniffenMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy KoenigSt. Leo Choir ~ “One Day at a Time”Congregational Hymns“Come to Me”“I Am the Bread of Life”“How Great Thou Art”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSJames’ Bowling TeamHarvey Rothschadl, Bob Rothschadl, Justin Van Winkle, Harvey Fridrich, Randy Sutera, Virgil Pravecek, Elton RokusekACTIVE CASKETBEARERSDan Rothschadl, Mike Rothschadl, Brady RothschadlKelly Young, Jason Pavlish,...
Leona May Becvar
Jan 8, 2015
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy KoenigCASKETBEARERSScott EhrismanKen BecvarDavid BecvarWillie CrewsRichard BecvarSean EhrismanLeona May Becvar was born on Monday, May 14, 1928 to Carl Schmoll and Freda Rueb Schmoll Bren in Tyndall, South Dakota. She graduated Tyndall High School in 1947. In May of 1955, Leona and her sons, Larry and Michael, moved back to Tyndall from Washington. She then worked...
Kathleen Wry
Jan 8, 2015
Kathleen Wry was born on October 9, 1955 to John and Grace Longordo in Raritan, NJ. In 2001, she moved to Scotland, South Dakota. She is proceeded in death by her father, John Longordo of Raritan, NJ and daughter, Grace Wry of Scotland, SD. She is survived by her mother, Grace Longordo of Raritan, NJ; separated husband Douglas Higgins of...
Adeline Leona Fridrich
Jan 5, 2015
CELEBRANTSFr. Joe ForcelleFr. Gerald ThuryMUSICSoloist ~ Pam Novak“On Eagle’s Wings”Congregational Hymns“How Great Thou Art”“Gift of Finest Wheat”“Amazing Grace”ACTIVE CASKETBEARERSKen FridrichRick RysavyDarren RysavyCraig KrcilKevin KrcilChad KrcilKenny BassGreg FridrichJason FridrichEric FridrichHONORARY CASKETBEARERSLeila SchumacherJacob BrakkeLogan BrakkeTad BrakkeCody FridrichTyler FridrichJessica BeckerAndrew BeckerKaleb JohnsonSawyer FridrichCarter Mecham Noah HeeschZach Heesch Steve Heesch Emma BolgerErin Bolger Mason DeClerq Jillian DeClerqTanner Fridrich Carson Fridrich Peyton FridrichPyper Fridrich Bradan PhelpsAdeline Leona Fridrich...
LaRaye E. Andersen
Jan 3, 2015
CLERGYRev. David WildermuthMUSICPianist ~ Marilyn NyburgCongregational Hymns“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”“In the Garden”“I Love to Tell the Story”“How Great Thou Art”LaRaye Edward Andersen was born on Tuesday, January 21, 1936 to Raymond A. and Verna E. (Madsen) Andersen in Irene, South Dakota. He graduated from Irene High School in 1954. From 1954 to 1956, LaRaye served his country...
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