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Diana Rae McCann
May 9, 2014
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleLECTORClark KelleyDennis DuncanEULOGYSonya YagerMUSICOrganist ~ Marcene KniffenSpecial Music ~ St. Leo ChoirSoloist ~ Audra FullertonHONORARY CASKETBEARERSAll of Diana’s many Co-workers whom she worked alongside throughout the years.ACTIVE CASKETBEARERSDvonna KienowRachel MillerCarolyn SchantzTom ClausenWayne JelsmaMark RowenDiana Rae McCann was born on her mother’s birthday, Tuesday, November 16, 1948 to Ralph H. and Rosina A. (Rowen) Yager in Huron, South Dakota....
Cletus "Pete" Szymanski
Apr 27, 2014
CLERGYRev. Duane CoatesMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy Koenig~Special Music ~“America the Beautiful” “People” by Barbara StreisandCletus “Pete” Szymanski was born on Monday, March 3, 1924 to Joseph and Frances (Toczek) Szymanski at Tyndall, South Dakota. In 1943, he graduated a semester early from Tyndall High School in order to serve his country in the Army during World War II. He spent his service...
Harold E. Guy
Apr 24, 2014
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleLECTORGreg SchneiderMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy KoenigSpecial Music ~ Erin Masters"Amazing Grace"Congregational Hymns"How Great Thou Art""Gift of Finest Wheat""Old Rugged Cross"CASKETBEARERSPat BurbachDanny LammersLouis GuyPat GuyAlvin LammersKevin LammersHarold Eugene Guy was born on Monday, April 4, 1927 to Willard and Pearl (Lawson) Guy in their home in the Brooky Bottom area of Nebraska. In 1944, he graduated from Wynot High School...
Raymond Eldon Carda
Apr 19, 2014
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy KoenigLECTORJim KniffenGIFT BEARERSDanielle and Brittany TyczCASKETBEARERSBrandon CardaRoss CardaTyler TyczSarah CardaBrittany TyczChristina MartinezRaymond Eldon Carda was born on Friday, December 12, 1919 to Anton and Albina (Vellek) Carda in Tyndall, South Dakota. He attended country school through the 8th grade at which time he loaded up his Model A pickup and drove to California where he...
Gordon "Gordie" McCann
Apr 13, 2014
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Marcene KniffenSoloist ~ Tim Dingman“I Can Only Imagine”Special Music ~ Tom ParlimanCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“In the Garden”“How Great Thou Art”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSDrew Duncan Holly McCannJulianne Wipf Sam KelleyJeni Holtquist Ron KreberRick KreberLeilani StewartACTIVE CASKETBEARERSJim McCann Joe McCannTricia Amen Melissa ReynoldsAudra Fullerton Grant McCannGordon “Gordie” Charles McCann was born on Sunday, November 15, 1925 to Roy and Tillie (Dahlhoff)...
Joy Ann Berendsen
Mar 30, 2014
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Coletta StratmanCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace #431”“Be Not Afraid #430”“How Great Thou Art #421”“My Eyes Have Seen the Glory #590”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSJoy’s GranddaughtersDanielle Wiesen Amber KrafczikTaryn GlissmanBreanna BerendsenBaylie BerendsenLaine BerendsenCarrie BerendsenAnne BerendsenGrace BerendsenACTIVE CASKETBEARERSJoy’s GrandsonsBrandon ReedJustin ReedNathan ReedRobbie KrafczikS. Kyle KrafczikT.J. GlissmanDominque BerendsenTayler BerendsenA.J. SwiboldJoy Ann Berendsen was born on Thursday, December 30, 1943 to Darrol and Ella (Ware) Barnt...
Sophia "Sophie" Hoff
Mar 29, 2014
CLERGYRev. Greg WayMUSICOrganist ~ Karen HuetherSoloist ~ Lennis Mehlhaff“Take Thou My Hand and Lead Me”"Abide With Me"Congregational Hymns“How Great Thou Art”“Amazing Grace”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSAll of Sophie’s Nieces & NephewsTripp Good Samaritan AuxiliaryTripp Good Samaritan StaffACTIVE CASKETBEARERSJim Boehmer Joel BoehmerAlan Hoff Charles HoffDuane Hoff Laverne HoffSophia “Sophie” Hoff was born on August 3, 1923, to Henry and Lydia (Stoebner) Hoff on the...
Margene A. Schaefer
Mar 16, 2014
CELEBRANTFr. Randy PhillipsMUSICOrganist ~ Georgianne Pravecek"Amazing Grace""How Great Thou Art""On Eagle's Wings""Servant's Song"GIFTBEARERSMargene’s GranddaughtersREADERDennis KronaizlHONORARY PALLBEARERSMargene’s Grandchildrenand Daycare KidsACTIVE PALLBEARERSConnor ChambersBrayden SchaeferMark HentoJon HentoChad HerrboldtKraig KronaizlMargene Ann Novak was born on January 10, 1947, to Louis & Evangeline Novak. She graduated from Scotland High School in 1965. That same year she met the love of her life, Nilus Schaefer, while...
Shirlee L. Madden
Mar 11, 2014
OfficiantLorney VanGerpenMusicOrganist ~ Sharon KozelPianist ~ Barb VanGerpenSoloist ~ Lisa Knoll"Serenaded by Angels""Victory in Jesus"Shirlee Louise Madden, age 83 of Avon, South Dakota passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the Tyndall Good Samaritan Center on November 3, 2014.She was born in St. Petersburg, Florida to Dorthea Goepel and James Carroll Walsh. Tim Madden married Shirlee and her 7 children...
Tom Lee Flaherty
Mar 6, 2014
Tom Lee Flaherty was born on Monday, July 26, 1954 to Jack and Lola (Jones) Flaherty in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a child, he and his family lived in California until he later moved to Colorado. He attended college and received his certification in semi-truck driving. In his late 20’s, Tom moved to his dream home, Montana. There he met and...
Ruth Elsie "Toots" Permann
Mar 1, 2014
CLERGYRev. Greg WayMUSICOrganist ~ Ruby DewaldCongregational Hymns“Living for Jesus”“Because He Lives”Special Music by Tessa Carda, “I Was There to HearYour Borning Cry” & Sarah Permann, “I’ll Be”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSRuth’s GranddaughtersCASKETBEARERSRuth’s GrandsonsRuth Elsie “Toots” or “Tootie” (Brosz) Permann was born on Wednesday, November 6, 1929 to Ferdinand and Lydia (Bietz) Brosz on a farm northeast of Tripp, South Dakota. She was baptized...
David Lewis Balvin
Feb 22, 2014
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy KoenigSoloist ~ Lisa Knoll"Serenaded by Angels"Congregational Hymns"How Great Thou Art""Amazing Grace""On Eagle's Wings""Daddy's Hands"CASKETBEARERSDavid BalvinMatthew BalvinJared BalvinTravis BalvinJohn TjeerdsmaJeffrey TjeerdsmaMichael TjeerdsmaDavid Lewis Balvin was born on Friday, November 29, 1929 on the family farm six miles southeast of Tyndall, South Dakota to Frank and Mary Beatrice (Schneider) Balvin. He attended Pleasant Ridge Country School and...
Margie Serr
Feb 16, 2014
CLERGYRev. Jonathan VeharMUSICOrganist ~ Jan KocerCongregational Hymns“Rock of Ages”“Nearer My God to Thee”“Old Rugged Cross”“Amazing Grace”Margie Etta Serr was born on Thursday, August 6, 1942 in Scotland, South Dakota to Tice and Minnie (Kruse) Haase. She graduated Scotland High School, where she played saxophone, in 1960. She then attended business school in Huron. On August 6, 1963 at Zion Lutheran...
Gerald "Jerry" Miller
Feb 15, 2014
CLERGYRev. Duane CoatesMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy KoenigSoloist ~ Lisa Knoll“Serenaded by Angels”Congregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“How Great Thou Art”CASKETBEARERSBradley MillerMike MillerEdward MillerDenny MillerDave CalliesMark MengenhauserGerald “Jerry” Miller was born on Tuesday, May 31, 1927 in Canova, South Dakota to Vernon and Velva (Bunce) Miller. He attended Canova High School through the 11th grade. From 1946 to 1947, Jerry served in the U.S. Army...
Diane Joy Wieting
Feb 9, 2014
Diane Joy Wieting, 66, of Eureka, CA passed away peacefully in her home on September 2, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family and her cat (Gremlin).Diane was born September 16, 1947 to Don and Martha (Frier) Brunken in Parkston, SD. She graduated from Delmont High School in 1965 and National College of Business...
Loretta Bouska
Feb 4, 2014
CLERGYRev. Jonathan VeharMUSIC“Amazing Grace”“In Christ Alone”Loretta Bouska was born on Monday, December 24, 1934 to Wesley and Pauline (Krieger) Bouska in Hutchinson County, South Dakota. She lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota for several years and later moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. On January 8, 2014, Loretta became a resident at Palisade Manor in Garreston, SD and it is there that...
Ruby Hicks
Feb 2, 2014
ClergyRev. Greg WayMusicOrganist ~ Shelly FinckSoloist ~ David Finck“How Great Thou Art”Congregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“Nearer My God To Thee”Ruby Hicks was born Saturday, May 18, 1929 in Hutchinson County, near Tripp, South Dakota to Solomon and Anna (Goehring) Koth. Ruby graduated from Tripp High School in 1947. After graduation, she attended the School of Cosmetology in Sioux Falls and began a career...
Evelyn Fuchs
Jan 29, 2014
CLERGYFr. Joe ForcelleFr. Gerald ThuryMUSICOrganist ~ Marcene KniffenCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“I Come to the Garden”“On Eagle’s Wings”“How Great Thou Art”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSEmily Balvin Weber Scott WeberTyler Weber Marie ArnesonCASKETBEARERSDaniel Rasmussen Jeremy RasmussenRyan Rasmussen Randy RasmussenMatt Balvin Don ArnesonEvelyn Mary Ann Fuchs was born January 29, 1923 at rural Springfield, SD to Matt and Emma (Schmoll) Arneson. She passed away on January 29,...
Leo John Hisek
Jan 29, 2014
CLERGYRev. Duane CoatesMUSICOrganist ~ Marcene KniffenSoloist ~ Rev. Duane Coates"Amazing Grace, My Chains are Gone"Congregational Hymns“America the Beautiful”“Lord of the DanceCASKETBEARERSJayson BranaughEric ButlerKevin HisekMat WalzerMarc MalitzChris HaefnerLeo John Hisek was born on November 12, 1920 in Tyndall, South Dakota to James Sr. and Emma (Mraz) Hisek. He worked on his parents’ farm before being drafted into the army. He entered...
Margaret Friederich
Jan 27, 2014
Margaret Jane Friederich was born on Tuesday, November 17, 1936 to Arnold and Altha (Brenner) Semmler at Delmont, South Dakota. After graduating from Delmont High School she attended Springfield College and attained a teaching certificate in 1954. On January 14, 1955, she was united in marriage to Wallace Friederich at the First Lutheran Church in Mitchell. For 4 years, Margaret...
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