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Erna Christina Ziegler
Feb 28, 2013
CLERGYRev. Jonathan VeharMUSICOrganist ~ Dorothy BietzCongregational Hymns“Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling”“Just a Closer Walk With Thee”“Precious Lord, Take My Hand”Zion Choir ~ “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”CASKETBEARERSClinton JerkeRandolph JerkeRudolph JerkeVerlyn JerkeMelvin KepplingerGlenn ZieglerErna Christina Jerke was born on Tuesday, September 30, 1924, on a farm southwest of Kaylor, South Dakota. She was the youngest child of Henry...
Thomas Raymond Varilek
Feb 25, 2013
Thomas Raymond Varilek was born to Frank H. and Tillie (Plavec) Varilek on October 25, 1949 in Tyndall, SD. His schooling began in a one-room schoolhouse, Dunwoody District #23. He graduated Tyndall High School in the class of ‘67. In 1971, he achieved his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Tom began his professional...
Maynard Andrew Huether
Feb 24, 2013
CLERGYRev. Greg WayMUSICOrganist ~ Shelly FinckCongregational Hymns"God Will Take Care of You""Precious Lord, Take My Hand"Special Music by the Clearfield Colony Women’s ChoirHONORARY CASKETBEARERSMatt, Myles, Kayla, Brandie, Kelly, and RileyBecki Huether HauserVicki Huether Mason-FoedererBoogsCASKETBEARERSGlenn VogelDennis HuetherWilliam SchoenfishMyron HolzwarthGregg HuetherVaughn HuetherMaynard Andrew Huether and his twin brother, Mynard, were born on Monday, May 27, 1940 on the family farm near Tripp,...
Lois LaNere Sedlacek
Feb 21, 2013
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Marcene KniffenProcessional Hymn ~ “Though the Mountains May Fall”Offertory Hymn ~ “Mother, Dear, O Pray For Me”Communion Hymn ~ “Amazing Grace”Piano Accompaniment by Grandson Wesley BrandtRecessional Hymn ~ “Let There Be Peace On Earth”CASKETBEARERSJoseph KuchtaEd SedlacekGeorge SedlacekAlvin SternhagenDoug SternhagenSteve SternhagenLois LaNere Sedlacek was born Tuesday, August 8, 1944 at Yankton, South Dakota to Benjamin and Vera...
Elmer William Baltzer
Feb 17, 2013
CLERGYRev. Ron ShifleyMUSICOrganist ~ Sharon OrthSoloist ~ Linda Kronaizl“I Can Only Imagine”“The Lord’s Prayer”Congregational Hymn“How Great Thou Art”HONORARY URNBEARERSElmer’s Grandchildren & Great-GrandchildrenElmer William Baltzer was born on Tuesday, December 28, 1915 in rural Hutchinson County, South Dakota to Wilhelm W. and Louisa (Mogck) Baltzer. He attended country school through the 8th grade. He served in the US Army during World...
Ardena Pauline Mueller
Feb 16, 2013
CLERGYRev. Barry NelsonMUSICOrganist ~ Karen HuetherCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me”“Just a Closer Walk With Thee”CASKETBEARERSSteve BaresGlen BattermanTodd BietzWayne BietzDoug MehlhaffDale WerningArdena Pauline Mueller was born on Wednesday, January 30, 1918 near Menno, South Dakota to Henry and Pauline (Neuharth) Mehlhaff. She was baptized and confirmed in the Reformed faith and attended school through the 8th grade. Ardena was united...
Richard Albert Gall
Feb 16, 2013
CLERGYRev. Ron ShifleyMUSICOrganist ~ Shirley OrthCongregational Hymns“To God Be the Glory”“Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”“Jesus Will Outshine Them All”CASKETBEARERSRichard’s GrandsonsTimothy HoytAdam HoytNathan AndersonJoel MerkwanTobias GallAndrew GallRichard Albert Gall was born on Tuesday, June 13, 1922 at Lesterville, South Dakota to Emil Ferdinand and Johanna Elizabeth (Auch) Gall.He went to school through the 8th grade at the Northstar School near Lesterville....
Dennis Emil Pecka
Feb 6, 2013
CLERGYPastor Linda SchortzmannCASKETBEARERSAllen RehurekGreg SchneiderHarvey FridrichElton RokusekWarren PlacekDuane RothschadlDennis Emil Pecka was born on Monday, August 3, 1931, in Lawton, North Dakota to Emil and Anna (Dritinia) Pecka. He attended country school through the 8th grade. Dennis was united in marriage to Maxine Starr on January 5, 1966. He worked construction in his early years and spent most of his...
Paul "Pete" Klemme
Jan 28, 2013
CLERGYRev. David W. EllisMUSICOrganist ~ Sharon OrthCongregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“Just As I Am, Without One Plea”“Nearer, My God, to Thee”CASKETBEARERSGeorge BauderRyan BauderChris KonradKen KonradClay WittmeierLee WittmeierPaul “Pete” Klemme was born on December 10, 1918 to Arthur & Ida (Treick) Klemme in Scotland, South Dakota. His religious journey began with his baptism at Bethany Reformed Church, where he was also confirmed. He...
James R. Fowkes
Jan 22, 2013
James R. Fowkes was born on March 29, 1925 to Ed and Nora (Lust) Fowkes in Beatrice, Nebraska. He graduated from Scotland High School and went on to attend Purdue University and later graduated from Southern State Teachers College in Springfield. James proudly served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corp, restocking bombs on bomber planes....
Viola Woehl
Jan 16, 2013
CLERGYRev. Ken JohnsonMUSICOrganist ~ Donna KnodelCongregational Hymns“Rock of Ages”“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”Duets by Jason & Julie Hamann“How Great Thou Art”“I Know That My Redeemer Lives”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSAll of Viola’s granddaughtersCASKETBEARERSViola’s GrandsonsDon WoehlJason HamannLance HamannJohn CapViola Woehl was born Friday, September 30, 1921 near Tripp to Fred and Katie (Winckler) Roth. She was baptized on November 6, 1921 and...
Hattie Lou Mueller
Jan 15, 2013
CLERGYRev. Jonathan VeharMUSICOrganist ~ Dorothy Bietz“Amazing Grace”“In the Garden”“How Great Thou Art”CASKETBEARERSJoe JamesDonavon ListEugene ListRoger ListLarry MuellerLester MuellerHattie Lou Mueller was born on Friday, September 29, 1922 near Utica, South Dakota to Norman and Hedwig (Hasker) List. She attended country school through the 8th grade. She worked at the state hospital in Yankton for a time. Hattie was united in...
Donald Lee Paul
Jan 7, 2013
Don Paul was born to Steve and Elsie (Uherka) Paul on January 12, 1933, a day so cold that the water on their kitchen stove froze in the kettle. His growing-up years on his family farm near Tyndall were filled with hard work, but the long winter nights gave Don plenty of time to perfect his snooker skills with his...
Rev. James Marvin Schatz
Dec 31, 2012
CLERGYRev. Greg WayRev. Ted BaderRev. Fred SprengerMUSICOrganist ~ Shelly FinckCongregational HymnsProcessional ~“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”Recessional ~ “God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again”Frieden’s Men’s Choir“God of Grace, God of Glory”“How Great Thou Art”HONORARY CASKETBEARERSEmilia BartonSam MuellerGracey SchatzKennedy SchatzCASKETBEARERSJohn AmesRick AmesLeland BartonTrevor BartonBruce SchatzJason SchatzThe Rev. James "Jim" Marvin Schatz was born Wednesday, June 5, 1935 at...
Mildred Marie Herman
Dec 27, 2012
CELEBRANTFr. Joe ForcelleMUSICOrganist ~ Kathy KoenigSt. Leo ChoirProcessional ~ “Prayer of St. Francis”Offertory ~ “Come to Me”Communion ~ “On Eagle’s Wings”Recessional ~ “How Great Thou Art”CASKETBEARERSBob BaresTom BaresAndrew BecvarJohn CukaDon HauckTodd TaggartMildred Marie Herman was born Thursday, June 14, 1928 in Bon Homme County near Tyndall to Anton and Anna (Rezac) Bares. As a girl, she was active in 4-H...
Eleanor Louise Ireland
Dec 26, 2012
CELEBRANTFr. Mathew VazhappillyMUSICOrganist ~ Georgianne PravecekProcessional Hymn ~ “How Great Thou Art”~ Kathy ManningOffertory Hymn ~ “Amazing Grace”Communion Hymn ~ “The Lord’s Prayer” ~ Kathy ManningRecessional Hymn ~ “On Eagle’s Wings”CASKETBEARERSSeth IrelandDustin LurzShane NowakChad RamseyMark SaylerMatthew SaylerEleanor Louise Ireland was born on Saturday, August 12, 1916 at Tyndall, South Dakota to Frank and Anna (Hahn) Benesh. She earned her teacher’s...
Eleanor Louise Ireland
Dec 26, 2012
Funeral arrangements are pending for Eleanor, who passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society of Scotland. Please check back soon for service details and a full obituary.
Lynne Susan Gaudreau
Dec 22, 2012
CLERGYRev. Bill VanGerpenMUSIC“Ave Maria”“How Great Thou Art”“Amazing Grace”Lynne Susan Gaudreau was born on Sunday, September 21, 1958 at Putnam, Connecticut to Valmore and Dorothy (Bromley) Gaudreau. She graduated from Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California in 1976. She was a flight attendant for PSA and USAir for over ten years. Lynne loved animals and had worked for the...
Elmer Ruben Koth
Dec 18, 2012
CLERGYRev. Greg WayMUSICOrganist ~ Ruby DewaldSoloist ~ Lennis MehlhaffElmer Ruben Koth was born Friday, December 5, 1924 on the family farm northwest of Tripp. He was the fourth of seven children born to Solomon and Anna (Goehring) Koth. He attended a rural Hutchinson County school, Pearly Mound Elementary, and graduated from Tripp High School in 1942.Following high school, Elmer worked...
Louise Guthmiller
Nov 24, 2012
CLERGYRev. Greg WayMUSICOrganist ~ Shelly FinckSoloist ~ David Finck“It Is Well With My Soul”“Softly and Tenderly”Congregational Hymns“Amazing Grace”“How Great Thou Art”CASKETBEARERSCharles GukeisenChad GuthmillerHarry GuthmillerJudd GuthmillerMark GuthmillerDaniel NyreenMyron StoebnerLouise Guthmiller was born on a farm eight miles southwest of Tripp, South Dakota on Saturday, November 2, 1918. She was the youngest of eleven children born to Ludwig and Katharina (Hieb) Guthmiller....
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