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VERDA WIEDEBUSH
The funeral service for Verda Wiedebush, 89, Aberdeen, will be 10:30am, Monday, March 23 at Trinity Lutheran Church at Mansfield, with Pastor Wesley Hafner officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Mansfield. Verda died Thursday, March 19, at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 2-7pm, Sunday, with a prayer service at 7pm at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St.
Verda Bierman was born July 10, 1919, at Mansfield, SD to Gottlieb & Anna (Nierman) Bierman. This is the area where she grew up and attended school. Verda was confirmed on October 29, 1933.
After graduating from Northville High School, Verda married Carl Wiedebush on June 29, 1937 at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Mansfield. In September of 1982, they moved to Aberdeen, SD.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mansfield, where she was a Trinity Ladies Aide member. Verda enjoyed rural life, especially raising chickens and gardening. For many years she was an avid bowler and won trophies and awards in different leagues. Playing cards was also one of her favorite pastimes. Anniversary and Christmas celebrations were special occasions that she enjoyed with her family. The Lord blessed Carl and Verda with seventy-one years of marriage. Verda’s quiet faith was an inspiration and comfort to her family.
Grateful for having shared Verda’s life are her husband, Carl, Aberdeen; daughter, Maryl (Earl) Anderson, Aberdeen; son, Dennis ( Lynda) Wiedebush, Aberdeen; son, Randy (Carol) Wiedebush, Mansfield; grandchildren, Gaylon (Della) Anderson, Scott (Karla) Anderson, Dawn (Jamie) Hagan, Kevin (Aimee) Anderson, Greg (Katrina) Wiedebush, Joel Wiedebush, Darin Wiedebush, Kelli Wiedebush, great grandchildren, Kimberly, Holly, Katie, Kelsey, Taylor, Grace, Elizabeth, Jaicee, Kamryn, Kendyl, Lauren, Emily, Levi, Zanrick, Teightum, and Kennadee, sister, Leona Peterson, Aberdeen.
She is preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Sharon Wiedebush, grandson, Gary Wiedebush, brothers, Alvin, Henry, Victor, Iver, Clarence, and Lawrence Bierman.
JOHN A. AGGEN
The memorial service for John “Jack” Aggen, 77, Aberdeen, will be 11:00am, Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St, with Pastor Jon Damaska officiating. Inurnment is at Riverside Cemetery. John died Wednesday, March 18, at ManorCare Health Services.
John Aggen was born on March 6, 1932, at Aberdeen, SD to Arno and Ernestine (Redman) Aggen. This is the area where he grew up and attended school.
John married Shirley Schmidt in 1953. In 1954, John became the first track champion at Tacoma Park. He moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1956, where he did construction work and held various jobs. John moved back to Aberdeen and drove truck for several years. He married Donna Bucholz in 1972.
John was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rites. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Grateful for having shared John’s life are his son, Jerrold Aggen, Aberdeen; daughter, Jacqueline Leigh, Denver, CO; step-son, Joe Bucholz, Minneapolis, MN; sister, Margorie Beckel, Aberdeen; grandchildren, Eden, Millissa, Amber, Eric; great grandchildren, Tony, Lucky, Ashley, Adon, Trista; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Family would like to extend their thanks to Dr. Skjefte, Dr. Hart, and the staff at ManorCare.
WM. HOWARD & MARCIA (BEE) LANDON
The memorial service for Howard, 86, and Marcia (Bee), 82, Landon, will be 2:00pm, Friday, March 20, 2009 at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St, with Pastor Joe Moslander officiating. Howard & Marcia passed away Monday, March 16, as a result of a car accident in Ortonville, MN.
Marcia Bernice Landon was born November 26, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA. Marcia (Bee) started studying nursing but instead raised four children: Michael, Susan, Debbie, and Bill. After the children were grown Bee worked as a Deli Manager in Pittsburgh for several years. Bea was active in the Aberdeen Senior Center and was an accomplished bridge player as well as enjoying her crafts and family. William Howard Landon was born in 1922 in Pittsburgh, PA. Howard served as an underwater diver for the US Navy during World War II and worked as a steelworker/welder for over forty years at US Steel in Pittsburgh. Howard and Bee were married December 24, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA. Both Howard and Bee retired in 1982 and spent the ensuring years enjoying family, grand kids, and great grand kids.
Grateful for having shared Bee & Howard’s life are their four children, ten grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and a large number of family and friends including Bee’s brother, Joe Haas.
KRISTIN FORSETH
Memorial services for Kristin Helen Forseth, 50, Aberdeen, are 3pm, Sunday, March 22, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Pastor Kathryn Costas officiating. Kristin died Tuesday, at her home in Aberdeen.
Visitation: 2-7pm, Saturday with family present from 4-7pm at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home.
Kristin Helen Forseth was born June 12, 1958 at Vermillion, to John & Margaret (Ernst) Forseth. She graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1978. Kristen graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, MO, in 1982, with her Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education, Early Childhood, and Equine Management. She also received her Master’s Degree in Education, Reading Specialty K-12 at the University of Missouri in 1985. In 1986 she earned her Stephens Ministry Degree at St. Michaels Episcopal Church, St. Louis, MO. Kristen also received her Pastoral Care Degree at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen in 1996.
Upon graduation from Stephens College, Kris taught 4th grade in Columbia, MO for six years. While in Columbia, she continued riding under an Olympic Eventing/Dressage coach, and showing the horses in those events. She spent time riding in Cross Country Fox Hound hunting over fences.
In 1985, Kris moved to St. Louis, MO to teach Reading in an Episcopal Day School. In 1986, she began teaching Reading in the public school, K-12.
Kris moved back to Aberdeen in 1995. Now she could full fill her two loves, teaching and her beloved horses. She took over the helm of Eljomar Arabians, running a family horse farm and teaching children and adults the “art of riding.” She took her students far and wide, south to AZ north to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Her greatest asset was her ability to show her students how to live life in all avenues. She showed them how the power of one could change a life with her special ability to motivate, direct, and encourage her students to do things they never thought they could do. She believed in good sportsmanship and working together as a team.
Kris was her family’s greatest gift!
Grateful for having shared Kris’ life are her parents, John & Margaret Forseth, Aberdeen; brothers, Douglas Forseth, Hayward, CA; Dr. Michael (Rachel) Forseth, Minneapolis, MN; nieces, Madison Forseth, Hayward, CA; Margaret Forseth, Minneapolis, MN; nephews, August Forseth, Minneapolis, MN; Raymond Forseth, Hayward, CA; Peter Forseth, Minneapolis; aunt, Helen Dahn, Newport Beach, CA .
She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Raymond Ernst, grandparents, Fritz & Lillian Forseth, aunt, Mary Ernst Altenhofen.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the NSU Foundation % Kristin Forseth WolfPact Endowment with study in equine or donars choice.
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LEAH WILBER
Leah Wilber, 95, of Aberdeen, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at her home in Aberdeen. A family funeral service was held on Monday, March 16, 2009 at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St. with Pastor D. Thomas Rawerts officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Leah Helene Ellwein was born September 2, 1913 at her parent’s farm northeast of Bowdle, SD to Sophia (Hafner) and Gottlieb Ellwein. She married Edwin Kilber on June 12, 1938, into this marriage was born her only child Diane. Upon his death in 1947, she moved to Aberdeen and worked at St. Luke’s Hospital. Leah married Roy Wilber on November 26, 1949 and she continued to make her home in Aberdeen. In 2003, she came to live with her daughter where she spent her remaining years.
Leah was a Charter Member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Her faith was very important to her and she continued to attend church regularly until her health no longer allowed her to. She enjoyed visits from her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Leah also enjoyed her pets, including her dog “Peppy” and her birds. In her early years, Leah enjoyed gardening, canning and cooking.
Grateful for having shared Leah’s life are her daughter, Diane Hoffer, of Aberdeen, grandchildren, Tammy (Greg) Huss, of Alexandria, MN, Mark (Leanne) Pulling, of Sioux Falls, SD, and Chad (Jaime) Pulling, of Whitewood, SD, and thirteen great grandchildren: Michael Huss, Nathan Huss, Leah Huss, Noah Huss, Nicholas Huss, Ashley Pulling, David Pulling, Emily Pulling, Zachary Pulling, Desirae Pulling, Alex Pulling, Peter Pulling and Paul Pulling.
Leah was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, two brothers and one sister.
DOROTHY E. SHILMAN
The funeral service for Dorothy E. Shilman, 93, of Aberdeen will be 11am, Friday, March 20, 2009 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, with Pastor Jais Tinglund officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen. Dorothy died Saturday, March 14, 2009 at ManorCare Health services.
Visitation will be from 1-7pm Thursday, March 19, with family present from 5-7pm, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.
Dorothy Ellen Roth was born at rural Mansfield, SD on February 28, 1916 to Calvin and Mary Elizabeth (Young) Roth. She was born at 11:00pm so she was almost a Leap Year baby. Dorothy was raised on a farm two miles west of Scatterwood Cemetery on the south end of Scatterwood Lake. Dorothy attended grade school, which was right across the road from her house, and it was called the “Roth” school. Dorothy attended New Hope High School, which was 10 miles west of Warner and a mile south. A neighbor man, Gale Finley, who was going to be the professor, lived only three miles from the Roth family, so he said that he would pick them up. Of course Dorothy and her sister Vivian were thrilled. Dorothy loved school and even took a grade over again, just so she could be in school. In later years, Dorothy babysat for welfare children for ten years, babies being her favorite. As soon as a child would be adopted out, we would get another one. When her own kids started to have children, she started babysitting for them. She also took in other people’s children, for the word got around that she was a good care giver. In later years, she even watched her great grandson Kyle. Dorothy was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church being started in the Monroe Junior High School. She served on different committees, and was on the Altar Society Committee for years, plus the Welfare Committee. She helped serve at many dinners, and luncheon’s that were given. For ten years, Dorothy was the Secretary Treasurer for the church bowling league, which she really enjoyed and did a good job at. She always made sure we had special gatherings for birthdays, holidays, picnics, and other events where the family would all get together. She loved to go camping with Ken and whoever else would join them. They traveled to the West Coast several times and up into Canada. On those trips they would set up a tent, which they got pretty good at. The rest of the time they would use their camper. A lot of times they would take the grandkids with them and of course the kids loved the campfires, outdoors, and fishing. One of our favorite trips was with the whole family meeting up in Canada, each in their own camper. A daughter Sharon Schock and her husband Jim drove from Oregon; a son Darwin Shilman and his wife Gale came from Washington; two daughters Donna and Louis Weber; plus Beverly and Dean Zimmerman from Aberdeen. There were nine grandchildren, so with the grown-ups, there were nineteen in all. We met in Canada, and the five campers followed each other going west to Lake Louise and the Ice Fields. While up there, Ken and Dorothy celebrated their 40th anniversary.
Dorothy was married to Kenneth Shilman on August 20, 1938 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church parsonage, in Aberdeen, by Rev. Graeber. They lived in Aberdeen all of their lived in a house on North State St. and then on 2nd Ave. NE, where they raised their family. Kenneth passed away on August 23, 1994.
Grateful for having shared Dorothy’s life are her two daughters, Donna (Louis) Weber of Aberdeen, SD and Beverly (Dean) Zimmerman of Aberdeen, a son-in-law, Jim Schock of Eugene, OR, and a daughter-in-law, Gale Shilman of Yakima, WA. She is also survived by nine grandchildren: Tracy (Chad) Speidel of Aberdeen, Scott (Bekki) Weber, of Australia, Keith (LaNae) Weber of Walford, IA, Glenn (Liz) Shilman of Kent, WA, Steve (Ann) Shilman of Belleuve, WA, Rhonda (Brian) Doherty of Rapid City, SD, David (Jen) Zimmerman of Aberdeen, Michelle (Mark) Groth of Coos Bay, OR, and Mike Schock of California. There are thirteen great grandchildren: Kyle Weber and Taylor Speidel of Aberdeen, Gage and Braden Weber of Iowa, Sierra, Savannah, and Kaden Doherty of Rapid City, SD, Natalie and Austin Groth of Oregon, Madeline Zimmerman of Aberdeen, Quinn and Andrew Shilman of Washington, and Katie Shilman of Washington. There are three step-great grandchildren, Tanner Speidel of Rapid City, SD and David and Paul McNamara of Australia.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth F. Shilman, mother, Mary Elizabeth (Young) Roth and father, Calvin Roth, a daughter Sharon Schock and a son Darwin Shilman, two brothers: Gerald and Reynold Roth, and five sisters: Mary Eudora Peterson, Etta Harbough, Mildred Mansfield, Ora Roth and Vivian Brick.
EMMA WEISSER
Services for Emma Weisser, 94, Wausau, WI, formerly Aberdeen, are 10:30am, Thursday, March 19, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, Pastor Harold Salem officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Emma died March 13, at the Aspirus Hospice Center in Wausau, WI.
Visitation: one hour prior to the service.
Emma (nee Schauer) was born to German immigrant parents in rural McPherson County, South Dakota (near Ashley, ND) on March 15, 1914. Her parents, Christian G. and Christina (nee Mayer) Schauer and three older sisters migrated from an area that was called South Russia (which is now in the country of Moldova ) in November of 1911.
At the age of four, her mother passed away. Since her father never remarried, Emma’s oldest sister, Kathryn, took over the responsibilities of caring for much of the family’s needs. She grew up in that rural setting and received an elementary school education.
On December 13, 1936 she married Gideon Weisser at the Jewell Baptist Church near Ashley, ND. They moved to Ashley that year where Gideon was employed. One son, Charles, was born to that marriage. In 1961, they moved to Aberdeen, SD. Emma and Gideon worked together as custodians of the Voegele Medical Clinic until Gideon decided to retire. They were members of the First Baptist Church in Aberdeen. Her husband passed away in April of 1986. Emma continued to live in her home until January, 2007. That summer, she moved to Wausau, Wisconsin so she could be closer to her son. There she lived at the Sylvan Crossing Assisted Care Center.
Grateful for having shared Emma’s life are her son Charles (Janice Tuchscher), Wausau, WI, three grandchildren, Mark Weisser, Charlotte, NC, Jill (Kevin) King, Green Bay, WI, Kristine Weisser , Shawano, WI, and three great-grandchildren, Allison, Megan, and Jacob King.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, five sisters, Kathryn Haas, Mathilda Schauer, Lydia Roberts, Martha Myers, Esther Weisser, one brother, Gottlieb Schauer, and a daughter-in-law, Audrey Weisser.
Memorials may be given to Christian Worship Hour, care of First Baptist Church, 1500 E. Melgaard Rd., Aberdeen, SD 57401.
LYDIA STROUP
The service for Lydia Stroup, 102, Aberdeen, will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St, with Pastor Gary Wileman officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Lydia died Friday, March 13, at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 1-6pm, Tuesday with family present from 4-6pm
Lydia Pietz was born on a farm ten miles NE of Hosmer, SD, on August 29, 1906, to Theodore & Christina Pietz. She grew up and attended country school in this area. Lydia helped on the family farm and was married to Rudolph J. DeWald on March 4, 1928, at Hosmer. They made their home in Hosmer until 1948, when they moved to Aberdeen. Lydia was employed in housekeeping at St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen for twenty years. Rudolph passed away in Aberdeen on June 12, 1977, and Lydia continued to reside in Aberdeen. On November 20, 1982, she married Arlo Stroup.
Lydia is a member of Plymouth Congregational UCC and a former member of Congregational Church of Hosmer.
Grateful for having shared Lydia’s life are her daughter, Gladys Moen, grandchildren, Judith (Bahnson) Stanley III, Jacqulyn Moen, Sherri (Mike) Herrick, Gerry (Craig) Jerrett, great grandchildren, Greta Modesitt, Phillip Modesitt, Carter Evans, Olivia Evans, Helen (Kevin) McCarty, Taylor Herrick, Holly Herrick, great-great grandchildren, Annabelle McCarty, Abigail McCarty, and Jayden Childs.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husbands Rudolph & Arlo, son, Milton, son-in-law, Rev. Ernest Moen, daughter-in-law, Louise DeWald, two brothers, and six sisters.
HENRY H. FINK
The funeral service for Henry H. Fink, 88, Redfield, formerly Aberdeen, will be 10:00am, Saturday, March 14, 2009 at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, with Pastor Marcia Sylvester officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens, with Military Honors by Sydney L. Smith Post #24. Henry died Tuesday, March 10, at Golden Living Center in Redfield.
Visitation is one hour prior to the service.
Henry Harry Fink was born April 28, 1920 at Hitchcock, SD to William H. and Catherine (Tice) Fink. The family lived on a farm north-west from Hitchcock for eight years, then moved to a farm north-east from Hitchcock for forty-one years. Henry attended rural schools in Belmont Township in Spink County, graduating in 1935. He then worked on the family farm.
On February 22, 1945, Henry was drafted into the military service, sworn into the US Army at Fort Snelling, MN. He received his basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas and Camp Adair, Oregon. Henry served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, on Okinawa as a Amphibian truck driver and on IeShima doing Guard Duty. After being Honorably discharged on October 21 at Fort Lewis Washington, he returned to the farm. In May 1969, he moved to Aberdeen, SD, where he became employed with the City Sanitation Department. He then began working for Hub City Iron, Safeguard in the Foundry Department, retiring in 1985. He continued to live in Aberdeen until 2004, when he then moved to Redfield at the Heartland Apartments. In 2005, Henry moved to Lakeside Assisted Living in Redfield and in 2008 he moved to Golden Living Center, Redfield. He enjoyed watching sports.
Grateful for having shared Henry’s life are his cousins and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and two sisters.
