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Violet (Winter) Reimnitz, 93
March 22, 1919 - October 31, 2012
Funeral services for Violet Reimnitz were held Nov. 3 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, near Dimock.
Burial was in the church cemetery, with Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Parkston in charge of arrangements.
Violet Reimnitz was born March 22, 1919, to Christ and Bertha (Mogck) Winter in Hutchinson County. She was baptized at Eigenfeld Lutheran Church by the Rev. Lambertus. She grew up and attended country school in Hutchinson County and was confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Parkston by the Rev. Lambertus April 9, 1933.
She was united in marriage to Walter Reimnitz Nov. 17, 1940, at Salem Lutheran Church. The couple farmed west of Ethan in Davison County until retiring into Parkston in 1981. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School and Vaction Bible School, was a member of the LWML and a choir member.
She died Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Avera St. Benedict Hospital in Parkston at the age of 93 years.
She is survived by her three daughters, Marlene (Ron) Jendersee, Mitchell, Jan (Jerry) Koch, Mt. Vernon, and Carol (Gary) Worth, Huron; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Irene Schultz, Mitchell, and Eldora Uttecht, Huron; six sisters-in-law, Leona Reimnitz, Parkston, Florence Struck, Parkston, Anita (Robert) Wegehaupt, Parkston, Ruth Wege-haupt, Sioux Falls, Leona (Ed) Stahl, Mitchell, and Bess Reimnitz, South Bend, Ind.; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; seven brothers-in-law; and a sister-in-law.
Rosemary (Van Litsenborgh) Wagner, 85
May 30, 1927 - October 30, 2012
Funeral Mass for Rosemary Philamona Wagner were held Nov. 3 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Parkston.
Burial was in the church cemetery, with Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Parkston in charge of arrangements.
Rosemary Philamona Wagner was born May 30, 1927, to Phillip and Adranie Van Litsenborgh at Hardwick, Minn. When she was nine years old, the family moved to the Canova-Howard area. She graduated from Burbank Consolidated High School in 1945. She joined the Nurses Cadet Corp. and graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in Mitchell in 1948. After graduating, she worked at the Winner Hospital.
She was united in marriage to James Wagner Feb. 8, 1949, in Mitchell. The couple lived west of Ethan before moving to a farm west of Parkston, where she has resided since. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Altar Society and taught CCD for 17 years.
She died Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Avera Bormann Manor in Parkston at the age of 85 years.
She is survived by her 14 children, Alice (Orrin) Roth, Alexandria, David Wagner, Delmont, Deborah (Titus) Friedrich, Sioux Falls, Dennis (Joyce) Wagner, Parkston, Jeanne Wernsmann, Casper, Wyo., Mark (Reina) Wagner, Casper, Wyo., Gregory (Gayle) Wagner, Parkston, Gary Wagner, Spearfish, Douglas (Eddie), Sturgis, Curtis Wagner, Parkston, Joan (George) Kennedy, Spearfish, Karen (Randy) Tucek, Abilene, Texas, Gale Wagner, Omaha, Neb., and Kim (Jason) Hauck, Spearfish; 31 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Noella Doering, Little Falls, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; grandson, Tyler; and two brothers, Victor and Eugene.
Louis Mayer, 73
Nov. 6, 1938 - Oct. 22, 2012
Mass of Christian burial for Louis “Lou” Mayer was held Oct. 27 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell, with the Rev. Larry Regynski, celebrant, Carol Harrell, Lector, and Jane Schoenfelder, cantor. Music was furnished by Joe Pekas, organist.
Burial with military honors was held in the Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery, with Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell in charge of arrangements. Honorary casketbearers were the Knights of Columbus. Casketbearers were Andy Anderson, Tom Hafner, Mike Heisinger, Linus Mayer, Tim Mayer, Todd Mayer and Dennis Ven Osdel.
Louis Michael Mayer was born Nov. 6, 1938, in Parkston to Peter and Clara (Ebersdorfer) Mayer. He grew up in the Dimock area and attended Dimock Catholic School. He earned his G.E.D. in the service. He hired out and did farm work for local farmers. In 1957, he enlisted in the Air Force, where he was a radar operator. He did his tour of duty at Torro Hone Air Force Base in Spain, where he spent three-and-one-half years. He was honorably discharged in 1961. He spent some time in California and returned home and worked at J.F. Anderson Lumber Company in Mitchell.
On Nov. 30, 1963, he was united in marriage to Karen McConnell at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell. They lived in Mitchell for 46 years and three years in LaCrosse, Wisc.
In 1972, he and his brother, Bill, started Mayer Construction. He later went on to start Lou Mayer Construction and retired in 2000.
He was member of the Knights of Columbus and Moose Lodge. He did many hours of volunteer work for the Knights of Columbus and also volunteered at the Salvation Army. He received the Volunteer of the Year Award for 2011 from the Salvation Army.
He died Monday, Oct. 22, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. He attained the age of 73 years.
He is survived by his wife, Karen; son, Kenneth, Dell Rapids; daughters, Lori Hartnagle and special friend, Eric Munz, Mitchell, Lisa (Chad) Bare, Montrose; granddaughter, Allysa Kunselman and fiance, Chad Whitesides, Oakhurst, Calif.; two step-grandchildren, Tina Kunselman, Clovis, Calif., and Tom (Shawna) Kunselman, San Angelo, Texas; brothers, Edmund (Arleen), Mitchell, Peter, LaCresent, Minn., William (Bill) (Charlotte) and Dan (Shirley), Mitchell; sisters, Adeline Heisinger, Mitchell, Florance Rokusek, Freeman, Jean (Roger) Shipman, Paola, Kan., Sister Janice Mayer, Yankton; sister-in-law, Marleen Mayer, Anaheim, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, James and Harvey; sisters, Ragena “Toots” Parker, Delores Hafner, Clara “Sherri” Novachich; sister-in-law, Sally Mayer; brothers-in-law, William VenOsdel, Gus Parker, Al Hafner, James Novachich, Fran Rokusek and Louis Heisinger.
Luverne Sudbeck, 83
February 25, 1929 - January 10, 2013
Funeral Mass for Luverne “Lou” Joseph Sudbeck was held Jan. 12 at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Dimock. Burial was in the church cemetery, with Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Parkston in charge of arrangements.
Luverne “Lou” Joseph Sudbeck was born Feb. 25, 1929, to Peter and Dorothy (Kathol) Sudbeck in Dimock. He was united in marriage to Lorraine Thelen Aug. 29, 1950. In 1950, he began farming, and in 1956, he took over the family farm near Dimock, retiring in 1996. He was a member of the National Farmers Organization and Knights of Columbus, coached baseball for five years and was a lifetime member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Dimock. He was awarded the lifetime award from the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association.
He died Thursday, Jan. 10, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. He attained the age of 83 years.
He is survived by his wife, Lorraine, Parkston; seven children, Susan (James) White, Nashville, Tenn.; Thomas (friend Tami) Sudbeck, Mitchell; James (Tammy) Sudbeck, Dimock; William (Gerry) Sudbeck, Parkston; Michael (Deb) Sudbeck, Mt. Vernon; Pamela (Duane) Stadlman, Parkston; and Douglas (Karen) Sudbeck, Dimock; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lorraine (Don) Schoenfelder, Parkston, and Joan (Art) Schlumpberger, Harrisonville, Mo.; two brothers, Dennis (Marilyn) Sudbeck, Sioux Falls; and Donald (Marion) Sudbeck, Dimock; sister-in-law, Ruth Sudbeck, Parkston; brother-in-law, Jim Freeman, Mitchell; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Valerie Sudbeck, Helen Bowar and Shirley Umstead; three brothers, Alvin Sudbeck, Ervin Sudbeck and Norbert Sudbeck; three sisters-in-law, Kathy Sudbeck, Marcella Sudbeck and Marlys Freeman; brother-in-law, Vincent “Bing” Bowar; and a daughter-in-law, Beverly Sudbeck.
Elaine (Frey) Zirpel, 73
February 25, 1939 - January 8, 2013
Funeral services for Elaine Evangeline Zirpel were held Jan. 11 at Faith Lutheran Church in Parkston, with the Rev. Kenneth Soyk officiating.
Burial was in the Parkston Protestant Cemetery.
Elaine E. Zirpel, the daughter of Otto and Hulda Frey, was born at the Shaw Hospital in Tripp on Feb. 25, 1939, and grew up west of Tripp. She was baptized and confirmed at Friedens United Church of Christ, Tripp, and was confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dimock, under the Rev. Leonard Eberhardt. She attended elementary school at Pearly Mound Country School through the eighth grade and graduated from Tripp High School in 1957.
She married Norbert Zirpel on June 30, 1957, at Tripp. They resided south and southwest of Parkston. In 1964, they moved to their present farm. She taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, and participated in the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and Valentine luncheon projects at Faith Lutheran. In the community, she volunteered in Farmers Union and Thrivent (Aid Association for Lutherans) projects for 30 years.
She died Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. She attained the age of 73 years.
She is survived by her husband, Norbert Zirpel; seven children, Charlotte (Gary) Adamson, Centerville; David (Pamala), Sioux City, Iowa; Mark (Lori), Parkston; Marjo (Roger) Soukup, Lake Andes; Bruce (Kara), Omaha, Neb.; Troy (Heather), Maricopa, Ariz.; and Kayla (Mark) Zirpel-Proctor, St. Paul, Minn.; 21 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Darlene (Marvin) Holec, Tabor; one brother, Elmer (Marlene) Frey, West Bend, Wis.; in-laws, Lillian Zirpel, Mitchell; Elmer and Luella Zirpel, Appleton, Wis.; Clifford and Rose Roth, Huron; Harold and Mary Ellen Mettenbrink, Sioux City, Iowa; two aunts, Lorraine (Otto) Weisser and Esther (Albert) Weisser; and 36 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Hulda Frey; brother, Ernest; sister, Violet Thum; in-laws, Ray Thum, Marlene Frey, William Wenzel, Leonard and Johnny Zirpel, Wilburt and Audery Zirpel, Erwin and Olinda Zirpel, Harold and Virigina Zirpel, and Richard Mehlhaff and seven nieces and nephews.
Joel Hohn, 64
April 20, 1948 - January 10, 2013
Memorial service for Joel Clarence Hohn was held Jan. 14 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Parkston. Arrangements were by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home, Parkston.
Joel Clarence Hohn was born April 20, 1948, to Raymond and Ella (Koster) Hohn in Parkston. He attended SS Peter & Paul Parochial School in Dimock and later Sacred Heart Parochial School in Parkston. After his schooling, he began working on various farms in the Parkston area and later worked on a road construction crew. Joel enjoyed working on bicycles and mowing yards and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
He died Thursday, Jan. 10, at Avera Bormann Manor in Parkston at the age of 64.
He is survived by six siblings: Edna (Kenneth) Gebel, Missouri Valley, Iowa; Melvin (Beverly) Hohn, Sterling, Ill.; Delbert Hohn, Mitchell; Dennis (Geraldine) Hohn, Mitchell; Donna (Richard) Steiner, Parkston; and Karen Mountain, Gillette, Wyo.; a very good friend, Bob; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother-in-law, Larry Mountain.
Verla (Cole) Lehman, 89
August 15, 1923 - January 10, 2013
Funeral services for Verla B. Lehman will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. at Olive Presbyterian Church, Platte. Burial will be in the Platte City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home.
Verla Berdette Cole was born Aug. 15, 1923, near Armour to Glen and Violet (Mohr) Cole. She grew up on farms in the Armour, Platte and Kimball area. She graduated from Kimball High School in 1941 and attended Mitchell Business College for one year. She worked in California during World War II.
She married Russell Charles Lehman Nov. 11, 1945, near White Lake. The couple lived in Mitchell and Watertown before moving to Delmont in 1979. They purchased the historic “Onion House,” and she opened a clothing store named “The Clothes Horse” on the first floor of their home. She moved to Parkston in 2003 and later to Redfield.
She died Jan. 10 at the Golden Living Center in Redfield.
She is survived by her three children: Karlene (Gene) Stellmacher of Tulare; Kevin (Cathy) Lehman of Brookings, and Davis (Heather) Lehman of Dallas, Texas; six granddaughters, two grandsons, and eight great-grandchildren. She also is survived by her brother, Myron Cole, of Platte.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Russell, in 1985, and a sister-in-law, Reta Cole, in 2012.
Leonard Finck, 90
April 6, 1922 - January 5, 2013
Funeral services for Leonard Finck were held Jan. 10 at the Tyndall United Methodist Church. Heartland Funeral Home in Brandon was in charge of arrangements.
Leonard Finck was born April 6, 1922, to Fred and Lydia (Vilhauer) Finck on the farm near Tyndall. He attended school through the eighth grade, when he quit to farm with his father.
On June 18, 1944, he married Vivian Britton in Tyndall. They resided on the farm and raised their family there. He was a very skilled builder and constructed several of the outbuildings on the farm. In 1978, he retired, and the couple moved to town, where he worked for Cenex driving truck. He also served many years on the Tyndall United Methodist Church board.
He enjoyed softball and played on a league in Avon for several years.
He died Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Southridge Health Care Center in Sioux Falls. He attained the age of 90 years.
He is survived by his children, Sharon (Les) Larson, Duluth, Minn.; Peggy Patterson, Brandon; Betty (Gary) Schuster, Youngsville, N.C.; and Penny (Dan) Martz, Omaha, Neb.; one son, Terry (Brad), Seattle, Wash.; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Neil (Jean), Tripp; and Edward, Phoenix, Ariz.; and one sister, Linda (Julius) Schmidt, Mesa, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian; his parents, Fred and Lydia; four brothers, Leo, Paul, Reuben and Herb; and one sister, Meta Hisek.
The Rev. Henry Roemer, 94
January 3, 1919 - January 7, 2013
Funeral services for the Rev. Henry Roemer Jan. 12, at Friedens Reformed Church in Tripp. Officiating were the Revs. Fred Sprenger, UCC Interim Conference Minister Dr. David Felton, Ronald Nuss-Warren, Paul Opsahl and Donald Stoebner. Organist was Shelly Finck. Interment followed in Friedens Reformed Cemetery, Tripp, officiated by the Rev. Fred Sprenger.
Honorary casketbearers were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Casketbearers were Myron Stoebner, Leon Reiner, Wayne Nuss, Keith Frey, Reno Stoebner and Keith Stoebner. Arrangements were under the direction of Goglin Funeral Home, Tripp.
Henry Bringfried Roemer was born Friday, Jan. 3, 1919, at Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was one of ten children born to John and Marie (Fehler) Roemer. He was baptized and confirmed in the Wolseley Bethany Reformed Church.
He graduated from Wolseley High School in 1936. At age 17, he entered Mission House College at Plymouth, Wisc., and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1940. He attended Mission House Seminary for only one year because of border crossing travel restrictions during WWII. He continued his theological studies at St. Stevens College (United Church of Canada Seminary) in Edmonton, Alberta. During the summer of 1942, the Board of National Missions of the Evangelical and Reformed (E&R) Church called him as a Licentiate of the Dakota Synod to serve two churches, Salem and Zion, near Vegreville, Alberta, Canada. It was at Salem that he met his future wife, Lydia Giebelhaus. They were married Oct. 18, 1945. He graduated “in absentia” from Mission House Seminary with a bachelor of divinity degree June 2, 1946.
On Oct. 20, 1946, he was ordained and installed as pastor of the Salem and Zion E&R churches, where he served for 16-1/2 years. In 1947, he also began serving Mewassin E&R Church at Duffield, Alberta, one Sunday each month until 1958. He served on the Kingdom Service Committee of Dakota Synod for four years and attended General Synod meetings in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio.
In November 1958, he accepted a call to Scotland, where he and his wife moved with their three children, Phyllis, Harold and Carolyn. He served the Bethany E&R Church, the Ebenezer E&R Church in Alpena and the Hope E&R Church near Wessington Springs. While in Scotland, the couple received scholarships to attend three-week seminars of the Rural Leadership School at East Lansing, Michigan from 1959 through 1961.
He was editor of the Synodical Messenger and a delegate to General Synod at Denver, Colo., in 1962. He served on the Board of Directors of the South Dakota Synod Conference for two three-year terms. He also served on the Committee on Church and Ministry of the South Dakota Conference for approximately 21 years, and was committee chairperson for 12 of those years. He served on the E&R Synod Council as secretary from 1958 to 1959 and vice-president from 1960 through 1962. He served as president of E&R Synod until the South Dakota Conference of the United Church of Christ was organized May 2-3, 1963. At the first UCC annual meeting, He was in charge of the Act of Constituting the South Dakota Conference of the United Church of Christ, led the Call to Worship and gave the Constituting Prayer.
After receiving another call, he began a pastorate Feb. 14, 1963, with the Friedens and Emmanuel UCC churches in Tripp, with a combined membership of over 900 people. These two churches were joined Jan. 15, 1980. He gave many hours to secretarial matters such as newsletters, bulletins and annual reports. Church improvements during these years included the donation of the playground from Dr. Eric Mueller, the Christian Education addition and a new parsonage.
At his retirement service May 13, 1984, the couple were honored with paid-up lifetime memberships in Friedens United Church of Christ. Friedens also granted Henry “Pastor Emeritus” standing Oct. 26, 1986.
After retirement, Henry served as the interim Associate Conference minister. He also was an interim pastor for many UCC churches in South Dakota including Salem, Menno; Bethany, Delmont; Congregational, Mitchell; rural Templeton church and Wessington Springs church, Wessington Springs; rural Zell Wheaton and Redfield First in Redfield; and Friedens UCC in Tripp. He also did pulpit supply work in an interdenominational capacity. In June 2011, Henry was recognized by the South Dakota Conference of the UCC for the 65th anniversary of his ordination.
He enjoyed carpentry, fishing, camping, traveling, reading, gardening, planting spruce trees and fruit trees and especially his family.
He died Monday, Jan. 7, at the Good Samaritan Society, Tripp, having attained the age of 94 years, 4 days.
Grateful for having shared his life are his three children: Phyllis (Dennis) Schaefer of Platte; Harold John Roemer of Calgary, AB, Canada; and Carolyn (the Rev. Albert) Goldammer of Corsica; seven grandchildren: Brenden (Suzy) Schaefer, Tanielle (Joel) Sylvester, KyLee (Nicholas) Shoemaker, Josiah (Lindsey) Goldammer, Talitha Goldammer, Hannah Goldammer and Keleah Goldammer; two great-granddaughters: Lily Schaefer and Addison Sylvester; two great-grandsons: Dawson Sylvester and Gilbert Schaefer; sister-in-law Martha (Francis) Everett of Wainwright, AB, Canada; brother-in-law, John (Katie) Giebelhaus and sister-in-law Elizabeth Giebelhaus, all of Vegreville, AB, Canada; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 66 years, Lydia (Giebelhaus) Roemer; his parents, John and Marie Roemer; an infant brother, Conrad Roemer; four brothers: Ewaldt and Irene Roemer, Armin and Helen Roemer, Athniel Roemer and John Roemer; four sisters: Christine and Donald Giebelhaus, Mary and Clifford McCaslin, Elisabeth Roemer and Johanna and Magnar Knutson; and in-laws: Marie and John Giebelhaus, Bill and Esther Giebelhaus, Leah and Rueben Schwindt, Bertha and Joe Roberts and Daniel Giebelhaus.
