Pauline Schoniger, 77, of Redfield died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield.
Pauline was cremated and her memorial service will be Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. The Rev. Tim Fugman will officiate. Cremains burial will be in Phoenix, Ariz., at a later date.
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Faye Waddington, 97, of Redfield died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Redfield. Her funeral will be Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at First Congregational UCC Church in Redfield. The Rev. Tim Fugman will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Redfield. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m., with the family present from 4 to 5 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield.
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Iva Wittmeier, 83, of Pollock died Nov. 11, 2012, in Surprise, Ariz. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at Pollock Memorial Presbyterian Church in Pollock.
Burial will be in the Spring Valley Cemetery, Pollock.
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Brookings: Doris Kormendy, 88, of Brookings and formerly of Aberdeen, died on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the United Living Center in Brookings.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, followed by a Scripture Service and Rosary at 4 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 19, at Sacred Heart Parish in Aberdeen.
Burial will follow in Selby, at the Selby Memorial Gardens.
Aberdeen: Robert Patton, 70, of Aberdeen passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Marshall County Healthcare Center Avera in Britton, S.D.
Arrangements are pending with Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, Aberdeen.
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Redfield: Faye Waddington, 97, of Redfield died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Redfield. Her funeral will be Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at First Congregational UCC Church in Redfield. The Rev. Tim Fugman will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Redfield. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m., with the family present from 4 to 5 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield.
Faye was born March 30, 1915, in Tulare to Harry and Emma (Hamlin) Wilbur. She attended rural school and graduated from Redfield High School. She worked for eight years for Montgomery Ward and Company.
Faye and Dean Waddington were married Aug. 23, 1944, in Redfield. Faye then worked for Northwestern Public Service for 28 years.
Faye and Dean lived at Cottonwood Lake most of their married life and enjoyed entertaining family and friend at the lake. She enjoyed gardening, sewing and baking.
She was a member of First Congregational UCC Church, VFW auxiliary, Rebekah Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star, South Dakota Peace Officers Auxiliary, Senior Citizens. While they lived at the lake they were members of the Wheaton Church.
Faye is survived by her husband, Dean, of Redfield; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and one brother.
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Bluffton, S.C.: Linda M. Willis, 66, wife of Richard H. Napton, daughter of the late John and Helen Muse, passed away, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, at the Hilton Head Medical Center, S.C.
Linda retired from management at AT&T. She was formerly a licensed property manager at Hyatt Hotel, Hilton Head Island.
Survived by husband, Richard H. Napton, Bluffton, S.C.; mother-in-law, Veronica (Ronnie) Kuhfeld, Aberdeen; sister-in-law, Julie Napton, Sioux Falls.
Services were held at Beaufort National Cemetery, Nov. 6, 2012.
Ashley, N.D.: Funeral service for Albert W. Jenner, 90, of Ashley will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ashley.
Burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Albert died Nov. 13, 2012, at Ashley Nursing Home.
Albert W. Jenner, son of Wilhelm and Rose (Pfeifle) Jenner, was born Dec. 7, 1921, on the family homestead three miles south of Ashley. This is where he grew up while attending country school. He worked on the family farm.
He was united in marriage to Cruicella Zelmer on Dec. 13, 1949, in Leola. They made their home on his homestead, where they raised small grains and livestock. In 1980, they sold the family homestead to their son, Gary, and moved into Ashley. Albert worked for Gary and Vernon Jenner as a farm hand. Over the years, he slowly cut back on his farming activities, eventually only helping to move machinery. In November 2011, he entered Ashley Nursing Home.
Albert liked fishing and hunting in his younger years. He enjoyed baking cookies for his grandchildren, playing solitaire and pinochle, and also did find the word puzzles.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and past church council member, also a former member of the Rural Fire Department, where he was a founding member.
Albert is survived by his wife, Cruicella; son, Gary (Cindy) Jenner of Ashley; daughter, Judy Jenner of Bismarck; sister, Olga Kost of Ashley; sister-in-law, Alleen Jenner of Rapid City; two brother-in-laws: Sam Geist of Ashley and Steve Geisinger of Bismarck; three grandsons: Justin (Steph) Jenner, Christopher (Melanie) Jenner and Jordan Jenner; and six great-grandchildren: Brendan, Brooklyn, Morgan, Kendall, Sean and Jack.
His parents; infant daughter, Inez; one brother, Elmer; and three sisters: Ella Beitelspacher, Marion Geist and Diann Geisinger, preceded him in death.
Casketbearers will be: Doug Jenner, Dennis Jenner, Jim Weber, Greg Weber, Don Weber and Dennis Ulrich.
The family prefers memorials to the Zion Lutheran Church roofing fund.
Carlsen Funeral Home of Ashley has been entrusted with arrangements.
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Selby: Funeral services for Milo "Spud" Schanzenbach, 87, of Selby will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at the UCC Church in Selby. Burial will be in the Selby Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Visitation will start at 6 p.m. Sunday with a prayer service at 8 p.m. at the church.
Spud passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen: Funeral Service for Floyd E. Meidinger, 83, of Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at First Reformed Church, Ninth Ave. and S. Dakota St., Aberdeen, with the Rev. David Dawn officiating. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, with military rites being conducted by the Roy S Hickman American Legion Post No. 78 of Leola.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may sign his online guestbook at schriversmemorial.com.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, at the mortuary and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Floyd passed away Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at Angelhaus Regional Basic Care Center in Aberdeen.
Floyd Elmer Meidinger was born on Nov. 1, 1929, to Otto and Ida (Hieb) Meidinger on his grandfather's farm southeast of Eureka. Floyd received his early education in a country school. He attended high school in Eureka, graduating with the Class of 1947. In the fall of that year, Floyd entered college at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion and graduated in the spring of 1951, with a Bachelor's Degree.
Rather than being drafted into the Army, Floyd enlisted in the United States Air Force. Because he spoke German fluently, he was sent to Syracuse University in New York, from April 1952 until April 1953, for Russian language school. Floyd was then stationed in Tripoli, Libya, as an intercept operator, intercepting chatter from Russian pilots on the border of Russia and Libya, and was later sent to Germany to work as an interpreter. He received his Honorable Discharge in August 1955. Upon his return to the states, Floyd entered Law School at the University of South Dakota. Following his graduation in 1959, he began his first job with The Ivan Bormann Law Firm in Mobridge. Floyd returned to McPherson County in 1963 and was elected States Attorney, serving until 1975. By this time, Floyd had bought the Francis Holman Law Practice at Leola. He was elected several more times as States Attorney in the 1980s and 1990s, serving a total of 26 years. Floyd was the Leola City Attorney from October 1965 until July 1979. The night he resigned as city attorney, he was sworn in as Mayor. During his term, he flew to Washington, D.C., with John Sieh and many others, to lobby Congress for funding for the WEB Water System, and was instrumental in bringing it to South Dakota. Floyd's mayoral term ended in May 1986.
On Aug. 9, 1996, Floyd was united in marriage to Nicki Steckler and became stepfather to Nicki's seven sons. He played an active role in helping to raise the five younger children and could always be seen at their school functions and sporting events. Floyd loved the boys and all the grandbabies that came along.
Floyd served as Chairman of the McPherson County Republican Party. He was a Paid Up For Life member of the Roy S Hickman American Legion Post No. 78 of Leola and was its past commander. He was also a past member of the Leola Volunteer Fire Department and went on many ambulance runs and fire calls. Floyd and Nicki moved to Aberdeen in 1999, where he continued to reside until the time of his death.
Floyd enjoyed hunting, fishing, doing crossword puzzles and watching the Minnesota Vikings. As a young man, he loved playing the position of catcher for the area baseball team and was a huge fan of the New York Yankees.
Celebrating his life is his wife, Nicki Meidinger, of Aberdeen; seven stepsons, Kevin and Shelley Steckler and their children, Amber and Dustin of Garretson; Keenan and Donna Steckler and their children, Destini, Ally and David of Aberdeen; Kyle and Jennifer Steckler and their children, Jack, Mati, and Gracyn of Beaver Lake, Neb.; Toby and Pamela Steckler and their children Jamison, Gavin and Mason of Audubon, Iowa; Jon and Erin Steckler and their daughter, Sadie of Minneapolis, Minn.; Aaron Steckler of Rochester, Minn. and Mitch Steckler of Plymouth, Minn.; three nieces; two nephews; and one sister-in-law.
Preceding him in death were his parents; three brothers: Herb, Eugene and Ray; and one sister-in-law, Vera Meidinger.
Casket bearers will be Floyd's seven stepsons.
Btitton: The funeral for Donna M. Christensen will be 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Britton. The Rev. Lloyd Redhage will officiate, with burial in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, rural Kidder.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Price Funeral Chapel, Britton.
Donna passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, at age 80.
An online guestbook and obituary is available at pricefuneralchapel.net.
Westminster, Colo.: Catherine Riedl, 63, of Westminster, Colo., died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald; her children: Tom Riedl, Sarah Perchick and Christina Riedl; six grandchildren; and her siblings: Mary Teel, Robert Arntz, Steve Arntz, JoEllen Bistodeau, Jackie Lee, Barb Bohn and Gerry Arntz.
She was preceded in death by her parents; Henry and Elaine Arntz.
Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Arch Diocese of Denver Mortuary.
Pollock: The funeral for Iva Wittmeier, 83, of Pollock will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pollock Memorial Presbyterian Church, Pollock. Burial will be in the Spring Valley Cemetery under the direction of Myers Funeral Home, Linton.
Iva died Nov. 11, 2012, in Surprise, Ariz.
Visitation will be from 12 to 4 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home and from 6 to 9 p.m. at the church, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Aberdeen: James E. Geffre, 79, of Aberdeen and formerly of Leola, passed away Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services in Aberdeen.
Arrangements are pending with Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen: Mass of Christian burial for Robert Patten, 70, of Aberdeen will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen at a later date in December. Burial follows at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
A full obituary with service details will be published at that time.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may sign his online guestbook at schriversmemorial.com.
Robert died Nov. 14, 2012, at Marshall County Healthcare Center Avera in Britton.
Redfield: Coletta M. Galbreath, 91, of Redfield died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Redfield.
Arrangements are pending at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield.
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Eagan, Minn.: Mary Beulah Wong, 94, of Eagan, Minn., passed away Nov. 10, 2012.
Funeral arrangements are pending for a later date.
For information, call Klecatsky and Sons Eagan Chapel.
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Aberdeen: Howard Hieb, 85, of Aberdeen died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at ManorCare Health Services of Aberdeen.
Arrangements are pending with Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.
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Sisseton: Funeral Mass for Fidelis Steiner, 85, of Sisseton will be held on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Sisseton.
There will be visitation on Sunday at St. Peter's Catholic Church from 5 to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
The Cahill Funeral Chapel in Sisseton is in charge of arrangements.
Doris Kormendy, daughter of Joseph "Joe" and Sophia (Dobus) Zambo, was born May 26, 1924. As a youth, she attended West Ryan School and also tended to her siblings' needs when her mother died suddenly. She learned her homemaker skills by trial and error. She gleaned a sense of accomplishment in mastering the baking of angel food cake from scratch and using the wood burning cook stove. She continued to use the skills learned from watching her mother. Those gifts of sewing, flower and vegetable gardening and cooking delicious meals were shared with her family, many neighbors and friends.
She married Kalman Kormendy on Nov. 9, 1948, living on a farm nearby in the rural Selby area. To their union was born a daughter, Charlotte. They continued farming, planting multiple grains, raising pigs, chickens, geese and milking cows until his death. By fall, Doris moved to Aberdeen to be closer to her daughter, son-in-law, Donnie Bachman, and her grandchildren, Audrey and Chad.
She worked outside the home for the first time getting a job at a greenhouse. She then went to work for Avera St. Luke's Hospital as a cleaning lady, keeping in touch with friends near and far. Upon retirement, she entered another occupation. She assisted with the opening of the Aberdeen Wal-Mart store, where she worked as a greeter. She enjoyed meeting new friends from all walks of life. She was known for her humor and knowledge about flowers and gardening. The highlight of those working years was meeting Mr. Sam Walton, not once but twice.
In those same years, she traveled throughout the U.S. and Canada on bus tours. She was a member of the Friends of the Brown County fair, taking tickets to the grandstand shows.
Early in 2012, she moved to Brookings to be with her daughter and son-in-law, Roland, as well as her two grandchildren's families and their children. All together for family gatherings and Roland's family in Brookings, that made 19. When her health began failing, she moved to the supportive and compassionate care of both the United Living Center and the Brookings Health System's home health/hospice team. At the center, she enjoyed the cats, dogs and birds as well as the numerous visits of her own cat, "Tootsie." She died peacefully Nov. 15, with her family at her side.
She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and Altar Society in Selby, and later a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen. For the past nine months, Doris enjoyed the home visitations from several members of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings.
Mrs. Kormendy is survived by Charlotte (Roland) Bachman-Couser; granddaughter, Audrey (Jody) Kress; their children, Zachary and Brenna; grandson Chad (Tina) Bachman; their children, Brody, Gavin and Griffin; two brothers: Art Zambo of Spearfish and Densley Zambo of Conde; and one sister, Olga Maack of Watertown.
Doris is preceded in death by her husband on April 12, 1975; son-in-law, Donnie, on June 7, 2005; father, on Feb. 15, 1979; mother, on July 21, 1930; two brothers; one sister and twin siblings in infancy.