Mass of Christian burial for Martin Lacher, 90, of Aberdeen will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 409 Second Ave. N.E., Aberdeen, with Father J. Joseph Holzhauser officiating and Father Charles Emezie, con-celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
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 5-7 p.m. Thursday, at the mortuary, with a liturgical wake service and rosary held at 7 p.m. Visitation continues for one hour prior to Mass at the church on Friday.
Martin passed away Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at Avera Mother Jospeh Manor in Aberdeen. Blessed be his memory.
Martin Lacher was born on Dec. 7, 1922, to Anton and Thresia (Schoch) Lacher at Zeeland, N.D. The family moved to Trail City, and then to Hosmer. Martin joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and spent one year with them in the Black Hills before returning to work on the family farm at Leola.
Martin was united in marriage to Ann Gauer on June 21, 1948, at Aberdeen. To this union a son, Ronald, was born. The family moved from Leola to Aberdeen in 1956. Martin worked at Equity Dairy until it closed. He then worked for Northern State University for 28 years. After retiring, Martin enjoyed taking bus tours, gardening, bird watching and bike riding.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Ann Lacher, of Aberdeen; his son, Ronald (Jane) Lacher, of Midland, Mich.; his sister, Alice Geffre, of Aberdeen; his brothers: Joe Lacher of Aberdeen, Frank (Arlene) Lacher of Savage, Minn., and Sebastian (Shirley) Lacher of Bismarck, N.D.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters: Helen Heier and Pauline Davis; and one brother, William Lacher.