Arlington, Texas: Funeral service for DeRae Kay Nishek-Prabhu, 61, of Arlington, Texas, will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ellendale. The Rev. Tom Eckstein will officiate.
Burial will be in Ellendale City Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday for one hour prior to the service at the church.
DeRae died Oct. 10, 2012, at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
DeRae Kay Nishek, daughter of Harold and Hilgegard (Speidel) Nishek, was born Nov. 9, 1950 in Aberdeen. She grew up in Ellendale, graduating from Ellendale High School. She then graduated in 1972 from the University of North Dakota with a bachelors of science degree in medical technology. She moved to Palm Springs, Calif., and worked for two years before moving to Riyadh Saudi Arabia, where she worked at King Faisal Specialist Hospital for 14 years.
She was united in marriage to Mukesh Prabhu on August 23, 1986, in Zion Lutheran Church in Ellendale. They made their home in Arlington, Texas, and she was employed at Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
DeRae was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Arlington, and the Legion Auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, both in Ellendale.
DeRae is survived by her husband, Mukesh; one son, Kieran Prabhu; two daughters, Tara Kay Prabhu and Keren Valdez, all of Arlington, Texas; two stepsisters, Lisa Rains of Ellendale and Jean Lutz of Bismarck; and one stepbrother, Bruce Stairs of Glendive, Mont.
Her parents; stepmother; one brother, Greg Nishek; and one stepbrother, Robert Stairs preceded her in death.
Casketbearers will be Kieran Prabhu, Brad Nishek, Loren Nishek, Shane Peterson, Jason Peterson, Dale Veland and Paul Veland.
The organist will be Pat Rutschke and the soloist is Wayne Fiechtner.
Carlsen Funeral Home of Ellendale has been entrusted with arrangements.
carlsenfh.com