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Joseph 'Joe' E. Hofer
Doland - The funeral for Joseph “Joe” E. Hofer, 95, formerly of Doland will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Doland. The Rev. Donald Barbalace and the Rev. Roger Loomis will officiate.
Burial will be in the Doland Cemetery with Thelen Funeral Home of Redfield in charge of arrangements.
A prayer service will be at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
He died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at the Bethesda Home of Aberdeen.
Joseph E. Hofer was born Oct. 20, 1905, to David J. and Elizabeth (Tschetter) Hofer in rural Hutchinson County. He grew up and received his education at Yale.
He married Katie Tschetter on Sept. 17, 1925, in Yale. He was employed at Hayes Lucas Lumber Company in Doland for many years. He was also a carpenter in the Doland area. She died in 1985. He had been a resident at the Bethesda Home of Aberdeen since June.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Doland.
He enjoyed music.
Survivors include one son, Jerry (Sally) Hofer of Aberdeen; five daughters, Ruby (Gene) Luce of Groton, Violet Carrico of Lead, Evelyn Doyle and Josephine (Edwin) Hofer, both of Brookings, and Gladness Hofer of Huron; one sister, Grace Knodel of Menno; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, five sisters, three brothers, three grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Casketbearers will be Philip Carrico, Jim Hofer, Ron Gemar, Bill Podoll, Darwin Hofer and Troy Hofer.
Peter Bauer Jr.
Pollock - The funeral for Peter Bauer Jr., 84, of Pollock will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pollock Lutheran Church. The Rev. Stan Kwiecien will officiate.
Burial will be in Spring Creek Cemetery with Myers Funeral Home of Linton, N.D., in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the funeral home in Linton. There will also be visitation from 5 to 9 tonight and from 9 a.m. Thursday until the time of service, all at the church in Pollock.
He died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, in Bismarck, N.D.
Peter Bauer was born March 9, 1917, to Peter and Wilhelmina (Salzer) Bauer Sr. in Gale, S.D. He moved with his parents to a farm west of Pollock where he attended country school. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
He married Mabel Gladys Reierson on Dec. 5, 1940. He served in the armed forces during World War II, where he earned a Purple Heart during the Battle of the Bulge. After several years of farming, he owned and operated Bauer Trucking.
He was a member of Pollock Lutheran Church and the Walter West American Legion Post No. 272.
Survivors include two sons, Butch (Nikki) Bauer and Paul Bauer, both of Rapid City; four daughters, Bonnie Vander Laan of Pollock, Judy (Larry) Martin of Avondale, Ariz., Renee Straley of Denver and Paulette (Scott) Hague of Mandan, N.D.; his former wife; two sisters, Katie Vander Vorste of Custer and Jean Vander Laan of Pollock; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, four brothers, two sisters, and three brothers who died in infancy.
Casketbearers will be Ort Dykema, Ross Martin, Chad Martin, Michael Martin, Larry J. Martin, Glenn Straley Jr., Chad Wittmeier and Douglas Wittmeier.
Patrick Wayne Glemming
Aberdeen - Patrick Wayne Glemming, 23, of Aberdeen and formerly of Tower City, N.D., died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, N.D., from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Aberdeen.
Mable I. Hagen
Scottsdale, Ariz. - The funeral for Mable I. Hagen, 92, of Scottsdale and formerly of Britton, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First Lutheran Church in Britton. The Rev. Mary Hansen will officiate.
Burial will be in the Britton Cemetery with Price Funeral Chapel in Britton in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel, and for one hour prior to the service Monday at the church.
She died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at her home.
Mable Irene Hagen was born Jan. 21, 1909, to Oscar C. and Emma C. (Newman) Erickson in Alcester. She grew up and attended school in Alcester. She was proud to have been able to play girls' basketball in high school. She was orphaned at age 16, at which time she moved in with her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Pierson. She graduated from Alcester High School in 1926. After graduation she worked for a year in Sioux City, Iowa. She also attended Eastern State Normal School (which later became Dakota State University) in Madison and graduated with a teaching certificate. She then moved back to the Britton area and taught at one of the Pleasant Valley Township Schools and at Nordland No. 1.
She married Albert Hagen on June 4, 1931, in Alcester. After they were married they moved to his farm near Lake City. They continue to live and farm near Lake City until 1974, when they moved into Britton.
She was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Britton, where she was active in the Women of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America. She was also a 4-H leader and was active in a Marshall County Extension club for many years. For a number of years she attended an exercise group and canasta group in Lake City. She had belonged to the Marshall County Retired Teachers Association and the Rebekahs. In her younger years she served on a county education board that was instrumental in selecting textbooks and curriculum used in Marshall County schools.
She enjoyed quilting, crocheting afghans, raising flowers, fishing and, most of all, reading. She was especially fond of poetry.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Nelson of Britton, and Maxine (Claude) Spears of Boise, Idaho; one son, Earl (Midge) Hagen of Phoenix; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-great- grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her foster parents, her husband, two sisters, two brothers and one infant great-grandson.
Casketbearers will be Daryl Nelson, Rodney Nelson, Mark Hagen, Michael Hagen, Harvey Buhl and Jim Hagen.
Lyle E. Wirth
Sioux Falls - Lyle E. Wirth, 89, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Aberdeen, died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at his home.
His graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Hills of Rest Memorial Park in Sioux Falls.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hope Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.
George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Lyle Elwood Wirth was born June 16, 1912, to Theodore and Cora (Siegel) Wirth in Lamartine, Wis.
He married Ruth Crotser on Sept. 25, 1946. He worked in sales with Firestone during World War II. He lived most of his life in the Midwest and traveled during his career with International Harvester. She died Jan. 22, 1970.
He married Ione (Christensen) Tillema on Jan. 16, 1971. In 1975, he started a coffee service in Aberdeen. He retired in 1982 and moved to Sioux Falls.
He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife of Sioux Falls; two sons, Ralph (Bettye) Wirth of Trail, Ore., and John (Gail) Wirth of Los Angeles; two daughters, Nancy (Richard) Walker of Spokane, Wash., and Marie (Rick) Kivela of Houston; two stepsons, Scott (Debra) Tillema of Sioux Falls and Mark (Jayne) Tillema of Simi Valley, Calif.; three stepdaughters, Christine (Rob) Denicola of Lincoln, Neb., Suzanne (Frank) Felton, of Alta, Wyo., and Catherine (John) Allan of Rapid City; 19 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son.
Memorials may be made to Avera McKennan Hospice, 800 E. 21st St., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57105 or Hope Lutheran Church, 1700 S. Cliff Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. 57105.
Fred Lutz
Mobridge - The funeral for Fred Lutz, 85, of Mobridge will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at United Congregational Church in Mobridge. The Rev. Keith Kraft will officiate.
Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery with Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge in charge of arrangements.
A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. Sunday until the conclusion of the prayer service at the funeral home. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to the service Monday at the church.
He died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, at the Mobridge Regional Hospital.
Fred Lutz was born on Aug. 25, 1915, to August and Mathilda (Siegle) Lutz in Selby. At age 2, he moved with his family to a farm 15 miles southeast of Isabel. He attended rural Boehler-Lutz School. He lived and worked on the family farm and also worked at the Isabel Coal Mine. From 1935 to 1937, he was a member of the Conservation Corps Camps. He then worked on a farm and a ranch near Chamberlain from 1938 to 1940. On June 20, 1941, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he was a truck driver and rifleman. He spent one year and nine months overseas in the Aleutians Islands and was honorably discharged on Oct. 8, 1945 as a Tec 5. He received a service stripe, good conduct medal, American Defense ribbon, Asian-Pacific Theater ribbon and a Bronze Star. He then worked as a truck driver for Fred Beitelspacher in Lowry for two years.
He married Millie Holzwarth on March 8, 1948 in Lowry. They did carpentry work. In 1951, they moved to a farm near Lowry, where they lived for 25 years. In 1975, they sold the farm and moved to Mobridge. He worked as a carpenter and for Mobridge High School as a janitor and school bus driver before retiring in 1981.
He was a member of United Congregational Church in Mobridge, where he was an usher and a trustee. He was also on the Lowry School board for 12 years.
He enjoyed having coffee with friends and yard and gardening work.
Survivors include his wife of Mobridge; four sons, Lyle (Judy) Lutz, Merle (Linda) Lutz and Darwin (Deb) Lutz, all of Mobridge, and Neal (Pam) Lutz of Everett, Wash.; three daughters, Inez (Ben) Grismer of Aberdeen; Darlis Lutz of Mobridge and Monica (Cliff) Rubens of Rocklin, Calif.; one sister, Tillie Walth of Mobridge; and one brother, Raymond Lutz of Mobridge; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and three sisters.
Casketbearers will be Lyle Lutz, Merle Lutz, Darwin Lutz, Neal Lutz, Ben Grismer, Chad Grismer and Nathan Lutz.
Patricia Fuller
Ashton - The funeral for Patricia Fuller, 71, of Ashton will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield.
Burial will be in the Ashton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday and prior to the service Tuesday, all at the funeral home.
She died Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Patricia Fredette was born Nov. 8, 1929, to Charles and Iva (Sherwin) Fredette in Adamsville, N.Y. She attended school in New York and Vermont.
She married Coolidge Fuller in 1964 in Queensbury, N.Y. In 1970 she moved to Alaska and in 1991, she moved to Ashton.
Survivors include her husband of Ashton; one son, Wade (Sandra) Morrill of Deltona, Fla.; three brothers, Dayton Fredette of Whitehall, N.Y., Maurice Fredette of Fortann, N.Y., and Clifton Fredette of West Grandville, N.Y.; one sister, Zillah Redding of Easley, S.C.; one grandson; and one great granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
