Obituary of Enid Dorraine Sejnoha

Enid Dorraine Sejnoha, age 85, of Yankton, passed away early Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton, SD. Graveside services will be 11:15 AM, Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Czech National Cemetery, Tyndall, SD. Visitations will be 5 to 7 PM, Monday, September 1, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, SD and then one hour prior to the graveside service at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tyndall, SD. Enid was born August 08, 1929 to John and Winnie (Homan) Avery in Omaha, NE. Enid grew up and attended school in Omaha, and was 1 of 9 children in the Avery family. On November 18, 1950, Enid was united in marriage to Joe Sejnoha. Enid and Joe had 4 children: Cheryl, Jim, Gary and Elaine. Together, they farmed in the Tyndall area for several years. They moved to Yankton in the early 1980's, where Enid worked at several businesses: managing East Meadows Apartments, owning and operating Rest Haven Assisted Living Center, cooking at The Senior Center, JoDean's Restaurant and Dairy Queen. She was an extremely good cook and enjoyed making meals and baking (especially Kolaches) for just about anyone. Bingo was one of her favorite hobbies and she hardly missed a game. Enid was a kind and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, who enjoyed every minute she could spend with her cherished family and dear friends. Enid is survived by her children: Cheryl (Bruce) Alver of Laveen, AZ, Jim Sejnoha of Tabor, SD, Gary (Dianne) Sejnoha of Yankton, SD and Elaine (Steve) Talley of South Sioux City, NE; 8 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; many nieces; nephews; cousins; sisters-in-law, Rose Novak and Evelyn (Joe) Schuch and brothers-in-law, Frank Blazka and Roger Jones. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Howard, sisters: Bessie, Harriet, Mabel, Mary Jane, Bernice, Bertha, Naomi and one great-grandson.