Obituary of Donald E. Hamberger

Donald E. Hamberger, age 90, of Irene, formerly of Yankton, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Sunset Manor, Irene, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, May 31, 2014 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton with Rev. Ken Lulf officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitations will begin at 4 PM, Friday, May 30, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton with a 7 PM rosary followed by a 7:30 Scripture service. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Donald was born to Adolph and Emma (Pesek) Hamberger on February 24, 1924 in Scotland, SD. As a young boy, his family moved to Springfield where he attended school. He married Luetta Wagner on June 22, 1949 at St. Agnes (Sigel) Catholic Church in rural Lesterville, SD. They moved to a farm near Lesterville where they lived until Donald retired, after his retirement they moved into Yankton. Donald loved to dance and enjoyed making stained glass ornaments and wall hangings. Donald's memory will be cherished by his wife, Luetta of Irene, SD; two brothers, Maynard Hamberger of Lesterville, SD and Verne (Gladys) of Arizona; two sisters, Lorraine Rehurek of Tyndall, SD and Marcella Kolda of Yankton, SD; many nieces and nephews. Donald was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers: Elmer, Clarence, Emil, and Lawrence, a sister, Clara Waltz, and two brothers-in-law, Calvin Rehurek and Donald Kolda.