Obituary of Lorraine C. Sternhagen

Lorraine C. Sternhagen, age 95 of Scotland, SD passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society of Scotland, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor, with Rev. Joe Forcelle officiating and Msgr. Carlton Hermann con-celebrating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitations will begin at 5:00 PM, Monday, at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor, with a Wake service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the memorial chapel. Pallbearers will be her Grandchildren and their spouses: Ashley (Dustin) Taylor of Vermillion, SD (also dog Bella), Kelley Sternhagen of Portland OR, Timothy Sternhagen of Scotland, SD, Alicia (Brandon) Clocksene of Groton, SD Jeremiah (Ann) Varilek of Sioux Falls, SD. Honorary Pallbearers will be her God Children: Marilyn (Goeden) Dolezal of Bertha, MN, William "Bill" Goeden of Verndale, MN, Jeff Sedlacek of Tripp, SD, Jared Sedlacek of Tripp, SD, Alvin Sternhagen of Tabor, SD, Fern Marie (Sternhagen) Meyers of Council Bluffs, IA, James Sternhagen of Yankton, SD, Agnes (Sternhagen) Kerr of Brighton, CO, Robert Vacek of Sioux Falls, SD, Patricia (Vacek) Arenson of Arlington, TX, Linda Vacek of Memphis, TN, Rita Vacek of Lake Andes, SD. Lorraine Cecelia (Reynolds) Sternhagen was born to Harry & Frances (Murtha) Reynolds September 25, 1918 in Miles City, Montana. When she was 3 years old the family moved to a farm in the Tyndall area. She attended eight years of elementary school at Beadle country school and graduated from High School at Elk Point, SD in 1936 while living with maternal grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Charles Murtha. She was united in marriage to Fred Sternhagen of rural Scotland on October 1, 1940 at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Tyndall, SD. They farmed south of Scotland until Fred's death in 1994. Two sons were born to Fred and Lorraine Sternhagen; Edward, who died in infancy and Steven. Lorraine enjoyed family, friends, baking, sewing, crocheting, playing cards, and crossword puzzles. She was also a masterful checker player. She was preceded her in death by her husband, parents, a sister (Faye), a brother (Dale) and infant son (Edward). Surviving are one son; Steven and wife Nancy Sternhagen, Scotland, grandchildren; Ashley (Dustin) Taylor Vermillion, SD, Kelley Sternhagen, Portland, OR and Timothy Sternhagen, Scotland, and Jeremiah "Jake" Varilek (Ann) , Sioux Falls, SD and Alicia (Brandon) Clocksene, Kira and Logan, Groton, SD, one brother Don (Mary Jo) Reynolds, Springfield, OH, sisters-in-law, Helen Sedlacek of Scotland, SD and Louise Kuchta of Yankton, SD; and many nieces and nephews.