Obituaries of Hyde County, SD
Wilbert Goldsmith
Obit printed in Highmore, SD newspaper April, 30, 1989
Submitted by Norita Shepherd Moss
Funeral services were held Saturday , April 29, 1989 ,at Highmore, for Wilbert C. Goldsmith. Pastor Mark Holland officated and burial was at the Highmore City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Les Ashdown,Glen Dippert, Don Matre, Charlie Kleinsasser, Neil Fieldsend, and Roger Kutz.
Wilbert C. Goldsmith was born 12 Jan., 1905 in Pekin, IL to Jacob and Carrie ( Gerber) Goldsmith, and died on April, 26, 1989, at his home in Highmore, at the age of 84 years, three months,and 14 days. He and his family came by immigrant train to a 480 acre farm near Highmore in 1907. He received his education at Highmore High School graduating in 1928.He was united in marriage to Helen Oxwang on Sept. 5, 1930. They made their home in Highmore. He worked one year for WPA, and then bought his own truck and started hauling gravel in the summer, and ice in the winter. He added other trucks and did livestock, grain hauling, and general trucking for the people of the community.
In 1952 he sold his sem-trucks and bought a set of timers and went into the housemoving business. In 1970 he sold his business. He served on the Highmore City Council and was a 50 year member of the United Methodist Church. Hunting and fishing were constant pastimes of his, as well as enjoying his family and friends. Retirement saw him and his wife active making agate jewelry, clocks, lights and coffee tables.
Surviviors include his son James; and his wife Ann, Salem Ore; his daughter Shirley and her husband Kenny Kelbsch, Highmore; and one brother Victor and his wife Alma of Portland, Ore; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews; and a community of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Helen; in 1985; one brother Walter, in October, 1988; and one sister Anna Sleger in December, 1988.
Name: Wilbert GOLDSMITH
Sex: M
Birth: 12 JAN 1905 in Perkin, IL
Death: 26 APR 1989 in Highmore, Hyde Co., SD
Father: Jacob GOLDSMITH b: 11 JUN 1873 in Alschwil Canton Basle,
Switzerland
Mother: Carolina (Carrie) GERBER b: 24 FEB 1868 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL
Marriage 1 Helen OXWANG b: 21 JUL 1903 in Denison, IA
Married: 5 SEP 1930 in Hyde Co., SD
Children
Living GOLDSMITH
Living GOLDSMITH
Helen Goldsmith
Printed in Highmore, SD Newspaper 24 Nov, 1985
Submitted by Norita Shepherd Moss
SERVICES FOR HELEN GOLDSMITH
Funeral services were held for Helen Goldsmith at the United Methodist Church in Highmore for Helen Goldsmith who died Saturday, Nov., 23 at her home at the age of 82. The Rev. Mark Holland officiated and burial was in the Highmore City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Orris Day,Don Matre, John Sleger, Neil Fieldsend, Jim Neilson and Les Ashdown. Honorary pallbearers were Floyd Campbell, Lawerence Stephenson, Nobert Faulstich, Lee Straight, Millard Kiel and Art Rehrer.
Helen Oxwang was born July 21, 1903 in Denison, Iowa to Carl and Sophie Schwiesow Owang. She and her family moved to Chamberlain in 1905. They relocated on a farm two miles southwest of Highmore. She attended school in Highmore, graduating from Highmore High School. Following graduation she attended Madison College and the" New Madison Hospital" , where in 1927 she graduated as a Registered Nurse. She worked for Drs. Madison, Langsdale and Burnside and did private nursing in the county.
She was united in marriage to Wilbert C. Goldsmith on Sept. 4, 1930 at the United Methodist Church in Highmore. To this union two children were born; James W. of Salem Ore.;and Mrs Kenneth (Shirley A.) Klebsch of Highmore. She had a lifetime membership in the American Red Cross and taught nursing and first aid to high school juniors and seniors and to 17 extension clubs in Hyde County. For 30 years she was the Hyde County chairman of the American Cancer Society and attended many state conventions. The most memorable was when Lawerence Welk presented her a pin for 25 years of outstanding dedication. She was a member of Highmore's Federated Women's Club and held many offices, including first vice president of District 6. Besides organizing the Girl Scouts and working in the PTA; working in her church where she was a 50 year member; and helping her husband move buildings;her family was always important to her. Survivors include her husband; son and daughter; one brother Harold Oxwang of Goldendale,Wash; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one aunt Augusta Comaglio of River ForestIl; a host of nieces and nephews; and a community of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; Louise Beck, Margaret Oxwang, and Mildred Joyner; two brothers Bill and Pete Oxwang
Name: Helen OXWANG
Birth: 21 JUL 1903 in Denison, IA
Death: 23 NOV 1985 in Highmore, Hyde Co., SD
Father: Carl (Charles) OXWANG b: AUG 1876 in Germany
Mother: Sophie Marie Dorothea SCHWIESOW b: 1879
Name: Margaret J. OXWANG
Birth: 1906
Death: 1944
Note:
* Note Sources : She died in the Military in service for her country of the United States
Father: Carl (Charles) OXWANG b: AUG 1876 in Germany
Mother: Sophie Marie Dorothea SCHWIESOW b: 1879
Harold F. Oxwang
The Goldendale Sentinel
Submitted by Norita Shepherd Moss
Harold F. Oxwang Oct-01-1910 Mar-30-2002 - a former teacher in Glendale WA
Harold Oxwang '37 died March 30, 2002, in Hood River, Ore
Name: Harold F. OXWANG
Birth: 1 OCT 1910 in SD
Death: 30 MAR 2002 in Goldendale, Klickitat Co., WA
Father: Carl (Charles) OXWANG b: AUG 1876 in Germany
Mother: Sophie Marie Dorothea SCHWIESOW b: 1879
Marriage 1 - Marie UNKNOWN b: 4 MAY 1907
Victor Amos Goldsmith
Obit from newspaper Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - February 6, 1996, Page: B08
Submitted by Norita Shepherd Moss
A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 1996, in the Beaverton First United Methodist Church for Victor Amos Goldsmith. He died on Feb. 2 at age 87. Mr. Goldsmith was born Jan. 27, 1909, in Highmore, S.D, where he graduated from high school. He worked on dairy farms in South Dakota and Montana and retired in 1969. He was a member of the church. In 1970, he moved to Portland and to Beaverton in 1985.
He married Alma Keith in 1970. She survives, as do his sons, Daniel of Gillette, Wyo., Dale of Newberg, Dennis of Salem and Douglas of Everett, Wash.; stepson, Neil Keith of Chicago; stepdaughter, Shirley Smith of Winston-Salem, N.C.; 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Disposition is by cremation with interment in Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens. The family suggests remembrances be to the First United Methodist Church in Beaverton or Pioneer United Methodist Church in Portland, or the Alzheimer's Research Alliance of Oregon. Arrangements are by Wilhelm Funeral Home.
Name: Victor Amos GOLDSMITH
Birth: 27 JAN 1909 in Highmore, S.D.
Death: 2 FEB 1996 in Beaverton Co., OR
Burial: Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens Beaverton, OR
1st marriage Unkown
Living GOLDSMITH
Living GOLDSMITH
Living GOLDSMITH
Living GOLDSMITH
Alma Delores SAYLES LEITH
Born: 9 FEB 1912 at: East Jordan,Huron County,Michigan
Death: Unknown
Father: Eugene Maurice SAYLES
Mother: Emma Francis Anne SMITH
1st married Robert KEITH
Their Children
1. Living Keith
2. Living Keith
2nd married in 1970 in Oregon to Victor GOLDSMITH
Anna Goldsmith Sleger
Newspaper in Highmore, Hyde Co., SD Dec. 10, 1988
Submitted by Norita Shepherd Moss
Funeral Services were held Thursday Dec 8, 1988 at Hosanna Assembly of God Church for Anna Sleger with the Reb. Roger Day officiating. Pallbearers were Dorn Barnes, Jerry Vlcek,Orville Ratzlaff, Harlan Smith, Leroy Ratzlaff, and Jerry Koeck. Honorary pallbearers were Bob Parkinson, Curtis Parkinson, Duane Johnson,Faye Weber, Art Reher Emmett Weber Frank Ray, Jake Dewitt, Howard Konrad, Arnold Ratzlaff, Bob Lang, Gilbert Ratzlaff , and all her doctors , nurses , neighbors, and many friends.
Mrs Anna Sleger quietly and peacefully passed away in her sleep about 8:00p.m. Saturday evening at the Highmore Nursing Home. Anna had been operated on for a broken hip and had been recuperating in the Highmore Nursing Home since Nov, 23, 1988. She celebrated her 82nd birthday and she went to be in the presence of the Lord Dec.3, 1988.
Anna Goldsmith was born in Pekin. IL., Nov. 24, 1906. She moved with her parents to Hyde Co., SD in 1907. After graduating from Highmore High School, she taught for three years in Bramshall Township School. Anna entered Dakota Wesleyan College in 1928 graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in 1931. That fall she entered the University of Iowa and graduated in 1932 with a Master's of Arts Degree. She was Hyde County Superintendent of Schools from 1932 to 1936 and from 1938 to 1964. Anna taught the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Chilren's School; from 1938 to 1940. She also taught in Ree Heights in the 1940's and ended her educator career as a teacher in Hosmer in 1966-1967 and Gettysburg, 1967-1968. Anna was united in marriage to Joe Sleger 8 Aug., 1940. To this union was born one son and a daughter. Their infant daughter was stillborn after Anna helped fight the large prairie fire that threatened their farm.
Survivors include her two brothers; Wilbert Goldsmith of Highmore; Victor Goldsmith of Beaverton, OR.; her son and daughter-in-law John and Vicki Sleger; four grandchildren Jodi, Jason,Jennifer, and James Sleger ; eight nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, and infant daughter, her husband Joe, and brother Walter Goldsmith.
Name: Anna GOLDSMITH
Birth: 24 NOV 1906 in Pekin, Tazewell, IL
Death: DEC 1988 in Highmore, Hyde Co., SD
Burial: Highmore Hyde Co., SD
Father: Jacob GOLDSMITH b: 11 JUN 1873 in Alschwil Canton Basle, Switzerland
Mother: Carolina (Carrie) GERBER b: 24 FEB 1868 in Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL
Marriage 1 Joseph Martin SLEGER b: 7 JUN 1897 in Stangelville, WI
Married: 8 AUG 1940
Children
Living SLEGER
Infant SLEGER b: 1947 in Highmore Hyde Co., SD
Joe Sleger
Obit printed in a Highmore News , Hyde Co., Newspaper April, 1971
Submitted by Norita Shepherd Moss
Funeral Services were held Monday at the Christian Missionary and Alliance Church, Highmore , SD for Joseph Sleger who died at a Huron Hospital 21 April 1971 at the age of 73 yeas , 10 months and four days. The Rev. Patrick Dugan had charge of the services and burial was in Highmore City Cemetery. Pall Bearers were Dennis Ruzicks,Duane Kennedy, Everett Moore, Julian Mc Donald, Robert Nielsen, and Jerry Vieck. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Hirsch, Norbert Faulstich, Henry Namanny, Martin Moore, Henry Foreman, and Frank Ray.
Joseph Martin Sleger , son of John and Margaret Sleger was born at Stangelville, WI, 17 June, 1897. He came to Highmore, Ree Heights, and Miller vicinities in the early 1900's and has made his home here ever since. In August of 1940 he married Anna Goldsmith and to this union one son John was born. Sleger worked at many different endeavors. His early work was mostly as a hired hand on area farms. As he grew older he went into farming for himself. He also did custom threshing for many people in the Hyde and Hand Counties area. In the early 1930's he started a flour mill and feed store which was kept open until the late 1930's. After closing due to health reasons, he retired to a ranch north of Highmore, which was sold in the late 1940's. In 1950 he bought the John Boltman farm, one mile north of Highmore,which occupied him until his death. He is survived by his wife Anna Sleger, Highmore; his son John Sleger, Highmore; two brothers Martin Sleger of Two Rivers, WI; Stanley Sleger of Cudahy, WI; two sisters Mrs. Emily Dostalek and Annie Sleger of Titusville, FL.
Name: Joseph Martin SLEGER
Birth: 7 JUN 1897 in Stangelville, WI
Death: 21 APR 1971 in Highmore Hyde Co., SD
Burial: Highmore Hyde Co., SD
Father: John SLEGER
Mother: MARGARET
Marriage 1 Anna GOLDSMITH b: 24 NOV 1906 in Pekin, Tazewell, IL
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