Viola Zobel, 80, Kensington, Minn., formerly of Emery, died Monday, July 1, 2013 in her home at Kensington.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell. Burial was in Parkston Protestant Cemetery.
Viola was born Oct. 29, 1932 at Parkston to Carl and Sophia (Bertsch) Pietz.
She married Ervin Zobel on June 29, 1952 at Tripp. They farmed near Ethan and in Missouri and Minnesota during her lifetime.
In 1998 they retired and returned to South Dakota.
Viola moved back to Minnesota in December 2012.
Grateful for having shared her life are three sons, Dennis Zobel, Forestburg, Larry Zobel, Alexandria, Minn., and Richard Zobel, Elk River, Minn.; one daughter, Bonnie (Jon) Isaacson, Rogers, Minn.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a special niece, Carmen (Todd) Preheim; 12 siblings, Herbert (Pamela) Pietz, Leona (LeRoy) Baltzer, Violet (Verlyn) Fuerst, Bob (Marlys) Pietz, Elmer (Georgia) Pietz, Vilo (Marlys) Pietz, LaVerna (Darrell) Magstadt, Vernetta (Mel) Smith, Mary (Keith) Thrift, Donald (Lynette) Pietz and Carol Stoakes.
She was peceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ervin; and her son, Jerry.