July 2018

Anita Cremer

Spencer

Anita Lorraine Sundstrom Cremer, 94, of Spencer, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2018.

A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 27 at Kinzley Funeral Home in Salem. Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 28 at St Martin’s Catholic Church in Emery.

Anita and her twin, Adney, were born July 23, 1923 on the family farm in Artesian. Her parents were Otto and Helen Sundstrom, who were Swedish immigrants. Anita graduated from Artesian High School and then attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell.

She taught at a country school near Fedora and then moved to Spencer to teach. Anita married Leonard Cremer on September 26, 1949. She and her husband ran the Cremer’s Jack and Jill Store, built their house and raised eight children. Anita was a member of the Spencer School PTA, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Hanson/McCook County Bookmobile Board, St. Mary’s Ladies Altar Society and St. Mary’s Choir.

Anita is survived by her eight children, JoAnn (Bryan) Schierholz, Jim (Susan) Cremer, Mary (Barry) Bruns, Roger (Joan) Cremer, Karen (Jerry) Hofer, John (Maria) Cremer, David (Jill) Cremer, and Paul Cremer (Toni Richardson); 20 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; her parents; her siblings and their spouses, Signe (Elis) Bachman, Anna Marie, Elsie, Lawrence (Gayle), Ernest (Iris), Olga (Albert) Peterson, Lennart (Louise), Erma (Bud) May, Natalie (Charles) Fridley, Adney (Elsie), and Daine; and one son-in-law, Jerry Hofer.

Joanne Friedrick

Mitchell

Joanne Friedrick, 82, of Mitchell, died Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Firesteel Healthcare Center in Mitchell. 

Funeral services were Monday morning, July 23, at the Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell. Burial was in the Silver Creek Cemetery at rural Forestburg. Visitation was Sunday at the Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Joanne Joyce Friedrick was born Aug. 25, 1935, in Oakland, Calif., to Andy and Maryann (Jarabek) Anderson.  Her family moved to Mitchell in 1944. She graduated from Mitchell High School in 1953, and she received a teaching certificate from Dakota Wesleyan in 1955. She taught school in Hot Springs and Granite Falls, Minn.

On June 24, 1957, Joanne married Frank (Jim) Friedrick, and they were married for 61 years.

She enjoyed bowling and playing Bunco and Pinochle. She was fond of collecting antiques, going to auctions, garage sales and Goodwill, amassing numerous collections. 

Joanne worked at Jill’s Children Wear and Mitchell Lunch Program for over 10 years.  

She is survived by her husband, Frank of Mitchell; three sons, Rod of Mitchell, Scott (Jacque) of Sheridan, Wyo., and Bart of Volga; one grandson; one sister, Cheri Edwards of Florence, Ore., and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

Clarence Wendell Stratman, 86, of Mitchell, formerly of Artesian, died Monday, July 16, 2018 at Firesteel Health Care Community.

Visitation and funeral services were held Wednesday, July 18, at the Will Funeral Chapel in Mitchell. Burial was in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Artesian.

Clarence W. Stratman, son of Alben and Caroline (Koch) Stratman was born January 31, 1932 in Wessington. He lived in the Artesian area.

He was united in marriage to Martha (Schmit) Stratman at St. Charles Catholic Church in Artesian.

Clarence farmed south of Artesian. After his parents died, he moved to Mitchell, where Clarence was a handyman. He was also employed as a custodian at Holy Family and Holy Spirit Catholic Churches and the theater.

Clarence is survived by two sisters, Freida Stratman and Sister Armella Stratman.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha; parents; a sister, Melanie; and two brothers, Lawrence and Edmund.

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