In Memory Of

Fern M. Nemmers May 6, 1927 - November 1, 2014

Hunters Prayer

I pray that I am able to hunt

until my dying day

And when it’s time for my last trip

I then most humbly pray,

that the Lord will surround me with

all my friends,

to relive the hunts of the past.

I’ll bank the fire one last time

before entering His great forest at last.

J. D. Hunter

F ern Marie (Hansen) Nemmers was born

May 6, 1927 to Leo and Ida (Bricher)

Hansen in Dell Rapids. She was the

seventh child in a family of 16 children and

was caregiver for all her younger siblings.

She attended St. Mary School and graduated in 1945.

Following graduation she continued helping her

parents on the farm.

She was united in marriage to John R.

Nemmers at St. Mary Catholic Church on October 14,

1947. They continued farming near Dell Rapids until

their retirement.

Throughout her life Fern was very active in

community and church activities. She served many

years on the Dell Rapids Township Election Board. She was designated a VIP Blood

Donor by the community blood bank for her many years of blood donations. She served

in the Altar Society of St. Mary Church and held many offices in this organization. Fern

and her husband John were founding members of the Terrace Manor Nursing Home. She

served several years as a Grandmother for the Presentation Sisters Youth leadership

camps. She made several trips to the Presentation Sisters missions in Mexico and with

the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids to Rosebud Reservation to deliver food and bicycles

for the Native Americans.

For all of her life, Fern was an avid hunter. She enjoyed sharing her expertise

with kids in the hunter’s safety courses at the Sportsman’s Club. She was also an avid

bowler and sports fan, supporting local teams in all sports. Fern enjoyed gardening and

always had beautiful flower gardens.

Fern passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Dells Nursing & Rehah

Center at the age of 87.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John; her son, Donald; five

brothers and a sister. Fern’s deep religious convictions and devotion and her love of the

land have been an inspiration for her family and all that knew her. Those remaining to

continue the celebration of life that Fern so encouraged are her children, Theresa, Tom

and his wife Kristi, Marty and his fiancé Angel and Jeremy; her grandchildren, John and

his wife Jacqueline, Kim and Aaron; Brad, Beth and her husband Garrett, Leigh and

Erin; her great grandchildren, Isabella, Ava, John Thomas, Lily, Kinley, Kennedy and

Mia; her brothers, Tom, Terry and David; sisters, RoseAnn, Grace, Erma, Darlene, Betty

and Karli.

The family requests in lieu of flowers donation be made to

St. Mary Grade School or Church.

In Memory Of

Fern Marie Nemmers May 6, 1927 November 1, 2014

Funeral Service 1:00 PM

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

St. Mary Catholic Church

Dell Rapids, South Dakota

Celebrant Father Anthony Urban

Organist & Soloists Carla Schmidt & Bette Huss

Congregational Hymns “Hail Mary, Gentle Woman” “O God, Almighty Father”

“Seek Ye First” “Whatsoever You Do”

“I Am The Bread Of Life” “The Strife Is O’er”

“O Loving God” “Holy, Holy, Holy”

Honorary Pallbearers RoseAnn King Grace Entringer Erma Berg

Darlene Nelson Betty Kathol Karli Boelter

Thomas Hansen Terry Hansen David Hansen

Sister Helen Nemmers PBVM Quintin Nemmers Charlotte Hinricher

Pallbearers John Nemmers Kim Nemmers Brad Nemmers

Beth Callahan Leigh Nemmers Erin Nemmers

Troy Hansen Garrett Callahan Joe Nemmers

Interment St. Mary Catholic Cemetery

Dell Rapids, South Dakota

Minnehaha Funeral Home Dell Rapids, Baltic, Colton, & Garretson, SD