Mehlhaf, Leona

              OBITUARY
Leona Mehlhaf
Leona Mehlhaf, 93, of Menno, S.D.
passed away early Tuesday, March
17, 2015, at the Freeman Medical
Center, Freeman, S.D. Services were
held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 20,
at Zion Reformed Church, Menno,
with Rev. Travis Grassmid officiating.
Burial was in the Menno Cemetery,
Menno. Visitations was from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m., Thursday evening at the
Zion Reformed Church, Menno with
a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitations
resumed one hour prior to the service
at the church. The Aisenbrey-Opsahl-
Kostel Memorial Chapel, Menno as-sisted
with the service details. Leave
an online condolence at www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome
.com. Pallbearers
were her grandsons Brian Mehlhaf,
Michael Mehlhaf, Kent Mehlhaf, Bret
Schortzman, Jared Schortzman and
Nathan Mehlhaf. Honorary pallbearers
were her granddaughters Darla Ander-son,
Heidi Mehlhaf, Angela Sedlacek
and Lisa Lindeman.
Leona (Herr) Mehlhaf was born to
Gottlieb and Lydia (Schnabel) Herr
on June 16, 1921 northeast of Tripp,
S.D. She was baptized by Rev. Wil-liam
J. Krieger as an infant. On April
21, 1935, Leona was confirmed by
Rev. K.J. Stuebbe at Tripp Reformed
Church. She was united in marriage
to Ruben Mehlhaf on September 12,
1943 by Rev. Walter Odenbach in the
Friedens Reformed Church in Tripp.
Leona and Ruben made their home
and farmed northeast of Menno until
1977. They retired from farming and
moved into Menno. ln'*TQQ9, they
moved into the Menno-Olivet Care
Center. Ruben passed away on Octo-ber
4, 2012. Leona enjoyed quilting
and loved her roses.
Leona's memory will be cherished
by her children: Harley (Janet) Mehl-haf
of Hurley, S.D., Myron (Linda)
Mehlhaf of Freeman, Dianne (Merit)
Schortzman of Scotland, S.D. and
Dale (Earla) Mehlhaf of Freeman;
grandchildren: Brian Mehlhaf, Mi-chael
Mehlhaf, Kent Mehlhaf, Bret
Schortzman, Jared Schortzman, Na-than
Mehlhaf, Darla Anderson, Heidi
Mehlhaf, Angela Sedlacek, and Lisa
Lindeman; great-grandchildren:
Devin, Jacob, Riley, Kaitlyn, Morgan,
Elias, Kacey, Cole, Cade, Brianna,
Erica, Abbey, Mason, Kenna, Sadie,
Grace and Tori; her sister, Ida Sayler
of Scotland; brothers-in-law: Victor
Mehlhaf and John (Darlene) Mehlhaf;
sisters-in-law: Ruth Mehlhaf and Car-oline
Roth, all of Menno; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Ruben; her parents; her
siblings and spouses: Hulda (John)
Vilhauer, Beatha (Reinhold) Hirsch,
Theodore (Maggie) Herr, Otto (Edna)
Herr, Emil Herr, Lenora (Edwin) Os-wald
and Alfred (Ruby) Herr and
Richard Sayler.