Inez Knickrehm

Services for Inez Knickrehm, 99, of Groton will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 26th at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Groton. Pastor Elizabeth Johnson will officiate. Burial will follow in Groton Union Cemetery under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday from 4-8 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m.

Inez passed away April 19, 2014 at Rosewood Court in Groton.

Inez Jane was born on March 2, 1915 near Warner to Max Edward and Eva (Carter) Dunker. She attended Rondell School and graduated from Groton High School in 1932. Inez received her teaching certificate from Northern and taught in Randolph for three years. On June 1, 1937 she united in marriage with Robert Knickrehm. They made their home on the Knickrehm farm in Garden Prairie Township for 46 years before retiring to Groton in 1983. Robert passed away in 2001 and Inez moved to Rosewood Court in July of 2012.

Inez was a member of the Help One Another Extension Club, Good Cheer Club, International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons, OES Bethel Chapter #102 and Diana Chapter #83, Daughters of the Nile and a member of the Groton Presbyterian Church where she was ordained as Elder and a Deacon. In earlier years, she was chosen Honored Homemaker and South Dakota Mother of the Year. She was a 4-H Leader for many years and served as Chairman of the Brown County Extension Homemakers. Inez was also Worthy Matron and Grand Chaplain of South Dakota OES and a member of the Aberdeen Toastmistress Club. Together, she and Robert traveled extensively. She enjoyed reading, sewing, handwork, crossword puzzles, making Happy books and playing bridge.

Celebrating her life are her daughters: Ann (Robert) Winegar of Excelsior, Minnesota, Roberta (David) Olson of Brookings, Carol (Gerald) Osterman of Groton, six grandchildren: Kathi (Bob) Tunheim, Kristi (Don) Wieser, Aaron (Katie) Monagle-Olson, Daniel (Cathyrn) Olson, Todd (Sandra) Osterman, Robert (Angela) Osterman, 14 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, Carol Dunker of Aberdeen and Betty Dunker of Groton and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband of 64 years, three brothers, Raymond, Wallace and Dale Dunker, three sisters, Hazel Sager, Evelyn Clausen and Mildred Williams, a great-grandson and two granddaughters.

Casketbearers will be Todd Osterman, Bob Osterman, Aaron Olson, Jason Osterman, Bob Tunheim and Don Wieser.

Life is like packing a suit case—stow the little projects into the little pockets of time and life is not wasted.

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