Rose Kutter

Services for Rose Kutter, 69, of Groton will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 26th at Faith Lutheran Church in New Effington. Pastor Cheryl Rondeau Bassett will officiate. Burial will follow in Garden of Rest Cemetery, New Effington under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton.

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

Rose passed away July 22, 2014 at Sanford Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls.

Rose Irene was born on February 1, 1945 in Browns Valley, MN to Elmer and Magdalene (Schubert) Vanouse. She attended school in Hart #1 country school, Browns Valley Public School, and New Effington Public School, graduating in 1963. Following graduation, she moved to New York City and worked as a teletype for Western Union. She later worked for IC Corp in Minneapolis. Rose then returned to South Dakota and worked as a type setter for the Aberdeen American News. On September 25, 1971 she was united in marriage with Roy Kutter and together they made their home on a farm north of New Effington. To this union, four children were born. Rose moved to Groton, SD in 1990. She worked at various jobs in the area, the most recent being Postmaster Relief in Andover, SD.

Rose was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in New Effington. She enjoyed cooking, crossword puzzles, needle point, reading the paper and going to coffee with her friends. She also treasured time with all of her family, especially her grandchildren.

Celebrating her life are her children, Randy Kutter of Ferney; Royce Kutter of Breaux Bridge, LA; Ryan (Carol) Kutter of Groton and Ronda Kutter of Watertown, and her three grandchildren: Savanna Krueger, Emma Kutter and Ian Kutter.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband in 1975 and an infant sister, Margaret Louise Vanouse.

Casketbearers will be Don Dahlman, John Dahlman, Todd Dahlman, Keith Bostrom, Paul Bostrom, and Mike Cerroll.

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