IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Edna
Schnabel
November 7, 1918 – October 10, 2012
Obituary
Edna Schnabel, 93 of Spearfish and formerly of Pierre, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Sturgis Regional Senior Care.
Edna Miller was born on November, 7, 1918 at Isabel, SD to William and Ida (Finkbeiner) Miller. She grew up on a farm near Isabel. She attended rural schools there and graduated from Isabel High School in 1936.
In 1936 her family moved to a farm near Roscoe, SD. She attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, SD. She taught rural schools for six years. On March 25, 1947 she was married to Theodore J. Schnabel. They lived on a farm near Hosmer, SD for several years. In 1952 they moved to Aberdeen, SD. In 1967 they moved to Pierre. Edna worked as a rural school teacher, as a cook for many years at the Statehouse Café, and then as a night auditor at a motel until she retired. In the fall of 2005 she moved to Spearfish.
Her daily activities included her daily devotions and bible readings and keeping active until February of this year. She also enjoyed gardening, loved baking, canning, sewing, embroidering, crocheting, reading, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and spending time with friends and family. She was a life-long member of the Hope Reformed Church in Pierre.
Surviving her are her daughters Shirley Ann Amburn, Spearfish, and Patty Rae (Dennis) McQuay, Pierre; her two grandchildren, Lindsay Bruckner, Pierre and Michael Amburn, Spearfish; her sister Joy (Clarence) Voegele, Roscoe; her brother Edwin (Leona) Miller, Bartlett, TN; various nieces and nephews, step-brothers Irvin Hettich and Wilburt "Bandy" Hettich, and step-sisters Deloris Lehr and Elsie Hanson.She was preceded in death by her husband Theodore, son Jerry, parents, four sisters and three brothers.
Visitation will be from 3:00-6:00 P.M. on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Grace Fellowship Church in Spearfish with Pastor Steve Miller officiating. Burial will take place on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre.
Edna Miller was born on November, 7, 1918 at Isabel, SD to William and Ida (Finkbeiner) Miller. She grew up on a farm near Isabel. She attended rural schools there and graduated from Isabel High School in 1936.
In 1936 her family moved to a farm near Roscoe, SD. She attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, SD. She taught rural schools for six years. On March 25, 1947 she was married to Theodore J. Schnabel. They lived on a farm near Hosmer, SD for several years. In 1952 they moved to Aberdeen, SD. In 1967 they moved to Pierre. Edna worked as a rural school teacher, as a cook for many years at the Statehouse Café, and then as a night auditor at a motel until she retired. In the fall of 2005 she moved to Spearfish.
Her daily activities included her daily devotions and bible readings and keeping active until February of this year. She also enjoyed gardening, loved baking, canning, sewing, embroidering, crocheting, reading, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and spending time with friends and family. She was a life-long member of the Hope Reformed Church in Pierre.
Surviving her are her daughters Shirley Ann Amburn, Spearfish, and Patty Rae (Dennis) McQuay, Pierre; her two grandchildren, Lindsay Bruckner, Pierre and Michael Amburn, Spearfish; her sister Joy (Clarence) Voegele, Roscoe; her brother Edwin (Leona) Miller, Bartlett, TN; various nieces and nephews, step-brothers Irvin Hettich and Wilburt "Bandy" Hettich, and step-sisters Deloris Lehr and Elsie Hanson.She was preceded in death by her husband Theodore, son Jerry, parents, four sisters and three brothers.
Visitation will be from 3:00-6:00 P.M. on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Grace Fellowship Church in Spearfish with Pastor Steve Miller officiating. Burial will take place on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre.
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