Jean Gard
February 27, 1921 ~ April 22, 2013
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
Jean Gard, 92, of Miller, died Monday, April 22nd at the Good Samaritan Society in Miller. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday April 26th at the First Presbyterian Church in Miller with Rev. Brian Jones officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, April 25th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service all at Rembold Funeral Home. Burial will be at G.A.R. Cemetery.
Jean Ravenscroft was born February 27, 1921 in Vayland, South Dakota to Arvey and Clara (Brown) Ravenscroft. She grew up in Vayland, working in the family store with her parents and four sisters. Jean graduated from Wessington High School in 1939. After graduating from high school, she moved to Miller and worked at J.W. Johnsons.
On March 16, 1943, she married Robert Gard. To this union three children were born. Jean spent her life taking care of her husband and children. She enjoyed coffee with friends and her main delight was making Grandma Gard blankets for her family and many friends. Grandkids always knew there were chocolate chip cookies in her freezer.
Jean enjoyed the last year of her life at the Miller Good Samaritan Center and appreciated the exceptional care she received from the staff.
Grateful for sharing her life are her children, David (Ginger) Gard of Canton, Sally (Duane) Resel of Miller, Clair (Carmen) Gard of Canton; 12 grandchildren, Stephan (Lori) Resel, Stephanie (Boney) Bonebright, Sarah Resel, Heather (Todd) Johnson, Rich (Gretchen) Lundstrom, April (Brad) Klarenbeek, Whitney Gard, Amy (Shane) Bertsch, Jodi (Trevor) Ekle, Bob (Erin) Gard, Derek Gard, Brett Gard; 18 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four sisters, Dorothy Stobbs, Velda Welbes, Eunice Siegling and Elaine Fritzsche.
Jean Ravenscroft was born February 27, 1921 in Vayland, South Dakota to Arvey and Clara (Brown) Ravenscroft. She grew up in Vayland, working in the family store with her parents and four sisters. Jean graduated from Wessington High School in 1939. After graduating from high school, she moved to Miller and worked at J.W. Johnsons.
On March 16, 1943, she married Robert Gard. To this union three children were born. Jean spent her life taking care of her husband and children. She enjoyed coffee with friends and her main delight was making Grandma Gard blankets for her family and many friends. Grandkids always knew there were chocolate chip cookies in her freezer.
Jean enjoyed the last year of her life at the Miller Good Samaritan Center and appreciated the exceptional care she received from the staff.
Grateful for sharing her life are her children, David (Ginger) Gard of Canton, Sally (Duane) Resel of Miller, Clair (Carmen) Gard of Canton; 12 grandchildren, Stephan (Lori) Resel, Stephanie (Boney) Bonebright, Sarah Resel, Heather (Todd) Johnson, Rich (Gretchen) Lundstrom, April (Brad) Klarenbeek, Whitney Gard, Amy (Shane) Bertsch, Jodi (Trevor) Ekle, Bob (Erin) Gard, Derek Gard, Brett Gard; 18 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four sisters, Dorothy Stobbs, Velda Welbes, Eunice Siegling and Elaine Fritzsche.
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Dave, Ginger and family. So sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace.
Duane, Sally and Family,
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Rick, Kathy, Steven and Lindsey
On behalf of the Patient Center Staff of Sanford Hospital we wish to express our sympathy to hitney and the entire Gard family.
To the Family of Jean Gard,
We were sorry to hear of the loss of your mother & grandmother. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. God Bless your family.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Johnson Feed
We were so sorry to hear about Grandma Gard! Your family are in our thoughts, and we hope you enjoy sharing all of your wonderful memories of her in the days ahead. Derrick and Nadine will forever cherish their Grandma Gard blankets!
Dear Family,
My deepest sympathy on the loss of Jean. May your prayers for comfort and the thoughts of friends bring you a measure of comfort during this time of sorrow. Knowing that God cares for you and is near to all those broken at heart. 1Peter 5:7 and Psalms 34:18
My heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to Jean’s family. May your many family memories bring you comfort & peace during this time. I remember the years that my family seemed to live on the same block as the Gard’s, from hwy 14 to a couple blocks west, and that our fathers both worked for the post office. God be with you all. Shar
So sorry to hear of Grandma Guards passing. Please know you are all in our family’s thoughts and prayers. She was a special lady and I feel so fortunate to have a Grandma Gard blanket of my very own! I bet Jesus is hoping she brought one for him! May you feel His comfort through the warmth and love her blankets bring. God bless all of you
Sorry to hear of the loss of your mom and grandma. Keep your memories close to your heart. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.U
Thinking about you all. Our prayers and deepest sympathies go out to you. God Bless.
To all Jean’s family, (I believe we know just about all of you!) We have lost a true icon of the community. Grandma Jean was a wonderful lady. And I mean lady in the very truest sense. May God wrap his loving arms around all of you and sustain you during this sad time. With deepest sympathy, Melvin & Debbie Brueggeman
Sending heartfelt sympathies to the family! It is never easy to lose a loved one. God’s blessings during this difficult time.