Myrtle Ames
October 2, 1922 ~ April 25, 2010
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church, Miller with Pastor Mary Ann Sheldon officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery, Miller. Visitation was held from 3:00 to 7:30 Wednesday, April 28, 2010 followed by a 7:30 p.m. prayer service at Reck Funeral Home in Miller.
Myrtle was born October 2, 1922 in South Shore, South Dakota to Edwin and Etta (Palmer) Seeley. She was educated in the Miller School District and spent the rest of her life in Hand County.
On October 10, 1940, she was united in marriage to Wesley Ames. This union was blessed with four children, which they raised on the farm near Miller. Myrtle loved being a farm wife, helping with typical farm chores, but most especially enjoyed gardening, raising chickens and providing “home grown” meals and cranking out homemade ice cream for her family.
In 1976, Wes and Myrtle moved into Miller and after his death in 2000, Myrtle moved to the Miller Manor. She enjoyed her few years at the Manor and kept busy socializing with her many friends. In 2007, she moved to the Prairie Good Samaritan Center in Miller where she resided until the time of her death. While there, she became very fond of all her caretakers and daily told them how much she loved them.
During Myrtle’s lifetime, she was a charter member of the Happy Hustlers extension club and a life time member of the I.O.O.F. Rebecca’s Lodge. She was active in the First United Methodist Church and for many years was a volunteer at the Prairie Good Samaritan Center. Over the years, Myrtle was employed at the Prairie Good Samaritan Center, the Silver Grille, Istas Bakery and did house cleaning for various individuals.
Having been blessed by her life are her children: Jim Ames of Mobridge, Larry (Nancy) Ames of Miller, Jeanette (Milton) Campbell of Clarkston, Wash., and Delores (Marvin) Nielsen of Custer; a nephew, Chester Seeley of Pomona, Kans., 11 grandchildren: David Ames of Pierre, Julie Hoftiezer of Miller, Amanda Ames of Pierre, Terry Ames of Little Rock, Ark., Cindy Lawen, Eric Campbell and Jodi Campbell, all of Clarkston, Wash., and Mike, Mark, Pat and Angela Nielson, all of Custer; 17 great grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband and all her siblings.
Myrtle was the last survivor of the Seeley family.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Myrtle's arrangements.
MINISTER
Pastor Mary Ann Sheldon
CASKETBEARERS
David E. Ames
Ron Hoftiezer
Lance Jibben
Mike Nielsen
David Blachford
Kenneth Stewart
Eric Campbell
Dave Johnson
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
All of Myrtle's Family & Friends
USHERS
Wayne Moncur
Eugene Moncur
ORGANIST
Janet Fritzsche
SOLOIST
Brian Bergeleen
"In The Garden"
"One Day At A Time"
"Beyond the Sunset"
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN
"Sweet By and By"
INTERMENT
Hillcrest Cemetery
Miller, South Dakota
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Jim, Jeanette, Deloris, Larry and families,
What a great lady that mother of yours was! She was such a sweetheart and always had a smile and hug for all of us. I will always remember her as a good friend to Melvin’s mother, Kunie, when she was still alive. They used to have such a good laugh together. I can only hope that I’ll have such a good attitude about life when or if I ever get to be her age!!
She will be missed by all of us but especially the Florence Twshp. neighborhood. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you…Melvin & Debbie
Want you to know that we are thinking of you guys and all of your family with love and prayers.
Margaret and I are truly sorry for your loss.
we love you grandma and we will miss her so much
Ames family, I want to express our sympathy at this time. Know that you are in our prayers.
Our thoughts and Prayers are with
you
I have many fond memories of working with Myrle at K&K Greenery
She was always bringing us good things to eat and had a wicked sense of humor! My deepest sympathies are with you for your loss.
I did not know her. She was my dads aunt. Robert (Bob) Montgomery Trembath. My grandmothers (who I never met… Thelma Ames) sister. I have been researching my family roots, as I never had any contact with any extended family except once we drove to Nebraska to meet/visit my one aunt, one cousin, and grandmother on my moms side… from Baton Rouge, La in the 60’s. I wish I could have known Myrtle. She sounds like an awesome lady. Barbara Trembath LaBruzza, Lago Vista, TX
Very sorry. My mistake. My aunts name was Myrtle but she was born an Ames. So sorry. She sounds like the kind of person anyone would be lucky to know. Barbara Trembath LaBruzza