Agnes Pape
December 17, 1927 ~ March 16, 2009
Agnes M. Pape, 81, of Armour, passed away, Monday, March 16, 2009 at the Douglas County Memorial Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 20, 2009 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Armour with Fr. Albert Cizweski officiating. Burial was in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Parkston. Visitation with the family present was held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 19, 2009 at the church with a 7:00 p.m. wake service.
Agnes Marie Mayer was born December 17, 1927 on a farm near Dimock, South Dakota to Joseph and Elizabeth (Kurtenbach) Mayer the seventh of eight children. She attended St. Peter and Paul Grade School and graduated from Parkston High School in 1945.
On October 22, 1946 she married Edwin Pape at Sioux Falls, SD and to this union seven children were born. They raised their family in Parkston where she worked at a number of places. In August 1977 the family moved to Armour. Here she worked for the local drug store for a short time.
Faith has always been a large part of Agnes’s life. She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Armour where she served as a Eucharistic minister and was a member of the altar society. She also belonged to the Catholic Daughters at Sacred Heart Church in Parkston. Agnes was a member of the Parkston American Legion Auxiliary and the Armour V.F.W. Auxiliary.
In her spare time she loved to read, play cards, do word searches, watch the game show network and attend the gray hair coffee club.
Those left to cherish her life are her six children: Barb Husk of Overland Park, KS, Linda (Pete) Peterson of Kearney, NE, Tom (Patty Belgiorno) of Sewell, NJ, Bill (Diane) of Freeman, Dave (Patty) of Parkston and Mary (Dwight) Renshaw of Mitchell; 15 grandchildren: Rachel (Rich) Buckley of Sicklerville, NJ, Shana Husk of Overland Park, KS, Paul Fritzler, Omaha, NE, Dana Pape, Maple Grove, MN, Tom (Kathy) Pape of Mt. Royal, NJ, Sarah (John) Zulkoski of Kearney, NE, Mandy (Joel) Luikens of Gettysburg, Tiffany (Kevin) Hofer of Miller, Jason (Tonya) Pape, Chillicothe, IL, Rebekah (Brian) Moritz of Omaha, NE, Lindsay (John) Neth of Tea, Kristen Pape of Omaha, NE, Brooke Pape of Freeman and Trevor and Morgan Renshaw of Mitchell; eight great grandchildren: Rachael Kloth, Hannah Buckley, Aaron and Colin Pape, Grant & Carter Luikens, Hannah Pape and Grace Hofer; three siblings: Rosaline Mayer of Parkston, Cleo Mayer of Alameda, CA and Jerry (Berniece) Mayer of Sioux Falls.
Agnes was preceded in death by her husband Edwin in 1996; son, Charles; grandson, Mark Husk; two brothers: Norbert (Alma) Mayer and Urban Mayer and two sisters: Wilhelmina (Clarence) Roeder and Millie (Virgil) Adams.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Agnes's arrangements.
MINSTER
Fr. Arthur Cizweski
CASKETBEARERS: Children
Barb Husk
Linda Peterson
Tom Pape
Bill Pape
Dave Pape
Mary Renshaw
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: Grandchildren
Rachel Buckley
Shana Husk
Paul Fritzler
Dana Pape
Tom Pape
Sarah Zulkoski
Mandy Luikens
Tiffany Hofer
Jason Pape
Rebekah Moritz
Lindsay Neth
Kristen Pape
Brooke Pape
Trevor Renshaw
Morgan Renshaw
LECTORS
Rachel Buckley
Shana Husk
Sarah Zulkoski
Dana Pape
Paul Fritzler
Tom Pape
Jason Pape
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER
Dwight Renshaw
CROSS BEARER
Morgan Renshaw
GIFT BEARERS
Rebekah Moritz
Lindsay Pape
Trevor Renshaw
Brooke Pape
USHERS
Dennis Sparks
Herb Ruff
EUOLOGIST
Kristen Pape
ORGANIST
Emily Hinker
VOCALIST
Lori Neugebauer
"On Eagle's Wings"
MUSIC SELECTIONS
"Prayer of St. Francis"
"Peace Is Flowing Like A River"
"Be Not Afraid"
"On This Day O' Beautiful Mother"
"Song of Farewell"
"How Great Thou Art"
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Mandy,Tiffany and family we are so sorry to hear about the loss of your grandma,our thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time of your lives.
Bart,Carmen,Paige and Preston
My prayers and thoughts are with you. Let me know if there is anything we can do.– Roger, Dawn, KC & KT Redden
I am so sorry for your loss. Agnes was a wonderful friend to Mom and will be deeply missed. When I think of Agnes I am reminded of how patient and kind she was – how gracious she was – and how much she loved her family. My thoughts and prayers are with you all…
Laurie, Annastacia, Ashley, & Zach Miller
Mandy, Tiffany & families, we are sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Mandy, Tiffany and families. I’m so sorry to hear of the death of your grandma. Know that my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sorry to hear your grandma passed away. Was she sick? She wasnt that old. She looks great for her age. Take care and we’ll keep you and your family in our prayers..The Garry Peterka Family
Tiffany, Mandy and families. Talked to Mike and Dee this morning and they told us about your grandmother. You all have our deepest sympathy and our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time. Our condolences also to your parents.
Tiffany, your grandmother indeed sounds like a great lady. Our condolences to you and your family.
Im so sorry for you loss. My condolences.
Mandy and Tiffany, my deepest sympathy to you and your family, my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
Tiff & Mandy,
What a beautiful obituary. Thanks again for taking such precious care of our grandma.
Love,
Rebekah
Tiffany and Family-
So sorry to hear of your loss, our thoughts and prayers are with you and this difficult time.
Chris, Christina, Carter, and Caiden Kruml
Tiffany, Mandy and families: So sorry to hear about the loss of your grandma. We’ll keep you all in our prayers. Bill & Deb Clement
Dear Pape Family,
We are sorry to hear about the passing of Aunt Agnes.
The message in the announcement was beautiful. It was nice to see the recent picture of Aunt Agnes.
Our love and prayers are with you all during this difficult time.
Aunt Millie’s daughter and son-in-law,
Diane and Danny Benjamin
Mandy, Tiff & Families- May God’s grace comfort you at this time. Let me know if you need anything.
Sending our deepest condolences out to the entire Pape Family, we are so sorry for the loss of your mom, grandma, sister, and friend. Our prayers are with you during this difficult time. Remember she is celebrating life with our Savior and no longer suffering. Take care of each other and lean on each other for support. God Bless – Ryan and Jennifer Leischner
Tiffany, Mandy and families,
You are in my thoughts and prayers. With sincere sympathy, Jenise
Our thoughts and prayers have been with all of you this week. She looks like she was an amazing woman!!!