Elaine Roeber
April 24, 1927 ~ September 26, 2021
Elaine E. Roeber, 94, of Miller, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the Weskota Manor in Wessington Springs.
Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 8, 2021, at Reck Funeral Home, Miller with Rev. Rhonda Wellsandt Zell officiating. Burial will follow at Burdette Cemetery, rural Tulare, SD. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Elaine was born on April 24, 1927, in Hand Country to Carl Frederick Winsell and Elsie G. Engelmann. She attended country school and later graduated in 1945 from Miller School. She attended Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa in 1948 and furthered her degree to receive a B.A from Huron College in Huron, South Dakota in 1969.
On October 7, 1949, she married Wendell Keith Roeber at Trinity Lutheran Church in Miller. They established a home in Burdette Township. Elaine was proud of her skills raising geese and chickens. She taught 32 years at six various schools and was also a member of the Eastern Star in Tulare as well as the Tri County Good Sam’s Camping Club.
Survivors include two sons: Steven (Marilyn) of Springboro, Ohio and Scott (Kim) of Tulare; seven grandchildren: Stacey (Will) Dettwiller, Westerville, Ohio, David (Kelsey) Roeber, Germantown, Ohio, Jessica (Jordan) Oswald, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth (Neal) Colford, West Fargo, ND, Andrew (Jess) Roeber, Miller, SD, Alex (Lucy Blocker) Roeber, Pierre, SD, and Erika (Dalton) Franck, West Fargo, ND; nine great grandchildren: Jackson and Scarlett Dettwiller, Chandler Oswald, Connor Colford, Kenzi, Kayli, Elsie, and Luke Roeber and Harper Franck; along with many nieces and nephews.
Elaine was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell; parents; siblings and their spouses: Carl F. “Rick” (Marie) Winsell, Phyllis (Orville) Resel, and Harriet (Clayton “Tip”) Sisk.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Elaine’s arrangements.
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My sincere sympathy to the family of Elaine Roeber.🙏🙏
Elaine and Wendell were fellow members of the Tri-County Good Sam's camping club. We have so many fond memories of our many camp-outs and third Saturday of the month breakfast during the winter months that we had along with our annual Christmas party that we had every year here and there around the area. Elaine and I were teachers so we always had teaching stories to share. Our thoughts and prayers are with Elaine's family at this time and in the days to come.
Jim Wagner
I so enjoyed visiting with Elaine over the years at the “breakfast club” at the Ranch café when we would come back to visit the folks. She was a smart and witty woman! Thinking of her and your family this week as you celebrate her life.
I have so many memories of Elaine, as she was my 4th grade teacher. I also got some baby geese from her one time. So through the years I have kept in contact with her. My thoughts and parayers are with her family at this time. She will be missed by all!