Gloria Haiwick
February 6, 1942 ~ February 2, 2010
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
Gloria Jean (Truckenmiller) Haiwick, 67, of Highmore, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls after a 20-month battle with esophageal cancer.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Hyde County Memorial Auditorium in Highmore with Pastor David Peterson officiating. Burial will be in the Highmore Cemetery. A prayer service was held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Highmore.
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“I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.” ~Leo Buscaglia~
Know that I am sharing in your sorrow and lifting you up in prayer. May you feel God’s comfort and grace all around you.
Dear Gary and Family,
Our sincere sympathy to you all. Gloria was such a wonderful friend. We had lots of fun in college and she was such an inspiration as a home economist and teacher. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Paula and Haiwick Family,
My deepest condolences for your loss. I know that Gloria was a fantastic lady and am glad I had the opportunity to meet her, even if only briefly.
Again, please accept my deepest sympathy.
Abbey McManus
Denise and family, I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your mom, wife, and grandma. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. During this difficult time remember that she is in a better place now and she will always be watching over you.
Take care, Kayla Koopsma
Gary and family
You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Hard to believe she is gone, she was a wonderful lady and I loved her so very much and will miss her.
Joey and Peg
Gary, Paula, Denise, Greg- sorry to hear about the loss of Glo! She is truely an amazing women and i thank you all for sharing her with me and my family!!! Glo- is now flyin high w/ no pain or nasty cancer!! Know that we are keeping your family in our thoughts and prayers. Please let me know if there is anything i can do!!! You now have one absolutely~~amazing guardian angel with gold wings. Love to you all. RIP- GLORIA HAIWICK!! Sending peace and comfort to you all!!
Love, The Hales
Danelle, Heath, Kassie, Dawson
Haiwicks’,
What a truly amazing person Gloria was. She touched many lives throughout the years and I hope that will bring some comfort in the days ahead.
Love & Prayers,
The Stephensons
To the Haiwick Family,
I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of Gloria – I know it’s been a long battle but she’s home now with her Loving Father to welcome her. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. God’s Peace to you all.
You are all in our thoughts and prayers!! Gloria was an amazing woman and teacher! We were so blessed to have known her. Always remember the best of the best and know she is in a good place and watching over you all!
Deepest Sympathies
~Joyce, Lexie, Ty, Alexis & Erika
Haiwicks- I met Gloria as a very young FACS teacher. She taught me so many things! She was amazing and I always enjoyed being around her. I grew up in Miller, SD and then was a home economics teacher in Pollock, SD and then Canistota, SD. I knew Gloria as a student at Miller HS and then as a teacher. When I think back she really helped me get started in teaching!!Gloria and I spent time together thru FCCLA. She was wonderful! May God Bless all of you and her beautiful spirit!
Suzan
I just wanted to take a moment to remember Gloria. She was a wonderful woman and was such a great mentor (and friend) as I started my career in Home Economics (FCS) and FHA (FCCLA). I enjoyed many visits and trips with her and we always had so much fun. Gloria never tired of helping others and will be remembered by so many. My thoughts and prayers to her family – Deb (Learing) Rombough
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. We hope the wonderful memories of Gloria will help you through this difficult time.
our thoughts and prayers go out to you all at this time. gloria was a very special woman and she will be greatly missed by us and many others. she will always hold a special place in our hearts. please know that you will always have an angel watching over you all and it will shine brightly.
with love,
bill and linda whipple
23738-475th street
humphrey, ne 68642
A one of a kind lady will truly be missed by all that she encountered.
Dear Gary and Family,
So glad to have met and for a short time stayed with this wonderful woman. I will never forget her or her sparkling eyes! Thinking of you. Orv and Sue Ekrem
Dear Haiwick family.
It saddens me that I cannot be there to give you my condolences in person. Please know that you all are in my thoughts and prayers. Mrs. Haiwick was a special lady. Her guidance and encouragement led me to have wonderful experiences during high school and beyond. I will miss her bright smile and friendly words. With deepest sympathy, Stephanie (one of the Busse boys, right Gary?) 🙂
Denise I am so sorry to hear about your Mom. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Take care!
Gary & Family,
Thank you for your patience through the years as you shared your wife, mother, sister, and friend with all.
Mrs. Haiwick was a natural teacher, but it was obvious that she was special.
This wonder woman taught me more than cutting straight edges for poster boards (although she did make me re-cut them EVERY TIME! 🙂 ), she taught me more than how to follow a recipe (even though I still use her home-made pie crust recipe!), she taught me more than how to develop professionalism….
she inspired me to use what life has given you, pack what you have, and never, ever forget where you came from.
Please know that each and everyone of you are in my thoughts and prayers….the whole community is celebrating her life together, Gloria truly is a hero.
Love & Peace,
Shanda
Gary and family–Please accept our sincerest sympathies in your loss. We have so many good memories from your years in the Faulkton area and some of the times we spent together. Remember those late nights, Gary, when we would spend the evenings discussing about everything? Those were the years when we were so young and could take those late nights! It was also fun that time we ran into you at the Pierre airport when we were heading for Denver for Thanksgiving and think you were headed east to see family. We will always treasure your friendship and we send our love and prayers. We are out of the country right now and will be unable to attend the services, but you all will be in our thoughts. God bless you all.
Tom and Linda Bartholomew
Gary and family,
God bless you and be with you in your time of sorrow. May he give you strength and hope to meet each new tomorrow. Gloria was a wonderful lady and will be missed.
Terry Quam
Gary and family,
We were so sorry to hear of your loss of Gloria. She has made such an impact on many young people and adults alike. I’m sorry, we were planning to go to the prayer service tonight but decided not to chance it with the weather. Know that our thought and prayers are with you and that we now all have a special guardian angel in Gloria.
Gary,
Denise, Greg, Paula & families
It will be the little things you remember, the quiet moments, the smiles, the laughter.
And although it may seem hard right now, it will be the memories of these little things
that help push away the pain
and bring the smiles back again.
Thinking of you all today!
Gary,
So sorry to hear,still remember Gloria from our 4-h days in Lincoln County. What an active family.
John D. Stone
SDSU 1963
Gary, we send our deepest sympathy and prayers.
Terry and Judy
Gary: Our sincere sympathy to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God bless you during this difficult time.
Pat & Irv
Gloria taught in Cresbard when I was growing up–in fact my sister babysat for her kids. She was an inspiration. My love and prayers to Denise and the rest of the family.
Gloria touched so many lives in so many different aspects through the years. We are all better people because she was a part of our lives. Gary and family, please know my thoughts and prayers will continue to be with you.
Gloria was a woman who embodied all the greatest qualities that we most value. She was kind, generous, accepting, forgiving,industrious, encouraging,gracious, wise, and most of all,loving. We are all blessed for having the opportunity to know her.
I am presently in Scottsdale and cannot attend the funeral, but it was consoling to view the video of her life. She was remarkable. God Bless all of you. Sharon Baloun
Keeping all of you in prayer.
Thanks for sharing your mom with so many of us. She truly impacted thousands of lives.
Les and I would like to express our deepest condolences to all the Haiwicks. Betsy and Vava still tell the many stories of the years they were priveleged to camp with the family at the South Dakota State Fair. Helping show sheep, the carnival rides and enjoying the meals Gloria would have ready for them. They also loved the “LB Grandmas” planning grandchildren visits to coincide in the summers. Summer at the Haiwick ranch is another fond memory. As everyone grew older and we moved to Texas, it was great to have Denise live in Temple for a short time and host some family as well. We treasure the memories. Gloria was a truly unique woman, multi-talented, a loving wife, parent, grandparent, renowned teacher and a faithful christian. She is now free of pain and in a much better place. To God be the glory.
Our prayers are with all of you in this time of sorrow.
Love,
Carol and Les
My sympathy at the time of your loss. I was a new FACS teacher (back when it was Home Economics) and new to SD and teaching on a reservation when I first met Gloria at a state meeting. She was a tremendous encouragement for me to stick with education and I do love it. 25+ yrs later, I am still at it, though I can seldom attend meetings. Gloria and I lost touch, but her passing brings back good memories.
Rest in Peace Gloria. You will be greatly missed but never forgotten.
She was a great teacher. Her family is in my thoughts and prayers. She will be missed!
Sincere sympathy. Read the obituary about all of Gloria’s achievements. You probably will remember John and sheep shows we attended. We lived at Salem then.
To Gloria’s family: I am a fellow FACS teacher and I looked up to your Mom as the ideal role model for what I would like to be as an advisor and teacher.
We will miss her.
To Paula and family,
May you all be comforted by the wonderful memories of a loving mother.
Sincerely,
Angela Stephan
To the family of Gloria:
I was the home ec. teacher
at Miller for 25 yrs. retiring in
1993. Gloria and I traveled to
many meetings within the U.S. and
within S.D. with our students and
FCCLA (FHA) contestants, officers
and chaperones. Gloria and I had
time to have many, many conversations togther — many
laughs, many trials, many nights
watching out for our students, and
many honors and accomplishments
with and for our students. I had
no idea that Gloria was ill — I
knew that she had retired — I feel badly that I did not have the
opportunity to re-connect with her
during her illness. Gloria and I
worked so well together as comrades supporting each other and
supporting the students of each
other. Gloria was a wonderful role model for her students.
Love and Hugs. Jo Marso
We want to extend our sympathy to your family. We know that Gloria will be greatly missed. She was an inspiration to all of us.
What a special lady. What a legacy she leaves behind.
Dear Gary and Family,
once again the weather is not making it possible for us to attend Gloria’s funeral this morning. Our thoughts and prayers will be with all of you today and in the weeks and months to come
Gloria was such a wonderful person and I will treasure her forever in my heart.
Love Liz and Dave
Gary and Family,
I just wanted to let you know I was thinking of you. Even though I was only is Highmore a short time, Gary and Gloria were one of the first people I met before I actually moved to Highmore and they welcomed me with open arms and made me feel welcomed to the community. She always had a smile when she and Gary would stop by the office. Gloria will be missed by so many, but I could tell how many lives she touched and she will not be forgotten.
Gary and Family,
Just wanted to send my deepest sympathy. Gloria was a wonderful person, a great teacher and fun to be around. She will be greatly missed. My thoughs and prayers are with you.
Susan Schoenfelder Bennett
(Highmore Music Teacher 1986-1992)
Losing a loved one can be devastating. Which is why I wanted to express my deepest sympathy and concern for you and also share with you the wonderful hope for our dead loved ones. As you grieve Gloria’s loss, please reflect on the hope in question, which comes from, Jehovah God. (Psalms 36:9). By means of the Bible, He allows us to understand how He’ll eliminate death for good one day and bring our dead loved ones back to life. This is evident in Scriptures like (Isaiah 25: 8), (John 5: 28), (1 Corinthians 15:26), (Revelation 21:3 and 4), which can comfort you in this time of sorrow. God’s promises are guaranteed because He cannot lie. Moreover John 11 verses 11-14, 39, 43, and 44 attests that Jesus, who God appoints to bring the dead back to life, can do it since he did it when he resurrected Lazarus when he was on earth. As you await Gloria’s resurrection, please heed Jesus’ counsel in John 17 verse 3 and take steps to gain accurate knowledge of God and Jesus by carefully studying the Bible with the Witnesses. In John 5 verse 39, Jesus explains that such study is imperative if one wishes to have everlasting life one day here on earth, which will be become a paradise where you can be re-united with Gloria and enjoy a world free of violence, war, sickness, old age etc… (Ps 37: 9-11 and 29), (Psalms 46: 8 and 9), (Isaiah 33:24), (Job: 33:25).
Sorry for your great loss. She is gone but not forgoten. This little Lady touched alot of lives. She had a heart of gold. God be with you all Take care.LaNett genzler
You all have my deepest sympathy at the loss of Gloria. I had planned to attend the funeral today, but the weather here made it impossible. I have always had the greatest respect for Gloria.I worked with her on many projects through the years and went on many FHA trips. She was a teacher that cared about each and every student and always treated them with respect. I will never forget her.
Gary and family – Our heartfelt sympathy to all of you. May the love of your family and friends and your faith bring you comfort. We have such good memories of Gloria and the time we spent together at the “ranch” at Norbeck. God Bless You!!! Vern and Elaine Snow
Gloria will truly be missed. She was a very amazing woman. She really knew how to make a person smile even if they were having a bad day. We will really miss her but love that she is an angel above watching over us.
All our love.
Gary and family,
I was unable to attend the services due to work situations this week, but I was with you all in thought and prayer. May comfort and peace surround you all, and thanks be to God for her earthly sufferings to now be gone. She will be truly missed.
May your special memories comfort you at this difficult time.
Our thoughts & prayers go out to the Haiwick Family. Gloria will be dearly missed by all.
What an impact this great lady has made. Her tireless approach will forever be an inspiration to me. I have empathized with you during your journey as I know the struggles of losing a parent to cancer. Gloria was a lucky lady to have such a supportive core family. I know from conversations at FCCLA events just how proud she was of each of you. I trust and pray that God will keep you close as you learn to move forward. God Bless!
My sympathy to your family, Gloria was my home-ec teacher during high school.. I graduated in 1979. She was a very dear lady and loved by all.
Gary and family,
I have been gone for 3 weeks and just catching up on the papers and what a shock to read Gloria had died. I feel so bad that I had lost touch with you folks and didn’t even know she was sick, and here in SF. I so enjoyed the times we had in SDSC, State Fairs, weddings,etc. Gloria was one special lady; classy, calm, energetic and always with a smile. Gary, you and the children must have some special memories of her – God blessed you with her. May he bring you peace. My love and prayers are with you all.
Carol
Gary and Kids: I was so sad to hear of Gloria’s passing. As you may or may not know she was my neighbor and babysitter growing up.We lived on farms about 2 miles apart and our families were lifelong friends. I remember when Gloria first brought Gary home. He was the first real cowboy any of us had ever meet. The things she accomplished in life are not surprising to me as she was always a go getter and giving person. My heart goes out to all of you. All I know is Gods house is in order because he has Helen, my mother Stella and Gloria with him and things have never been so clean and organized in heaven. God bless you all…Kevin Krog
My Parents are Gayle and Jim Koster. I would visit my Grandma and Grandpa, Fay and Leonard Koster in Lake Benton and would spend a lot of time at Bill and Helen’s for dessert and cards. I played with Denise, Craig, and Paula during some of those summer visits.
I just wanted to give my deepest sympathies. I am so sorry to hear about Gloria. May God be with each of you during this time and give you strength.
Karrie (Koster) Sory