Ida Weideman
February 21, 1925 ~ March 13, 2018
Ida Weideman, 93, of Miller, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Miller.
Funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 16, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Miller. Burial will follow at G.A.R. Cemetery, Miller. Visitation was held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2018 followed by a 7:00 p.m. prayer service, all at Reck Funeral Home, Miller.
Ida was born on February 21, 1925 to John and Christina (Mertz) Schock in Kulm, North Dakota. Ida came to Miller and worked her way through school graduating from Miller High School in 1944. She met Ben Weideman during her sophomore year. Following graduation, Ben joined the Navy and Ida attended the South Dakota Beauty Academy in Sioux Falls.
The Weidemans were married January 24, 1945 while Ben was still in the Navy. Ida did hairdressing in Oxnard, California before the couple moved back to South Dakota where Ben worked as a plasterer and brick layer.
On February 14, 1947, Ida opened a salon in Miller. Ben joined Ida in the family business as a hairdresser in 1954. They also operated a salon in Faulkton during the 1960s and one in Highmore from 1961 to 1984. She was a member of the Hairdressers and Cosmetology Association since 1948. In 1985, Ida was named South Dakota Cosmetologist of the Year.
Ida and Ben were married for nearly 70 years and were blessed with two sons, nine grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. Ida loved nothing more than spending time with her family, cutting hair, and visiting. Ida enjoyed her career, but she also enjoyed her personal life.
One of the highlights of her career was participating in state and national competitions where she won many awards! Ida is thankful to the people who stayed late into the nights to help her practice before competitions.
Ida is survived by her sons: Tom (Paula) and Jerry (Nita); her grandchildren: Jade (Steph) Weideman, Tessa Dosch, TJ (Misty) Weideman, Ashley (Derek) Henry, Katie (Nate) Britt, Whitney (Josh) Henry, Taylor (Jessica) Weideman, Mitchell Weideman, Brekk Weideman; great grandchildren: Zachery Weideman, Ryker Weideman, Lilly Weideman, Taven Weideman, Thomas Weideman, Joseph Henry, Brett Henry, Chloe Henry, Jonathan Henry and Kristina Henry; and sisters: Ruth Buerkley, Ella Buerkley, Emma Klipfel and Violet Moncur.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ben; daughter, Candance Weideman; sister, Esther Schlauch; brothers: Enoch Schock and Rueben Schock.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Ida's arrangements.
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I’m so sorry to hear about this. She was a kind, loving lady and she will be missed. I bet she is happy to see Ben. Prayers.
Ida’s Family, I am so very sorry to hear of Ida’s passing. She was a wonderful person, boss and friend and it was a joy to work for her. She taught me a lot in the few years I worked for her. She will be missed!
Jerry: I am so sorry to hear about your loss. I thought the world of your mom and dad. Hearing of your mom’s passing brought back so many positive memories about our friendship and my relationship with your family. I can still see the enthusiasm she had for cutting hair and how special she made one feel when they were getting their hair cut. You where very fortunate to have her as your mom. My thoughts will be with you during your time of sorrow.
My sympathy to all of you. Ida was a wonderful woman who loved what she did and helped many others feel good about themselves. Hold on to all your happy memories with your Mom.
Sorry for your loss Our Deepest Sympathy Dr. Dick and Kathy Splichal
To Jerry and family. My sincere condolence. I have so many fond memories of both Ida and Ben. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
She was an amazing woman and will be missed by all that knew her and Benny……..They both were great caring people and I am glad that I got to know her and Benny living here………….To the family, we are sorry for your loss but know that there are 2 angels in heaven now and they are watching over all of us especially their loved ones that are dealing with the grief of losing her.
We’re sorry we will be out of town when you celebrate Idas life. She and Ben were always special people. We miss her. H&K
I will truely miss this lovely lady I took care of. I enjoyed all the conversations I had with her. She made me smile everyday. Hugs and prayers to her entire family. May God get you through this difficult time.
So sorry my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
Sorry for your loss. Ida was a great lady, loved her singing, ussally always singing or telling a story when I was working at the nursing home.