Majel Pirwitz
February 29, 1904 ~ March 31, 2008
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
Majel Pirwitz, 104, of Gettysburg and formerly of Madison, passed away, Monday, March 31, 2008 at the Oahe Haven in Gettysburg.
Funeral services were held at 10:00a.m., Friday, April 4 at the United Methodist Church in Gettysburg with Pastor Suzie O’Connell officiating. Burial was at 3:30p.m., Friday, beside her husband at Graceland Cemetery in Madison, SD. Visitation was held from 1:00 to 7:00p.m., Thursday, April 4 at the Luce Funeral Home in Gettysburg with a 7:00p.m. prayer service.
Majel Hines was born February 29, 1904 to Edward and Priscilla (Harris) Hines at Storm Lake, Iowa. She attended college at Buena Vista and after graduation, she taught in Rossie, Iowa for three years until her marriage to Edward Pirwitz on June 27, 1928. They lived several years in Tacoma, Washington before moving to Madison, SD where Majel was a member of the United Methodist Church, serving several times as president of the United Methodist Women’s Society and was always active within the organization. She was also a long time member of the Eastern Star while living in Madison.
Majel enjoyed playing cars and belonged to several card clubs in Madison, along with the Current Events Club and garden club. She always enjoyed doing handiwork, as well as gardening and reading. In 1999, she moved to Gettysburg to be close to family.
Majel is survived by her two daughters: Priscilla Bown of Gettysburg and Barbara (Andrew) Brown of Eaton, CO; eight grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one brother Merrill Hines, one sister Carol Sidley, son-in-law Jerald Bown and two grandchildren.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was entrusted with Majel’s arrangements.
Funeral services were held at 10:00a.m., Friday, April 4 at the United Methodist Church in Gettysburg with Pastor Suzie O’Connell officiating. Burial was at 3:30p.m., Friday, beside her husband at Graceland Cemetery in Madison, SD. Visitation was held from 1:00 to 7:00p.m., Thursday, April 4 at the Luce Funeral Home in Gettysburg with a 7:00p.m. prayer service.
Majel Hines was born February 29, 1904 to Edward and Priscilla (Harris) Hines at Storm Lake, Iowa. She attended college at Buena Vista and after graduation, she taught in Rossie, Iowa for three years until her marriage to Edward Pirwitz on June 27, 1928. They lived several years in Tacoma, Washington before moving to Madison, SD where Majel was a member of the United Methodist Church, serving several times as president of the United Methodist Women’s Society and was always active within the organization. She was also a long time member of the Eastern Star while living in Madison.
Majel enjoyed playing cars and belonged to several card clubs in Madison, along with the Current Events Club and garden club. She always enjoyed doing handiwork, as well as gardening and reading. In 1999, she moved to Gettysburg to be close to family.
Majel is survived by her two daughters: Priscilla Bown of Gettysburg and Barbara (Andrew) Brown of Eaton, CO; eight grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one brother Merrill Hines, one sister Carol Sidley, son-in-law Jerald Bown and two grandchildren.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg was entrusted with Majel’s arrangements.
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Majel will be greatly missed.My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of your loss.Majel lived a great life all 104 years of it.
I only hold great memories of Majel. Not having grandparents close by She held the roll of Grandma for me.
I well miss her.
Pris and family our thoughts and prayers are with you once again. Ken, Rhonda and family.
We are very sorry to hear of Majel’s death. We so enjoyed our time renting their upstairs apartment back in the early seventies and we so appreciated their sharing their home with us.
Ed and Majel were like caring parents/grandparents to us and we were comfortable sharing our daily lives with them. We always thought of them as very loving people, and we were very fortunate to have gotten to know them on that basis.
Our deepest sympathy to the entire family.
Ken and Colleen Ring
I am very sorry to hear about Majel. She was a nice lady and I enjoyed visiting with her when I was a little kid. I grew up just a couple houses down from Majel and I remember how beautifully decorated she had her home! That will always remain one of my favorite houses!
My thoughts and prayers are with Majel’s family and friends.
Pris and family,
My sympathy to you and your family at this time. Majel was the neatest little lady! I loved her quick wit and fast little grin. I will miss her. Della
Mrs.Pirwitz was my Sunday School teacher at the Methodist Church in Madison, S. D. many years ago. The one thing that I can remember is her teaching me the books of the bible…which is something that I can still recite by rote. I always admired her pretty clothes and jewelry!
My mother-in-law lived to be 108 yrs. of age and we still wished that she could have lived longer! Am sure that you all have that same feeling.
I am sorry for your loss.
Joanne