Marilyn Bieber
April 27, 1939 ~ November 17, 2008
Marilyn Bieber, age 69, of Gettysburg, passed away Monday, November 17, 2008 at the Gettysburg Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Gettysburg with Rev. Mark Moldenhauer officiating. Burial was in the Gettysburg Cemetery. Visitation was held from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at the Luce Funeral Home in Gettysburg with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at the church.
Marilyn Smith was born April 27, 1939 at Sturgis, South Dakota to H.V. “Buck” & Lura Mae (Pratt) Smith. She graduated from Kennebec High School in 1957 and went on to receive her teaching certificate from Northern Teacher’s College in Aberdeen. On December 31, 1958 she was united in marriage to Jerry Bieber at Gettysburg. She made their home in Sully County for one year prior to moving to a farm southeast of Gettysburg where they resided for the remainder of her life. Marilyn spent one year teaching in Sully County while living there. She then went to work for the ASC office in Gettysburg. Following her employment there she returned to teaching in the Copp School and Agar School System. Upon the closing of the Agar School System, Marilyn went to work for Nelson Farms.
Marilyn spent her life involved in many activities. She dearly enjoyed gardening, taking care of her yard, golfing, reading and playing solitaire. Sewing was a huge part of her life as she spent countless hours making special things for her children and grandchildren.
Marilyn was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Gettysburg where she was active in the choir and ladies aide.
Her life will be cherished by her spouse, Jerry Bieber of Gettysburg; children: Jodie (Shannon) of Pierre, Lisa (Stewart) Nelson of Warner, Linda (Terry) Weber of Vermillion and Derrick of Sioux Falls; seven grandchildren: Jordan Bieber of Chicago, Taylor and Payton Gall of Pierre, Paul & Connor of Warner, and Travis & Taylor of Vermillion; two sisters: Marla Gerber and Sandy (Dale) Nauman of Gettysburg; one brother-in-law: Orville Schmidt of Gettysburg and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Marcine Schmidt.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Marilyn's arrangements.
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Jerry and family we are so sorry to hear about Marilyn.Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time of your lives.May you cherish the memories you have.
Bart,Carmen Worth
Lisa and family,
We are sorry to hear of the death of your mother. Please know that we are thinking of you at this time of sorrow, and that you are in our prayers.
Linda and family: I was so sad to hear of Marilyn’s passing. I have been praying for you and your family.
Lisa, I was so sorry to hear about your mom. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers during these difficult days.
Lisa:
I have enjoyed seeing you again in Kmart and I wanted to extend my sympathy to you and the family.
My thoughts and prayers are with you
We will all miss Joy so much. I wish I could be there, but please know that my thoughts are with you. Love you, Judy
Linda and Family,
I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. You’ll be in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless you during this time.
Linda and family, you are all in my thoughts and prayers. Meeting you all at the prayer service has made your loss feel a little like mine as well. I pray that you will all find peace in the coming days, and know that your Mom is in a good place.