Milo Sayler

1931 - 2010  (78 years)

• Name	Milo Sayler
  Born	23 Mar 1931	Venturia, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Mar 2010	Ashley, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	9 Mar 2010	North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I114598	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Gottlieb L. Sayler,   b. 9 May 1895, Venturia, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 4 May 1972, Venturia, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Emma Guthmiller,   b. 4 May 1904, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 2000, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F46391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Darlene Maas
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F50130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Milo E. Sayler Published: Friday, October 16, 2009 12:24 AM CDT Funeral services for Milo E. Sayler of Menno will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 17 at the Salem Reformed Church in Menno with Pastor Michael Hecht officiating. Pianist will be Joan Nuz. There will be congregational hymns, and special music by Tiffany Kortan and Kristin Neth. Interment will follow in the Menno City Cemetery. Active casketbearers will be Milo's grandchildren and honorary casketbearers will be Milo's step-grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Friday from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with family present to greet visitors from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Goglin Funeral Home in Scotland. There will be a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent at www.goglinfh.com. Milo Emil Sayler was born on Saturday, September 16, 1939 on the family farm near Menno. His parents were Emil Ludwig and Anna (Nusz) Sayler. He was baptized and confirmed in the Reformed Faith, and attended Zeeb Country School through the 8th grade. He was raised on the family farm with his older sister, Irene (Sayler) Quast, and cousins Roy and Richard Kludt, who were like brothers to him. Milo was married to Dorothy Ann Mueller on November 15, 1959 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, rural Menno. Milo farmed on the family farm. While farming was his livelihood, the blacksmith shop that he operated was his life. He owned and operated Sayler Welding and Manufacturing, and working in his shop both day and night was his passion. He was very gifted, fabricating and repairing any type of blacksmith challenge and loved to invent and build things. In his younger years, he enjoyed hunting and was an avid gun collector. Milo had a love for dogs, especially his beloved "Snoopy." Due to his many health problems, he became a resident of the Menno-Olivet Care Center in 1996. He enjoyed watching Westerns on television and reading books by Louis L'Amour. Milo passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center in Menno at the age of 70 years and 28 days. Milo is survived by his former wife, Dorothy Sayler, of Yankton; three children: Terry (Kristy) Sayler of Yankton, Robin (Roger) Neth of Scotland and Sandra (Peter) Holahan of Jupiter, Florida; a son-in-law, Darrell (Tiffany) Kortan of Sioux Falls; seven grandchildren: Matthew Sayler, Mark Sayler, Carissa Sayler, Staci Ann Kortan, Kristin Neth, Kellyn Neth, and Michael Holahan; seven step-grandchildren: Nichole (Dave) Smithers, Shawn (Jasmine) Osborn, Maj. Sean Holahan USAF, Kelly (Scott) Tyner, Brittany Kortan, Brock Kortan and Kobe Kortan; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Irene, of the Menno-Olivet Care Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil and Anna Sayler; his cousins Roy and Richard Kludt, and a brother-in-law, Raymond Quast. In 1988, a car accident claimed the lives of his daughter, Kelly Ann, and his granddaughters Nicole Lynn Sayler, Jennifer Ann Kortan, and Ashli Ann Kortan. Yankton Press and Dakotan October 16, 2009

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Milo Sayler Photo Ashley, N.D.: The funeral service for Milo Sayler, 78, of Ashley will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 2010, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ashley. Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan. A prayer service will be 7 p.m. Sunday, with visitation from 4-7 p.m., at the funeral home. He died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at his home. Milo Sayler, son of Gottlieb L. and Emma (Guthmiller) Sayler, was born March 23, 1931, on the family farm three miles southeast of Venturia, N.D. He attended country school and worked on the family farm. He entered the U.S. Army in October 1951 and was stationed in Alaska. He was honorably discharged in October 1953. He then worked for a short time in Minneapolis in manufacturing. He returned to the family farm. He was united in marriage to Darlene Maas on Oct. 21, 1956, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ashley. They made their home a half a mile east of his parents' farm. In 1960, they purchased the family farm and were general farmers raising livestock and small grains until his retirement in November 2000. They moved to Ashley in 2000. Milo enjoyed card playing with friends and going fishing with his sons and son-in-laws. He liked gardening and yard work. He thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife; five daughters: Brenda (Larry) Baum of Ashley, Kimberly (Larry) Knox and Collette (Scott) Werre, both of Brookings, Angela (Troy) Eisenbeisz of Aberdeen and Melissa (Kris) Hexom of West Fargo; two sons: Jody (Janice) Sayler of Glenham and Michael (Julie) Sayler of Ashley; one brother, Elmer (Lillian) Sayler of Aberdeen; three sisters: Lorraina Knoepfle of Hosmer, Caroline (Eldo) Miller of Ashley and Evangeline (Dennis) Brenna of Sun City, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; 10 great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters: Viola Haar and Joyce Hieb; and three brothers: Milton, Walter and Clyden. The family prefers memorials be made to Ashley Medical Center Hospice. Condolences may be sent to www.carlsenfh.com. Carlsen Funeral Home of Ashley has been entrusted with arrangements.