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- [S927] Obituary.
The funeral service for Lorraine Marie Fauth, 92, Aberdeen, will be 11:00 am, Saturday, March 30 at St. James Lutheran Church, Leola with Pastor Sara Sorensen officiating. Burial will follow at Green Mound Cemetery, Leola. Lorraine died on Monday, March 25, 2013 at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 1:00-7:00 pm, Friday at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.
Lorraine Marie Steiger was born on January 17, 1921 at Leola, SD to Albert and Christina (Stoecker) Steiger. This is the area where she grew up and graduated from Leola High School with the class of 1939. On February 13, 1949 she married John Fauth in Redfield, SD. She worked for the County Auditor and Treasurer for forty-one years retiring in 1988 after serving as McPherson County Treasurer for four years. John died in February of 1974 in Aberdeen.
Lorraine was a lifetime member of St. James Lutheran Church, Leola, where she was a member of the St. James Lutheran Women and the quilting group. She also was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Leola Country Club and Leola Senior Center.
Grateful for having shared Lorraine's life are her nieces and nephews, Carol (Arnold) Becker, Leola, Les (Connee) Feiock, Harrisburg, Stan (Lupe) Feiock, Phoenix, AZ, Elmo (Myra) Feiock, Aberdeen, Myron (Sheila) Fauth, Leola, Randy (Gayle) Fauth, Aberdeen, Gary (Betty) Hoffman, Long Lake, Merlin (Shirley) Fauth, Rapid City, Shirleen (Lowell) Shannon, Steel, ND, Duane (Liz) Fauth, Red Bank, NJ, Les (Gayle) Fauth, Arizona, Mary Ann (Dennis) Roehr, Britton, Elmer (Millie) Fauth, Hosmer and Lorraine Anderson, Hillman, MN.
Lorraine is preceded in death by her husband, John Fauth, parents, Albert and Christina Steiger and sisters, Luella Feiock and Olivia Schaible.
- [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949.
Name: Albert Gottlieb Steiger
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Spouse: Christina Halm
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1917
Marriage County: McPherson
County of Residence: Turner
Post Office: Freeman
- [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949.
Name: Lorraine Steiger
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Spouse: John Fauth
Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1949
Marriage County: Spink
County of Residence: McPherson
Post Office: Leola
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