Annie Waldner

Annie P. Waldner, 83, widow of Paul Waldner, resident of Hillcrest Colony near Garden City, SD died peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning, November 10, 2009. Funeral services and burial will be held on Thursday afternoon at the Hillcrest Colony near Garden City, South Dakota. Visitation will begin on Wednesday after 2PM at her residence with a wake service being held tomorrow evening in the Hillcrest Colony church. Annie Waldner, age 83, widow of Paul Waldner, a resident of the Hillcrest Colony, rural Garden City, passed away peacefully at her home early Tuesday morning November 10, 2009. She was born on February 22, 1926 to Christ and Anna (Stahl) Gross at Maxwell, Manitoba, Canada. She moved with her family to New Elm Springs Colony near Ethan, SD where she lived until her marriage to Paul Waldner on June 27, 1947. They then moved to Huron Colony where she lived for a few years until moving to Fordham Colony near Carpenter, SD. Later she moved to the Hillcrest Colony near Garden City. Grateful for having shared in her life are her children, Chris (Margaret) Waldner of Huron, daughters, Justina (Dave) of Hillcrest Colony and Edna (Andrew) Waldner of Mayfield Colony near Vienna, SD, a daughter-in-law, Katherine Waldner of Riverside Colony, 24 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 3 brothers, John (Katie) Gross of Spring Creek Colony, Andrew (Susie) Gross of Claremont Colony and Peter (Sarah) Gross of Poinsett Colony. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband Paul, a son, Tom Waldner and 3 brothers, George, Benjamin and Edward and 2 sisters, Justina and Mary, a grandchild and 5 great-grandchildren. Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glint on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you wake in the morning hush, I am the swift, uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circling flight. I am the soft starlight at night. Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. (Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there, I did not die! Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan! Dabei will ich verbleiben; Es mag mich auf die rauhe Bahn Not, Tod und Elend treiben, So wird Gott mich ganz vterlich In seinen Armen halten, Drum la' ich ihn nur walten. Arrangements are announced by the Furness Funeral Home at Clark where there is an on-line registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com