Zona Sasse

Zona Sasse, age 96, Clark, widow of Eldo Sasse, died in the Jenkins Living Center at Watertown on Wednesday, October 29, 2008.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 10AM in the United Methodist Church at Clark with the Reverend Warren Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow in the Rosehill Cemetery at Clark. Music will be provided by Marvine Obermeier and Wendy Christman. Casketbearers will be Scott, Allen & Donette Dunlavy, Eric & Kasey Mehlberg and Jeff Radensleben.

Visitaiton will be held on Friday from 4-6PM at the Furness Funeral Home at Clark and after 9AM at the Church on Saturday morning.

She was born on a farm southwest of Raymond, SD on September 19, 1912, the eldest child of nine children, born to Leon and Emily (Patton) Shoecraft. She attended school at Raymond. Following her education, she worked for area families as a housekeeper. She met her future husband, Eldo Sasse, while caring for his Mother.

They were married on September 21, 1940 at Willow Lake. The couple lived and farmed in Garfield Township, northwest of Clark, for some 30 years. Mr. Sasse died on October 17, 1976. Zona continued living on the farm until moving into Clark to the Garden Grove Apartments in 1987. In 2006 she became a resident of the Roetell Assisted Living Center and then this past September she moved in to the Golden Living Center at Clark. She had been in Jenkins since Tuesday afternoon.

She will long be remembered for having that 'green thumb', she could grow anything. Zona enjoyed having a large and plentiful garden for many years. Another favorite pastime of hers was reading. A talent that she had was sketching, especially people and their surroundings.

Survivors include a son, Marvin (Carol) Sasse of Rapid City, a daughter, Susan (Don) Dunlavy of Crocker, 5 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. She also leaves 4 sisters, Evelyn Radensleben of Alexandria, SD, Audrey Franks of Mitchell, SD, Doris Hasler of Clark and Virgie Harding of Phelan, CA.

Preceding her in death were her parents, 2 brothers, Gilbert and Jacob, 2 sisters, Edith and Graces, a granddaughter-in-law, Rebecca and a great-grandson, Sam.