IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Larraine
Schimke
October 3, 1927 – March 3, 2024
Larraine J. Schimke, age 96 and 5 months, of Huron, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the Weskota Manor, Wessington Springs.
Her life was celebrated at 10:30 AM, Thursday, March 7, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery at a later date. Her service was live-streamed.
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Visitation was held from 9:00 to 10:30 AM Thursday morning at the funeral home.
Larraine J. Newell was born October 3, 1927, to George and Bernice (Bloodgood) Newell at Huron. Her family moved to Miller when Larraine was 11 years of age, and she attended school there. She babysat children in the area.
On October 6, 1946, she married Curtis Schimke at Miller. The newly married couple made their home on their farm at Wessington Springs. To this union, four children were born, Garry, Sandra, the late Melvin and Judy.
Larraine enjoyed sewing, gardening and loved music.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Curtis Schimke; one son, Melvin Schimke; all of her brothers and sisters, Harold (Mavis) Newell, Evelyn (Clarence) Wiese, Marie (Charles) Delvoux, Joyce (Mike) Walters, Alice (Fred) Dilley, Maxine (Charles) Padmore, Billy Newel and Loren Newell.
She is survived by her three children, Garry (LaVonne) Schimke of Sioux Falls, Sandra (Merle) Dahme of Sioux Falls and Judy Cummings of Huron; three grandchildren, Christi, Carrie and Lorraine; and four great-grandchildren, Tyler, Kailey, Thaddeus and John.
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