Esther Oline Pedersen [45694]
- Født: 7 Feb. 1929, Bryant, Hamlin, South Dakota, United States
- Ægteskab (1): Howard R. Tibke [45695] i Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
- Død: 23 Dec. 2015, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States
- Begravet: Danish Lutheran Cemetery, Badger, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA 29226
Notater:
Esther O. Tibke, age 93, of Watertown, SD, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Watertown with Pastor Chris Matson officiating.
There will be no visitation.
A private family burial will be at the Danish Lutheran Cemetery, rural Badger, SD.
Esther Oline Tibke, the daughter of Danish immigrants, Andrew and Petrine (Gronkjar) Pedersen, was born February 7, 1922 on a farm near Lake Norden, South Dakota. They moved to the Bryant community when she was six weeks old. She was baptized in the Danish Lutheran Church at Lake Norden and confirmed in the Bryant Lutheran Church.
She attended all 8 grades at Garfield #5 School. Esther graduated as valedictorian from Bryant High School in 1939. Encouraged by her father to continue her education, she received her two year Educational Certificate from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1941. Esther then worked for the Hamlin County Agricultural Association and then for the state office in Huron.
After additional education and training at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, she taught international Morse Code and Communication Procedure at the Sioux Falls Air Base. She married Howard Tibke in 1943 in Portland, Oregon where she worked in the office of the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company.
Moving back to South Dakota, Esther began her teaching career of 38 years. She taught at Dixon #3, Ramona, Lake Norden, Bryant and Watertown. While teaching, she continued her education, receiving her BA degree from Huron College, and finally her MA degree from SDSU in 1978.
Esther was a member of Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer (40 years), Retired Teachers Organization, Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, Elks Wives and Widows, Cattail Crossings Women's Golf League, Dakota 80, and numerous bridge and pinochle groups. She was also a volunteer at Prairie Lakes Hospital and Jenkins for many years.
Esther was always proud of her Danish heritage. Dane was her first language and she continued to speak it, especially visiting her cousins in Denmark in her three trips there.
She enjoyed reading, movies, cross word puzzles, scrabble, and golf until age 83.
Esther is survived by
her son, Richard (Cheryl) of Bluffton, SC,
and daughter, Penny (Dr. Barry) Platnick of Broomfield, CO;
four grandchildren, Jill Steine (Nick), Dane Tibke (Amy), Jason Tibke, and Carson Platnick;
two great-granddaughters, Natalie Steine and Ava Tibke;
one brother, Duane Pedersen of Dakota Dunes, SD,
sisters-in-law, Myrt Pedersen of Albuquerque, NM,
and Carmen Smith of Sacramento, CA;
brothers-in-law,
Roger Tibke of Sioux Falls,
Alan and Carter Tibke of Sacramento, CA,
and Jerry Tibke (Mary Jean) of Idaho.
Her husband, parents, and three brothers, Arne, Robert, and Edgar preceded her in death.
Esther blev gift med Howard R. Tibke [45695] [MRIN: 20812] i Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. (Howard R. Tibke [45695] blev født i 1922, døde i 1994 og blev begravet i Danish Lutheran Cemetery, Badger, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, USA 29227.)
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