Arnold Bierle, age 83, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
Funeral services are 2:00 PM, on Monday, April 6, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Yankton with Reverend David Gunderson officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton. Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, on Sunday, April 5, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitation resumes one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Pallbearers are his grandsons: Jason and Austin Bierle, Matthew, Nathan and Jonathan Nakamura, Tanner, Travis, and Trenten Skorepa.
Arnold was born August 4, 1931 at home in Lesterville, South Dakota to Henry and Vivian (Vanorny) Bierle. He was baptized and confirmed at Martinus Lutheran Church in rural Utica, South Dakota. He attended Rockland School in Lesterville and then started farming with his dad. In 1954, Arnold joined the United States Army and was stationed in Bethesda, Maryland. On May 23, 1956, he married Naomi Sorenson in Yankton. They lived in Utica and Arnold worked for the Corp of Engineers then for Sears in delivery and maintenance department, and finally at Alumax, which is now Sapa. He retired in 1993 and enjoyed cutting hay and working part-time planting grass with the Yankton County Conservation District. Arnold loved the outdoors, fishing, hunting and camping. He also enjoyed his horses and playing cards. He was a big sports fan who loved playing baseball and watching his favorite teams, the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Twins. Arnold loved attending his grandchildren's activities and treasured the time with his family.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Naomi Bierle of Yankton; four children: Randy (Janelle) Bierle of Aberdeen, SD, Cheryl (Roger) Gregg of Yankton, Lori (Grant) Nakamura of Fresno, CA and Lisa (Larry) Skorepa of Utica; 13 grandchildren: Jason and Austin Bierle, Rachel (Bert) Cross, Matthew, Nathan and Jonathan Nakamura, Kayla (Mike) Pavel, Calsie (Ben) Donker, Kristina, Carley, Tanner, Travis and Trenten Skorepa; four great grandchildren: Vivian and Annalynne Cross and Lane and Elsie Pavel; brother, Richard (Judy) Bierle of Lesterville; mother-in-law, Esther Sorenson of Yankton; brother-in-law, Robert Gravholt of Lesterville; sister-in-law, Cecilia Sorenson of Yankton; aunt, Evelyn Bierle of Lesterville; and several nieces and nephews.
Arnold was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Shirley Gravholt; father-in-law, Melvin Sorenson; and brother-in-law, Wayne Sorenson
Funeral services are 2:00 PM, on Monday, April 6, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Yankton with Reverend David Gunderson officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton. Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, on Sunday, April 5, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitation resumes one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Pallbearers are his grandsons: Jason and Austin Bierle, Matthew, Nathan and Jonathan Nakamura, Tanner, Travis, and Trenten Skorepa.
Arnold was born August 4, 1931 at home in Lesterville, South Dakota to Henry and Vivian (Vanorny) Bierle. He was baptized and confirmed at Martinus Lutheran Church in rural Utica, South Dakota. He attended Rockland School in Lesterville and then started farming with his dad. In 1954, Arnold joined the United States Army and was stationed in Bethesda, Maryland. On May 23, 1956, he married Naomi Sorenson in Yankton. They lived in Utica and Arnold worked for the Corp of Engineers then for Sears in delivery and maintenance department, and finally at Alumax, which is now Sapa. He retired in 1993 and enjoyed cutting hay and working part-time planting grass with the Yankton County Conservation District. Arnold loved the outdoors, fishing, hunting and camping. He also enjoyed his horses and playing cards. He was a big sports fan who loved playing baseball and watching his favorite teams, the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Twins. Arnold loved attending his grandchildren's activities and treasured the time with his family.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Naomi Bierle of Yankton; four children: Randy (Janelle) Bierle of Aberdeen, SD, Cheryl (Roger) Gregg of Yankton, Lori (Grant) Nakamura of Fresno, CA and Lisa (Larry) Skorepa of Utica; 13 grandchildren: Jason and Austin Bierle, Rachel (Bert) Cross, Matthew, Nathan and Jonathan Nakamura, Kayla (Mike) Pavel, Calsie (Ben) Donker, Kristina, Carley, Tanner, Travis and Trenten Skorepa; four great grandchildren: Vivian and Annalynne Cross and Lane and Elsie Pavel; brother, Richard (Judy) Bierle of Lesterville; mother-in-law, Esther Sorenson of Yankton; brother-in-law, Robert Gravholt of Lesterville; sister-in-law, Cecilia Sorenson of Yankton; aunt, Evelyn Bierle of Lesterville; and several nieces and nephews.
Arnold was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Shirley Gravholt; father-in-law, Melvin Sorenson; and brother-in-law, Wayne Sorenson
Arnold Bierle, age 83, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.
Funeral services are 2:00 PM, on Monday, April 6, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Yankton with Reverend David Gunderson officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton. Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, on Sunday, April 5, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitation resumes one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Pallbearers are his grandsons: Jason and Austin Bierle, Matthew, Nathan and Jonathan Nakamura, Tanner, Travis, and Trenten Skorepa.
Arnold was born August 4, 1931 at home in Lesterville, South Dakota to Henry and Vivian (Vanorny) Bierle. He was baptized and confirmed at Martinus Lutheran Church in rural Utica, South Dakota. He attended Rockland School in Lesterville and then started farming with his dad. In 1954, Arnold joined the United States Army and was stationed in Bethesda, Maryland. On May 23, 1956, he married Naomi Sorenson in Yankton. They lived in Utica and Arnold worked for the Corp of Engineers then for Sears in delivery and maintenance department, and finally at Alumax, which is now Sapa. He retired in 1993 and enjoyed cutting hay and working part-time planting grass with the Yankton County Conservation District. Arnold loved the outdoors, fishing, hunting and camping. He also enjoyed his horses and playing cards. He was a big sports fan who loved playing baseball and watching his favorite teams, the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Twins. Arnold loved attending his grandchildren's activities and treasured the time with his family.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Naomi Bierle of Yankton; four children: Randy (Janelle) Bierle of Aberdeen, SD, Cheryl (Roger) Gregg of Yankton, Lori (Grant) Nakamura of Fresno, CA and Lisa (Larry) Skorepa of Utica; 13 grandchildren: Jason and Austin Bierle, Rachel (Bert) Cross, Matthew, Nathan and Jonathan Nakamura, Kayla (Mike) Pavel, Calsie (Ben) Donker, Kristina, Carley, Tanner, Travis and Trenten Skorepa; four great grandchildren: Vivian and Annalynne Cross and Lane and Elsie Pavel; brother, Richard (Judy) Bierle of Lesterville; mother-in-law, Esther Sorenson of Yankton; brother-in-law, Robert Gravholt of Lesterville; sister-in-law, Cecilia Sorenson of Yankton; aunt, Evelyn Bierle of Lesterville; and several nieces and nephews.
Arnold was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Shirley Gravholt; father-in-law, Melvin Sorenson; and brother-in-law, Wayne Sorenson
Funeral services are 2:00 PM, on Monday, April 6, 2015 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Yankton with Reverend David Gunderson officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton. Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, on Sunday, April 5, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitation resumes one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Pallbearers are his grandsons: Jason and Austin Bierle, Matthew, Nathan and Jonathan Nakamura, Tanner, Travis, and Trenten Skorepa.
Arnold was born August 4, 1931 at home in Lesterville, South Dakota to Henry and Vivian (Vanorny) Bierle. He was baptized and confirmed at Martinus Lutheran Church in rural Utica, South Dakota. He attended Rockland School in Lesterville and then started farming with his dad. In 1954, Arnold joined the United States Army and was stationed in Bethesda, Maryland. On May 23, 1956, he married Naomi Sorenson in Yankton. They lived in Utica and Arnold worked for the Corp of Engineers then for Sears in delivery and maintenance department, and finally at Alumax, which is now Sapa. He retired in 1993 and enjoyed cutting hay and working part-time planting grass with the Yankton County Conservation District. Arnold loved the outdoors, fishing, hunting and camping. He also enjoyed his horses and playing cards. He was a big sports fan who loved playing baseball and watching his favorite teams, the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Twins. Arnold loved attending his grandchildren's activities and treasured the time with his family.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Naomi Bierle of Yankton; four children: Randy (Janelle) Bierle of Aberdeen, SD, Cheryl (Roger) Gregg of Yankton, Lori (Grant) Nakamura of Fresno, CA and Lisa (Larry) Skorepa of Utica; 13 grandchildren: Jason and Austin Bierle, Rachel (Bert) Cross, Matthew, Nathan and Jonathan Nakamura, Kayla (Mike) Pavel, Calsie (Ben) Donker, Kristina, Carley, Tanner, Travis and Trenten Skorepa; four great grandchildren: Vivian and Annalynne Cross and Lane and Elsie Pavel; brother, Richard (Judy) Bierle of Lesterville; mother-in-law, Esther Sorenson of Yankton; brother-in-law, Robert Gravholt of Lesterville; sister-in-law, Cecilia Sorenson of Yankton; aunt, Evelyn Bierle of Lesterville; and several nieces and nephews.
Arnold was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Shirley Gravholt; father-in-law, Melvin Sorenson; and brother-in-law, Wayne Sorenson
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