The Memorial Service for Amelia Hirsch, age 100, of Mott, ND will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 21,2009 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mott with Rev. John Amundson, officiating.


Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.


Amelia "Sprecher" Hirsch was born November 25, 1908, north of New Leipzig, ND to Alfred and Sophia (Netzer) Sprecher. She attended elementary school north of New Leipzig. Amelia's father died when she was just 15 years old. Being the oldest child, Amelia helped her mother with the housework and looked after her younger brothers.


On December 4, 1931 Amelia was united in marriage to Max Hirsch in Mott, ND. They made their home north of Mott in a sod house near the Hirsch farm. To this union was born two children; Bernice and Roger. Amelia and Max continued to farm and eventually moved to the Hirsch homestead. While living north of Mott, Amelia enjoyed driving school bus, working at the Gilbert Café, Pheasant Café, the Wick Hotel and at the original Good Samaritan Home, located up on the hill by the Mott Courthouse.


Max passed away in 1966 and Amelia moved to Lemmon, SD where she met many new friends. Amelia again enjoyed working in a café and started work at the Lemmon Sale Barn Café. In 1990, Amelia moved back to Mott, and in 2000 moved into the Mott Good Samaritan Nursing Center.


She went to be with her Heavenly Father there on February 16, 2009 at the age of 100 years, 2 months and 21 days.


Amelia enjoyed baking pies, reading, and gathering herbs from the prairie for herbal teas.


Amelia is survived by her daughter, Bernice (Art) Huether, Mott, ND, a son, Roger Hirsch and special friend LaDonna Kubik, Dickinson, ND, brother, Paul (Dee) Sprecher, Portland, OR; eight grandchildren, Burnell Huether, Mott, Paulette Fero, Bison, SD, Sharon Schaible, Mott, Mark Huether, Underwood, ND, David Huether, Dickinson, Susan Ford, Sturgis, SD, DeVonne Schantz, Bismarck, ND and Jessie Hirsch, Gilbert, AZ; fifteen great grandchildren, Nathan and Jeremy Huether, Tina Snider, Dan Fero, Stacey Olenius, Jarin Schaible, Kayla, Miranda, Jessica and Derik Huether, Cody, Chancy and Tanner Ford, Alexis Schantz, Lexi Hirsch and six great-great grandchildren, Emily Fero, Jessica and Erin Snider, Sam and Matthew Huether and Alexia Schaible; two sisters-in-law, Ida Sprecher and Emelia Hirsch; and many nieces and nephews.


Amelia was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Max, brothers Ludwig, William, Reinhart, Alfred, Henry, Adolph, Albert and Art; three sisters, Lydia, Helen, and Pauline who died in infancy, plus many nieces and nephews.