Funeral services for Elizabeth Huber, age 85 of McIntosh, will be held at 11:00am Monday, January 16, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in McIntosh. Pastor Audie Brockel will officiate with burial in the McIntosh Cemetery.

Special music will be provided by Jayne Huber and Corrine Arnold.

Serving as casketbearers are her children. All grand and great grandchildren are considered honorary bearers.

Elizabeth (Geigle) Huber was born May 4, 1926 at Maple Leaf, S.D. to Henry and Lydia (Kunz) Geigle. She was the oldest of 14 children. At age eight, she started attending the Walker School southwest of Selfridge, N.D., later attending the Dillman School through the seventh grade.
Elizabeth helped her parents on the farm and helped care for her younger siblings until she was 18. When she left the farm, she went to Selfridge where she was employed as a nanny for the Mattson family. She later went to work for Lydia Huber as a housekeeper, where she met Lydia's son and future husband, Phillip Huber.

Phillip and Elizabeth were united in marriage on July 21, 1946 at the parsonage in McLaughlin, S.D. by Rev. Alex Stoozman. Phillip had lived on the Skotvold place northwest of McIntosh with his mother and two brothers. Phillip and Elizabeth purchased the Burke place, continued farming, ranching and operating the dairy and began raising their family. Twelve children were born to this union.

In 1981, they sold the farming and ranching operation and retired, but continued to live on the home place. Phillip passed away on Oct. 30, 2003. The farm/ranch was purchased by their son Richard and Elizabeth continued to live on the home place until March of 2011 when she entered the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, S.D.
Elizabeth was a dedicated farm wife spending many hours helping with the cattle, farming, and harvesting. She kept an immaculate house and was an amazing cook. Her children were often greeted with the aroma of freshly baked homemade bread, caramel rolls, and apple pie. She made the best strudels, dumplings and kuchen.

In their retirement years, Elizabeth and Phillip spent their time traveling to craft shows selling their kuchen, her hand-embroidered dish towels, and attending household and farm auctions. One of her favorite pastimes was the daily trip to town for coffee and conversation with friends.

She passed from this life on Friday, January 13, 2012 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.

Keeping her in their fondest memories are her children: Leonard (Christine) Huber, San Benito, TX; Della (Don) Morrow, Sherman TX; Ronald (Pam) Huber, Janesville, WI; Richard (Linda) Huber, McIntosh, SD; Bonnie (Francis) Karst, Hoven, SD; Naldean (Tom) Nash, Ft. Benton, MT; Ray (Marshel) Huber, Lemmon, SD; Wesley (Laura) Huber, Greybull, WY; Lanita (Mark) Forsman, Stevensville, MD; Angie (Lee) Marks, Stevensville, MD; daughter-in-law, Jayne Huber, McIntosh, SD; 28 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren; brothers, Irey (Ruth) Geigle, Osborne, ID; Herbert (Violet) Geigle, McIntosh, SD; Richard (Darlys) Geigle, Selfridge, ND; Ervin (Jeanette) Geigle, Mandan, ND; sisters, Lorraine Snyder, Mandan, ND; Alvina Tscherney, McLaughlin, SD; Irene Hach, Blaine, MN; Delores (Marvin) Knuth, Rapid City, SD; Mae Harris, Kallispel, MT; Darlene "Dollie" Hinson, Hot Springs, SD; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Phillip; daughter Karol Jean Huber; son, Clyde Ray Huber; daughter-in-law, Susan (Anderson) Huber; and granddaughter Laura (Huber) Baker; her brother, Gilbert Geigle, and 2 sisters, Elsie Huber and Violet Aman.

Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 to 7:00pm at the First Baptist Church in McIntosh and on Monday one hour prior to services at the church.