Funeral services for Elmer E. Salzsieder, 93, of Sun City, AZ, formerly of Lemmon, SD will be Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Charlotte Kvale will officiate and burial will follow at the Greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Tuesday morning.

ELMER EDWARD SALZSIEDER was born in Petrel, ND on May 4, 1915 to Emil and Elizabeth (Napton) Salzsieder. He grew up on the family farm and after his education in the North Lemmon Schools, Elmer's lifelong work farming and ranching continued. Elmer was a cattle buyer for many years and owned the Hettinger Sale Barn for some time.


Elmer was united in marriage to Maurine DeWitt on Oct. 2, 1971 in Aberdeen, SD. They made their home in Lemmon, SD. Elmer and Maurine enjoyed spending the winters in Sun City, AZ. Elmer Salzsieder passed from this life in Peoria, AZ on October 8, 2008.


Grateful for having shared in his life are his sister, Dorothy (Ralph) Johnson, Mott, ND; his brothers, Wayne (Louise) Salzsieder, Sun City, AZ and Dean (Martha) Salzsieder, Aberdeen, SD and many nieces and nephews. Elmer was preceded in death by his grandparents, his parents and his wife, Maurine and four brothers, Arnold, Gerald, Doyle and Wilford Salzsieder.