Funeral Services for Freda Fuerst, age 85, of Lemmon, SD will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Pastor Mike Roehl will officiate with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen, SD.


Special music will be provided by Autumn Wiechmann, organist and Luther Schoon, soloist.


Serving as casketbearers are Chuck Christman, Bob Hourigan, Caleb Wiechmann, Jonathan Wiechmann, Dean Larson, and Luther Schoon. All relatives and friends are considered honorary bearers.



Freda Alvina Borden was born June 7, 1924 at Hecla, SD to George and Erna (Achen) Borden. She grew up in Hecla and graduated from Hecla High School in 1944. She attended Northern State Teachers College where she earned a teaching certificate. Freda taught in a country school for two years.


She was united in marriage to Orval Aumndson on June 21, 1946 at Hecla, SD. They lived in various locations including E'Claire, Wisconsin and Williston, ND before moving to Hecla, SD. She was a fulltime stay at home mom in addition to substitute teaching and cooking in the school cafeteria. She was also an Avon sales representative.


Six children were born to this union, Douglas, twins Ronald and Donald, Diana, Donna, and Renee. Her husband Orval passed away on January 3, 1973. Freda moved to Aberdeen with her daughter Renee.


Freda became reacquainted with a friend, James "Jim" Fuerst. They were united in marriage on September 29, 1979 in Aberdeen, SD. They lived in Tripp, SD and moved to Lemmon, SD in 1983. Freda was the receptionist and bookkeeper at Fuerst Chiropractic Clinic.


She enjoyed doing arts and crafts, ceramics, and enjoyed collecting numerous items including state quarters, and stamps. In her earlier years, she was a Club Scout Leader, a 4-H Leader, belonged to the Hecla Legion Auxiliary, was a member of the PTA, and was active in her church activities.


Freda passed away on Monday evening, July 13, 2009 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.


Grateful for having shared in her life are her husband, James, Lemmon, SD; two sons and three daughters-in-law, Ronald and Bev Amundson, Duncanville, TX, Donald and Laurie Amundson, Fridley, MN and Jerri Amundson, Brookings, SD; three daughters and one son-in-law, Diane and Wayne Buckholtz, Soldotna, Alaska, Donna Amundson, North Las Vegas, NV and Renee Brooks, Flint, MI; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Grace Albrecht, Groton, SD and Betty Jean Nundahl, Oakes, ND; three brothers-in-law, Ervin Fuerst, Hot Springs, SD, Don Fuerst, Mitchell, SD and Richard, Fuerst, Rapid City, SD; and two sisters-in-law, Susan Fuerst, Huron, SD and Harriet Fuerst, in TN.


Freda was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Orval Amundson; one son, Douglas Amundson, and one brother George Borden.


Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 17 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday.

A memorial has been established.