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Gertrude Tomac, age 96, of Lemmon, SD, passed away on Thursday morning, May 2, 2024 at the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, SD.

Funeral services for Gertie will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon, SD.  Fr. Adam Hofer will officiate with burial to follow at the Morristown Cemetery at Morristown, SD.

Visitation will be held on Monday, May 6, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD.

Gertie is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Don and Rhonda Tomac, Keldron, SD; two daughters, Lois Burch, Belle Fourche, SD and Diane Hussey, Oral, SD; six grandchildren, Travis (Heather) Hussey, Spring (Charlie) Worden, Shannon Tomac, Becky Tomac, Robyn (Garrett) Schweitzer, Joelle (Tyler) Erickson; seven great-grandchildren, Brandon Hussey, Skylar and Cooper Worden, Hadley, Jensen and Maddux Schweitzer and Aissatou Thiam; and three sisters, Mary Herber, Alice Hodges and Ruth Roesler (passed away May 3, 2024).

Gertrude Helen was born on June 6, 1927 to Harry and Helen (Hoyt) Anderson at Dupree, SD. She was the second of eleven siblings that grew up near Glad Valley, SD.

On June 6, 1947, Gertie was united in marriage to Emil Tomac at Morristown, SD.  In January of 19 1948, they rented a place near Isabel for a year and in the fall of 1949, they returned to the Tomac homestead. They purchased the Jake Dietterle place in 1951 where Emil and Gertie farmed and ranched together and raised their family. In the fall of 1993, Emil and Gertie moved into Lemmon.

Gertie was a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In her early years she was a school teacher, later becoming a homemaker. In 2005 she and Emil were Boss Cowman honorees during Lemmon's annual celebration.

Gertie enjoyed playing board games, and putting puzzles together with her grand and great-grandkids.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Emil; two sons-in-law, Gary Burch and Dave Hussey; four sisters, Rozella Anderson, Ann Hodges, Gladys Zulauf and Darlene Wahl; and three brothers, Clifford, Roy and David Anderson.