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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Gerty Shaffer
Gerty
Shaffer
Jun 12, 1939 — Aug 5, 2015
Gerty Shaffer's Obituary
Memorial services for Gerty Shaffer, age 76, of Sentinal Butte, ND, formerly of Lemmon, SD, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD. Pastor Florence Hoff will officiate with burial to follow in the Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon.
Gertie "Gerty" Tildalena Shaffer was born June 12, 1939 in Brookings County, SD to Tillman and Gladys Etta (Class) Heindyke. She was the youngest of 6 with five brothers. She grew up in Elkton, SD and Hettinger, ND area. She went to school in Hettinger Public School until the 10th grade.
She married Kenneth Kellogg February 12, 1958 they had 5 boys Eugene in 1958, Robert in 1960, Kenneth in 1962, Tracey in 1964 and Troy in 1966. They Divorced in 1967. She married Bernard Dietz March 19, 1968 they had one son Terry in 1970. They divorced in 1984. She married Lincoln "Fred" Shaffer in 1986 and was with him until his death in April of 1992.
She enjoyed baking, sewing, knitting and crocheting. She had a love for her horse. She enjoyed working in the garden and spending time with her family. Everybody that meet her loved her. She always had time for anybody that wanted to talk to her. She always helped out anybody that needed it. She will be greatly missed but she left something special in the hearts of everybody that knew her. One of her favorite sayings was "Damn if I do, Damn if I don't"
She worked at Five Counties Nursing Home from 1985 to 1998, she moved to Beach, ND where she worked until she retired in 2009.
She is survived by her children Eugene Kellogg of Denver, Co; Robert (Tammy) Kellogg of Lemmon, SD; Kenneth(Colette) of Newell, SD; Tracey Kellogg of Cheyenne, WY; Troy Kellogg of New Lepzig, ND and Terry Dietz of Bismarck, ND; her brother, Robert Heindyke of Tacoma, WA; 5 grandkids, Josy Egle of Lemmon, SD; Justin (Stacy) Gannon of Rapid City; Mandy (Brian) Jones of Lemmon, SD; AngelLeah Kellogg of St. Louis, MI; Tyler Kellogg of Cheyenne, WY; 7 great-grandkids and one on the way and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Tillman and Gladys Heindyke; 4 brothers Charles, Tillman,, Chester and George Heindyke; 2 grandsons Shane and Zachary; Bernard Dietz and her husband Lincoln "Fred" Shaffer.
Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Gertie "Gerty" Tildalena Shaffer was born June 12, 1939 in Brookings County, SD to Tillman and Gladys Etta (Class) Heindyke. She was the youngest of 6 with five brothers. She grew up in Elkton, SD and Hettinger, ND area. She went to school in Hettinger Public School until the 10th grade.
She married Kenneth Kellogg February 12, 1958 they had 5 boys Eugene in 1958, Robert in 1960, Kenneth in 1962, Tracey in 1964 and Troy in 1966. They Divorced in 1967. She married Bernard Dietz March 19, 1968 they had one son Terry in 1970. They divorced in 1984. She married Lincoln "Fred" Shaffer in 1986 and was with him until his death in April of 1992.
She enjoyed baking, sewing, knitting and crocheting. She had a love for her horse. She enjoyed working in the garden and spending time with her family. Everybody that meet her loved her. She always had time for anybody that wanted to talk to her. She always helped out anybody that needed it. She will be greatly missed but she left something special in the hearts of everybody that knew her. One of her favorite sayings was "Damn if I do, Damn if I don't"
She worked at Five Counties Nursing Home from 1985 to 1998, she moved to Beach, ND where she worked until she retired in 2009.
She is survived by her children Eugene Kellogg of Denver, Co; Robert (Tammy) Kellogg of Lemmon, SD; Kenneth(Colette) of Newell, SD; Tracey Kellogg of Cheyenne, WY; Troy Kellogg of New Lepzig, ND and Terry Dietz of Bismarck, ND; her brother, Robert Heindyke of Tacoma, WA; 5 grandkids, Josy Egle of Lemmon, SD; Justin (Stacy) Gannon of Rapid City; Mandy (Brian) Jones of Lemmon, SD; AngelLeah Kellogg of St. Louis, MI; Tyler Kellogg of Cheyenne, WY; 7 great-grandkids and one on the way and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Tillman and Gladys Heindyke; 4 brothers Charles, Tillman,, Chester and George Heindyke; 2 grandsons Shane and Zachary; Bernard Dietz and her husband Lincoln "Fred" Shaffer.
Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
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