Hilda Schwarzwalter, 82, of Hettinger, longtime northern Harding County, SD ranchwife, passed away on August 15, 2006 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger.

Service of Remembrance will be Saturday, August 19th at 10:00 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in Reeder, ND. Rev. Ilo Madden will officiate and burial will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 18th at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home and one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday morning in Reeder.

HILDA PUDWILL was born on March 26, 1924 near Wishek, ND to Waldemar and Katie (Weixel) Pudwill. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school through the 8th grade. In her early 20's she moved to Bismarck, ND and worked as a cook. She met John Schwarzwalter and they were married in Bismarck on July 3, 1952. Hilda went with John to a ranch in northern Harding County, SD, south of Reeder, ND were she was active with the daily operations of the ranch. She enjoyed raising a garden and sharing her produce with neighbors and friends. Hilda also raised chickens and sold eggs every week in town and raised peacocks and exotic chickens. She loved quilting, visiting with friends and neighbors, baseball, bowling and playing cards. Her husband, John passed away in 1975 and Hilda continued to live on the ranch until 2003 when she moved into Hettinger.

Grateful for having shared in her life are her sisters, Grace Campbell and Mamie Pudwill, both of Bend, OR; several nieces and nephews and many friends. Preceding Hilda in death were her parents, her husband, one brother and two sisters.