Funeral services for Nona Zielke, age 82, longtime Keldron and Lemmon, SD, resident will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2016 at the Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church in Lemmon, SD. Rev. Ed Zimmerman will officiate with burial to take place at a later date in the Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon.

Nona Doris Blancken was born in Denver, CO, on June 8, 1934, to George and Minnie (Settgast) Blancken. She grew up in Flagler, CO, along with her eight siblings. Nona attended grades 1-7 at a church school and graduated from Flagler High School in 1952. While in school and following her graduation she worked at the local drug store.

Nona met Arnold Zielke and they were united in marriage on October 12, 1952. They began their married life together farming in Colorado. Two sons were born to this union, Ronald and Keith.

In the spring of 1961, the family moved to a farm south of Keldron, SD, in the Grand Valley Township. They started farming and continued working side by side on the farm for 49 years. Nona enjoyed being active and worked at the Keldron Store and Post Office until it's closing. She than began working at the Sale Barn Café and A & W Restaurant, both in Lemmon.

Nona loved playing cards, gardening, bowling, and she and Arnold were active in the local Dance Club. She was also a member of River View Gals extension club and the church ladies groups in the Keldron area and in Lemmon.

Nona was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church and later became a member the Hope and Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Churches. In 2010 they moved to Lemmon and enjoyed visiting and socializing with their friends. Arnold passed away on May 10, 2015 and in the summer of 2015 Nona entered the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon.

Nona passed away on Thursday morning, January 12, 2017 at the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, SD.

Grateful for having shared in her life are her two sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Debra Zielke, Wishek, ND and Keith and Nancy Zielke, Summerset, SD; six grandchildren, Desiree (Travis), Riston, Ridge (Cassie), Amber (Nate), Dallas (Natasha) and Brittany (Brian); eight great-grandchildren, Brooklynne, Hailey, Whitley, Aubrey, Jade, Rheagan, Mac and one on the way; two sisters, Velma Nordine, Bloomington, IL and Eunice Niemann, Flagler, CO; one sister-in-law, Lorena Meyer, Boulder, CO; special family friends, John and Tom Dreiske; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Nona was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arnold; two brothers; and four sisters.

Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the West River Health Services Foundation in Hettinger, ND.