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IN LOVING MEMORY OF S. J. Ebert
S. J.
Ebert
Jan 11, 1914 — Aug 18, 2008
S. J. Ebert's Obituary
Funeral services for S.J. Ebert, age 94, longtime Thunder Hawk farmer and rancher, will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, August 21, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon with Pastor Ken Miller officiating.
Military Honors will be afforded by the Smith-Lyman American Legion Post #279 of Thunder Hawk.
A Family and Masonic service will be held 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Special music will be provided by Marilyn Willey, pianist and Bob Petermann will sing "Whispering Hope", "Soflty and Tenderly", and "Mansion Over The Hilltop".
Serving as casketbearers are his grandchildren.
S. J. (Selmer J.) Ebert was born in Granton, WI on January 11, 1914 to Edward and Minnie (Barth) Ebert. He grew up on the Ebert farm south of Thunder Hawk, leaving there on an emigrant train for Oregon in 1935. He spent the next years working at a service station in Eugene, OR; entering the army in l941. He was a Tech Sgt in the maintenance section, serving in Ireland, Africa, Sicily and Italy, returning home in June, 1945.
He married Elizabeth Summers on March 20, 1946. They raised their three children on their farm/ranch south of Thunder Hawk.
He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, a charter member of the Smith-Lyman American Legion Post #279 of Thunder Hawk, a 54 year member of the Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M., a member of the Naja Shrine, and Boss Cowman in 2004 during Lemmon's annual celebration.
He passed away on Monday, August 18, at Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon.
Surviving family members include his wife, Elizabeth, daughters, Jonni Roush of Menomonee Falls, WI, and Jayne (Roger) Horton of Thunder Hawk, SD; son, John Ebert, of Thunder Hawk, SD; 6 grandchildren, Jay (Jan) Roush of Austin, TX, Jenn Roush of Panama City, FL; Justin (Susan) Ebert of Mitchell, SD; Jeremy Ebert of Lemmon, SD; Julie Ebert of Mitchell, SD; Jodie Ebert of Spearfish, SD; 6 great grandchildren, Kallie and Zach Roush of Austin, TX; Jilian, Jackson, Jacob Ebert and Cole Ebert; two sisters, Marie Edwards of Lemmon and Eldora Johnson of Eagan MN.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Nelder Ebert.
Visitation will be 1:00 to 7:00pm on Wednesday at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Military Honors will be afforded by the Smith-Lyman American Legion Post #279 of Thunder Hawk.
A Family and Masonic service will be held 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Special music will be provided by Marilyn Willey, pianist and Bob Petermann will sing "Whispering Hope", "Soflty and Tenderly", and "Mansion Over The Hilltop".
Serving as casketbearers are his grandchildren.
S. J. (Selmer J.) Ebert was born in Granton, WI on January 11, 1914 to Edward and Minnie (Barth) Ebert. He grew up on the Ebert farm south of Thunder Hawk, leaving there on an emigrant train for Oregon in 1935. He spent the next years working at a service station in Eugene, OR; entering the army in l941. He was a Tech Sgt in the maintenance section, serving in Ireland, Africa, Sicily and Italy, returning home in June, 1945.
He married Elizabeth Summers on March 20, 1946. They raised their three children on their farm/ranch south of Thunder Hawk.
He was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, a charter member of the Smith-Lyman American Legion Post #279 of Thunder Hawk, a 54 year member of the Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M., a member of the Naja Shrine, and Boss Cowman in 2004 during Lemmon's annual celebration.
He passed away on Monday, August 18, at Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon.
Surviving family members include his wife, Elizabeth, daughters, Jonni Roush of Menomonee Falls, WI, and Jayne (Roger) Horton of Thunder Hawk, SD; son, John Ebert, of Thunder Hawk, SD; 6 grandchildren, Jay (Jan) Roush of Austin, TX, Jenn Roush of Panama City, FL; Justin (Susan) Ebert of Mitchell, SD; Jeremy Ebert of Lemmon, SD; Julie Ebert of Mitchell, SD; Jodie Ebert of Spearfish, SD; 6 great grandchildren, Kallie and Zach Roush of Austin, TX; Jilian, Jackson, Jacob Ebert and Cole Ebert; two sisters, Marie Edwards of Lemmon and Eldora Johnson of Eagan MN.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Nelder Ebert.
Visitation will be 1:00 to 7:00pm on Wednesday at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
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