Memorial services for Thelma Lemke, age 90, of Lemmon, SD, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon, SD. Pastor Donald Lemke and Pastor Carin Bear will officiate, with burial to be held privately.

Thelma Kvale was born on August 2, 1927, to John and Hazel (Albright) Kvale in Corson Co., SD. She attended grade school through the 5th grade at Paris, SD. When the school closed she attended Lemmon Elementary School and graduated from Lemmon High School in 1945.

Thelma worked at the First National Bank in Lemmon until she was united in marriage to Bill Lemke on March 23, 1946. They made their home on the Lemke Farm 9 miles north of Lemmon until retiring in 1994. In 1997 they purchased a small acreage south of Lemmon.

Thelma was a 4-H Leader, an active volunteer for the American Cancer Society, the Five Counties Hospital Auxiliary and the Thrift Shop. She also worked part-time at the Lemmon Co-Op store for many years. She served as a circle chairwoman for the CLCW Board for many years, and enjoyed gardening, sewing, dancing and playing cards. She especially enjoyed time with her family, and her faithful four-legged companion, Bandit.

Thelma passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.

She is survived by one daughter, Jean (Owen) Haas, Lemmon, SD; two sons, Donald (Richard) Lemke, Forest Hills, NY and Russell Lemke, Kearney, NE; one granddaughter, Kayla Haas, Bismarck, ND; sister-in-law, Belle Kvale, Lemmon, SD; and her longtime faithful companion, Bandit.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill Lemke; one grandson, Jason Haas, two brothers, Harold and Norman Kvale; and one sister and brother-in-law, Irene and Rollin Young.