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Harriet Jean Seefeldt obituary, 5/9/2002


Harriet Jean Seefeldt
Funeral services for Harriet Jean Seefeldt, 74 of Lester
Prairie were held on Sunday, May 12, from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lester
Prairie. Officiating was the Rev. Grant Bode.
Mrs. Seefeldt died on May 9, 2002, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services’ long-term care facility.
The organist was Jane Holasek, and the congregational hymns
were “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness,” “We All Believe
In One True God,” “Let Me Be Thine Forever” and “For
All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest.” Soloist Karen Strei sang
“God So Loved The World That He Gave.”
Pallbearers were Thomas Bode, Timothy Bode, Jody Lieske,
Gregory Lieske, Brian Lieske, Daniel Trost and David Trost. Interment was
in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Lester Prairie.
Harriet Jean Lieske was born Nov. 19, 1927, to George W.
and Mae L. (Lavrence) Lieske in Henderson Township, Sibley County. She was
baptized into the Christian faith on Dec. 11, 1927, by the Rev. John Busch
of St. John Lutheran Church in Arlington Township. On March 17, 1940, in
a confirmation service, she renewed her baptismal vow and gave profession
of her faith. Her education was received at School District No. 2, Henderson
Township (grades 1-6), St. John Lutheran School, Arlington Township (grades
7-8) and Henderson High School (1944 graduate).
During these years, she was an active member of the Henderson
Livewires 4-H Club. Her college education was from Mankato State, Bethany
Lutheran College, Mankato (A.A. degree 1948) and Concordia, River Forest,
Ill. (B.S. in elementary education, 1959). She taught at Lutheran elementary
schools in parishes at Holy Cross in Austin, Trinity in Marcus, Iowa, Immanuel
in Courtland, First Lutheran in Glencoe, Christ the King in Duluth, St.
James in Howard Lake, and Zion in Mayer. In these parishes, she also served
as organist, pianist, sang in the choirs, helped with Sunday school, vacation
Bible schools and was a member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
(LWML).
For a brief time, she also had taught children of missionaries
at the Missouri Synod Mission at Obot Idim, Nigeria, West Africa, until
illness caused a return to the United States.
On June 22, 1969, she and Ervin H. Seefeldt of Lester Prairie
were united in marriage at St. John Lutheran Church in Arlington Township.
The wedding service was conducted by guest pastor, Dr. Martin Lieske, a
cousin of hers, who was at that time president of the Minnesota South District
of the LCMS.
The couple resided on a plot from the Edwin Seefeldt family
farm in Bergen Township, Lester Prairie, in a house built by Herbert Birkholz
Construction Co, an uncle for whom Mr. Seefeldt worked.
At this time, Mrs. Seefeldt transferred church membership
to St. Paul Lutheran in Lester Prairie. Here she also served in various
ways – LWML member, leader and member of women’s Bible study groups, officer
of Branch 3650 of AAL, member of the senior choir and handbell choir, and
assistant organist/pianist.
For 13 years she also served as St. Paul’s parish secretary.
Together with her husband, she attended various Lutheran Layman’s League
functions in support of Lutheran Hour Ministries, and with him, gave personal
support to missionaries of Lutheran Bible Translators, Wycliffe Bible Translators
and most recently to Vernacular Video Mission International, primarily in
the Philippines.
Also, together with her husband she was a member of McLeod
County Historical Society, Lester Prairie Senior Citizens and was active
in the McLeod County Republican Party.
Survivors include her husband, Ervin Seefeldt of Lester
Prairie; sisters, Shirley (Kenneth) Bode of Nicollet, Janice (Dean) Rudloff
of Silver Bay, brother, Wilbur (Jacie) Lieske of Mankato; sister-in-law,
Elsie Gilster of Lester Prairie; brother-in-law, Arnold Seefeldt of Lester
Prairie; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, other relatives
and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; parents-in-law,
Edwin and Anna Seefeldt; sister-in-law, Margaret Seefeldt; brothers-in-law,
Carl Gilster and Donald Trost; niece, Kathleen Trost; nephews Douglas and
Jonathan Trost; great nephew, Joshua Bode.
The Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel of Lester Prairie handled
the arrangements.

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Funeral services for Harriet Jean Seefeldt, 74 of Lester
Prairie were held on Sunday, May 12, from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lester
Prairie. Officiating was the Rev. Grant Bode.
Mrs. Seefeldt died on May 9, 2002, at Glencoe Regional
Health Services’ long-term care facility.
The organist was Jane Holasek, and the congregational hymns
were “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness,” “We All Believe
In One True God,” “Let Me Be Thine Forever” and “For
All the Saints Who From Their Labors Rest.” Soloist Karen Strei sang
“God So Loved The World That He Gave.”
Pallbearers were Thomas Bode, Timothy Bode, Jody Lieske,
Gregory Lieske, Brian Lieske, Daniel Trost and David Trost. Interment was
in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Lester Prairie.
Harriet Jean Lieske was born Nov. 19, 1927, to George W.
and Mae L. (Lavrence) Lieske in Henderson Township, Sibley County. She was
baptized into the Christian faith on Dec. 11, 1927, by the Rev. John Busch
of St. John Lutheran Church in Arlington Township. On March 17, 1940, in
a confirmation service, she renewed her baptismal vow and gave profession
of her faith. Her education was received at School District No. 2, Henderson
Township (grades 1-6), St. John Lutheran School, Arlington Township (grades
7-8) and Henderson High School (1944 graduate).
During these years, she was an active member of the Henderson
Livewires 4-H Club. Her college education was from Mankato State, Bethany
Lutheran College, Mankato (A.A. degree 1948) and Concordia, River Forest,
Ill. (B.S. in elementary education, 1959). She taught at Lutheran elementary
schools in parishes at Holy Cross in Austin, Trinity in Marcus, Iowa, Immanuel
in Courtland, First Lutheran in Glencoe, Christ the King in Duluth, St.
James in Howard Lake, and Zion in Mayer. In these parishes, she also served
as organist, pianist, sang in the choirs, helped with Sunday school, vacation
Bible schools and was a member of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
(LWML).
For a brief time, she also had taught children of missionaries
at the Missouri Synod Mission at Obot Idim, Nigeria, West Africa, until
illness caused a return to the United States.
On June 22, 1969, she and Ervin H. Seefeldt of Lester Prairie
were united in marriage at St. John Lutheran Church in Arlington Township.
The wedding service was conducted by guest pastor, Dr. Martin Lieske, a
cousin of hers, who was at that time president of the Minnesota South District
of the LCMS.
The couple resided on a plot from the Edwin Seefeldt family
farm in Bergen Township, Lester Prairie, in a house built by Herbert Birkholz
Construction Co, an uncle for whom Mr. Seefeldt worked.
At this time, Mrs. Seefeldt transferred church membership
to St. Paul Lutheran in Lester Prairie. Here she also served in various
ways – LWML member, leader and member of women’s Bible study groups, officer
of Branch 3650 of AAL, member of the senior choir and handbell choir, and
assistant organist/pianist.
For 13 years she also served as St. Paul’s parish secretary.
Together with her husband, she attended various Lutheran Layman’s League
functions in support of Lutheran Hour Ministries, and with him, gave personal
support to missionaries of Lutheran Bible Translators, Wycliffe Bible Translators
and most recently to Vernacular Video Mission International, primarily in
the Philippines.
Also, together with her husband she was a member of McLeod
County Historical Society, Lester Prairie Senior Citizens and was active
in the McLeod County Republican Party.
Survivors include her husband, Ervin Seefeldt of Lester
Prairie; sisters, Shirley (Kenneth) Bode of Nicollet, Janice (Dean) Rudloff
of Silver Bay, brother, Wilbur (Jacie) Lieske of Mankato; sister-in-law,
Elsie Gilster of Lester Prairie; brother-in-law, Arnold Seefeldt of Lester
Prairie; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, other relatives
and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; parents-in-law,
Edwin and Anna Seefeldt; sister-in-law, Margaret Seefeldt; brothers-in-law,
Carl Gilster and Donald Trost; niece, Kathleen Trost; nephews Douglas and
Jonathan Trost; great nephew, Joshua Bode.
The Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel of Lester Prairie handled
the arrangements.

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