Kuhrts, Gloria G. (1923-2012)

KUHRTS, CLOW, WARBURTON, SAATHOFF, TILLMAN, BOUSKA, COUDRON, POSS, HOFFARD

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/19/2012 at 17:56:07

Gloria G. Kuhrts
December 14, 1923 - February 11, 2012

Gloria G. Kuhrts, age 88, of Alta, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center of Storm Lake.

Gloria Genevieve Kuhrts was born December 14, 1923, in Cherokee to Milo G. and Helen E. (Warburton) Clow. She was baptized and confirmed on August 18, 1946, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby. She attended Cherokee County Rural schools and graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee in 1941. She taught school for four years in rural Cherokee before marrying Earl Henry Kuhrts on October 2, 1946, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee.

They farmed west of Holstein before moving to the Hanover Community in 1951. Gloria considered taking care of her family as her life's work. Very active in her church and community, she became a member of the Ladies Aid Society, a 4-H leader, and a PTA member.

Gloria and Earl retired from farming in 1983 and then moved into Alta. Earl passed away on April 29, 2001. Gloria stayed in her home until April, 2010, when she moved into Wel-Life.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Earl.

Survivors include her children, Larry (Linda) Kuhrts, of Alta, Roger (Sally) Kuhrts, of Galva, and Joan (Rick) Saathoff, of Canton, South Dakota; her grandchildren, Angela (Arnold) Tillman, of New Boston, New Hampshire, Lynn (Scott) Bouska, of Laurens, Becky (Jesse) Coudron, of Brookings, South Dakota, and Beth (fiancé Mark Poss) Saathoff, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; her great-grandchildren, Cassandra Hoffard, Brooke Bouska, and Jacob Coudron; a brother, Edwin "Bud" (Dorothy) Clow, of Cherokee; and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was held on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church of Alta with the Rev. John H. Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery of Alta.

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