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SELKEN, Donna Mae (Bauer) 1935-2010

SELKEN, BAUER, JOHNSON, MONCRIEF, WAHLE, HILDENBERG, MEUMILLER, WAGNER, HANSON, ELDEEN

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 1/20/2013 at 14:33:01

Donna Mae (Bauer) Selken -- November 16, 1935 -- November 8, 2010

IN LOVING MEMORY

DONNA MAE SELKEN
Born: Saturday, November 16, 1935
Inwood, Iowa
Died: Monday, November 8, 2010
Brandon, South Dakota
Age: 74 years, 11 months, 22 days

MEMORIAL SERVICE
11:00 AM Thursday, November 11, 2010
Risen Savior Catholic Church in Brandon, SD
Father Terry Weber, Celebrant
Shiloh Oorlog, Organist
Mary Carrell, Cantor
"Amazing Grace" ~ "Ave Maria" ~ "On Eagle's Wings"

HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren

Brandon, SD- Donna M. Selken, 74, died on Monday, November 8, 2010 at her home in Brandon.

A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Risen Savior Catholic Church in Brandon. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM at the church on Thursday.

Donna Mae Bauer was born on November 16, 1935 in Inwood, Iowa to Carl and Lula (Johnson) Bauer. As a young child her family moved to the Spencer, SD area. She received her education there. Donna moved to Sioux Falls and worked in the home raising her four children as well as being a foster parent to many infant children. Once her children were grown, she returned to school at Southeast Technical Institute and earned an Associates Degree in Medical Transcription.

Donna enjoyed reading a good book, working on puzzles and loved babysitting her grandchildren. Above all she was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be dearly missed.

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Barb Moncrief of Inwood, IA, Craig Wahle of Sioux Falls, SD and Dawn (Randy) Johnson, of Sioux Falls, SD; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Alvin (Darla) Bauer, of Wyoming, Jim Bauer of Salem, SD; seven sisters, Helen Hildenberg of Sioux Falls, Shirley (Cletus) Heumiller of Salem, SD, Dorothy Wagner of Spencer, SD, Karen (Milo) Hanson of Mitchell, SD, Ginger (Arnold) Eldeen of Spencer, SD, Carla (Barry) Eldeen, of Minnesota, and Kathy Bauer of Mitchell, SD; five sisters-in-law, Vera Bauer, Sharon Bauer, Mary Bauer, Selma Bauer and Audrey Bauer; a host of nieces, nephews cousins and friends; and her cat, Ariel.

Donna is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Lula Bauer; son, Steven Wahle; five brothers, Junior, Delbert, Dean, Glenn and Roland Bauer.

A special thank you to Jeanne, Rose, Marietta, Heidi, Roxy and the staff at Compassionate Care Hospice for all their love and support during Donnas illness.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship following the memorial service


 

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