Bert Ervin KREITLOW

KREITLOW, LOGHRY, GRASLIE, HUGHES, ADAIR, CHRISTO, PURDY, FRANKE, BARNER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/29/2015 at 14:23:02

October 5, 1958 --– October 24, 2015

Bert Ervin Kreitlow, 57, of White, [South Dakota] died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm in Aberdeen on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in White. Burial is in Fairview Cemetery. Eidsness Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Visitation is at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in White on Thursday from 5-7 p.m.

Bert was born Oct. 5, 1958, to Ivan Henry and Emily (Loghry) Kreitlow in Clarion, Iowa. He graduated from Wall Lake High School in Wall Lake, Iowa, in 1976. After graduation, Bert began working for a custom combining crew. He traveled through Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, and Canada combining wheat. In the late 1980s, Bert moved to South Dakota where he worked on various farms. In 1991, Bert moved to White and began working for Goodyear Tire in Brookings. In May of 1992, he married Joan Graslie in White. They were divorced in July, 2008. They had two daughters. Bert began working at Larson Manufacturing in 1994, where he worked until the time of his death.

Bert was very devoted to whatever activity his daughters were involved with; and he never missed a game. Bert enjoyed gardening, attending sporting events, and golfing. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he served on various boards and volunteered as a Sunday school teacher. Bert was also a member of the White Community Club.

Survivors include his daughters Melanie Kreitlow of Aberdeen; Lindsey Kreitlow of Astoria; mother Emily Kreitlow, The Neighborhoods, Brookings; siblings: Jim (Joyce) Kreitlow, Iowa; Joyce Hughes, Iowa; Betty (Gary) Adair, Oklahoma; Karen Christo (Ed Purdy), Texas; Melinda (Russel) Franke, Colorado; Charlie (Laree) Kreitlow; Wendy (George) Barner, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Bert was preceded in death by his father, Ivan Kreitlow; grandfather, Fred Kreitlow and grandmother, Alma Kreitlow.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred and may be directed to Six Mile Creek Golf Course or Fairview Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to PO Box 116 Astoria, SD 57213.

Brookings Register - Brookings, South Dakota
October 28, 2015