Edna JKae »~6March 2, 1928May 20,2017

Edna Mae was born on March 2, 1928 in Roberts County SouthDakota. She was the daughter of William and Marie (Behle) Rudolph.Edna Mae was received into God's Kingdom of Grace through HolyBaptism on March 25, 1928 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church rural Rosholt,South Dakota. She confirmed her faith at St. Peter's Lutheran Church onNovember 10, 1940.

Edna Mae was born on the family farm south of Rosholt. Sheattended Rosholt High School and graduated in 1945. After High Schoolshe attended Interstate Business College in Fargo, ND. She then movedto Wheaton and worked at the Traverse Electric Cooperative from 1947-1960 serving as Office Manager for the last ten years. On September 12,1959 Edna Mae married Lawrence Niss at St. John Lutheran Church,Wheaton. They resided in Croke Township, south of Wheaton. EdnaMae was a homemaker until the time of Lawrence's fatal tractor accidentin 1972.

Edna Mae worked as Deputy County Treasurer for six years. She wasthen elected Traverse County Recorder and continued in that office untilher retirement in 1994.

Since retirement Edna Mae has been an active volunteer in both herchurch and the community. She enjoyed volunteering for the AmericanCancer Society, and Sanford Hospital Auxiliary. Edna Mae was a longtime active volunteer in her church. She was a Sunday School teacher,kitchen helper at Vacation Bible School, served on the flowercommittee, and the food committee. Edna Mae always looked forward todecorating the church for Christmas with her longtime friends from theNaomi Circle. She also enjoyed being a part of the Woman's StudyClub. On Fridays Edna Mae enjoyed playing bridge and on occasionbonco.

In her earlier years, Edna Mae enjoyed playing golf, entertaining, andtraveling. Her hobbies included feeding her birds, attending cardiacrehab, baking, and tending to her flowers. She loved dogs and had threespecial four legged friends, not all at once, but all were rescue dogs! Shepassed her love of dogs on to both Rob and Marget.

After Lawrence's accident in 1972 Edna Mae, Rob and Marget wereblessed to call special friends family.

Edna Mae's family would like to thank all family and friends for theirsupport and prayers during her illness. They would also like to thank theentire staff at: the Traverse County Care Center, Sanford Health CareCenter of Wheaton, Big Stone Therapies, and Sanford Homecare. Theywould also like to thank Michelle Rinke, Deb McTighe, and the CHIHospice Team from Breckenridge, MN.

Thank you for coming and helping us honor our mom. Let her strongfaith and belief in helping others be an inspiration to all of us. May Godbless all of you. Rob and Lee, Marget and Buzz.

In Loving Memory Of

Edna Mae NissBORN - March 2, 1928 - Rosholt, South Dakota

PASSED AWAY - May 20, 2017 - Wheaton, Minnesota .

FUNERAL SERVICEThursday, May 25,2017 11:00 a.m.

St. John Lutheran Church - Wheaton, MinnesotaOFFICIATING - Rev. Michael Breach

ORGANIST - Sara Lee RinkeSPECIAL MUSIC BY - Megan Findlay

Lynae Berger & Lonnie Schmidt

PALLBEARERSDarin Rinke Marc Rinke Dan Rinke Michelle Koch Travor Timm

Trent Timm Troy Timm Brian K1eespies Kurt Kleespies

SURVIVED BYHer son Robert (Lee) Niss of Wheaton; daughter Marget (Buzz) Christison of

Plainview, Minnesota; granddaughters: Abbey (Chris) Hanson of Minneapolis,Minnesota; and Amy Christison and fiance Spencer Rudolf of St. Louis Park,

Minnesota; special niece: Dena (Gary) Koch of Buffalo, Minnesota; niece:Pat Rudolph, and nephew: Jeff (Karen) Tetzlaff, nieces: Nancy Knopp,Linda Wente: nephews: John Bornhoft, Marvin Stoneberg, and Wayne

Stoneberg, and many great-nieces and nephews.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BYHer husband: Lawrence; her sister: Doris Johnson; her brother: Lawrence

Rudolph; her nephew: William M. Tetzlaff; sisters-in-law: Margaret Grohn,Belva Bornhoft, and Leora Stoneberg.

INTERMENT - St. John Lutheran Cemetery - Wheaton, Minnesota

When I Must Leave YouWhen I must leave you for a little while, please do not grieve and shed wild tears

And hug your sorrow to you through the years, but start out bravely with a gallant smile;And for my sake and in my name live on and do all things the same,

Feed not your loneliness on empty days, but fill each waking hour in useful waysReach out your hand in comfort and in cheer

and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;And never, never be afraid to die, for I am waiting for you in the sky!

HELEN STEINER RICE

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