Mavis Studt | December 4, 1922 - September 21, 2022
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted Sep 25, 2022 | 9:42 AM / 222 views
Mavis Studt, 99, of Highmore, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Avera St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Highmore, Pastor David Peterson, officiating. Burial will follow at Highmore Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church.
Mavis Renner was born December 4, 1922, in Florence Township in Hand County to John and Margaret (Myers) Renner. She attended rural school in Florence Township and then attended Miller High School. After graduation, she worked at the Social Security office in the Hyde County Courthouse and then as a bank teller at First State Bank in Highmore.
On May 17, 1950, she married Wayne Studt. Following their marriage, they established their home in Highmore. Mavis and Wayne had three children, a son, Bernie, and two daughters, Lucille and Kathy.
Together they operated Studt’s Hardware for 10 years and Studt’s SuperValu for 12 years, retiring in 1981. After Wayne passed away in 1989, Mavis babysat for six years.
She was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church and was an avid quilter. She took great pride in her yard and garden, and she had a commitment to healthy eating.
She is survived by her two daughters: Lucille Adams and friend, Lee Tomlinson, of Golden Valley, AZ, and Kathy (Mark) Weersma of Stillwater, MN; five grandchildren: Angela Studt of Ham Lake, MN, Paul (Megan) Weersma of Seattle, WA, Brandon Studt of New Brighton, MN, Jason (fiancee Rihana) Weersma of Kenmore, WA, and Jennifer Weersma of Lynnwood, WA; one great grandson, Harper, of Seattle, WA; sister, Ruth Single of Highmore; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents: John and Margaret Renner; husband, Wayne; son, Bernie; brother, Glenn Renner; and sister, Doris Ruff.
Luze Funeral Home of Highmore has been entrusted with Mavis’ arrangements.
