Norma Weller | 1931-2023
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Dec 28, 2023 | 2:25 PM / 137 views
Norma Weller, 92, Eureka, SD, died Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Avera Eureka Health Care Center in Eureka.
Norma (Trautman) Weller, daughter of Katherina (Feiock) and Henry Trautman, was born July 26, 1931 near Eureka in McPherson County. She was brought up on a farm 15 miles east of Eureka and attended Long Lake Township Rural School. Because of her mom’s ill health, after country school she was needed to help at home. Norma married Raymond Weller at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hosmer, SD on June 22, 1952. Ray then joined the US Army and, following his honorable discharge, he and Norma settled in Denver, CO. Two years later, they relocated to Ray’s home farm 5 ½ miles south of Eureka. Here Norma kept busy raising the family and working on the farm. They had a farm sale in 1996 and moved into Eureka. She was a member of Zion American Lutheran Church and the VFW Auxiliary. Norma enjoyed playing piano and singing Gospel and other songs as well as visiting with friends. She loved her grandchildren and considered it a pleasure to watch them grow up.
Norma’s funeral will be livestreamed at the Lien Family Funeral Care Facebook page.
Norma is survived by two sons—Randy Ray (Gail) Weller of St. Louis, MO and Derek Wade (Amy) Weller of Sacramento, CA; one daughter Debra Jean Serie of Bluffton, South Carolina; and four grandchildren—Kristen (John) Murphy, Jonathan Serie, Mitchell Weller, and Elly Weller.
Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Ray, on January 11, 2016; her parents, Henry and Katherina; her grandparents, John and Margaret Feiock, Konrad & Katherina Trautmann; her sisters Alma (Henry) Kirschmann, Alyce (Edwin) Wolff, all of Eureka, South Dakota; Irene (Wilbert) Staiger, of North Dakota, and Esther (Lee) Knoll, of California. Her brothers: Herbert Trautman, Benny (Arley) Trautman, Milbert (Evangeline) Trautman, all of Eureka, South Dakota; Ernest (Leona) Trautman, Fargo, North Dakota; and Mervin (Susan) Trautman, Missouri.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 A.M., Friday, December 29, 2023 at Zion American Lutheran Church, Eureka, led by Pastor Ryan Gage. Interment follows at the Church Cemetery. Musicians will be Ronda Lapp, Barry Lapp, and Betsy Valnes. Ronda and Barry will sing “Nearer My God To Thee” and “How Great Thou Art” and Betsy will sing “God be with You”. Ushers will be Greg Merkel and Kevin Hoff.
Casketbearers will be Dennis Trautman, David Ackerman, and Mark Morlock of Eureka; Camilla Fisher of Burnsville, MN; and Norma’s sons—Randy and Derek.
Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM Thursday at Lien-Straub-Carlsen Chapel, Eureka.
The family wishes memorial contributions to Zion American Lutheran Church, Box 546, Eureka, SD 57437.
Services are in care of Lien-Straub-Carlsen Chapel, Eureka.