Lela A. Fischer, 1922 - 2021
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Jun 30, 2021 | 9:08 AM / 370 views
Lela A. Fischer, 98, Eureka, SD, died Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Avera Eureka Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 1, 2021 at the Eureka Reformed Church led by Pastor James Grossmann. Interment follows at the Eureka Cemetery. Organist will be Bonnie Mehlhaff and usher will be Earl Mehlhaff. Congregational Hymns will be “In the Garden” and “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”.
Visitation commences 1:00 PM Thursday at the Church.
Lela Alice Heckel, daughter of Ella (Dietrich) and August Heckel, was born at Eureka on July 27, 1922. She was brought up five miles south of Eureka, and attended rural school and Eureka High School (Class of 1941). She then taught rural school for several years. Lela married Arthur J. Fischer at the Eureka Congregational Church on December 7, 1947. After living on several farms, in 1952 they settled on a farm that they purchased 20 miles east and four miles south of Eureka. The Fischers retired in 1989 and settled in Eureka. Arthur died December 4, 1993 and Lela lived the rest of her life in Eureka. She was a faithful member of the Eureka Reformed Church. She had a talent for crafts and enjoyed going to craft shows.
Lela is survived by one son-Wayne (Linda) Fischer of Leola, SD; one daughter-Monica Lela (Steve) Fauth of Aberdeen, SD; one brother-Larry Heckel of Loveland, CO; four grandchildren—Joshua (Sarah) Fischer, Madison (Joshua) Claymore, Kristopher (Amy) Fauth, and Jesse (Amanda) Fauth; eight great grandchildren—Westin, Elyse, Luca, Reis, Brady, Evan, Bailey, and Brody.
In addition to Arthur, she was preceded in death by her father, August, on August 6, 1964; her mother, Ella, on June 18, 1944; one sister, and two brothers.
Honorary bearers will be Dr. Susan Ostrowski and the staff at the Avera Eureka Healthcare Center, Lela’s home the past four years.
Casketbearers will be Joshua Fischer and Jesse Fauth of Sioux Falls, SD; Joshua Claymore of Doland, SD; and Kristopher Fauth of Papillion, NE.
Lela’s funeral will be livestreamed at the Lien Family Funeral Care Facebook page and be available Friday at this website.
Services are in care of Lien-Straub Funeral Chapel, Eureka.