Elmer Al Hochhalter | 1934 - 2023
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Apr 17, 2023 | 4:23 PM / 540 views
Funeral services for Elmer “Al” Hochhalter, 89 of Mobridge will be 11:00 AM Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Mobridge under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be one-hour prior to the service on Saturday. Al passed away, Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Mobridge Regional Hospital.
Elmer (Al) Hochhalter was born January 6, 1934 in Wishek, ND to Edward and Lydia (Eisenbeis) Hochhalter. As a teenager, Al left Wishek and went to work at whatever jobs were available at that time, eventually finding his way into the meat business. Al married Eunice Seura, February 21, 1953 in South Dakota having four children together. After having their first child, they moved to Grand View, Missouri eventually returning to Aberdeen, SD where they later divorced.
Al went on to purchase a meat shop in Groton, SD and eventually moved to Ipswich, SD where he owned AL’s Meat Shop. Al sold his meat shop in Ipswich and a year later Al and Carla Lang purchased Westside Meats in Mobridge, SD where he eventually retired.
During Al’s retirement, you could find him out in his yard with his dogs, tending to his gardens, enjoying his flowers and the many birds that visited his yard.
Grateful for having shared in Elmer’s life are his sons; Jeffrey Hochhalter, Gregory (Patty) Hochhalter, Mark Hochhalter and daughter; Cindy Christy. Grandchildren; Justin and Denise Hochhalter, Preston Walther, Tonya and Guthrie Capossela, Traci Hochhalter-Masau and Tavi Masau, Tiffany Hochalter and Sonny Schiley, Elizabeth and Bryan Hofer, Vincent Christy, John and Christo Christy, Tom and Chris Lang and 22 great-grand children, and one sister; Wilma Guthmiller.
Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; Edward and Lydia, his sister; Betty Seidschlaw, his partner, Carla Lang, son-in-law; Steve Christy and twin-infant grand-daughters.