Virginia Laemmle Warwick 1925-2021
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted May 20, 2021 | 10:06 AM / 405 views
Funeral services for Virginia Laemmle Warwick, 95, of Selby will be at 10:30 AM, May 21, 2021, at the UCC Church in Selby. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Mobridge under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Virginia passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the Walworth County Care Center in Selby.
Virginia “Fritzie” Laemmle was born on June 13, 1925, in Mound City to Gust and Emma (Vollmer) Fritz. She attended Mound City Country School. Virginia and Otto Laemmle were married on March 22, 1943 in Mound City. They made their home on a farm 7 ½ miles SE of Mound City. She helped Otto on the farm with the various chores of a farmer’s wife. Her and Otto were also in a band together. She played the drums and sang and Otto played the accordion. Virginia could also yodel, play spoons, and her and Otto loved dancing. In the winter of 1969, they moved to Mobridge. Otto passed away in September 1976. Virginia remained in Mobridge until moving to Selby in the early 1990’s. In 2015 Virginia moved into the Walworth County Care Center.
Virginia’s specialty was cooking and baking. She made the best baked rice, dumplings and potatoes, rhubarb cookies and hot German potato salad. She would bake and then delivery all her goodies around her apartment complex.
Virginia is survived by her sister, Betty Allen of Indiana, two granddaughters, Shelly DeJong of Sioux Falls, and Alicia (Arlyn) Ritter of Sioux Falls, four great grandchildren, Nicole (Scott) Kouf of Sioux Falls, Andrew (Tiffany) Ritter of Sioux Falls, Adam (Angie) Ritter of Sioux Falls, and Adison (Kelsi) Ritter of Watertown, nine great-great grandchildren, Dylan Kouf of Jamestown, Taylor Kouf of Sioux Falls, Autumn Ritter, Alivia Ritter, Adelynn Wallace, and Hailey Wallace of Sioux Falls, Kira Niemann of Watertown, Ariah and Bode Ritter of Sioux Falls.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Otto, daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Ray Litschewski, son, Kenneth James in 1944, brothers, William and Elmer.