OBITUARY

Fred Scherschligt

Fred Scherschligt 83 of Wessington Springs died Sunday evening May 9t, 2010 at the Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center in Wessington Springs.

Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 am Thursday May 13th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Fr. Jim Friedrich and Msgr. Edward Burian officiating. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Fred was born on March 20, 1927, in Utica, SD, to John and Otilla (Hladky) Scherschligt the fourth of six children.

He graduated from Scotland High School in 1945. In 1948, he was united in marriage to Viola Barta in Lesterville, SD. They moved to Pickstown, SD, where Fred worked on the Fort Randall Dam as a crew foreman constructing the tunnels. He then moved to Rapid City and worked as a carpenter at Ellsworth Air Base, and then took over the management of the grain elevator in Lesterville. In 1956, the family moved to Woonsocket where he ran Fred’s Mobil Service Station until 1969. He then tried his hand at something he loved, farming. This lasted for only one year, but he always said it was another good experience he got to have.

In 1970, Fred and Vi moved to Wessington Springs to run the Mobil Station and later the NAPA Store. He then became custodian at the Jerauld County Courthouse and truly enjoyed working with the staff. In 1998, he retired and had time to enjoy his hobbies fulltime: golfing, bowling, building in Fred’s Lab, and riding his Honda around town waving at all the kids. Fred was proud of each town he and his family lived in and was an active part of the community.

Thankful for sharing his life are his wife of 61 years Viola, three daughters Teresa Fiala and her husband Larry of Custer, SD, Annette Madsen and her husband Darnell of Aberdeen, SD and Kathleen Bauer and her husband David of Ipswich and a son Jeffrey and his wife Pam of Mentor, MN, seven grandchildren Joe Fiala, Ryan and Melissa Bauer, Nick Madsen, Mitchell, Jenna and Kali Scherschligt, two great-granddaughters Kirstyn and Megan Fiala, one sister Helen Kaiser of Yankton, three brothers Raymond and his wife MaryJane of Alpena, Lester of Lesterville and Arthur and his wife Erla of Wichita, KS and numerous nieces, nephews and many friends.

Fred was preceded in death by his parents and a brother John.

Fred had many jobs during his lifetime and always got along well with everyone he met. He was most proud of his f