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Myrtle Emelia Hanson Schlomer

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Birth	:	13 Dec 1919 Pingree, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	14 Feb 2007 Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	Glenham Cemetery, Glenham, Walworth County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.5369000, -100.2632000
Plot	:	72/C/N
Description	:	Myrtle Emelia Schlomer was like an angel to around 100 foster children she and her husband Henry took into their home over the years. Add to that the local children she took into their home to feed and give warm clothing when parents were unable to provide for them. Scrapbooks were filled with photos of the children and Myrtle treasured every one, often looking through the books and remembering every child as though her own. She was also a skilled artist, creating portraits or scenes usually in oils that captured many prizes in Mobridge Art Shows and shows in other counties... Read More	Myrtle Emelia Schlomer was like an angel to around 100 foster children she and her husband Henry took into their home over the years. Add to that the local children she took into their home to feed and give warm clothing when parents were unable to provide for them. Scrapbooks were filled with photos of the children and Myrtle treasured every one, often looking through the books and remembering every child as though her own. She was also a skilled artist, creating portraits or scenes usually in oils that captured many prizes in Mobridge Art Shows and shows in other counties and the state. She gave most of her paintings away to delighted recipients. The big windows in her home would be decorated with tempera paint in designs for the season with lacy valentines for Valentine's Day, Christmas scenes for Christmas and so on. The paint would easily wash off when it was time to create a new decoration. She was known for her wedding cakes she made, cakes as delicate and tasty as they were beautifully decorated. Humor was another of her good points and she loved to tell about the wedding cake she had to deliver to a town a good distance away. "It was delicate, in layers and decorated with sugar bells. It kept slipping apart and I had to reassemble it and add more frosting, completing it just 15 minutes before the ceremony!" Myrtle taught Sunday School for years at St. Jacobi Lutheran Church in Glenham and many former students remember her flannel board stories. "She made them so interesting that we couldn't wait until the next class to see what she would have for us," a former student said. After Henry's death, Myrtle moved to Mankato, Minn., two and a half years ago to be closer to her children. A sudden weakness felled her and she was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn., where she died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, at the age of 87. Myrtle was born Dec. 13, 1919, to Alfred and Anna (Hopland) Hanson on a farm near Pingree, N.D., and was the fifth in line of 12 children. She was baptized Dec. 27, 1919. When she was 4, the family moved to a farm north of Glenham, which had been homesteaded by her grandparents, the Hendrick Hansons. She was confirmed at Norway Lutheran Church on Sept. 12, 1937. After completing a rural school through the eighth grade, Myrtle stayed home for two years because they couldn't afford for her to go to high school. Then she went to Glenham High School, earning money by correcting papers. The last two years of high school, she came to Mobridge and worked for her board and room at the Dale Lesher home. After graduating from Mobridge High School in 1940, she went to work at the Citizens Bank. She had met Henry Schlomer at her sister Mable's home and when he went into military service, they were married in Ft. Benning, Ga., on May 2, 1943. While there, she took a Civil Service test and qualified to work in an inductions station. "My last year there they were so busy shipping out sergeants that they made me the company clerk," Myrtle would recall. "I was probably the only woman in that position at the time. It was the most important job I ever had." After moving about eight or nine times while he was in service, they returned to the area, living in Selby and then moving to the east edge of Mobridge in 1971. In 1997 they moved into Mobridge. During all their married life, they were members of St. Jacobi Lutheran Church in Glenham, where Myrtle was an active member of the Ladies Guild and taught Sunday School. She also did quilting and enjoyed a variety of craft work. She leaves her two daughters and sons-in-law, Janice (Eugene) Nelson of Rogers, Minn., and Gloria (Marlyn) Rische of New Richland, Minn.; eight grandchildren, Mrs. Kevin (Marlene) Robran of Hartland, Minn., Mrs. Tim (Bridget) Voigt of Waseca, Minn., Mrs. Chan (Kim) Routh and Mrs. Melissa Tufte of New Richland, Mrs. Jason (Kari) Sokolowski and Nathan Nelson of St. Michael, Minn., Mrs. Eric (Kristen) Elwood of Bloomington, Minn., Mrs. Sara Ahmed of Rogers; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Clarence (Dawn) Hanson of Mound City; four sisters, Mrs. Norris (Jennie) Carlson of Bismarck, N.D., Mrs. Richard (Vivian) Schlomer of Mobridge, Mrs. Chris (Hazel) Back of Red Wing, Minn., and Mrs. Gerhardt (Agnes) Schlomer of Glenham; and many nieces and nephews and the Winterberg-Meyer extended family. In addition to her husband Henry, her parents, three brothers, Henry, Arnold and Vernon, and three sisters, Mable, Hilma and Violet, preceded Myrtle in death. Funeral services for Myrtle were Monday, Feb. 19, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mobridge with the Rev. Paul Schulz officiating. Becky Schlomer was organist and Ashley Schlomer was trumpeter. Hymns by the congregation were "Asleep in Jesus," "How Great Thou Art," "On Eagles Wings" and "I Know That My Redeemer Lives." Nieces and nephews sang the descant to the final hymn by the congregation and also sang "Amazing Grace." Casketbearers were Barry Back, Randy Hanson, John Schlomer, Jim Hanson, Duane Schlomer and Marlo Schlomer. Marion Schlomer and Mike Schlomer were ushers. Among those attending were a number of those who had been among the foster children and others Myrtle had cared for. Burial was in the Glenham Cemetery at Glenham under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Mobridge Tribune February 21, 2007

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Myrtle Emelia Hanson Schlomer's memorial is located at: Glenham Cemetery, Glenham, Walworth County, USA.
When did Myrtle Emelia Hanson Schlomer death?
Myrtle Emelia Hanson Schlomer death on 14 Feb 2007 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
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Latitude: 45.5369000
Longitude: -100.2632000

Family Members:

Parent

Alfred H Hanson

(1890 - 1973)

Anna Bolette Hopland Hanson

(1893 - 1959)

Spouse

Henry T Schlomer

(1912 - 2003)

Siblings

Arnold Henry Hanson

(1917 - 1987)

Vivian Marie Hanson Schlomer

(1924 - 2016)

Agnes Caroline Hanson Schlomer

(1929 - 2019)

Vernon Orvin Hanson

(1933 - 2005)

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