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Shirley Esther Moritz Yonke

Birth	:	13 May 1926 Stanton, Stanton County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	30 Jan 2015 Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Crofton Cemetery, Crofton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7296982, -97.4860992
Description	:	Shirley Esther Yonke, age 88 of Crofton, Nebraska, died on Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota. Funeral Services will be on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 2:00 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crofton with Rev. Amanda Jertson officiating. Burial will be in the Crofton City Cemetery in Crofton. Visitation will be on Monday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm at the Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services on Tuesday at the church. Pallbearers will be Jason Yonke, Tricia... Read More	Shirley Esther Yonke, age 88 of Crofton, Nebraska, died on Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota. Funeral Services will be on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 2:00 pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crofton with Rev. Amanda Jertson officiating. Burial will be in the Crofton City Cemetery in Crofton. Visitation will be on Monday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm at the Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services on Tuesday at the church. Pallbearers will be Jason Yonke, Tricia Yonke, Troy Behounek, Kristen Behounek, Austin Yonke, Jaxon Yonke and Braden Yonke. Shirley was born on May 13, 1926 in Stanton County, Nebraska to Arthur Paul and Hattie Marie (Fisher) Moritz. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Stanton and attended District 9 St. John's Lutheran School and graduated from Stanton High School in 1943. She married Willard "Jack" Yonke on August 10, 1947 at Bloomfield, Nebraska. Following high school she taught school and attended Wayne State Teachers College and received her B.A. Degree in 1971 from Mount Marty College in Yankton. She continued her studies in education at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. She taught for 40 years beginning at the age of 17. She taught in Knox County and Cedar County rural schools for 19 years and then in the Crofton Elementary School for 21 years. She continued to substitute in the Crofton School after her retirement. Shirley had been a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Bloomfield since August of 2013. Shirley was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and the Women of the ELCA. She was a member of the National Education Association for many years, the Nebraska Education Association, the Crofton Education Association, the Crofton Women's Club and the Friendly Times Extension Club. She enjoyed socializing and visiting with her friends and you couldn't leave her house without eating. She particularly enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Shirley is survived by a son and his wife, Robert and Marlys Yonke of Crofton; 3 grandchildren, Kristen and Troy Behounek of Crofton; Austin Yonke of Yankton; Jason and Tricia Yonke of Dakota City, Nebraska; 3 great grandchildren, a sister, Ruth Uecker of Norfolk, Nebraska and a sister-in-law, Gladys Moritz of Norfolk. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Willard on November 26, 2005 at the age of 81, an infant brother, a brother, Gordon Moritz and a brother-in-law, Herb Uecker.

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Shirley Esther Moritz Yonke's memorial is located at: Crofton Cemetery, Crofton, Knox County, USA.
When did Shirley Esther Moritz Yonke death?
Shirley Esther Moritz Yonke death on 30 Jan 2015 in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.7296982
Longitude: -97.4860992

Family Members:

Parent

Arthur P. Moritz

(1890 - 1979)

Hattie M. Fisher Moritz

(1893 - 1957)

Spouse

Willard “Jack” Yonke

(1924 - 2005)

Siblings

Infant Son Moritz

(1916 - 1916)

Gordon Arthur Moritz

(1920 - 2014)

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