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- Aberdeen American News (SD) - Wednesday, May 2, 2001
Aberdeen --- Mass of Christian burial for Valentine "Val" Kiefer, 74, of 7 Linda Lane will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in St. Mary's Catholic Church, 215 N. Arch St. The Rev. Doug Binsfeld will officiate.
Burial will be in the church cemetery with military rites by Sidney L. Smith American Legion Post No. 24 of Aberdeen. Schriver's Memorial Mortuary, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., is in charge of arrangements.
A liturgical wake service will be at 7 tonight at the mortuary.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, all at the mortuary.
He died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital.
Valentine Kiefer was born Sept. 7, 1926, to Peter and Amelia (Zahn) Kiefer on the family farm 10 miles north of Hague, N.D., in Odesssa Township. He was raised and attended rural schools there. He entered the U.S. Army on Jan. 24, 1945. He served with occupational forces in Japan during his tour of duty. He received his honorable discharge on July 6, 1946.
He married Frances Schneider on Oct. 14, 1947, in Linton, N.D. They moved to Aberdeen and he was employed with Sheldon Reese Elevator for three years. In 1950, he started working for the Brown County Highway Department, where he was employed for 38 1/2 years before retiring Oct. 1, 1988.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and was a church usher for many years.
Survivors include his wife of Aberdeen; two daughters, Linda (Thomas) Mines of Hot Springs and Jenny (Gene) Larson of Chapman, Kan.; two sons, Leroy Kiefer of Goose Creek, S.C., and Gene (Kathy) Kiefer of Milbank; five sisters, Rose Holzer of Kellogg, Idaho, Katie Glatt of Phoenix, Helen Frank of Hague, Bernice Nagel of Strasburg, N.D., and Alvina Baumgartner of Aberdeen; four brothers, Frank Kiefer of Faulkton, Joe Kiefer of Theresa, Wis., Peter Kiefer of Oconto, Wis., and Anton Kiefer of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Casketbearers will be Adam Mines, Brad Kiefer, Troy Allen, Brian Baumgartner, Wally Schneider and Ronnie Reis.
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Copyright (c) 2001 Aberdeen American News
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