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GeorgiaMae Theresa Krosschell
GeorgiaMae was born August 25, 1925, in Pipestone County, MN, to George
and Emma (Rohrer) Knochenmuss. She attended school in Minnehaha County,
SD, and graduated from High School in Flandreau, SD. She then went to the
College of Automation in Des Moines, IA, and attended Classes at BHSC.
GeorgiaMae married Harold Krosschell on March 7, 1944, in Flandreau, SD.
The couple farmed at Flandreau from 1944 to 1947 and at Clear Lake, SD, from
1947 until 1956. She worked as a secretary in the Deuel County Highway
Department until 1959, then as a clerk in the Department of Motor Vehicles,
issuing some of the first driver's licenses in SD, from 1959 until 1961.
GeorgiaMae then transferred to the South Dakota Highway Patrol as a
statistician from 1961 to 1969. They moved to Rapid City where she worked as
a licensed insurance agent until 1974. She was bookkeeper for the Central
States Fair from 1974 until 1978 and for the Wyoming Fair from 1980 until
1983. She last worked as an insurance agent in Casper Wyoming from 1985
until her retirement.
GeorgiaMae loved embroidery and small and large game hunting with her
husband, Harold. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, VFW
Auxiliary, Business and Professional Women, and was very active in the
Knollwood Heights Methodist Church in Rapid City, working as Treasurer from
1970 to 1975.
GeorgiaMae Krosschell, 89, Rapid City, died, Friday, April 10, 2015, at the
Golden Living Center Black Hills.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda (William) Marchand, Rapid City; two
sons, H.G. (Connie) Krosschell, Rapid City, and James (Diana) Krosschell,
Boise, ID; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; parents, George and
Emma; and her step-mother, Lou Knochenmuss.
A memorial has been established to the DAV.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.kinkadefunerals.com.
In Loving Memory Of
GeorgiaMae Krosschell
1925 ~ 2015
In Loving Memory Of
GeorgiaMae Theresa Krosschell
Born
August 25, 1925
Pipestone County, Minnesota
Died
April 10, 2015
Rapid City, South Dakota
Memorial Service
Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.
Knollwood Heights Methodist Church
Rapid City, South Dakota
Officiant
Pastor Sharla McCaskell
Accompanist
Myrna Darnall
Matthew 11:28-30
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I
am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Musical Selections
"Everything Is Beautiful"
"In The Garden"
Inurnment
Black Hills National Cemetery
Sturgis, South Dakota
The family invites you to join them for fellowship and lunch in the
church hall immediately following the memorial service.
We thank you for your presence and condolences.