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'," florence 'Mariaije,(Jaco.bseri) Konechne was horn on
': April, '14, 191'7 to Martin and Nielsine (Krogh) Jacobsen in
BiJle County, SD, She graduated from Kimball High School '
in1937,'She was unitedin marriage.to John L. Konechne in
1939. To this union, three children were, born: David, Susan,
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Ci-Konechne at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Kimball. ' '
Their .family. grew with the addition of James, Jr. They'.
lived, farmed, and retired near Kimball. In 1996 James
passed away after a battle.with cancer. Florence'reIilained
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on-the farm until movinginto the Prairie ViewAssisting
Living Center in Kimball -After, several years, she became a
, .resident of the Aurora-Brule Nursing HomeinWhite Lake."
, ,'; Florence was an ,'actiye .rnember .of . S~, Margarei's
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"Altar, ,So,ciety".She' created,',
beautifulthings, tlirouih,
'h~r,'J(i1jtting., cfo9heting{and sewing "'",,,
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reading, solving crosswordpuzzles, gardening 'and canning
.: what she.grew to share with fami'lyandfriends'."",.· "
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',Florence, Konechne, 96" of Kimball, ,SD passed away'
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June5; 20Bat
the Aurora-Brule. Nursing
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in Florence's .life: "her
3 children:, David' : Konechne of, Kimball, 'SD", Doris
Kuestermeyer oLMilchell, SD and james C. konecline"
Jr. and wife, Audrey of Kimball, SD; 27· grandchildren; 4J
great-grandchildren.S
great-great-grandchildren;
a sister,
Rose Hoelkerof Wisconsin.along with several nieces arid'
.nephews.
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Florence was' preceded in death by: her husbands: John
L. Konechne and James-C. Konechne, Sr.; her daughter,
Susan Pospisil and son-in-law, Loren, Sr.; a grandson.John
W. Konechne (1992); 'her parents; Martin 'and'Nielsine
.Jacobsen; and.a brother, Alfred Jacobsen.'
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April 14;'1917 ,- June 5,2013
FUNERAL MASS
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Rosary, Wayne Woodraska
Eucharistic Minister, Pat Woodraska
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Christoph~r Konechne.: Kelly Konechne "
.Grant .Konechne ', ' Richard Konechne
"Jeffrey Konechne . . Loren Pospisil? Jr.
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We'd ~el!e~'awaken tosee. the l,ight:-:
And the joy.of~atching a new day break:
Or meeting the dawn by some quiet lake
Would never re' ours unless Wf slept ,>"
. While God and all His angels kept .
A vigilthrougb this "little death"
That's over' with the morning's breath=,
And death.roo, is a time of sleeping, "
For those who die are in God's keeping
And there's -a sunrise joreach soul",:' ,
" -For lifenot de~th is God's prom/sed goal"So trust God 's,promis.e Claddoubt fJim never '
, For 'onby,thrcillgitdeatfJ:can man ItveforeverJ.
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