Bertha Timmens, 100, of Avon

Bertha died Monday, May 28, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall. Funeral services are 10:30 A.M., Friday, June 1, 2012 at Zion Lutheran Church in Avon. Burial is in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Avon. Visitation is at the church on Thursday from 5 to 7 PM, followed by a 7 PM Prayer Service.

Bertha Louise Helene Timmens was born July 9, 1911 at Avon, South Dakota, the daughter of David and Caroline (Bredehoft) Brandt. She died Monday, May 28, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall. Bertha attained the age of 100 years, 10 months and 19 days.

Bertha attended school through the eighth grade in Avon. She then worked as a maid in Sioux City, IA.

Bertha married Homer Timmens on June 6, 1945 at Avon. They lived in Montfort, WI until moving to Avon in 1946. Together they farmed until they retired. Homer died on June 19, 1986. Bertha entered the Good Samaritan Society in July of 2010.

Bertha was a member of Zion Lutheran Church where she served as an organist, LWML member and a Sunday School teacher for many years. She was also a 4H leader for several years.

Bertha will be remembered for her love of telling stories and talking on the phone.

Thankful for having shared her life are her sister-in-law, Dorothy Brandt of Avon; nieces and nephews: Kenneth and wife Florence Powers of Avon; Dale and wife Nancy Powers of Campbell, NY; Diane (Brandt) and husband John Boheman of Sioux Falls; Jean Marie (Powers) and husband Russell Borchers of Beaver Creek, MN; Arlen and wife Sharon Brandt of Emery; Betty Sherer of Sioux Falls; and numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews and cousins.

Bertha was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Homer; sister, Rosella Powers; brother, Alvin Brandt; brother-in-law, Lester Powers and nephew, Ronald Brandt.