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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Christel M
Luke
July 9, 1924 – June 21, 2016
Obituary
Christine M. "Christel" Luke 91, of Yankton
Funeral Mass will be 2:30 P.M., Friday, June 24, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton. Burial will be in the Trinity Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Avon. Visitation will be Thursday with the family present from 6 to 8 PM at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Chapel in Avon.
Christine Maria Luke, daughter of Friedrich and Maria (Andreas) Etzbach, was born July 9, 1924 in Koln, Germany. She died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Majestic Bluffs in Yankton at the age of 91 years, 11 months and 13 days.
After her baptism, she was given the name of Christel, of which most people know her. During World War II, Christel met the love of her life. She was united in marriage to Ralph A. Luke on March 11, 1948 in Germany. They came to Avon, SD from Germany on April 26, 1947, along with their son Ralph Fredrich, who was born in Germany on April 26, 1947. On September 22, 1949, they were blessed with a daughter Linda Maria Luke. Then on March 31, 1956, they welcomed Roland Roy to their family and on October 31, 1959, they were again blessed with a son, Todd Lee.
Most of Christel's life was spent in the home cooking and cleaning for Ralph and her family. She also prepared many meals for all the of the hired men that were employed by she and her husband.
After the death of her husband in 1978, Christel worked for the Department of Social Services as a home health aide in the Avon and Yankton communities.
Christel was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton. She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and Al-Anon. Christel loved to crochet, complete crossword puzzles, jig-saw puzzles and play cards.
Christel will be remembered for delighting her grandchildren and other visitors by giving them stuffed animals as often as she was able. Her family was her life.
Thankful for having shared her life are her children: Ralph of Wagner, Linda (Mel) Schortzman of Clark, Roland (Linda) and Todd (Laurie) all of Avon; her grandchildren; great grandchildren; great-great grandchildren; brother Willie (Hilka) Dolle of Koln, Germany and their daughter, Petra.
Christel was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, step-father, and two brothers: Karl and Josef in Germany.
Funeral Mass will be 2:30 P.M., Friday, June 24, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton. Burial will be in the Trinity Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Avon. Visitation will be Thursday with the family present from 6 to 8 PM at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Chapel in Avon.
Christine Maria Luke, daughter of Friedrich and Maria (Andreas) Etzbach, was born July 9, 1924 in Koln, Germany. She died Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Majestic Bluffs in Yankton at the age of 91 years, 11 months and 13 days.
After her baptism, she was given the name of Christel, of which most people know her. During World War II, Christel met the love of her life. She was united in marriage to Ralph A. Luke on March 11, 1948 in Germany. They came to Avon, SD from Germany on April 26, 1947, along with their son Ralph Fredrich, who was born in Germany on April 26, 1947. On September 22, 1949, they were blessed with a daughter Linda Maria Luke. Then on March 31, 1956, they welcomed Roland Roy to their family and on October 31, 1959, they were again blessed with a son, Todd Lee.
Most of Christel's life was spent in the home cooking and cleaning for Ralph and her family. She also prepared many meals for all the of the hired men that were employed by she and her husband.
After the death of her husband in 1978, Christel worked for the Department of Social Services as a home health aide in the Avon and Yankton communities.
Christel was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton. She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and Al-Anon. Christel loved to crochet, complete crossword puzzles, jig-saw puzzles and play cards.
Christel will be remembered for delighting her grandchildren and other visitors by giving them stuffed animals as often as she was able. Her family was her life.
Thankful for having shared her life are her children: Ralph of Wagner, Linda (Mel) Schortzman of Clark, Roland (Linda) and Todd (Laurie) all of Avon; her grandchildren; great grandchildren; great-great grandchildren; brother Willie (Hilka) Dolle of Koln, Germany and their daughter, Petra.
Christel was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, step-father, and two brothers: Karl and Josef in Germany.
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