Elda Giedd, 85 of Lake Andes

Elda died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the Lake Andes Healthcare Center. Her funeral service will be 2:00 pm Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in Wagner, with burial in the ZCBJ Cemetery, rural Wagner. Visitation will be Friday from 5 PM until 7 PM with a 7 pm Prayer Service, Friday at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner.

Elda S. Giedd, daughter of Ferdinand and Caroline (Neu) Buchholz, was born May 24, 1924 on a farm near Avon. She died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the Lake Andes Healthcare Center in Lake Andes. Elda attained the age of 85 years, seven months and 13 days.

Elda attended country school through the eighth grade. She married Roy H. Giedd, Sr. at Avon on July 12, 1940. Together they farmed in the Wagner area until they moved to Lake Andes in October of 1996. Roy died January 30, 2002. Elda became a resident of the Wagner Good Samaritan Society in 2008 and later transferred to the Lake Andes Healthcare Center on October 29, 2009.

Elda worked in Wagner as a cook at Cleo's Cafe and as a custodian at the Wagner City Hall, Library and Fire Hall. She worked in Lake Andes as a helper in the kitchen at the Nutrition Center and cleaned the ROCS Office.

Elda was a member of the United Methodist Church. She will be remembered for her enjoyment of playing cards, especially Rummy, reading, doing embroidery work, dancing and raising and cleaning chickens.

Thankful for having shared her life are her children: Sharon and husband Albert Giedd, Jr. of Dante; Vernon and wife Carolyn and Roy Jr. and wife Lori, all of Lake Andes; seven grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; 11 great-great grandchildren; special friend Frank Simet of Lake Andes; step brother, Clarence Mudder of Wagner; and many nieces and nephews.

Elda was preceded in death by her husband; two grandchildren; one great grandson; parents; step father, Ted Mudder; three brothers: Reinold, Gilbert and Herbert; step brother, Helmuth Mudder; and step sister, Grace Stock.