Florence Krcil, 73, of Yankton

A Memorial Mass will be held 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Assumption Catholic Church in Dante. Burial is in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, rural Dante. A Rosary will be held at 7 PM, Friday at the church in Dante. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner is in charge of arrangements.

Florence Krcil was born June 18, 1943 to George and Alvina (Kocmich) Krcil in Avon, SD. She died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at the Avera Sister James Care Center (Majestic Bluffs) in Yankton at the age of 73 years and 5 months.

Florence attended country school in rural Dante through the third grade, after which she worked on the family farm for many years where she loved all of the baby animals, especially her cats. She helped with the milking, fed the chickens, picked eggs and helped where ever she could.

Florence entered a home in Yankton for the Special Needs and after some time her health started to fail. She entered the Yankton Health Care Center in September of 2008. Here she made a lot of new friends (the staff she called her family). In December of 2015 they moved to the Avera Sister James Care Center. Florence was a member of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Dante.

Florence will be remembered as a very warm hearted and gentle person, especially loving all of her dolls, that she called her babies. She also had a love for chocolates, putting puzzles together, working crafts and coloring in her coloring books.

Thankful for having shared her life are her three brothers: Chester (Karen) Krcil of Claysville, PA, Michael (Carol) Krcil of Pinedale, WY and Pat (Cindy) Krcil of Dante; one sister Jackie (Mike) Murphy of Stewart, NE; four nephews; five nieces; nine great nieces and nephews; and also the nurses, aides and staff of the Dakota wing at the Sister James Care Center.

Florence was preceded in death by her parents George and Alvina Krcil, an infant brother, Franklin and a nephew, Toby Krcil.