Gertrude L. Buchholz, 92 of Avon

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Danzig Baptist Church, rural Avon, SD, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church with family present. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home of Avon is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be directed to the Sunset Manor.

Gertrude Lydia Buchholz, daughter of John and Rosa (Koschel) Hornbacher, was born May 8, 1923 at Yale, Idaho. The angels came for Gertrude on Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Sunset Manor in Irene, SD. Gertrude attained the age of 92 years, 11 months and eight days.

Gertrude attended grade and high school in American Falls, Idaho. She married Edward Buchholz on April 24, 1946 at American Falls. Together they farmed north of Avon, until Edward's death on March 20, 1990.

Gertrude was a member of the Danzig Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher for a number of years. She enjoyed singing with her friends and family.

Gertrude will be remembered for her enjoyment of flower gardening, quilting, sewing and collecting dolls.

Gertrude entered the Tyndall Good Samaritan Society in April of 2008 and then moved to the Sunset Manor in Irene in 2014.

Gertrude was preceded in death by her husband, Edward; daughter Cathy Brinkmeyer in 2009; parents; brothers Erwin and Ernest; and sister Silvia in 2015.

Thankful for having shared her life are her daughter Linda Walters and husband Harry of Wagner; son Mark Buchholz of Avon; son-in-law Robert Brinkmeyer of Gilman, WI; two grandchildren: Wayne and wife Faith of Avon and Lisa Yager and husband Wyatt of Yankton; three great grandchildren: Eden and Hannah Walters and Oliver Yager; and several nieces and nephews.