Elsbeth Jahde

PENDER — Funeral services for Elsbeth “Elsie” Jahde, 85, of Pender were held on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Pender with Pastor Karen McNeil-Utecht officiating. Burial was in Rosehill Cemetery in Pender.

The visitation was held on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, from 5 until 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender. Memorial are suggested to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and Project Linus. Arrangements are under the direction of Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Pender.

Mrs. Jahde died on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, at Pender Community Hospital in Pender.

Elsie, the daughter of Herman and Elisabeth (Holscher) Huntemann, was born on Aug. 6, 1934, at her parents' home by Wakefield. On Sept. 5, 1954, Elsie was united in marriage to Harlan Jahde. Together they operated Jahde Produce in Osmond. After moving to Pender, Elsie cleaned houses, catered, worked at the sale barn and, for 30 years, worked as a volunteer beautician at the Pender Care Center. Elsie was a member of the Red Hatters, and through the years, various bowling teams. She enjoyed having coffee with her friends, traveling and making hundreds of blankets for Project Linus.

Elsie is survived by her children, Vernon Jahde of Osmond, Janet (Randy) Christo of Ashland, and Mark Jahde of Pender; granddaughter Elizabeth (Nicholas) Neujahr and children Wayne and Garrison Neujahr of Lincoln; grandson Aaron Smith of Clarksville, IN; sisters Ursula Clark, Olga Feyerhern and Lily (Norman) Peterson, all of West Point, Dorothy (Everett) Minds of Pilger and Clara Frahm of Oakland, and a sister-in-law, Lynnette Huntemann of Alvin, TX.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harlan; brother Henry Huntemann, and a grandson, Joshua Smith.