Lewis Keizer
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Lewis H. Keizer, age 87, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Avera Yankton Care Center in Yankton.
Funeral services are 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Yankton with Reverend David Wildermuth officiating. Inurnment will be at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton. Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, on Friday, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Pallbearers are Terry, Darwin, Russell, Jerome and Peter Keizer and Jonathan Fant.
Lewis was born February 28, 1924 in Alton, Iowa to Peter and Tracy (Sorgdrager) Keizer. He graduated from Alton High School in 1941 and then attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa for two years. Lewis then worked at Yellowstone National Park for two years before returning to Sioux City. He married Fern Frerichs on December 17, 1948 in Coleridge, Nebraska. Lewis worked as a driver/salesman for Booth Fisheries Frozen Foods in Sioux City for 35 years. In 1998, Lewis and Fern moved to Yankton. He was an avid fisherman and gardener and he passed those interests down to his sons. Lewis also enjoyed hunting and traveling. He and Fern were able to spend the last 30 winters in Hawaii with their family.
Lewis treasured the time spent with his wife, Fern Keizer of Yankton; four sons: Charles (Mary) Keizer of Paia, Hawaii, Terry (Sally) Keizer of Glennallen, Alaska, Darwin (Terri) Keizer of Kailua, Hawaii and Russell Keizer of Des Moines, Iowa; seven grandchildren: Kate (Tom) Gukeisen of Norfolk, Virginia, Emily Keizer of Minneapolis, Amy (Pat) Neal of Kansas City, Jerome (Rebecca) Keizer of Kailua, Jessica Keizer of Kailua, Jennifer (Edgar) Rodriguez of Des Moines and Peter (Liz) Keizer of Kailua; and four great grandchildren: Benjamin Gukeisen, Valerie and Abby Rodriguez, and Sadie Neal.
Lewis was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter; and two sisters, Dorothy Rees and Ethel Noack.
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Sorry to hear about the loss of you husband/father. He will be missed.
Milan Harris
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Lewis was one of my fathers (Henry Kurtzhals) hunting buddies back in the day. I am sure they are busy exchanging hunting tales as I type this message.
Marge Benoit
sorry to hear the loss. you and the family in my thoughts and prayers.
Kurt Tommeraasen
We were so sorry to hear of Lewis's passing. I am sure he will be missed. May God be of help in your sorrow.
Shirley amd Irwin Olson
So very sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dave & Brenda Warfel
Our deepest sympathies to you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of sorrow
Dennis and Twila Riessen
Russ,
I was so sorry to hear about your Dad. My prayers and sympathy are with all of you at this time.
Sherry Cox
Our sympathies for your loss. Your family is in our thoughts.
Dean and Pam Gaul
I am so sorry to hear about the lost of Lewis....my sympathy goes out to the family.....we will be missed dearly....he was a kind , loving and fun person to be around.....miss you and love you lewis you will be greatly missed....to his family and friends keep your heads up he is in a better place now looking over all of us
Melissa Riessen
Dear Fern and family, My sympathy to you and your family. What a shock to read of Lew's passing on SCJ online. We just visited together 2 weeks ago at Nurse's lunch. You had said he was in the care center. Lew & I, via you sometimes, had fun 'jawing' back & forth after meeting so many years ago. It was a joy to know both of you. May God's comfort surround you as family and friends gather to remember Lew.
Jan Burg
Sympathy to you Fern, and your family as you mourn the passing of
your soulmate Lew. I met you at Lutheran and enjoyed knowing your family
since 60's. Lew enjoyed giving me a"rough" time in our friendly
converstaions through the years. May God's comfort surround you through
family and friends at this time of grief.
With sympathy, Jan Burg
(I sent an e note last week, but did not get a confirmation; want to be sure
you knew I have been thinking of you.
Chuck sorry to hear of your father we also lost Tony my son of 41 years heart attack keep the faith
Marlin Van Slyke
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