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Marie Buyert Dec 08 1912 - Apr 23 2010
Funeral services for Marie Buyert, age 97, of Dell Rapids, SD, formerly Watertown, SD, will be at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Castlewood Presbyterian Church in Castlewood, SD. Rev. Terry Drew will officiate. Music will be provided by Marsha Kurtenbach as organist and Margie Vornbrock and Rev. Drew as vocalists. Marie passed away on Friday, April 23, 2010, at the hospital in Dell Rapids. She was the widow of Henry Buyert. Burial will be in the Castlewood Cemetery, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be: Mark Buyert, Myron Buyert, Rodney Christensen, Jason Hoftiezer, Jon Bunkers, Steve Vornbrock, and Darin Nagelhout. Visitation, with the family present, will be prior to services at the church on Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. The family is requested to meet at the church on Wednesday by 1:00 p.m. for a prayer service. Arrangements are being handled by the Crawford Funeral Chapel of Watertown, SD. Marie was born on December 8, 1912, in Kanawha, IA, to Neil and Emma (Bleeker) Grifhorst. On January 11, 1934 Marie married Henry Buyert on the family farm near Bemis, SD. The couple lived in Clear Lake for two years before moving back to the family farm. They farmed from 1936 to 1965 until they retired and moved to Watertown, SD; where Marie volunteered at the Memorial Nursing Home for 17 years. Marie attended and participated in many activities at the Ninth Avenue United Methodist Church in Watertown. She enjoyed many craft projects and entertained numerous coffee guests. Due to mobility issues, she moved to the Orchard Hills Community in July of 2003 and then to Terrace Manor in December of 2009, both in Dell Rapids. Marie is survived by one son, Merle (Maxine) Buyert, of Clear Lake, SD; two daughters: Mavis (Roger) Christensen of Sioux Falls, SD, and Elaine Hoftiezer of Dell Rapids, SD; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four sisters: Bernice Schoep of Hull, IA, Gertrude Korver of Linden, WA, Grace Buyert of Watertown, SD, and Phyllis Pierce of Olympia, WA; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry; infant twin grandchildren; one son-in-law, Gerald Hoftiezer; and one sister, Helen Hofkamp.

Marie Buyert
Dec 08 1912 - Apr 23 2010

Funeral services for Marie Buyert, age 97, of Dell Rapids, SD, formerly Watertown, SD, will be at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Castlewood Presbyterian Church in Castlewood, SD. Rev. Terry Drew will officiate. Music will be provided by Marsha Kurtenbach as organist and Margie Vornbrock and Rev. Drew as vocalists. Marie passed away on Friday, April 23, 2010, at the hospital in Dell Rapids. She was the widow of Henry Buyert.

Burial will be in the Castlewood Cemetery, Castlewood. Pallbearers will be: Mark Buyert, Myron Buyert, Rodney Christensen, Jason Hoftiezer, Jon Bunkers, Steve Vornbrock, and Darin Nagelhout.

Visitation, with the family present, will be prior to services at the church on Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. The family is requested to meet at the church on Wednesday by 1:00 p.m. for a prayer service.

Arrangements are being handled by the Crawford Funeral Chapel of Watertown, SD.

Marie was born on December 8, 1912, in Kanawha, IA, to Neil and Emma (Bleeker) Grifhorst.

On January 11, 1934 Marie married Henry Buyert on the family farm near Bemis, SD. The couple lived in Clear Lake for two years before moving back to the family farm. They farmed from 1936 to 1965 until they retired and moved to Watertown, SD; where Marie volunteered at the Memorial Nursing Home for 17 years.

Marie attended and participated in many activities at the Ninth Avenue United Methodist Church in Watertown. She enjoyed many craft projects and entertained numerous coffee guests. Due to mobility issues, she moved to the Orchard Hills Community in July of 2003 and then to Terrace Manor in December of 2009, both in Dell Rapids.

Marie is survived by one son, Merle (Maxine) Buyert, of Clear Lake, SD; two daughters: Mavis (Roger) Christensen of Sioux Falls, SD, and Elaine Hoftiezer of Dell Rapids, SD; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four sisters: Bernice Schoep of Hull, IA, Gertrude Korver of Linden, WA, Grace Buyert of Watertown, SD, and Phyllis Pierce of Olympia, WA; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry; infant twin grandchildren; one son-in-law, Gerald Hoftiezer; and one sister, Helen Hofkamp.

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Comment posted by: Jerry Pierce
Tue 27th Apr 2010 10:01 am

I have only a few short memories of both Henry and Marie. They had visited our family in Olympia and I remember going to visit them in Watertown as a kid. They were fun and loving, but what I remember most is how my mom, Phyllis, remembers them...they were very close to her heart. I remember Uncle Henry taking us kids out to his garage and showing us an old crank phone...and then shocking us with it! Same thing he did with the electric fence! He had this thing with electricity I think! And

Comment posted by: Mary Klos Lienhard
Mon 26th Apr 2010 05:38 pm

Masy God ease the pain of losing your loved one and filling your hearts with beautiful and happy memories. parents are so precious and yet you know now they are with God and will lack for nothing. He understands your sorrow better than anyone.I miss jmy mom and dad and brothers but i fill my heart with memories. God bless all of you.

Comment posted by: Clara Niemann Cleberg
Sun 25th Apr 2010 06:46 am

Marie was a Special lady to me. She and her husband were neighbors of our family when they lived on the farm. Her daughter Mavis and I have been friends since third grade. Many special memories of Marie when I would stay overnight at their home.
When my father had a corn picker accident and in the hospital, Marie helped our family in many ways.
Often when I would go to Watertown to visit my Mother and Father, I would try to stop at their home in Watertown and say "Hello" and have a cup

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