Obituary of Shirley Mae Hruska

   Lake Andes - Shirley M. Hruska, 88, died at Dougherty Hospice House on Monday, January 28, 2019. Funeral service will be Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 10:30 AM at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Lake Andes with burial following in St. Mark's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, February 1, 2019 from 6 - 8 PM at St. Mark's Catholic Church in Lake Andes with a wake service at 7:00 PM. Arrangements by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Lake Andes.

   Shirley Mae Hruska was born on November 25, 1930 to John and Lois (Baker) Schroeder in Armour, SD. She attended school in Armour. On September 15, 1949 she married Robert Gene Hruska. Shirley enjoyed doing word finds, making dolls and doll clothes, embroidering, and quilt making. Everyone who knows Shirley, knows she loved cruising the countryside looking for deer, and greeting anyone she encountered along the way, whether she knew them or not. Shirley enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church where she was a n Eucharistic Minister, Catholic Daughters, VFW Auxiliary Post #3239, and American Legion. Shirley died at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls on Monday, January 28, 2019 at the age of 88.

   She is survived by 5 children, Anna Mae Stahlecker of Lake Andes, SD, Lou Anne Sterk of Freeman, SD, Sharon Kay (Curt) Stucky-Engbrecht of Marion, SD, Teena Marie Dernier of Pueblo, CO, and Thomas Robert (Angela) Hruska of Sioux Falls, SD, brother, Donald Schroeder of Bossier City, LA, 16 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

   She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son, Timothy Gene Hruska, 2 brothers, Harrold Schroeder and Fred Schroeder, sister Judy Keller, and 3 grandchildren.