Mass of Christian Burial for Rose Ann Holzer, 89, of Mobridge will be at 10 a.m. CT Thursday, December 1, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mobridge. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Rose passed away Friday, November 25, 2022, at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City.
Rose was born on June 13, 1933, at the family farm in Glencross to parents Anton and Magdelena (Keller) Hummel. She grew up on the farm, and attended the Spring Lake Country School. After school, she helped on the farm, and also worked at the general store in Glencross.
While attending a friend’s wedding dance in Trail City, she met a handsome young man named Leo Holzer, who asked her to dance. Not long after that Leo asked her to marry. After he returned home from serving in the Army, they were wed on November 18, 1952, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glencross. They lived with Leo’s parents for a short time in Linton ND, before moving to Mobridge, where they made their home for many years and raised their five children. Rose and Leo moved to Pierre in February of 2020, due to health issues.
Rose had a kind and gentle heart. She always tried to see the good in everyone and was rarely without a big smile and a hug for those around her. Rose’s greatest joy in life was her family, and she was always happiest with big gatherings where everyone was together.
Rose was a creative person and an accomplished, self-taught seamstress. She could see something nice in a store and would say “I think I can make that.” She sewed many items of clothing, household items, and even costumes for her kids’ school events.
June 13, 1933 – November 25, 2022
She enjoyed making ceramic pieces, and other crafts. She liked to garden and grow flowers and enjoyed canning her vegetables.
After all of Rose’s children left home, she began working as a nurse’s aide at the Mobridge Care Center. She enjoyed caring for the residents there and remained with them for several years.
Rose was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Prayer was a regular part of her life. No matter the problem that arose, she would assure you that she would pray for you, and she did.
Leo and Rose celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary just one week prior to her passing.
So grateful for having shared in her life are her husband, Leo, her five children: Richard (Bernadette) Holzer, Douglas (Char) Holzer, Mark (Dena) Holzer, Deborah (Mikel) Holland, David (Belinda) Holzer; her grandchildren Shawn (Kristen) Holzer, Amy Wieland, Chrissie (Eric) Magness, Ian Holzer, Matt Holzer, Tiffany Holzer, Aaron (Brittany) Holzer, Kaylee (Shawn) Hagen, Logan (Carlee) McIntosh, Brent Holland, AJ Holland, and Tucker Holzer; and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, all her siblings, granddaughter Emily Ann Holzer, and wife of grandson Ian, Shawnee Holzer.