At herrequest there will be no public service or burial. Her remains will be placed alongside her husband's at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S. D.
Hilda was born on Dec. 27, 1919, in Arapahoe, Wyo, the sixth of 17 children of Elizabeth and Jacob Schlager, who were German immigrants to the United States from Merkel, Russia.
On June 3, 1945, she married her World War II Marine fiancé, John Heinrich, in Torrington, Wyo. They farmed in Morrill and Buffalo Gap, S. D., before retiring in 1975 to Chadron. While in Chadron, Hilda did volunteer work for RSVP and The Chadron Record.
In 2007, Hilda moved to Casper, Wyo.
Hilda's legacy lives on in the beautiful family she created, nurtured, and shared with the world.
She is survived by: her three children, Jon Heinrich of Grand Island, Jennifer Walker and husband Bucky, of Casper, Wyo., and Boni Wass and husband Rick, of Douglas, Wyo.; five grandchildren; brothers, Ruben, Robert, Harry, Lawrence, and William Schlager; sisters, Rose Schwartz, Clara Costopoulos, and Wilma Ward; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were: her husband, John; brothers, Walter, Victor, Alex, Albert, Elmer, and Theodore Schlager; and sisters, Pauline Helzer and Freida Debus.
Memorial contributions may be made at Shepard of the Valley Care Center or Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Casper.
Messages for the family may be left online, at www.NewcomerCasper.com.
At herrequest there will be no public service or burial. Her remains will be placed alongside her husband's at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S. D.
Hilda was born on Dec. 27, 1919, in Arapahoe, Wyo, the sixth of 17 children of Elizabeth and Jacob Schlager, who were German immigrants to the United States from Merkel, Russia.
On June 3, 1945, she married her World War II Marine fiancé, John Heinrich, in Torrington, Wyo. They farmed in Morrill and Buffalo Gap, S. D., before retiring in 1975 to Chadron. While in Chadron, Hilda did volunteer work for RSVP and The Chadron Record.
In 2007, Hilda moved to Casper, Wyo.
Hilda's legacy lives on in the beautiful family she created, nurtured, and shared with the world.
She is survived by: her three children, Jon Heinrich of Grand Island, Jennifer Walker and husband Bucky, of Casper, Wyo., and Boni Wass and husband Rick, of Douglas, Wyo.; five grandchildren; brothers, Ruben, Robert, Harry, Lawrence, and William Schlager; sisters, Rose Schwartz, Clara Costopoulos, and Wilma Ward; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were: her husband, John; brothers, Walter, Victor, Alex, Albert, Elmer, and Theodore Schlager; and sisters, Pauline Helzer and Freida Debus.
Memorial contributions may be made at Shepard of the Valley Care Center or Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Casper.
Messages for the family may be left online, at www.NewcomerCasper.com.
Family Members
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Pauline Elizabeth Schlager Dillman Helzer
1909–2002
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Walter J. Schlager
1909–1990
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Frieda Schlager Debus
1911–2003
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Victor Schlager
1912–1995
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Rose Schlager Schwartz
1915–2011
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Alexander Schlager
1918–1974
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Ruben Schlager
1921–2010
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Albert Schlager
1922–1972
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Elmer Schlager
1922–1979
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Clara Schlager Costopoulos
1923–2010
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Robert L. Schlager
1925–2012
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Harry Herbert Schlager Sr
1928–2020
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Theodore Floyd Schlager
1932–1979
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