Funeral services for Valeria Ann Smith, 92, of Fargo, ND, formerly Redfield, SD, will be 1:00pm, Monday, December 13, 2021, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with Pastor Samuel Bobby officiating. Burial at Warner Cemetery, Warner, SD. Valeria died Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.
Valeria Ann Neiger was born on October 30, 1929, to Leo and Hazel (Stanley) Neiger in Aberdeen, SD and grew up on a farm near Mansfield, SD. She attended country school and then Northern State College in Aberdeen before becoming a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse before marriage.
Valeria married Lou Smith. She worked at the Redfield State Hospital until her retirement in 1994. After retirement she moved to Fargo, ND where she worked for the Fargo Public Schools and was active in her church ladies' aide at Plymouth Congregational Church.
Valeria enjoyed fishing and traveling. She often spent time at Long Lake near Park Rapids, MN, riding on her golf cart, boating on the pontoon, and spending numerous hours outside reading. Ann loved to travel to warm weather, spending a few winters in Mission, TX and traveling to Florida, California, Arizona, and Nevada with family. She cherished time spent with her grandchildren and often attended their sporting events. She was very kind, compassionate, and a great listener.
Grateful for having shared Valeria's life are her children Randy (Kathy) Hardie and Rodney (Karen) Hardie; grandchildren: Nicole (Jeromy) Pankratz, Travis Hardie, Alicia (Pete) Seigling, Ilissa Hardie, Evan Hardie, and Elizabeth Hardie; great-grandchildren: Treyton Hardie, Tyson Hardie, Jameson Hardie, Lilly Seigling, Graham Seigling, Jude Seigling, Grayson Pankratz, and Bennett Pankratz.
Preceding Valeria in death are her husband, parents, and siblings: Arlo Neiger, Cleo Voight, Mateline Bardell, Gary Neiger, and James Neiger.
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Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.
Valeria Ann Neiger was born on October 30, 1929, to Leo and Hazel (Stanley) Neiger in Aberdeen, SD and grew up on a farm near Mansfield, SD. She attended country school and then Northern State College in Aberdeen before becoming a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse before marriage.
Valeria married Lou Smith. She worked at the Redfield State Hospital until her retirement in 1994. After retirement she moved to Fargo, ND where she worked for the Fargo Public Schools and was active in her church ladies' aide at Plymouth Congregational Church.
Valeria enjoyed fishing and traveling. She often spent time at Long Lake near Park Rapids, MN, riding on her golf cart, boating on the pontoon, and spending numerous hours outside reading. Ann loved to travel to warm weather, spending a few winters in Mission, TX and traveling to Florida, California, Arizona, and Nevada with family. She cherished time spent with her grandchildren and often attended their sporting events. She was very kind, compassionate, and a great listener.
Grateful for having shared Valeria's life are her children Randy (Kathy) Hardie and Rodney (Karen) Hardie; grandchildren: Nicole (Jeromy) Pankratz, Travis Hardie, Alicia (Pete) Seigling, Ilissa Hardie, Evan Hardie, and Elizabeth Hardie; great-grandchildren: Treyton Hardie, Tyson Hardie, Jameson Hardie, Lilly Seigling, Graham Seigling, Jude Seigling, Grayson Pankratz, and Bennett Pankratz.
Preceding Valeria in death are her husband, parents, and siblings: Arlo Neiger, Cleo Voight, Mateline Bardell, Gary Neiger, and James Neiger.
www.spitzerfuneralhome.com
- Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home
Funeral services for Valeria Ann Smith, 92, of Fargo, ND, formerly Redfield, SD, will be 1:00pm, Monday, December 13, 2021, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with Pastor Samuel Bobby officiating. Burial at Warner Cemetery, Warner, SD. Valeria died Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.
Valeria Ann Neiger was born on October 30, 1929, to Leo and Hazel (Stanley) Neiger in Aberdeen, SD and grew up on a farm near Mansfield, SD. She attended country school and then Northern State College in Aberdeen before becoming a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse before marriage.
Valeria married Lou Smith. She worked at the Redfield State Hospital until her retirement in 1994. After retirement she moved to Fargo, ND where she worked for the Fargo Public Schools and was active in her church ladies' aide at Plymouth Congregational Church.
Valeria enjoyed fishing and traveling. She often spent time at Long Lake near Park Rapids, MN, riding on her golf cart, boating on the pontoon, and spending numerous hours outside reading. Ann loved to travel to warm weather, spending a few winters in Mission, TX and traveling to Florida, California, Arizona, and Nevada with family. She cherished time spent with her grandchildren and often attended their sporting events. She was very kind, compassionate, and a great listener.
Grateful for having shared Valeria's life are her children Randy (Kathy) Hardie and Rodney (Karen) Hardie; grandchildren: Nicole (Jeromy) Pankratz, Travis Hardie, Alicia (Pete) Seigling, Ilissa Hardie, Evan Hardie, and Elizabeth Hardie; great-grandchildren: Treyton Hardie, Tyson Hardie, Jameson Hardie, Lilly Seigling, Graham Seigling, Jude Seigling, Grayson Pankratz, and Bennett Pankratz.
Preceding Valeria in death are her husband, parents, and siblings: Arlo Neiger, Cleo Voight, Mateline Bardell, Gary Neiger, and James Neiger.
www.spitzerfuneralhome.com
- Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.
Valeria Ann Neiger was born on October 30, 1929, to Leo and Hazel (Stanley) Neiger in Aberdeen, SD and grew up on a farm near Mansfield, SD. She attended country school and then Northern State College in Aberdeen before becoming a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse before marriage.
Valeria married Lou Smith. She worked at the Redfield State Hospital until her retirement in 1994. After retirement she moved to Fargo, ND where she worked for the Fargo Public Schools and was active in her church ladies' aide at Plymouth Congregational Church.
Valeria enjoyed fishing and traveling. She often spent time at Long Lake near Park Rapids, MN, riding on her golf cart, boating on the pontoon, and spending numerous hours outside reading. Ann loved to travel to warm weather, spending a few winters in Mission, TX and traveling to Florida, California, Arizona, and Nevada with family. She cherished time spent with her grandchildren and often attended their sporting events. She was very kind, compassionate, and a great listener.
Grateful for having shared Valeria's life are her children Randy (Kathy) Hardie and Rodney (Karen) Hardie; grandchildren: Nicole (Jeromy) Pankratz, Travis Hardie, Alicia (Pete) Seigling, Ilissa Hardie, Evan Hardie, and Elizabeth Hardie; great-grandchildren: Treyton Hardie, Tyson Hardie, Jameson Hardie, Lilly Seigling, Graham Seigling, Jude Seigling, Grayson Pankratz, and Bennett Pankratz.
Preceding Valeria in death are her husband, parents, and siblings: Arlo Neiger, Cleo Voight, Mateline Bardell, Gary Neiger, and James Neiger.
www.spitzerfuneralhome.com
- Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home
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