May 12, 1933 – February 5, 2024
Mass of Christian burial for Theresa M. Bieber, 90, of Yankton (formerly of Trail City) will be at 10:00 a.m. MT on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Trail City, officiated by Father Brian Lane. Visitation will be at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge on Monday, February 12 at 6:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Theresa passed away Monday, February 5, 2024, at Sister James Care Center in Yankton.
Theresa was born May 12, 1933 to Peter and Frances (Thomas) Schweitzer. She was raised on the family farm near Trail City. She attended Harding School near the family farm for her primary education and then McLaughlin High School. She always spoke fondly about the fun they had in the dorms in McLaughlin. She was very proud of her time teaching at a one room school in the Trail City area.
On March 15, 1954, Theresa married Robert (Bob) Bieber. They farmed west of Trail City on the Schweitzer farm site. In 1974, they joined the Bieber farm to their operation. Theresa helped to organize many successful country school reunions.
Theresa was a hardworking farm wife and mother of eight children. It wasn’t uncommon for her to start her day milking two cows in the morning, later crawling in the combine or tractor and then back home in time to make supper. She loved her garden and stocking up for winter with hundreds of jars of canned goods. Theresa was a devout Catholic. Her children fondly remember blizzard Sundays — instead of attending church, they were found kneeling around the couch praying the rosary. Theresa loved the bouquets of crocuses Bob picked for her every calving season — a welcome sign of spring. Bob and Theresa retired from the farm in 2000 and moved to Yankton.
Theresa is survived by her eight children: Deborah Hout (Carmen) Sioux Falls, Susan Thompson (Robert), Rapid City, Richard Bieber, Trail City, Patricia Wrucke (Mark), Hackensack, MN, Irene Cardwell, Brookings, Steven Bieber (Barb), New Underwood, Lucille Lewno (Thomas), White, Joyce Kindvall (Gaylund), Brookings; sister Della Jensen, Bismarck, ND; brothers Leroy Schweitzer, Manteno, IL, Bernard Schweitzer (Anna), Wittmann, AZ, Claude Schweitzer (Jill), Ham Lake, MN; 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Theresa was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 60 years Robert; her brother Eugene and his wife Kate; sister-in-law Lorena Schweitzer; brother-in-law Dwane Jensen; son-in-law Leonard Cardwell; and greatgrandson Zachary Krumvida.
(Rick Bieber’s address is 26532 127th St., Trail City, SD 57657.)