Funeral services for Ethel E. Weinrich Waldow, age 93, of Creighton, will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church in Creighton.
PMA Sara Fegley and Rev. Milana Joseph will officiate, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Creighton.
Visitation will be Friday, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Brockhaus Funeral Home in Creighton.
Ethel Evelyn Waldow, daughter of Ferd and Faye Weinrich, was born July 28, 1928, at rural Pierce County, and she died Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Avera Creighton Care Centre.
She attended Pierce country school and after graduating in 1946 from Plainview High School, Ethel taught school in Pierce District 48 near Plainview for two years.
On June 15, 1947, she was united in marriage to Merle Waldow. They were blessed with one son, Danny. After their marriage, they resided on her husband’s parents’, Oscar and Anna Waldow, home place south of Creighton. She was actively involved in the livestock and raising of chickens, hogs, and cattle. She also did the bookkeeping for the trucking business.
Her husband passed away in an accident in 1967, and Waldow and her son ran the farm, with the help of many hired hands. Danny and Joan Waldow continue to live on the home place now.
After living on the farm for 43 years, she moved to Plainview for three years to take care of her father after her mother passed away. After her father passed, she moved into her home in Creighton, which she really enjoyed. Many of her grandchildren would stop by after school to spend time with her.
In 1984, Waldow began working at the Creighton Care Centre in the dietary department. She enjoyed cooking meals for the residents and adding her special touch to the recipes.
Waldow was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Creighton. She enjoyed embroidering, making quilts, gardening, and growing flowers, especially roses. She loved spending time with her grandchildren of all ages.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ferd and Faye Weinrich; husband, Merle in 1967; sister, Donna (Bud) Miles; brothers, Gene (Sarah) Weinrich and Gary Weinrich; and nephew, Lonnie Weinrich.
Ethel E. Weinrich Waldow is survived by her son, Dan and Joan Waldow of Creighton; four grandchildren: Shaun Waldow of Creighton and his children, Blake Waldow, Brittany (Tyler) Smith, Brenden Waldow and Braden Waldow; Chad (Christy) Waldow of Norfolk and their children, Makenna, Emerson and Hudson Waldow; Eric Waldow of Plainview and his children Averi and Claira; and Jeff (Brittany) Waldow of Lincoln and their sons Oliver and Mason; one great-great-grandchild, Aspen Smith: and sister-in-law, Pat Weinrich.