Mildred A. Cimpl

Mildred A. Cimpl, age 81, of Tabor, SD passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor, SD with her son Rev. Chuck Cimpl officiating. Concelebrates will be Bishop Paul Swain, Rev. Joe Forcelle and a host of Sioux Falls Diocese clergy. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitations will begin at 5:00 PM, Wednesday evening at the St. Wenceslaus Church with a Wake service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. The Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor, SD in assisting with service details. Mildred Anne (Schuch) Cimpl was born on January 20, 1932 to James and Anna (Bouska) Schuch in rural Tabor. She had a very devout faith and was a lifelong member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor. Mildred attended St. Wenceslaus Parochial Grade School then went on to graduate from Tabor High School in 1949. She married Leonard Cimpl on May 28, 1951 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor. Mildred was very involved in many church, community, and charitable activities in Tabor. She touched many lives through her teaching of the Beseda Dance which is performed each year at Czech Days. She is survived by two sons, Fr. Charles Cimpl of Sioux Falls, Joe Cimpl of Tabor, and one daughter, Sue (Mike) Stoll of Yankton, 4 grandchildren, Selina Cimpl, Kansas City, Beth (Casey) Van Beek, Sioux Falls, Scott Stoll and Tyler Stoll both of Yankton, one sister, Anne Shaw of Denver. Mildred is preceded in death by her parents. In lieu of flowers, Mildred's request was that memorials be directed to the Czech Heritage Preservation Society, PO Box 3, Tabor, SD 57063 or The Tabor American Legion, PO Box 53, Tabor, SD 5706