Shirley Auch

Shirley Auch, age 79, of Menno, SD passed away on Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, August 22, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church, Menno, with Rev. Theresa Jacobson officiating. Burial will be in the Menno Cemetery. Visitations will begin at 5:00 PM, Thursday, with a Scripture service at 7:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church, Menno, SD. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. The Aisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Menno, is assisting with service details. Pallbearers are Shirley's grandsons, Lee Schenkel, Aaron Thielsen, Joshua Pulscher, Travis Thielsen and Dylan Mehlhaf. Honorary pallbearers are Shirley's granddaughters, Melissa Boetger, Jessie Holmstrom, Emily Trevor, Kendra Simonsen and Darin Mehlhaf.

Shirley (Frank) Auch was born in Scotland, SD on November 16, 1934 to Reinhold Frank and Ella (Hauck) Frank. Shirley attended school in Scotland and graduated in 1953. She met the love of her life, Edwin Auch, at a roller rink and later married on November 14, 1954 in Scotland, SD. To this union, five daughters were born. Throughout those years, Shirley worked various jobs, including: a seamtress, kitchen and laundry aide, clerical work and countless hours helping Ed in the cabinet shop. Shirley loved to crochet, sew, garden, rummage, making German dishes and going for coffee with the girls on Wednesdays. She also enjoyed going to her children's, grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's various school and church events. Shirley and Ed were truly in love as they were together nearly 60 years and never left each other's side. They enjoyed going to movies, going out to eat, going to Kaylor on Wednesday nights, fishing, going for drives, playing dominos and dancing to polka music. Mom could always be seen with a camera in her hand.

Thankful for having shared her life is her husband, Edwin of Menno, SD; daughters: Garnet (Arnold) Paulsen, Brenda (Gordon) Pulscher, April (Brian) Thielsen, all of Flandreau, SD, Darinda (Darrell) Mehlhaf and Shirlene (Scott) Simonsen, both of Menno, SD; ten grandchildren: Melissa, Jessie, Emily, Lee, Aaron, Joshua, Travis, Kendra, Dylan and Darin; twelve great-children: Floyd, Christopher, Caleb, Samantha, Kaycie, Jackson, Sierra, Blake, Jonathan, Rory, Abby and Ty; her only sibling, Delores (George) Broz of Tyndall, SD; brother-in-law, Robert Auch; sisters-in-law: Alvina Auch, Luella Auch, Adella Auch and Alitha Peterson and numerous nieces and nephews.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Milton Frank, a great-granddaughter, Charley Rose Holmstrom and numerous other relatives.