Laura Semmler was born on November 24, 1928 to Henry John and Jacobena (Brenner) Fink on the family farm near Delmont, SD. She graduated from Armour High School in 1946. On January 9, 1947, she married Eltor Semmler. Together, they farmed near Delmont where Laura raised chickens and gardened. Eltor died on November 3, 1999. Laura was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Armour where she taught Sunday School, was a Bible study leader, was a member of LWML, sang in the church choir, and read her Bible and prayed daily. She died at Douglas County Memorial Hospital in Armour on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the age of 94.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister, Ileen Wagner, and infant brother, Walter.
Laura Semmler was born on November 24, 1928 to Henry John and Jacobena (Brenner) Fink on the family farm near Delmont, SD. She graduated from Armour High School in 1946. On January 9, 1947, she married Eltor Semmler. Together, they farmed near Delmont where Laura raised chickens and gardened. Eltor died on November 3, 1999. Laura was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Armour where she taught Sunday School, was a Bible study leader, was a member of LWML, sang in the church choir, and read her Bible and prayed daily. She died at Douglas County Memorial Hospital in Armour on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the age of 94.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister, Ileen Wagner, and infant brother, Walter.
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