Naomi Spitzer

1916 - 2001  (84 years)

• Name	Naomi Spitzer
  Born	5 Aug 1916	McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Mar 2001	Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I116132	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob J. Spitzer
  Mother	Elisabetha Schock
  Family ID	F50675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert Opp,   b. 22 Jun 1916, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1981, South Dakota, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1941	South Dakota, USA   [2]
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F50672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Edwin J. Voegele,   b. 11 May 1912, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1998, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	23 May 1984
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F50674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Naomi Opp Voegele RAPID CITY - Naomi Opp Voegele, 84, of Rapid City, died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at a local nursing home. Naomi was born on Aug. 5, 1916, northeast of Long Lake, S.D., in McPherson County, to Jacob J. and Elizabeth (Schock) Spitzer. She grew up in the Long Lake area and attended schools in the Leola school system. Naomi worked on the family farm until 1941. She married Robert Opp on Sept. 28, 1941. The couple lived on a farm located six miles northeast of Long Lake. One son, Douglas, was born on Nov. 20, 1948. In 1968, the family moved to Rapid City. Naomi worked as a nurse's aide for Bennett Clarkson Hospital and Adams Nursing Home for 13 years. On Sept. 23, 1981, Robert passed away. Naomi continued to live in Rapid City until May of 1984. On May 23, 1984, she married Edwin Voegele and the couple made their home in Aberdeen, where Naomi did volunteer work for R.S.V.P. Ed Voegele passed away on July 20, 1998, and Naomi moved back to Rapid City in October of 1999. Naomi was a member of the Salem Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Long Lake, where she was involved with the American Lutheran Church Women (ALCW) and taught Sunday school for 15 years. She was also a member of South Canyon Lutheran Church in Rapid City and was involved with the ALCW there. Survivors include a son, Douglas R. Opp of Yorktown, Va.; one sister, Edna Opp of Rapid City; one brother, Samuel Spitzer, Eureka, S.D.; four grandchildren, Janine E. Opp, Nathalie N. Opp, Stephen D. Opp and Garrett M. Opp, all of Yorktown; two stepdaughters, Arvilla Felten of Brainerd, Minn., and Marlene Schroeder of Shawnee, Kan.; seven step-grandchildren; and numerous step-great-grandchildren. Naomi was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, two sisters, Erna Fauth and Ruth Schmitt, and one brother, Boas Spitzer. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, March 5, at Osheim-Catron Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, at South Canyon Lutheran Church in Rapid City, with Rev. Bruce Thalacker officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City. [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949. Name: Robert Opp Age: 25 Gender: Male Spouse: Naomi Spitzer Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1941 Marriage County: McPherson County of Residence: McPherson Post Office: Long Lake