Alice Doerr

1928 - 2011  (82 years)

• Name	Alice Doerr
  Born	21 Jun 1928	Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 May 2011	Eureka Community Hospital, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	6 Jun 2011	Eureka Cemetery, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I117991	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob Doerr,   b. 18 Mar 1896, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1957, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Katherina Burrer,   b. 2 Jul 1896, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 2 May 1980, Wishek, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1917	Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F47877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harvey Brightens Kurle,   b. 1 Aug 1925, West McPherson, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 2012, Eureka Assisted Living Center, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1947	Hoffnungsfeld Congregational Church, Eureka, McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Nancy Kurle   2. Debbie Kurle   3. Karen Kay Kurle,   b. 13 Aug 1947,   d. 20 Apr 2002  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F51358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. June 04, 2011 Eureka: Alice Kurle, 82, of Eureka died Friday, May 27, 2011, at the Eureka Community Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2011, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Eureka, with Pastor Dianne Rood-Kiesz leading the service. Organist will be Willis Kiesz and soloist will be Ronda Lapp. Ushers will be Calvin Neuharth and Earl Gruebele. Visitation will be at Lien-Straub Funeral Chapel from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday. Family will be present from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Visitation resumes at the church 1 p.m. Monday. Alice Doerr, daughter of Katherina (Burrer) and Jacob Doerr, was born 15 miles northeast of Eureka on June 21, 1928. This is the area where she grew up and attended school. Alice remained on the family farm for a few years, and helped her parents as well as neighbors. Alice married Harvey Kurle at the Hoffnungsfeld Congregational Church northeast of Eureka on Feb. 2, 1947. The newlyweds first settled on Harvey's home place three miles northeast of Eureka. In 1954, they moved into Eureka where they made their home. Alice was employed at various jobs in town until her retirement in 1990. For the past 18 months, she resided at the Avera Eureka Healthcare Center. Alice was an active member of the United Church of Christ and served in various offices in the UCC Ladies Aide and the Eureka American Legion Auxiliary. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed sewing, needlework and going on numerous travels with Harvey and other friends and relatives. Alice was skilled at hosting huge holiday meals and took pleasure in organizing large family rummage sales each summer. Grateful for having shared her life are her husband of 64 years, Harvey; her two daughters: Nancy (Richard) Curran of Veblen and Debbie (Charlie) Erickson of Bismarck, N.D.; four sisters: Irene Schlekau of Nipoma, Calif., Frances (Floyd) Kallenberger of Huron, Bernice (Ulane) Franklund of Wilton, N.D., and Delores Thurn of Wishek, N.D.; six grandchildren: Tammy (William) Gallagher of St. Michael, Minn., Jill (Leif) Brenne of Snoqualmie, Wash., Gina Dais of Mountlake Terrace, Wash., Amy (Daniel) Piotter of New Effington, S.D., Jordan Erickson of Mooresville, N.C., and Mitch Erickson of Bismarck; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother on May 2, 1980; her father on April 18, 1957; her daughter, Karen Dais; two brothers, Oscar and Willie; and two sisters, Loretta Bender and Esther at age four. Casketbearers will be Tim Schmidt of Herreid, Ken Kurle, Mark Gruebele, Les Schock, Gary Oster and Keith Kunz, all of Eureka. Burial will be at the Eureka Cemetery. Lien-Straub Funeral Chapel, Eureka, is in charge of arrangements. MillerLienFH.com