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Edmund Sylvester "Les" Hommel
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Birth: Mar. 30, 1917
Thompson
Winnebago County
Iowa, USA
Death: Jan. 23, 2012
Rapid City
Pennington County
South Dakota, USA
Edmund Sylvester "Les" Hommel, 94, of Rapid City, SD, died Monday, January 23, 2012, at Westhills Village Health Care in Rapid City. Edmund was born on March 30, 1917, in Thompson, IA, to Roman and Clara (Leininger) Hommel.
Les moved to the Medford, WI, area with his parents in 1920. In 1934 he made the move to South Dakota, and stayed with an aunt and uncle until August 1936, when he moved to St Francis, SD, to work at the Indian mission as a fifth and sixth grade teacher. When the opportunity arose he was able to move into the office as a bookkeeper, and later as an accountant. He retired in 1990, and made the complete move to Rapid City in 1994. He was a member of Cathedral of Our lady of Perpetual Help and enjoyed reading and traveling.
He is survived by two nephews, Dean Hommel and Mark Hommel, both of Medford, WI; one niece, Mary Tishim of Marshfield, WI; and one sister-in-law, Ella Hommel of Medford, WI.
Visitation will be begin Thursday, January 26, 2012, in the Ladies Chapel at Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help with a Christian Wake service and Rosary. Mass of Christian of Burial will be on Friday, January 27, 2012, in the Ladies Chapel at the Cathedral with Fr. Ed Vanorny as celebrant. A visitation will also be held on Monday, January 30, 2012, at Hemmer Funeral Home in Medford, WI, with interment to follow at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery with Deacon Joseph Stefancin presiding. A memorial has been established at Cathedral of Our lady of Perpetual Help.
Burial:
Holy Rosary Cemetery
Medford
Taylor County
Wisconsin, USA
Created by: Frankie
Record added: Jan 24, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 83951368
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