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tificate from Northern and taught in Randolph for three years. On June 1, 1937 she united in marriage with Robert Knickrehm. They made their home on the Knickrehm farm in Garden Prairie Township for 46 years before retiring to Groton in 1983. Robert passed away in 2001 and Inez moved to Rosewood Court in July of 2012.
• Inez was a member of the Help One Another Extension Club, Good Cheer Club, International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons, OES Bethel Chapter #102 and Diana Chapter #83, Daughters of the Nile and a member of the Groton Presbyterian Church where she was ordained as Elder and a Deacon. In earlier years, she was chosen Honored Homemaker and South Dakota Mother of the Year. She was a 4-H Leader for many years and served as Chairman of the Brown County Extension Homemakers. Inez was also Worthy Matron and Grand Chaplain of South Dakota OES and a member of the Aberdeen Toastmistress Club. Together, she and Robert traveled extensively. She enjoyed reading, sewing, handwork, crossword puzzles, making Happy books and playing bridge.
• Celebrating her life are her daughters: Ann (Robert) Winegar of Excelsior, Minnesota, Roberta (David) Olson of Brookings, Carol (Gerald) Osterman of Groton, six grandchildren: Kathi (Bob) Tunheim, Kristi (Don) Wieser, Aaron (Katie) Monagle-Olson, Daniel (Cathyrn) Olson, Todd (Sandra) Osterman, Robert (Angela) Osterman, 14 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, Carol Dunker of Aberdeen and Betty Dunker of Groton and many nieces and nephews.
• Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband of 64 years, three brothers, Raymond, Wallace and Dale Dunker, three sisters, Hazel Sager, Evelyn (Continued on page 8)
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