Astrid Rorvick Waite obit.
Astrid (Esther) Rorvick Waite, age 100, died peacefully in her sleep on November 19, 2019 at Jenkins Living Center in Watertown, SD.
NOTE DATES PLEASE: Funeral services will be at 11:00am on Saturday, December 14, at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown, with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery, The Rev. Robert A. Waite and Chaplain Scott Dempster officiating.
There will be visitation at Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel on Friday from 4-6pm, December 13, 2019.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Jeff and Evan Rasmussen, Mike and Isaac Bullis, Jeff and Keaton Fierro.
Astrid Harriette Rorvick was born July 11, 1919 on a farm south of Henry, SD to Holton and Anna (Rasmussen) Rorvick. She was baptized at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church near Henry before moving to a farm north of Thomas, SD. She attended grammar school at the Perriboom and Foley country schools and graduated from Hayti High School in 1938.
Astrid married Ellsworth (Sod) Waite on April 29, 1939 at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown. Wanting to contribute to the WWII effort and be closer to her husband who was serving in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific, Astrid moved to Los Angeles, CA, and proudly worked for Douglas Aircraft from 1942 to 1945.
From 1949 to 1963 Astrid lived on a farm south of Florence where she raised her two sons, William and Robert. She was a substitute teacher and enjoyed canning, gardening, square dancing, and farming with her husband. Moving to Watertown in 1963, Astrid worked for Tempo Department Store until retiring in 1979.
Astrid was an active member of the church choir, Altar Guild, GLCW, and The Sons of Norway. Her earlier hobbies included quilting, fishing and bowling, but was still crocheting after her 100th birthday. She loved all things Norwegian and was especially fond of making, lefse, flatbread, and lutefisk.
Survivors include her children Bill (Karen) of Hidden Valley Lake, CA, and Bob (Susie) of Watertown; five grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren, Lisa Waite and Trinity; E William Waite and Luka, Truman; Jessie (Jeff) Rasmussen and Madeline (Mitchell Peterson) Schmitt, Evan; Casey (Mike) Bullis and Isaac, Sam, Eliam; Lindsay (Jeff) Fierro and Cale, Berkley, Bennett, Keaton, Claire.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to Prairie Lakes Hospice, Grace Lutheran Church, or Jenkins Living Center.