Obituary for Glenda Kuhlman
Glenda Kuhlman, age 65, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Prairie Lakes Hospital, after a long, courageous fight with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Thursday, April 14, 2022 at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Watertown, SD, with Reverend Paul Janke officiating and Karen Livingston as organist.
Visitation will be 4-7:00 pm, Wednesday, April 13th at Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel.
Interment will be at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Grover, SD.
Pallbearers will be Tracy Deckert, Roger Wollman, Ben Wollman, Jeff Stahlecker, Chad Van't Hul, and Ryan Kuhlman.
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Family wishes memorial designations to: St. Martin's School Library, Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery or Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.
Glenda Kuhlman was born on August 12, 1956, to Clifford and Elizabeth (Mendel) Wollman in Freeman, SD.
Glenda grew up on the family farm near Bridgewater, SD. She attended country school through the first grade and graduated from Bridgewater High School in 1974. After graduating, Glenda attended Grace Bible Institute (now Grace University) in Omaha, NE from 1974 to 1976. She then transferred to Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD to complete her secondary schooling. She graduated from Northern State University in 1979 with a Bachelor’s Degree majoring in Physical Education with a minor in Library Sciences. She took Master’s level courses from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN during the summers of 1986 and 1987.
Glenda worked as the K-12 librarian in the Tri-Valley School District from 1979 to 1987. She then held the same position in the Hamlin School District until 1996 where she also worked as the assistant volleyball coach.
Glenda was united in marriage to Brian Kuhlman at Zion Mennonite Church in Bridgewater on November 10, 1990. The two shared 31 years of wedded bliss. Glenda and Brian lived and worked together on their family farm near Watertown, SD where they raised all three of their children. Glenda retired from Hamlin schools in 1996 to be a homemaker and stay-at-home mom for her children Zachary, Matthew, and Rachel; her children were her highest calling.
Glenda and Brian were members of Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Grover, SD where she participated in Ladies Aid. Even after Emmanuel closed in 2004 she continued to help her family with the upkeep of the cemetery. Glenda, Brian, and their children joined St. Martins Lutheran Church where they attended faithfully. Glenda held various positions in Ladies Aid, including serving as President. She also volunteered her services in the St. Martins Lutheran School Library and at GSI Thrift.
Glenda deeply enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved her husband Brian and loved spending time with him at home, traveling, and riding along with him while he worked. She was always interested and invested in the lives of those she cared about and was known for her generosity and compassion and her laughter. She had a love of reading. Crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, crocheting, and cross-stitching were among her favorite hobbies. She also had a love of gardening and was an amazing cook.
Glenda will be greatly missed by her husband, Brian of Watertown, and her three children, Zachary (Claire) Kuhlman of Fargo, ND, Matthew (Elizabeth) Kuhlman of Hazel, SD, and Rachel Kuhlman (Austin Long) of Watertown. Her sisters, Muriel (Gary) Deckert of Doland, SD and Millie (Ken) Horter of Sioux Falls, SD, and her twin brother Glen (Cheryl) Wollman of Crooks, SD.
Glenda was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Elizabeth Wollman, her brother, Gordon Wollman, and her parents-in-law, Donald and Lyndren Kuhlman.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Thursday, April 14, 2022 at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Watertown, SD, with Reverend Paul Janke officiating and Karen Livingston as organist.
Visitation will be 4-7:00 pm, Wednesday, April 13th at Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel.
Interment will be at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery near Grover, SD.
Pallbearers will be Tracy Deckert, Roger Wollman, Ben Wollman, Jeff Stahlecker, Chad Van't Hul, and Ryan Kuhlman.
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Family wishes memorial designations to: St. Martin's School Library, Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery or Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.
Glenda Kuhlman was born on August 12, 1956, to Clifford and Elizabeth (Mendel) Wollman in Freeman, SD.
Glenda grew up on the family farm near Bridgewater, SD. She attended country school through the first grade and graduated from Bridgewater High School in 1974. After graduating, Glenda attended Grace Bible Institute (now Grace University) in Omaha, NE from 1974 to 1976. She then transferred to Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD to complete her secondary schooling. She graduated from Northern State University in 1979 with a Bachelor’s Degree majoring in Physical Education with a minor in Library Sciences. She took Master’s level courses from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN during the summers of 1986 and 1987.
Glenda worked as the K-12 librarian in the Tri-Valley School District from 1979 to 1987. She then held the same position in the Hamlin School District until 1996 where she also worked as the assistant volleyball coach.
Glenda was united in marriage to Brian Kuhlman at Zion Mennonite Church in Bridgewater on November 10, 1990. The two shared 31 years of wedded bliss. Glenda and Brian lived and worked together on their family farm near Watertown, SD where they raised all three of their children. Glenda retired from Hamlin schools in 1996 to be a homemaker and stay-at-home mom for her children Zachary, Matthew, and Rachel; her children were her highest calling.
Glenda and Brian were members of Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Grover, SD where she participated in Ladies Aid. Even after Emmanuel closed in 2004 she continued to help her family with the upkeep of the cemetery. Glenda, Brian, and their children joined St. Martins Lutheran Church where they attended faithfully. Glenda held various positions in Ladies Aid, including serving as President. She also volunteered her services in the St. Martins Lutheran School Library and at GSI Thrift.
Glenda deeply enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She loved her husband Brian and loved spending time with him at home, traveling, and riding along with him while he worked. She was always interested and invested in the lives of those she cared about and was known for her generosity and compassion and her laughter. She had a love of reading. Crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, crocheting, and cross-stitching were among her favorite hobbies. She also had a love of gardening and was an amazing cook.
Glenda will be greatly missed by her husband, Brian of Watertown, and her three children, Zachary (Claire) Kuhlman of Fargo, ND, Matthew (Elizabeth) Kuhlman of Hazel, SD, and Rachel Kuhlman (Austin Long) of Watertown. Her sisters, Muriel (Gary) Deckert of Doland, SD and Millie (Ken) Horter of Sioux Falls, SD, and her twin brother Glen (Cheryl) Wollman of Crooks, SD.
Glenda was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Elizabeth Wollman, her brother, Gordon Wollman, and her parents-in-law, Donald and Lyndren Kuhlman.