- Date Of Birth: August 28, 1920
- Date Of Death: January 11, 2015
- State: Iowa
Erma L. Werner, age 94, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Sioux Valley, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Sanford Hospital in Jackson, Minnesota. She was born on August 28, 1920, in Lakefield, Minnesota, to Arthur and Minnie (Krahn) Oelke. Erma was united in marriage to Harry Werner at Saint Peter’s Lutheran Delafield Church on February 14, 1943, in Lakefield, Minnesota. Erma had been baptized and confirmed in the same church. After husband Harry’s army discharge they farmed in the Lakefield area followed by a move to Sioux Valley in 1951 where they continued to farm until 1973. Upon retirement, they moved to a lake house on East Okoboji in Spirit Lake. Along the way, Erma also worked at Berkeley’s in Spirit Lake for 10 years. Erma was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, Hospital Auxiliary, the Volunteer Action Center and the Garden Club. She enjoyed spending her spare time gardening, camping, fishing, traveling, painting ceramics, crocheting, embroidering, cooking, and refinishing furniture. Her true passion in life was her family!
Erma is survived by her three children, Ron Werner, and his wife, Kay of Arroyo Grande, California, Cheryl Mier, and her husband, Walt of Spirit Lake, and Judy Salzwedel, and her husband, Mark of Spirit Lake; sister Verna Gentry, and her husband, Warren (Lefty) of Okabena; four grandchildren, Dawn, Ryan, Kristen and Brett; two great-grandchildren, Madison and Chloe; one great-great-grandson, Gerard; sister-in-law, LaVerne Werner of Lakefield, Minnesota; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and two brothers, Darald and Earl (Bud); baby sister, Shirley; brother-in-laws Lester and William Werner; and sister-in-law Lucille and Velma Oelke.
