Josephine E. Sander

** VIDEO TRIBUTE CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING WEBLINK ABOVE  **Josephine Elizabeth (Deibert) Sander ,  97 of Belle Fourche and formerly of Bison went to her heavenly home on April 13, 2014, after a very brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30am Friday, April 25th, 2014 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Belle Fourche, SD.  Visitation will be held 5 to 7 pm Thursday at Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, and one hour prior to the service at the church.  Interment will take place 1:30 P.M. Friday at Black Hills National Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are with Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, and Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon. Josephine was the fourth child of thirteen born to August and Mary Eva (Schmaltz) Deibert at Aberdeen, SD.  When she was about 15 months old the family moved to Perkins Co. to a homestead at Drew, SD.  This is where she grew up and attended Brushy School.  When she was 14 years old she started working for a lady named Mrs. McKracken who managed the hotel at Bixby, SD.  She stayed there and helped with the work.  After that she went to Bison and worked for Hazel Steen who managed a maternity home.  The next job was working for Florence and Alfred Reeder who lived on a Ranch by Drew, SD.  She helped with the household chores and helped raise Bob, Richard and Betty.  The children  always called her their second mom.  Mary Ann was born later just before she quit working there to get married. She married Joseph L Sander a neighbor boy on April 7, 1942 in Bison.  She lived with her parents and sister Julia for awhile when their husbands Joe & Carvel were in the Service during  WWII.  After Joe was discharged they bought a house in Bison. During her life in Bison she worked at the Bison Hotel, City Café, and was the janitor of the Perkins County Courthouse.  She lived in Bison until she moved to the Sunpointe Assisted Living Center in Belle Fourche, on Nov 12, 2013.  She dearly loved her new home there and made some special friends.  Josephine was very friendly and loved to visit with anyone who would visit with her.  No one was a stranger to her, she could strike up  a conversation with anyone who may be sitting beside her or waiting in line anywhere.  She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Left to morn her loss are Sons:  Frank (Susan Sealy) Sander of Marion , TX, Richard Sander of Bison, and daughter:  Rose (Orein) Hafner of Belle Fourche.   Six grandchildren, April (Greg), Brenda (Chuck), Richard (Lisa), David (Diana), Eric (Ida) & Mandy (Wade); 7 great grandchildren  Coby, Shelby, Paisley, Brady, Lillie,  Amanda & Shirley Jo.; and six great great grand children.  Also surviving include her brothers: August (Norma) Deibert of Laramie, WY, George (Ella Faye) Deibert of Speafish, SD, Gene (Carol) Deibert of Battle Creek, MI.  Sister-in –laws: Bonnie Deibert of Speafish,SD,  Georgia Deibert of Yankton, SD; numerous nieces and nephews and special friends:  Theora Carlson and Jill Archibald of Bison, SD. Preceeding her in death include her parents:  August & Mary Eva (Schmaltz) Deibert; husband Joseph L Sander who died Dec. 28, 1991; brothers, Mike, Joe, and John Deibert; sisters Margaret Lockwood, Katherine Loftsgaard, Elizabeth Mikudik, Julia Kopren, Anna Marie Beigler, & Eva Mae Baumeister; and great granddaughter:  Brandi Sander. A memorial had been established.