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Loris Winona Pueppke, 97, died Friday, February 26, 2021 in Columbus, Nebraska.  Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, March 5, 2021 at Will Funeral Chapel.  Visitation will begin one hour prior.  Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Mitchell, SD.

Loris was born March 21, 1923 to Harry and Hazel (Godber) Koepke in rural Letcher, SD.  She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith.  She attended a one room country school for her elementary education, graduated from Letcher High School and went on to attend South Dakota State University in Brookings and Dakota Wesleyan College in Mitchell, SD where she received her teaching certificate.  She taught elementary school for a few years in Letcher, SD.

On May 12, 1949 she married Lloyd D. Pueppke of Mitchell at the Zion Lutheran Church.  They made their home on a farm north of Mitchell.  Loris was a faithful member on Zion Lutheran Church and involved in church activities.  She was also a 60 year member of the Wonder Workers Extension Club.

Surviving her in loving remembrance are her three children; Dianne (Rev. Richard) Pingel, Olathe, KS, Bruce, Mitchell, SD, and Marilyn (Tom) Tworek, Columbus, NE. She has seven grandchildren dear to her heart; Dr. Jason (Mandee) Pingel, Rev. Aaron (Kara) Pingel, Kristin (Dave) Smalling, Jill (Drew) Johnson, Laura (Andy) Hefte, Nicholas Tworek, and Natalie (Ben) Ries.  She was also blessed with twenty-two great grandchildren with one on the way.  Also surviving is her sister-in-law, Margaret Pueppke, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 48 years, a great granddaughter, Karis Pingel, and a daughter-in-law, Shauna Pueppke.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.