Helen C. Schlueter, 94, of Hutchinson

Helen C. Schlueter, 94, of Hutchinson, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson.
Funeral services were held Sunday, March 1, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cedar Mills Township, Meeker County, with the Rev. David Markworth officiating. Robin Kruse was the organist. Special music was by the St. John’s Women’s Choir, “When Love is Slain.” Congregational hymns were “How Great Thou Art” and “I’m But a Stranger Here.”
Casket bearers were Wayne Tupa, Dorin Nussbaum, Ryan Schlueter, Tyler Posusta, Ben Schlueter and Aaron Halverson. Honorary casket bearers were her grandsons, Keith Tupa, Steven Nussbaum, Jon Nussbaum, Bryan Posusta, Brent Posusta and Michael Schlueter. Interment was in the St. John’s Lutheran Church cemetery.
Helen Clara Wilma Schlueter was born Dec. 28, 1920, at her parents’ home in Ellsworth Township, Meeker County. She was the daughter of Ben and Lulu (Werder) Koester. She was baptized as an infant on Feb. 27, 1921, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Ellsworth Township by the Rev. Martin Schuetze, and was confirmed in her faith as a youth on March 21, 1937, on Palm Sunday, at (Friedens) Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. When she was 10 years old, she moved with her parents to a farm near Brownton. She attended country schools in Ellsworth Township and Lake Marion in rural Brownton.
On Oct. 27, 1940, she was united in marriage to Edwin H. Schlueter at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson by the Rev. W.J. Schulze. Their marriage was blessed with eight children, ElRoy, Sandra Lu, Eloise, Stanley, Brenda, Linda, Dean and Dawn. The Schlueters lived and farmed in rural Hutchinson. They shared 51 years of marriage before Mr. Schlueter’s death on Jan. 20, 1992.
Mrs. Schlueter was a loving wife, mother and homemaker and a partner in the farming operation. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cedar Mills Township, Meeker County, where she was active in the ladies guild and Mary Martha Group. She also was a member of the Hutchinson American Legion Auxiliary Post 96.
Mrs. Schlueter enjoyed playing cards, fishing, camping and tending to her flower gardens. She loved traveling; some of her special trips included Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado, California, Montana, Wyoming, New York and the eastern states. In 1939, as a single young lady, she started a diary which she wrote in every day of her life. She especially enjoyed visiting and spending time with her family, grandchildren and friends.
She is survived by her children, ElRoy (Betty) Schlueter of Hutchinson, Sandra Lu (Gerald) Tupa of Silver Lake, Eloise (Dorian) Nussbaum of Brownton, Stanley (Kathy) Schlueter of Glencoe, Brenda (Ron) Posusta of Silver Lake, Linda (Gene) Wiedenroth of Hutchinson, Dean (Cindy) Schlueter of Hutchinson and Dawn (Tim) Halverson of Hutchinson; sister, Hilda Hoff of Litchfield; sister-in-law, Evelyn Rannow of Silver Lake; 21 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Lulu Koester; husband, Edwin H. Schlueter; grandchildren, Melissa Tupa in infancy and Glen Nussbaum; brother-in-law, Herman Hoff; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Freda (Emil) Wendorff, Lena (Ro-land) Garberich, Agnes (Clarence) Dettman, Arnold (Joyce) Schlueter, Sidney Rannow, and George Schlueter in infancy.
Arrangements were with the Dobratz-Hantge Chapel in Hutchinson. Online obituaries and guest book are available at www.hantge.com.