Romaine M. Wieseler

Romaine Wieseler

ST. HELENA — Romaine M. Wieseler, 84, St. Helena, died Nov. 26, 2022, at Litzenberg Memorial Long Term Care facility, Central City.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Dec. 2, at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Family (Immaculate Conception) Catholic Church, St. Helena, with the Rev. Jim Keiter officiating.

Burial will be at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, rural St. Helena.

Pallbearers will be Noah Wieseler, Parker Wieseler, Michael VanDeWalle, Paul VanDeWalle, Brett Busskohl, Zach Busskohl and Luke Wieseler.

Honorary pallbearers will be Romaine’s granddaughters and spouses Kenneth and Chelsi (Wieseler)Tjeerdsma, Zachery and Ashley (VanDeWalle) Oquist, Alexis VanDeWalle, Caitlyn Van-DeWalle, Grace Wieseler, Rachel Busskohl, Ethan and Savannah (Busskohl) Schantz.

Visitation will be Thursday, at church, from 5-7 p.m., with a Vigil service at 7 p.m., and continues Friday, one hour prior to services.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington.

Romaine was born Sept. 12, 1938, at the farm of Lucina (Boehmer) and Leander Lammers, St. Helena. Her father died two and one half months later as a result of a farm accident. Romaine grew up living with her mother, grandmother and aunt. She went to St. Mary’s Catholic grade school and graduated from the eighth grade in 1950. Then she went to the two-year St. Helena High School and then to Mount Marty High School, Yankton, S.D., graduating in 1956. Romaine went to work at the Yankton County Auditor’s Office for one year, then to Binder Brothers Inc. for ten years. She married Joseph Rudolph Wieseler Sept. 26, 1964, in St. Helena. They had four children, Philip, Melissa, Russel and Michelle. Romaine paused working for a while, until the youngest child was several years old, then she worked at East Catholic School lunch program for several years. Romaine was then asked to be the secretary to the Principal of East Catholic Elementary School, which she did for five years. The next five years she worked at the Yankton Human Services Medical Record Department before retiring.

Romaine belonged to the Immaculate Conception Cahtolic Church, the St. Mary’s Altar Society, and the American Legion Post 31 Auxiliary of Wynot.

Romaine is survived by her three children, Philip (Kim) Wieseler, Sioux City, Iowa; Melissa (Steven) VanDeWalle, Cedar Rapids; Michelle (Shaun) Busskohl, Yankton, S.D.; daughter-in-law, Amy Wieseler, Cave Creek, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leander and Lucina Lammers; husband, Joseph, Feb. 9, 2021, at the age of 85; son, Russel; granddaughter, Tessa VanDeWalle; aunts and uncles; many nieces and nephews.