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Leora E. Kothe was born April 3, 1921, to Fred and Nancy (Eller) Kothe on a farm northeast of Fedora, SD. She graduated from Fedora High School in 1939. She received a teaching certificate from Eastern State Normal, Madison in 1941 and Bachelor of Science degree from Dakota State College in 1974. She married Lester O'Neal on June 11, 1944, at Aberdeen, SD. She taught in various schools for 26 years including West Clearwater, Burbank Consolidated, Presho, Fedora, and Howard Public School.
She was a member of Rebekah Lodge in Vilas and Madison, and the Endeavor Presbyterian Church in Fedora where she served as Elder, Session Clerk and Sunday School teacher.
Survivors include four children: Jane Hodgkin, Judith (Donald) Deming, John (Jill) O'Neal and James (Barbara) O'Neal; grandchildren: Keith (Tammy) Friederich, Michael (Teri) Hodgkin, Stacy Pohl (Lenny Cleaver), Bryan (Erin) Deming, Daric (Jill) O'Neal, Alisa O'Neal (Dean Woodcook), Stephanie (Tracy) Barr and Kirsten (Kyle) Shaw; great grandchildren: Emily (Aryck) Leistikow, Shelby (Grant) Berry, Leslie Friederich, Corry (Angela) Hodgkin, Justin Deming, Abigail Deming, Breana Deming, Kody O'Donnell, Lennon O'Neal, Jocelyn O'Neal, Ellie O'Neal, Tessa Reumann, Hutchings Reumann, Zachary Barr and Tyler Shaw; great-great grandchild: Paisley Barr.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lester in 1996, infant sister, her brother Dallas Kothe, daughter-in-law Linda O'Neal and son-in-law Charles Hodgkin.
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