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Funeral Services for Bertha Sandmeier, age 91, of Baker, MT,  will be 10:30 AM, Monday, August 13, 2018, at Kesling Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Bowdle, SD under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Bertha passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Fallon Medical Complex Nursing Home in Baker, MT.

Bertha was the 13 ^th of 17 children to be born to Katherine (Stadel) and Emanuel Holzwarth in rural Campbell County, South Dakota on July 26, 1927. She grew up and attended school in rural Campbell County.

Bertha met Helmuth Sandmeier after he returned from the service in 1946. A year later they married in a little country church 12 miles west of Eureka. They lived on a farm near Bowdle with his brother for a year and then at various farms until 1958, when they moved to Bowdle. Then in 1966 they moved to Mobridge. Bertha worked as a nurse's aide in Bowdle and Mobridge for a total of 35 years.

Bertha loved playing games and cards with her family and always came out the winner even though she pretended not to know the rules of the game.

Bertha and Helmuth had and are survived by 3 daughters, Sandy Buechler (Ken) of Highlands Ranch, CO., Candy Mettler (Mike) of Baker, MT., and Lori Sandmeier of Prescott Valley, AZ., 7 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Also surviving is 1 brother, Emanuel (Brownie) Holzwarth and 1 sister Meta (Holzwarth) Rau.

Bertha spent her last 12 years in Baker, MT being taken care of by the wonderful staff of FMC, getting and giving love, hugs and kisses from all. She shared her caring nature with staff and residents alike.