Gladys Rajewich

Funeral services for Gladys Rajewich were held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Isburg Funeral Chapel in Pierre. Burial was in the Gregory IOOF Cemetery at Gregory, SD. Isburg Funeral Chapel of Pierre, SD, was in charge of arrangements. Gladys L. Herrmann was born June 20, 1927, to John and Lydia (Miller) Herrmann at her parents’ home north of Dallas, SD, the sixth of eight children. Gladys was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church at Dixon, SD. She attended Dixon School #40 until moving with her family to Wewela, SD, where she completed her elementary education. They later moved to a farm west of Wewela and near Millboro, SD.

Gladys stayed with her sister Katherine and brother-in-law Bill Denny at Dallas, SD, and graduated from Dallas High School with the class of 1944. During the summer, she worked at the Millboro store and helped with housework at the Faubian residence.

On March 27, 1945, Gladys was united in marriage to Allen Rajewich at St. John Lutheran Church in Gregory, SD. They made their home on a farm northeast of Gregory which was near Allen’s place of birth. A daughter, Janice Elaine, was born to this marriage.

Gladys was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church and the LWML at Gregory, SD.

Gladys was employed at the Gregory Bank when it was called North Western National Bank. Later the name was changed to Norwest and later Wells Fargo. In 1981, Allen and Gladys rented the farm out and moved to their home in Gregory. They both continued to work at the farm when needed. Gladys always had a large garden and made quilts for the grandchildren. She enjoyed being a council member of Senior Meals. After Gladys retired, they had time to be with their grandchildren and traveled to enjoy the wonders of this world. Later in life, they settled in Pierre, where Gladys enjoyed her lunch friends at Parkwood the last few years.

Gladys L. Rajewich, 95, of Pierre, SD, passed away on May 7, 2023. Gladys is survived by her seven grandchildren: Douglas (Pearl) Richey, David (Cherie) Richey, Daniel (Marlene) Richey, Dawn (Scott) Mincey, Dennis (Jackie) Richey, Denise Keene, Darin (Brandi) Richey; 22 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; her brother, Vernon Herrmann, and his wife Marilyn; along with a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lydia Herrmann; brothers Walter, Erwin, Robert, and infant sibling, Harold; sisters, Katherine Denny and Marie Palmer; her husband Allen in 2017, and her daughter Janice in 2019. Allen and Gladys had been married for 72 1/2 years at the time of his death.