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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Saturday, May 31, 2008 A Fond Farewell The Life and Times of G. Louise Henderson Moss Hjordt G. Louise Hjordt, 93, of Highmore, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre. Funeral services were 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Highmore with David Peterson officiating. Burial will be in the Highmore Cemetery. Visitation was at 4:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, May 30 at Luze Funeral Home in Highmore followed by a 7:00 p.m. prayer service. G. Louise Moss Hjordt was born to Samuel and Gertrude (Collins) Henderson in Highmore, Hyde County, South Dakota on November 19, 1914. She was one of 7 children. During her young adulthood she held jobs in Minnesota and here in South Dakota prior to being elected Hyde County Treasurer in 1958. She won reelection to that office until her retirement in 1985. In 1935, she married Willard V. Moss at her parents’ home and they lived on a farm north of Highmore. To this union LaVonne, Patricia and Larry were born. She was active in school board activities and the country school in Valley Township. The family endured many hardships while living on the farm and she was the always the steadfast tree among them. The family moved to Highmore in 1957 and later purchased her current home After Willard’s death in 1983, she married Vernon Hjordt in 1985. They made their home between Highmore and Yuma, AZ. Vernon passed away in 1987 and she continued to live in Highmore and Yuma, AZ. She sold her home in Arizona and continued to live in Highmore until May 25, 2008 when she passed away at the age of 93 years, 7 months and 6 days. She continued to be active in senior citizen activities and was a member of the Lutheran Church. In 2007, the community honored her by being chosen Old Settlers Day Queen. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia (Irvel) Morford of Philip, S.D. and their children Stephen and Jeffrey and their families; son, Larry (Harriett) of Manhattan, KS and their two children Ronald and Dana and family; her son-in-law John Evans of Custer, S.D. and grandson John and his family; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by members of Vernon’s family, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, her husbands Willard and Vernon and her daughter LaVonne. Luze Funeral Home of Highmore had been entrusted with her arrangements. South Dakota Songbook "We'll Meet Again" We'll meet again, Don't know where, Don't know when, But I know We'll meet again Some sunny day. Keep smiling through Just like you Always do Till the blue skies Drive the dark clouds Far away. So will you please Say hello To the folks That I know Tell them, I won't be long. They'll be happy to know That as you saw me go I was singing this song. We'll meet again, Don't know where, Don't know when, But I know We'll meet again Some sunny day.
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