Selma Ida Fiddelke

IN MEMORY OF
SELMA I. FIDDELKE

BORN
December 18, 1913
Caledonia Township
O’Brien County, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
October 13, 2007
Paullina, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
2:00 P.M. Tuesday
October 16, 2007
Zion Lutheran Church
Paullina, Iowa
Rev. Daniel Wagner Officiating

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“Because He Lives”
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus”
“Have Thine Own Way”
Organist: Alice Fintel

CASKET BEARERS
Mike Ebel Scott Kommes
Paul Borichevsky Domenic DeLuca
Brian Oeffner Gerald Wagenaar
Grant Ebel Drew Ebel
Marc Kommes

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Prairie View Cemetery
Paullina, Iowa

Arrangements under the care of
Gaudian~Eldridge Funeral Home, Paullina, Iowa

After the graveside service, relatives and friends are invited
to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.



SELMA I. FIDDELKE

Selma Ida Fiddelke, the daughter of Karl and Henrietta (Krause) Tesch, was born December 18, 1913 in Caledonia Township, O’Brien County, Iowa. She received her education at St. John Lutheran School in Germantown. On February 18, 1935, she was united in marriage to Fritz Oeffner in Remsen, Iowa. After their marriage the couple farmed in O’Brien County. He passed away in March of 1943. On August 15, 1947, she was united in marriage to Raymond Fiddelke at Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina. After their marriage the couple farmed in O’Brien County until retiring in 1975 and moving into Paullina. He preceded her in death on October 9, 1991 in Sioux City. She remained in the family home until moving into assisted living in LeMars, returning to Paullina in September of 2007 to make her home at the Paullina Care Center. She passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the care center reaching the age of 93 years 9 months and 25 days.
She was baptized on December 28, 1913 and later confirmed on April 22, 1928 at the St. John Lutheran Church in Germantown and she was currently a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina. She enjoyed making coffeecake for visitors that came to her home and enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cards, doing crossword puzzles, watching N.B.A. basketball and major league baseball on T.V.
Selma leaves to cherish her memory a son, Frederick and his wife, Joan Oeffner of Lewes, Delaware and a daughter, Barbara and her husband Marlo Ebel of Paullina; four grandchildren, Mike and his wife, Kris Ebel; Paula and her husband, Scott Kommes; Jane and her husband, Paul Borichevsky; Dr. Catherine and her husband, Domenic DeLuca; two step-grandchildren, Brian and his wife, Susan Oeffner and Renee and her husband, Gerald Wagenaar; eight great grandchildren, Grant, Ashlee and Drew Ebel; Marc and Erin Kommes; Katarina Borichevsky; Matthew and Sophia DeLuca; also nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, her parents, step-son, Lawrence Oeffner; two brothers, John and Herbert Tesch; four sisters, Dora, Ella, Olga and Hulda.








God saw she was getting tired,
And a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around her,
And whispered, “Come with Me.”

With tearful eyes, we watched her suffer,
And saw her fade away.
Although we loved her dearly,
We could not make her stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
God only takes the best.