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 Anna M. Redman, 82, of Menno, SD, died on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Freeman Medical Center, Freeman, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Grace Lutheran Church, Menno, with Rev. Brad Danielson officiating. Burial will be in the Menno Cemetery at a later date. Visitations will be 5-7 PM, Monday, February 15, 2010 at Aisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Menno, SD and will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.
Anna was born August 8, 1927 to Andrew and Maria (Waldner) Gross, on the family farm near Bridgewater. After her father's death in 1928, her mother and 3 sisters moved to her uncle and aunt's farm near Freeman. She attended country school and graduated from Freeman Academy in 1945. She received her teaching degree from Freeman Jr. College and taught country school in the Freeman and Menno area. Anna was united in marriage to Oliver Redman in Freeman on September 17, 1949.
They farmed together with his brother, Herman and his wife, Anna on the family farm southeast of Menno for over 45 years. Anna loved farming, gardening, quilting and spending time with her family. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church Women and the Menno Pioneer Power Show Association.
She is survived by two daughters, Jean (Dan) Clarke of Emery and Jennifer (Greg) Starnes of Sioux Falls; 3 step-grand children Doran, Allison and Noelle; a sister-in-law, Anna K. Redman of Menno; two special nieces, Karen (Bob) Rames of Hickory Hills, Illinois and Renee (Mark) Huenemann of Surprise, Arizona, and their families; and many cousins, nephews and nieces.
Anna was preceded in death by her husband Oliver in 2003, her brother-in-law Herman, her parents and sisters, Katherine Sunderman, Pauline Gross and Mary Gross.
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