Edna Gross, age 96, of 1906 Kansas Ave. SE, Huron, SD, died Friday, August 28, 2009, at the Huron Regional Medical Center.

Her funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 31, at Hutterthal Mennonite Church, rural Carpenter, with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be Sunday from 1-8 p.m. at Welter Funeral Home with family present from 4-7 p.m. and a Prayer Service at 7 p.m.; or Monday morning one hour prior to the service at the church.

Edna Gross was born Edna Tschetter on July 26, 1913, to Isaac Iky and Rebecca (Hofer) Tschetter on the family farm near Hitchcock, SD. A short time later, the family moved to a farm in Lake Byron Township where Edna grew up and attended Lake Byron Country School.

On April 23, 1938, Edna was married to Peter Gross. Both Peter and Edna farmed in Lake Byron Township for many years. Following their retirement in April 1980, they moved to Huron.

She was a member of Hutterthal Mennonite Church, rural Carpenter; in recent years attended Mt. Olivet Church in Huron; lifetime member of The Christian Helping Hands at Hutterthal Church and a Sunday school teacher when she was younger.

Edna thoroughly enjoyed the precious time that she could spend with her grandchildren and she spoiled them in the truest sense of the word. When Edna was younger, she enjoyed sewing, and making clothing and quilts for her family. In her later years, Edna loved to have company stop by the house for a visit. Her faith carried her through all of lifes ups-and-downs for 96 years.

She is survived by 1 daughter, Sharon (Roy) Andersen of Huron; 4 grandchildren, Rae Ann Larson of Madison, SD, Marsha (Travis) Zimmerman of Omaha, NE, Geoffrey (Julie) Gross of Mitchell, SD, and Garrett (Mindy) Gross of Sioux Falls, SD; 10 great grandchildren, Alee (Brian) Larson, Alex (Megan) Larson, Adam Bickett, Jazzmyne Zimmerman, Madisen Zimmerman, Simon Zimmerman, Garrison Gross, Jameson Gross, Ava Gross, and Elyse Gross; 2 great great grandchildren, Daemon Robertson, and Emily Larson; 1 daughter-in-law, Georgia Gross of Mitchell, SD; and a nephew, Orrin Tschetter of Lake Byron, SD.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Peter on May 11, 1981; 1 son, Lyle in 1981; 1 brother and sister-in-law, Edwin B. and Alice Tschetter; 1 sister and brother-in-law, Rose and Otto Brandenburg; and a niece, Barbara Tschetter.