Viola Glanzer, age 95, of Cedar City, UT, formerly of Huron, SD, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2014, at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan, TX. Her funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Welter Funeral Home in Huron with burial at Maplewood Cemetery in Iroquois, SD. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 7, at Welter Funeral Home; or one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Viola was born in rural Beadle County, South Dakota, where she was raised in the Lutheran faith. She discovered her life's calling early in life and taught country school before she married and began to raise her five children. After her divorce in 1963, she returned to college and earned her Bachelor of Science degree at Sioux Falls College. She taught 5th grade for over 20 years at Hayward School in Sioux Falls. She loved teaching and believed that everyone could succeed if they worked hard, were provided with learning opportunities and given the right tools. Viola was an avid bowler and played on several leagues. She enjoyed being surrounded by family and friends and often hosted family gatherings for extended family members on Thanksgiving and other holidays. She fully embraced her strong Christian faith and loved everyone. She was generous with her talents and resources, sensitive to needs of others and readily volunteered a helping hand to those in need. Viola is survived by her children, Connie (Conrad) Carpenter of College Station TX, LeAnn Long of Cedar City, UT, Keith (Donna) Glanzer of Spokane, WA, Tyrone (Janet) Glanzer of Tonasket, WA, and Wendy Sherman of Cedar City, UT; by her sisters, Darlene Ford and Gloria Kelley, both of Las Vegas, NV; and brother, Marvin (Ruth) Kelley of Huron, SD. She has 24 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; and 3 great-great grandchildren. Viola was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Jaeger and Amanda (Jaeger) Kelley; and 5 sisters and 6 brothers.