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Sarah Jane (Moos) Stahlecker Goldhammer passed away February 7, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Wagner. She was 83.
Visitation will be held Monday at the Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Wagner from 4 to 6 PM. Funeral Services are 2 PM, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church in Wagner with Pastor Jordon Andreasen officiating and Pastor Greg Wilcox from the Good Samaritan Society saying a few words.
Graveside rites and burial will be held in Selby at Memorial Gardens Cemetery at 2:30 PM on Wednesday, February 13, 2013.
Sarah Jane was born in Selby, SD on May 20, 1929, to Henry and Mabel (Hoffman) Moos. She graduated from Selby High School. She married Lawrence Lavare Stahlecker on June 20, 194. To this union was born two children: Joan Carol and Keven Kent.
Sarah Jane attended Presentation College in Aberdeen and completed courses in Business Administration, Business Law and Dietary Management.
Sarah Jane taught rural schools near Selby, while assisting Lawrence in running his own business, Mobil Oil. After 15 years, the business was sold in 1965 due to Lawrence's poor health. In 1965, Sarah Jane accepted the position of Assistant Nursing Home Administrator with Lawrence accepting the Nursing Home Administrator position in Selby with the Good Samaritan Society. They operated facilities in Selby, De Smet, Parkston and Wagner.
In September of 1984, Lawrence passed away from cancer after 36 years of marriage. Upon Lawrence's death, Sarah Jane became the Nursing Home Administrator for the Wagner Good Samaritan Center. Between Lawrence and Sarah Jane, they served the Wagner Good Samaritan Center for 17 years. In September of 1995, Sarah Jane retired from the Good Samaritan Society after serving 30 faithful years.
In September of 1985, Sarah Jane married Marcus Goldhammer, spending 19 years of marriage with him. Marcus passed away in December of 2004 from cancer.
Sarah Jane was a Certified Preceptor for the State of South Dakota and trained many people in the state to be nursing home administrators.
Sarah Jane devoted her life to the service of others. She was president of a bowling team, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, sang in the church choir, member of Business and Professional Women, member and president of the Jayceettes, while living in Selby and served on numerous other community clubs in the other communities she served. She served at the State Level of the South Dakota Health Care Association for many years and was on their Board of Directors for many years.
Sarah Jane was a member of the American College of Health Care Administrators and served as Secretary and Treasurer at the national level which served the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. She was elected President Elect of the South Dakota Chapter.
She is survived by her two children from her union with Lawrence Stahlecker: daughter, Joan (Gary) Truman of Wagner, SD; three adopted grandchildren: Sarita Truman of Mitchell; Mini and Allie Truman of Wagner; and step granddaughter, Cathy Truman of Sioux Falls; son Keven (Deb) Stahlecker of Canton; one grandson, Joshua Stahlecker of Canton with three great granddaughters; granddaughter, Janae Stahlecker of Canton with one great granddaughter and one grandson from a previous marriage for Keven, Jason (Tennille) Stahlecker of Minneapolis, two great grandsons, one step great granddaughter and two step grandsons. Her marriage to Marcus Goldhammer brought four daughters into the family: Donna (Dave) Rundquist of Green, KS, with two step granddaughters, one step grandson and seven step great grandchildren; Marlaine (John) Doidge of Glencoe, MN, with three step granddaughters and one step great granddaughter; Jane (Doug) Montgomery of Apple Valley, MN, with two step granddaughters and a step grandson; and JoAnn Goldhammer of Wagner.
Sarah Jane was preceded in death by two husbands, Lawrence Stahlecker and Marcus Goldhammer; a sister, Alva Carlson; and three brothers: Alfred Moos, Don Moos and Leroy Moos.
Pallbearers are Joshua Stahlecker, Dan Fosness, Clyde Lutz, Brian Weisser, Don Paulson and Dana Sanderson. Those who worked with Sarah Jane at the Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls will be honorary pallbearers. Those who worked under Sarah Jane while she was Administrator at the Wagner Good Samaritan Center will also be honorary pallbearers.
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