LOLA E. DILOCKER
Funeral services for Lola Dilocker, 81, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, formerly of Cherokee, will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 19th, 2016 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Larry Lemke officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., with the family present, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements. A Memorial Fund has been established.
Lola Ernestine Tuttle was born February 26th, 1935, the daughter of Ernest Charles and Augusta Doris (Hasenwinkel) Tuttle north of Aurelia, Iowa. She graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee in 1954. On May 18th, 1958, Lola married Eldon Dale Dilocker at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia. Lola was a lifelong member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia. She was a very proud Mother and Grandmother, her family was her greatest joy.
Lola passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 12th, 2016 at her home in Dakota Dunes, SD.
Preceding Lola in death were her parents Ernest and Augusta, her husband Eldon on December 2nd, 2002, three sisters; Verla Tuttle, Mildred Troester, and Gladys Tuttle, two brothers; Marvin Tuttle and Gerald “Jerry” Tuttle, one brother-in-law, Dale Van Hemert, three sisters-in-law; Beverly Tuttle, LaVonne Tuttle, and Pat Tuttle, one niece, Kathy Tuttle, and one great-niece, Melissa Stephenson.
Survivors include her daughter and her son-in-law, Dr. Tauhni and Michael Hunt of Dakota Dunes, SD; four grandchildren: Chandler, Alyssa, Braeden and Logan Hunt. Also surviving are two sisters; Arleen Van Hemert of Des Moines, IA, and Deloris and her husband William Rogers of Des Moines, IA, and three brothers; Ernie and his wife Florence Tuttle of Aurelia, Ervin “John” and his wife Elizabeth Tuttle of Cherokee, IA, and Ronald Tuttle and Charlene Carlson of Cherokee, IA, one brother-in-law, Lowell Troester of Brighton, CO, and one sister-in-law, Becky Tuttle of Cherokee, IA, and many nieces, nephews, Godchildren, other relatives, and friends.
Lola worked at Iowa Public Service for many years and then became an office manager for a medical office in Cherokee, Iowa. Upon her retirement, she moved to Dakota Dunes, SD, to be closer to her family. She was very active and developed many new friends in South Dakota. She will always be loved and considered Gamma D to her grandchildren, their friends, and so many others. She spent her time gardening, sewing, and reading. She enjoyed traveling with her family as often as she could. She looked forward to her coffee outings with her friends.
Lola was looking forward to watching her grandsons, Braeden and Logan, graduate high school at Dakota Valley on May 14th, 2016. Lola just recently attended her granddaughter, Alyssa’s, pinning ceremony on May 6th, 2016 and college graduation from Nursing School at the University of South Dakota on May 7th, 2016. She had a very busy summer planned helping her oldest granddaughter, Chandler, prepare for her upcoming wedding to Tyler Kasuske in July 2016.
Lola will be greatly missed by many. She was very involved in daily conversations and routines with her family and spending time with them often. She always amazed us with her knowledge and talents that got us through our daily lives. We love and will miss her very much.