Cecilia (Lesmeister) McRae was born January 9th, 1913 in Montrose, Missouri, the daughter of Norbert and Anna (Volmer) Lesmeister. She moved to Draper, SD when she was nine years old and lived there until she graduated from high school in 1932. She then moved to Kadoka and worked at the Dacotah Hotel. She was united in marriage to Harold McRae on September 26th, 1934.

She was always a very loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Cecilia worked many years at the Kadoka Nursing Home. Her many hobbies included gardening, playing cards and spending time with her family and loved ones. She was also very active in the Catholic Church in Kadoka.

Cecilia recently moved to Colorado to be closer to her family and has enjoyed shopping and being with her family. She will be dearly missed by all.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory, a son Richard McRae and his wife Janice of Centennial, CO; three daughters Jeanette Cote of Denver, CO, Janis Kelley of Sun Lakes, AZ and Kathleen Nelson and her husband George of Brookings, SD; twelve grandchildren; twenty- six great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Cecilia was preceded in death by her loving husband of sixty-four years, Harold McRae; two brothers Norbert and Leonard Lesmeister; and four sisters Marie Traylor, Leona Hilditch, Martha Cromwell and Lorraine Lesmeister.

Visitation will be held 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m., all at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Kadoka.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 24, at Our Lady of Victory, with Father Bryan Sorensen as celebrant.

Interment will be in the Kadoka Cemetery.

A memorial is established.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:00 a.m.
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Kadoka, South Dakota

CELEBRANT
Father Bryan Sorensen

MUSIC
Jo Anne Stilwell– Organist
Tim Polzin– Vocalist

LECTOR
Jane & Gerry Oligmueller

SPEAKER
Scott McRae

USHERS
Jim Berry – Chuck VanderMay

PALLBEARERS
Tom Kelley – Scott Kelley
Todd McRae – Brian McRae
Scott McRae – Ken Ziegler

HONORARY PALLBEARERS
All Relatives and Friends in Attendance

INTERMENT
Kadoka Cemetery
Kadoka, South Dakota

"Fearless And Ready To Go"

Dear ones, there's something you
need to know;
Death has knocked upon my door -
and I am ready to go.

I have no strength left within
me to stay and fight,
And I have no desire to - now
I've seen the light.

For the light of death is brighter
than the light of day,
And death's sweet voice is calling
me - calling me away.

So dear ones, very soon I know
that you will weep,
As my body falls into an everlasting
sleep.

But read these words I've written
once again, and you will see,
I welcome death with loving arms -
it holds no fear for me!