Elizabeth Denke was born December 1, 1905, in Clayton to Wilhelm and Freidericka (Huber) Drewitz and was raised at Clayton.

She was united in marriage to Henry A. Denke on June 8, 1933, at Clayton.  They later farmed in the Creighton area, and in 1964 they moved to Wall.  Mrs. Denke was a member of the First Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.

She entered the Mitchell Nursing Home in 1986 and the Scottsbluff nursing home in 1988.

Survivors include three daughters, Adella (Mrs. Harold) Sorensen of Gering, Nebraska, Alice (Mrs. Wesley) Dewey of Cairo, Nebraska, and Christina (Mrs. Julius) Eisenbraun of Mitchell; a son, Daniel Denke of Aurora, Colorado; a sister, Anna Jaton of Mitchell; and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers, and two sisters.

First Visitation
Thursday, May 4, 1989
4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Rush Funeral Home
Wall, South Dakota

Second Visitation
Friday, May 5, 1989
8:00 a.m. - Noon
Rush Funeral Home
Wall, South Dakota
And one hour preceding
the services at the church

Services
Friday, May 5, 1989
2:00 p.m.
First Lutheran Church
Wall, South Dakota

Officiating
Reverend John Werner

Music
Geraldine Knutson - Organist
First Lutheran Church Choir

Active Pallbearers
Eugene Jaton - Oscar Drewitz
Edwin Drewitz - Byron Denke
Michael Naescher - Philip Logan
Edgar Rose

Honorary Pallbearers
All relatives and friends in attendance

Interment
Wall Cemetery
Wall, South Dakota