Obituary of Christy Jo Hofer-Orth

This past Tuesday, an angel of the Lord received her wings. Christy Jo Hofer-Orth of Sioux Falls, SD, a loving and devoted Christian, went to be with her savior after a long battle with leukemia. Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, May 31, 2013 at Salem Reformed Church, Menno, SD with Rev. Michael Hecht officiating. Visitations will be from 4-7 PM, Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Salem Reformed Church, Menno with a 7 PM Prayer service. Visitations will resume one hour prior to service at the church. There will be a private family burial of Christy's cremated remains. Aisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Menno is in care of the arrangements. She was born to Gloria Hofer-Schneiderman on November 22nd, 1960, she attended country school in Lennox, South Dakota, where she enjoyed home economics and sewing classes. After graduating from Lennox public school in 1979, she continued her education at Nettleton College for a degree in fashion merchandising. In 1981, Christy married Don Orth and moved to Menno, SD, to help work on the family farm raising hogs and beef cattle. Christy and Don were blessed with two children, and Christy guided their growth by serving on the school board and teaching Sunday school at the Salem Reformed church, where she was a faithful and active member. Christy went on to continue her education, receiving a BA in Business Management from Mount Marty college, all while working as a Mental Health Aid at the Human Services center in Yankton, SD. Christy led an active and full life, enjoying such hobbies as sewing (including her daughter's wedding dress), riding her bike, baking, gardening, studying the Bible, and spending time with her family, whom she loved dearly. Christy is survived by her parents, Merrill and Gloria Schneiderman; her children, Robert Orth of Rapid City, SD, and Amanda and Ben Digmann of Rochester, MN; and her siblings: Jeff Schneiderman of Lennox, SD, Scott Schneiderman of Marshaltown, IA, Joel and Glenda Schneiderman of Lennox, SD, Julie Olson of Rapid City, SD, and Joy and Mark Hyronemus of Worthing, SD.