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Loretta Wohlman
HARTINGTON — Loretta M. Wohlman, 90, Hartington, died Dec. 27, 2022, at the Arbor Care Center, Hartington.
Funeral Services will be Jan. 4, at 10:30 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hartington, with PMA Richard Bloomquist officiating.
Burial will be at the Hartington City Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren Toni Hamilton, Tyler Peitz, Jennifer Togneri, Lisa Thoene, Ryan Wohlman, Chris Whitwer, Taylor Wohlman and Jesse Wohlman.
Visitation was Tuesday at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, and will continue Wednesday, one hour prior to services.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington.
Loretta Mary was born Feb. 19, 1932, in Edgemont, S.D., to Nels and Etta (Benton) Ballard. She grew up in Wyoming and moved to Maskell when she was in the eighth grade. Loretta graduated from Obert High School in Obert. She attended Wayne State College and received her teaching degree. Loretta also worked on her master’s degree from Chadron State College. Loretta taught at numerous country schools prior to elementary school in Newcastle and then at Hartington Public School for many years. She married Merle Everette Wohlman May 22, 1954, in Obert. Merle and Loretta worked in the summers from 1987 to 1996 as trail guides for High Country Stables in Estes Park, Colo. Loretta and Merle moved into Hartington in 1990. Loretta retired at the age of 62 and then kept busy as a substitute teacher for another three to four years.
Loretta was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Hartington VFW Auxiliary Club.
She loved crocheting, knitting, painting, gardening and making exhibits for the Cedar County Fair.
Loretta is survived by her four children, Susan (Vernon) Heese, Hartington; Guy Wohlman, St. Helena; Gary (Julie) Wohlman, Blair; Grant (Carol) Wohlman, Norfolk; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; one sister, Christine Klanderud, Wynot; four nieces and one nephew, and many students who crossed her path during her lifetime.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Nels and Etta Ballard; husband, Merle, July 18, 2004, at the age of 73; two brothers, Nels and Jens Ballard; infant granddaughter and infant great-grandson.
