Selma Duerksen
Selma Duerksen, 85, of Goessel, died Nov. 30, 2002, at Bethesda Home in Goessel.
Born Dec. 5, 1916, in Marion County, she was the daughter of Jacob H. and Helena (Nickel) Schmidt.
On March 21, 1947, at Goessel, she married Paul Duerksen. The couple lived on a farm in rural Hillsboro. He died Sept. 16, 1978. After her husband's death, she moved to Goessel in late 1978.
She was a homemaker and a cook for many years at the senior center in Goessel.
She was a member of Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church near Goessel.
Survivors include his brother Elmer Schmidt of Goessel.
Services were held Wednesday at Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church with Revs. James Dunn and Mark Wiens officiating. Burial was at the church cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established with Bethesda Home in Goessel.
