Johanna Soeffker

December 10, 1919 — August 15, 2015

Johanna L. Soeffker, age 95 of Arlington died Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Arlington Good Samaritan Center. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 19th at Peace Lutheran Church in Arlington. Visitation will one hour prior to service time Wednesday at the church. Interment will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Arlington. Johanna Louise Soeffker was born on December 10, 1919 in Gaylord to Albert and Doris (Henke) Scheer. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Arlington. She worked as a housekeeper until her marriage to Walter Soeffker on April 26, 1942. She helped with farming and growing a large garden, baking cookies, cakes and famous pies, and holding many family gatherings. In 1963 Hannah and Walter sold the farm and moved into Arlington. She continued to clean homes for the Dresser and Noack families. She worked at Big Stone Canning Company for the pea and corn seasons. Hannah also worked at the Sibley County Fair in Open Class for canning and baked products for more than 25 years. She played many games of cards. Hannah was a member of Peace Lutheran Guild and helped make their cook book. In August 2007 she suffered a stroke and was a resident at Elim Home in Watertown until November 2007 when she moved to the Arlington Good Samaritan Center. "In Christ's Love Everyone is Someone" and a big thank you to all the wonderful and concerned workers at Good Sam. Johanna is survived by; Eileen Pieschke, Anne Musquiz, Maddie and Molly Musquiz, Bud and Kathy Bruhjell, Troy Bruhjell, Todd and son Joey Bruhjell, sister-in-law Ruth Scheer and many nieces and nephews and extended families. She is preceded in death by her husband Walter in 1976, daughter Lois Bruhjell in 1994, sister Else Weckwerth and husband Victor, brothers Henry Scheer and Albert "Stu" Scheer and wife Gladys, son-in-law Ellsworth Pieschke in 2012 and grandson Greg Muzquiz in 2015. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to family choice, Peace Lutheran Church or Arlington Good Samaritan Society.