Eva Ficek, 93, Dickinson, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at CountryHouse, Dickinson. Eva’s Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2 p.m., Friday, January 3, 2014 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson with Fr. Shannon Lucht as celebrant. Interment will take place in the spring at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Dickinson. Visitation will be from noon until 5 p.m. Thursday, and Friday from 8 a.m. until noon at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson and will continue one hour prior to service time at the church. There will be a rosary and vigil at 5 p.m. Thursday at Ladbury Funeral Service with Deacon Ron Wolberg presiding.
Eva Rebel was born February 15, 1920 on the family farm south of Richardton to Anton and Katherine (Goetz) Rebel. Eva was raised on the family farm and attended country school. Being the oldest daughter, Eva helped raise her younger brothers and sisters while her parents worked the farm. She was a wonderful seamstress, and had sewn many coats and dresses for her sisters. After Eva left the farm she worked at various jobs in Dickinson. Eva met Edward Ficek at a dance and they were married on June 1, 1948 at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church south of Richardton. Eva and Edward moved to their own farm near Jamestown in 1949 and farmed it together until they retired in 1975 and moved to Dickinson.
Eva was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. In her spare time she enjoyed bowling and cards but her most enjoyable times were those spent with her family. She loved to bake, especially poppy seed rolls and pies.
Eva is survived by her son, Ervin (Karen) Ficek, Red Oak, Iowa; her daughter, Sharon (Barry) Sonsthagen, Aurora, Colo.; four grandchildren, Kyle (Jennifer) Ficek, Omaha, Neb., Tracy (Nathan) Clute, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Joel (Neilea) Ficek, Fremont, Neb., and Ethan Ficek, Red Oak, Iowa; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Tony (Lorraine) Rebel, Richardton; and five sisters, Helen Froehlich, Katherine Raab Harrington, Marie (George) Morel, Eleanor (Cliff) Walter all of Dickinson and Betty Kurtz, Sacramento, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward in 1979; three brothers and their wives, Matt (Annie) Rebel, Nick (Pauline) Rebel, and Joe (Louise) Rebel; one infant sister, Ann Rebel and five brothers-in-law, Harry Froehlich, Steve Raab, John N. Koppinger, John N. Kurtz, and Larry Harrington.
