Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday October 25, 2010 at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis with Father Arnold Kari officiating. Inurnment follows at the St. Aloysius Cemetery in Sturgis at a later date.

Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Sunday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. A rosary service will begin at 7 p.m.

Julia Ann Wilhelm, 97, Sturgis, and formerly of Mobridge, passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center.

Julia was born March 31, 1913 at Ventura, ND, to Anton and Magdalina (Thomas) Schumacher. She received her formal education through the 8th grade in rural class rooms in the Napoleon, ND area.

On April 24, 1934, she married John V. Wilhelm at Wishek, ND. They made their home in Wishek, Eureka, and in 1947 they moved to Mobridge, SD, where Julia became employed as a sales clerk at J.C. Penney's. After her husband's retirement in 1962 they moved to Sturgis, SD, and Julia resumed her work for Penney's until 1977.

In 1976 John passed away and she continued to live in her own home until the age of 90. She enjoyed crocheting many delicate doilies and baking numerous delicious goodies.

In 2003 she entered Foothills Assisted Living in Sturgis where she resided the past seven years. On August 30th, she entered the Sturgis Regional Senior Care Center and was a resident there until her passing. She was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Altar Society.

Survivors include her daughters, Jean Maynard, San Antonio, TX, Patricia Collins, Mobridge,; step daughter, Mary Pudwill, Bismarck, ND; stepson John Wilhelm, Marysville, CA; also 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband John, five brothers, three sisters, sons in law; Leo Pudwill, Kenneth Maynard, James D. Collins; and one granddaughter, Colleen M. Rohlfs.