Zelda Mae (Tiff) Klebsch

Posted 4/10/23

Zelda Mae (Tiff) Klebsch, 79, of Redfield, SD, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield.

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Zelda Mae (Tiff) Klebsch

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Zelda Mae (Tiff) Klebsch, 79, of Redfield, SD, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 22, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hyke Funeral Home in Redfield.  A prayer service and time of sharing will follow at 7:00 p.m.

Zelda's funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Redfield.  Reverend Keith C. Kraft will officiate.  Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Redfield.  After the committal service, lunch and fellowship will take place in the church hall.

In lieu of flowers, the family gratefully prefers donations directed to the Redfield Lions Nutrition Mission Program, c/o Interstate Bank, 106 E 7th Ave., Redfield, SD, 57469.  

The funeral will be live-streamed on the funeral home's website below Zelda's obituary.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Hyke Funeral Home (www.hykefuneralhome.com).

Zelda was born on November 2, 1943, in a farmhouse near Doland, SD, to Raymond and Ida Mae (Carlson) Tiff.  On April 1, 1960, she married William Klebsch in Redfield.  In addition to helping on the family farm, she did office work at Redfield Livestock Auction as well as working at Alco and Dairy Queen.

Her hobbies included crocheting, cooking, going to casinos to play the slot machines, and baking.  She specialized in creating wedding and specialty cakes. She was a member of the Busy Bee Club.

Grateful for sharing her life are her children:  Jim (Pam) Klebsch and son Collin; Jeff (Marj) Klebsch and children Mike (Courtney) Klebsch, Dustin (Larissa) Klebsch, Shawn (Jessie) Wik, and Tyrel (Amy) Wik; and Karen (Rob) Stephenson and children Tyler (Arianne) Rhodes, Greg (Megan) Rhodes, Shelley (Mitch) Young, and R. Beau Stephenson; foreign exchange student Luis Manuel Figueroa Ibarra; and numerous great-grandchildren.  She is also survived by her siblings:  Ruth (Frank) Dvorak, Sandy Flint, Bob (Connie) Tiff, and Art (Victoria) Tiff.

Zelda was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bill, daughter-in-law Cheryl Klebsch, grandson Logan Klebsch, and brother-in-law Bruce Flint.