Herbert Herb O. Stellmacher

Herbert Herb O. Stellmacher, 97, of Redfield, SD, passed away Monday, June 23, 2025, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield.

Visitation will be from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, at the Eastern Star Chapel and will continue from 5:30 p.m. 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.

On Thursday, June 26, Herbs funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Redfield with Pastor Joy Proper officiating. The committal service will follow the funeral at the Tulare Cemetery in Tulare, SD. Lunch will then be served in the church fellowship hall.

Both the prayer service and funeral service will be live-streamed with a link on the funeral homes website below Herbs obituary. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hyke Funeral Home (www.hykefuneralhome.com).

Herbert Stellmacher was born on June 28, 1927, on a farm northeast of Hitchcock, SD, to parents Reinhold and Sophie (Witte) Stellmacher. He was baptized August 14, 1927, at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Crandon. He was confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church on July 21, 1940. He graduated from Hitchcock High School in 1944. He married Shirley Schroeder on September 3, 1948 at her parents home near Hitchcock.

He and Shirley operated the family farm. He enjoyed feeding cattle and hogs. He also had horses which he liked to ride, and had a team to drive. He combined grain for almost 60 years, doing custom combining for several neighbors. They retired to Redfield in 1999. There they enjoyed playing cards and helping at the Redfield Senior Center. Herb was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Redfield and served on several committees. He served on the Cornwall, and then Crandon township boards for a total of 45 years. Herb and Shirley traveled to Germany twice to visit relatives there. He enjoyed his children, grandchildren, and all the great-grandchildren, and loved their visits.

He is survived by his children: Gene (Karlene) Stellmacher of Tulare, Judy (Rick) Wagner of Tulare, and Janice (Timothy) Robinson of Shawnee, KS. Herb is also survived by eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter.

Herb was preceded in death by his wife, parents, brothers Erwin and Erich Stellmacher, and sister Elsie Feistner.