Pearl Marie Morehead

Pearl Marie Morehead, 94, of Tipton, formerly of Lebanon, South Dakota, died Saturday, July 12, 2014 in the Cedar Manor Nursing Home, Tipton, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at 10:30 AM, First United Church of Christ, Tipton, with the Rev. David Lorenzen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the start of the service. Graveside services and burial will be conducted on Thursday, July 17 at the Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, South Dakota. Kesling Funeral Home, Mobridge, South Dakota will be in charge of graveside services. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the Potter County Historical Group. Pearl was born on June 11, 1920 in New Salem, ND and was raised in the home of August and Mary Grube Schedel. At an early age she moved with her family to Wisconsin and then back to where she finished her school years, graduating from high school in 1938. After attend in Northern State College one year Pearl taught in the rural schools three years and then worked in the County Auditor's office. On December 7, 1942 she married Elmer Morehead and they lived on the farm 52 years. Their two daughters are Carolyn Tecklenburg, Battle Ground, WA and Sandra Mente, Tipton, Iowa. Pearl was a member of the Medicine Rock Senior Citizens Center and served on the board of directors acting as Secretary three years. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, travel, playing clarinet and ukulele, singing, being a part of a country ladies Bible study and being active in the Potter County Historical Society. Pearl is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Tecklenburg and husband, Robert, of Battle Ground, WA and Sandra Mente and husband, Mark, of Tipton, Iowa; three grandsons, Troy (Denise) Mente, Todd (Amy) Mente and Terry (Kim) Mente, all of Tipton, Iowa; eight great grandchildren, Daulton, Ashley, Dylan, Austin, Dawson, Alyssa, Addison and Avery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer on April; 9, 2005, two brothers, Hervey and Howard Schedel, and her sister, Helen.