Mrs. Ilo L. Siewert, of Enid, formerly of Glencoe, Minnesota, passed away on Aug. 12, 2009.  Viewing will be Friday and Saturday at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.  A Memorial Service is to be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, at Burgundy Place, 1600 W. Willow Road in Enid, with Pastor Christopher Hall, of Redeemer Lutheran Church, officiating.  Soloists are Mike Weatherford and Jeffrey Siewert, and pianist is Rev. Bruce Melton.   Interment will follow later in the Lutheran Cemetery at her former home in Glencoe, MN.  Honorary pallbearers are: Veryl Jungclaus, Lowell Beihoffer, Bradley Siewert, Kai Siewert, Barbara Rolf, and Debra Klaustermeier

     Ilo L. Siewert was born in the Glencoe area on March 14, 1913, the daughter of William and Anne (Meyer) Jungclaus.  She was baptized and confirmed by the Reverend Kolbe, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Glencoe.  She was united in marriage to Carl W. Siewert, in 1933.  The marriage was blessed with two sons:  Wendell Siewert of Enid, Oklahoma, and Sheldon Siewert of Florence, Oregon.

    She was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church in Glencoe, and a longtime active member of the Women’s Missionary Society.  She was also active in the American Legion Auxiliary, and employed for many years at Glencoe Regional Health Center.

    She is survived by her son Wendell and daughter-in-law, Mavis Siewert of Enid, and son Sheldon and daughter-in-law, Joy Siewert of Florence, OR; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law,  many nieces and nephews, and friends both in Enid and near her birthplace in Minnesota.

      She was preceded in death by her husband Carl, her brother and sister-in-law, George and Melinda Jungclaus, and a niece, Lois Beihoffer.

     Memorials may be made through the funeral home to Mission of the Loving Shepherd.