Ina Muntzert, age 93

Ina Muntzert

 

Ina Muntzert of Martin, formerly of Hot Springs, S.D., died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at the Bennett County Nursing Home in Martin at the age of 93.
Ina Mae Perry was born Nov. 13, 1922, in Toponas, Colo., the daughter of Ora Scott and Mary Jane (Bird) Perry. She grew up on the family ranch at Toponas, and attended grade school in Toponas and high school in Yampa. 
Ina was united in marriage to James Robert “Bob” Muntzert on October 3, 1943, in Yuma, Arizona. They spent almost a year in Holtville, Calif., working in factories there. They then returned to Yampa, Colo., to live.
In 1949, they returned to the family ranch and worked for her parents until 1957 when they purchased the ranch. Ina kept busy with daily chores of the ranch, raising two children, raising chickens, selling eggs and cream, sewing and making clothes for the family. She also was a part-time cook for the elementary school in Toponas. She was active in the Toponas Community Club, the Home Extension Club, and was a 4-H leader for several years. She enjoyed raising flowers and a garden. Her gardening experiences started as a child when she helped her grandfather in his lettuce fields.
In 1962, they moved to Colorado Springs where they ran a shoe repair shop. In addition to helping in the business she also worked as a waitress and in a greenhouse caring for carnations. In 1968, she went to work for Hewlett Packard assembling the circuit boards and later inspecting components used in the production of oscilloscopes. She retired in 1985.
After retirement they moved back to Yampa for a time, then moved to Glenwood, N.M.. After the death of her husband, Bob, she moved to Delta, Colorado, where she lived until she moved to South Dakota. She moved into Pine Hills Assisted Living in Hot Springs, South Dakota, June 2008 where she resided until failing health resulted in her move to Bennett County Nursing Home in early June 2016, where she died.
She had numerous hobbies including painting pastel and oil pictures, making silver jewelry, sewing, embroidery work, crocheting, wood working, tooling leather, and painting china. She enjoyed gardening and raising flowers. She made stuffed toys for her grandchildren and was especially proud of the teddy bears she made.
Survivors include her son, James “Jim” Muntzert and his wife, Karen, of Victor, Colo.; her daughter, Echo Zickrick and her husband, Sonny, of Long Valley; four grandchildren, Cale Zickrick of Pierre, Ian Muntzert and his wife, Erin, of Sydney, Australia, Loren Munztert of Portland, Ore., and Kylie Worm and her husband, Jesse, of Colorado Springs; one great-granddaughter, Erynn Worm; and a host of other relatives and friends.
In addition to her husband, Ina was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Georgia Klumker; two brothers, Junior Perry and Kay Perry; and a grandson, Scott Zickrick.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 16, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Long Valley, with Pastor Lauren Ley officiating. 

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