Funeral Mass for Lenora Rauchwarter, 98, of Sisseton, SD will be held Friday, September 25, 2026, at 10:30 AM at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Sisseton, SD. Fr. Doug Binsfeld will be the celebrant. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Organist will be Cindy Marohl. Song Leader will be Sandi Jaspers. Pallbearers will be James Cimburek, Justin Cimburek, Josh Cimburek, Randy deDeugd, David Karnof, Mason Pavelka and Brandon Pavelka. Honorary Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Interment will be at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Lake City, SD. Cahill Funeral Chapel of Sisseton, SD, is in charge of arrangements.

Lenora was born May 24, 1928, at Lidgerwood, ND, to Elmer and Ella (Ebel) David. She attended school in Lidgerwood and graduated in 1947. Lenora married David Karnof in 1948. Four children were born to this union. Beverly, Linda, Sandi, and Kim (Butch). The family lived in Lidgerwood, Claire City and then Sisseton. Lenora had various jobs through those years but found her calling caring for others as a nurse aide at Tekakwitha Nursing Home, where she worked for 25 years until she retired in 1994. Lenora married William (Bill) Rauchwarter on October 2, 1974, in Sisseton, SD. Together they traveled to many fiddlers’ jamborees in the area. Lenora joined the Catholic Church through the RCIA program. Her faith was very important to her and she would often be found saying a rosary for a loved one. Lenora enjoyed embroidery, making quilts, and other crafts. She was also famous for her caramel rolls and chocolate marshmallow brownies. She loved tending to her flowers and plants, but most of all Lenora cherished spending time with her family.

Lenora is survived by her daughter Sandi (Norman) Fryer. Her grandchildren James (Kari) Cimburek, Justin (Alana) Cimburek, Jessica (Dwaine) Pavelka, Jennifer Schultz, Josh Cimburek, Megan (Jeremy) Branyan, Susan (Jeremy) Boyer, Randy deDeugd, Jannelle (Nick) Brave, Gail (Jody) Weidenbach, Lauri (Keith) Prey, Crystal (Dave) Bryant, and David (Katie) Karnof. Forty-six great grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Lenora was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughters Beverly and Linda and her son Kim (Butch), her sister Laverne Holland, her brothers Clifford, Kenneth, and Delbert David, and son-in-law John Cimburek.