Libbie Hecht, age 93, of Winner, passed away on June 4, 2016 at Doughtery Hospice in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, June 10, 2016 at Mason Funeral Home in Winner. Burial will follow at the Winner City Cemetery. Visitation will start at 9:00 AM Friday, June 10, at Mason Funeral Home.

L ibbie Hecht, 93, of Winner, South Dakota entered into peace on June 4, 2016 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Libbie was born March 30, 1923 on the family farm in the Hamill, South Dakota area to Fred and Mary (Klima) Beranek.  She attended country school in the Hamill area through the 8th grade.  She was married to Arthur Hecht on June 12, 1946.  To this union, two daughters were born, Lea Ann and Marcy.  They lived in the rural Winner area early in their life together, eventually moving to Winner, where they spent the rest of their lives.  After Arthur's death in 1985, Libbie remained in their home and then moved to an apartment in 1995.  The Elder Inn became her home in 2000 where she resided until moving to Winner Long Term Care in February of 2015.

She was a member of the American Legion and Western Bohemian Fraternal Association.  Libbie enjoyed taking care of others, as a housekeeper, an aide at the Winner Nursing Home, and an in-home caretaker for the elderly.  Mostly, she loved taking care of her family, especially her mother-in-law, Lizzie (Adolph) Hecht.

She, along with her hugs and kisses, will be missed by her daughter, Marcy (David) Allibone of Sioux City, Iowa, son-in-law, Don Pruess  of Rapid City, South Dakota, grandchildren, Donell (Clint) Welch of Rapid City, Patrick (Kendra) Allibone of Shawnee, Kansas, and Amanda Allibone of Sioux City, great-grandchildren, Taylor Welch, Urijah Welch, Eli Allibone, and Olivia Allibone, two brothers, James (Lou Jean) Beranek and Donald Beranek both of Hamill, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

There will be waltzing, polkaing, and card playing in heaven with her husband, Arthur, her daughter, Lea Ann Pruess, her parents, in-laws, sisters, Rosie (Walter) Jordt, Mary (Elmer) Foss, and Emma (Tony) Cervenka, sister-in-laws, Dorothy Beranek and Irene (Lloyd) Seeley, nieces, nephew, and many other relatives and friends.