Marlys Haiar Schuster
Dates
July 10, 1936 - November 29, 2022Obituary
Marlys Haiar Schuster, 86, of Mitchell, SD, went to her Heavenly home Tuesday, November 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at Firesteel Healthcare Center in Mitchell. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, December 6, at RiverTree Church (formerly Mitchell Wesleyan Church) in Mitchell. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation will be Monday from 5-8:00 PM at Bittner Funeral Chapel.
Marlys Ethel Green was born July 10, 1936, at her grandparents' farm SW of Mitchell, SD to Vyron and Edna (Ness) Green. The temperature that day was 116 degrees and her grandpa carried water from the well and threw it on the house to cool it off while Edna gave birth to Marlys.
Marlys went to school at Lisbon #20 until 9 years old when the family moved to a farm near Plano. Being the oldest of 4 girls, she was her father’s helper. He said, “she was the apple of his eye.”
Marlys attended Plano Consolidated School and graduated in 1955. God gave Marlys many talents. She was an accomplished seamstress and could sew anything from tailored suits to quilts. Marlys was the first 4-H girl to enter her wedding dress into the State Fair. She made her dress on her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine. It was made from satin that Justin brought back with him from Japan after he was discharged from the service.
On May 24th, 1956 she married Justin Haiar at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mitchell, SD. They farmed a mile west of Spencer, SD where their five children were raised. While living on the farm, Marlys worked as district manager for Sarah Coventry Jewelry, she was also very active on the farm and worked by Justin’s side. Justin and Marlys also invited pheasant hunters from other states to the farm where they housed and cooked for them. Even to this day, they are still like family and will come back to hunt and visit. As busy as she was on the farm, she even attended and graduated Maid of Scandinavia Cake decorating school. In 1975 they moved to Mitchell, SD due to Justin’s health. Shortly after the move, their son, Leonard, died in a tragic accident. To keep busy she opened up “The Cake Shoppe” where she made extravagant wedding cakes, and silk flower wedding arrangements which won many awards. She also traveled to surrounding towns and taught cake-decorating lessons. She taught floral arranging at North American School of Floral Design, and many of her students went on to work in their own flower shops. To better her business, she attended and graduated Dakota Wesleyan University with a Business Management Degree in 1985. Unfortunately, throughout this time, Justin’s health continued to decline, and he passed away in May of 1989.
To cope with the loss of her husband, Marlys opened up “Creative Designs Flower Shoppe” and found a new joy in square dancing and frequented many dances in Mitchell and surrounding areas. She met Myron Schuster at a single’s square dance convention in Minnesota. On August 12, 1999, Marlys and Myron Schuster were married at the Methodist Church in Cadiz, Ohio. They built a house together in Ohio, and enjoyed their time traveling and visiting friends until Myron passed away March 2, 2005.
After Myron’s passing, Marlys continued many of her hobbies and talents which included cooking and baking. She entered many contests in that field and would frequently come out in the winner’s circle. She even received Honorable Mention in the National Bread Baking Contest for her heath bread recipe. In the summer and fall she spent a lot of time in the garden and was so proud to earn “yard of the month”. She enjoyed canning the harvest of her garden and loved sharing her harvest with others. She would always tell us “you’re closer to God in the garden than anywhere on earth”. She would tell Tina, “If you find me in the garden passed away, just know I died happy”.
She carried a unique lifetime of grief in her heart for the loss of her grandson, Cory, who passed away in 2007. When spending time together, they would discuss where the next rodeo was and Cory would always would say, “Grandma are you coming”. He will be there in heaven to greet her saying, “Grandma are you coming”
Marlys was a grandma to many children. At one time, one of her grandchildren, Casey, had a friend call her Grandma. Casey argued and said “no, that’s my Grandma!” after this disagreement they all had a discussion and it was agreed that Marlys would be “Pretend Grandma”. Even now, the big kids still call her “Grandma”. Marlys always looked forward to attending her grandchildren’s school activities, and religious programs.
Marlys was a member of the Red Hats, Plano Coffee Girls, and Secretary of the Plano Alumni.
Marlys is survived by her daughter, Justina “Tina” (Kevin) Carlson of Mitchell, SD; sons, Kevin Haiar of Sioux Falls, SD and Monte (Michele) Haiar of Fairfax, SD; 13 grandchildren: Christopher (Emily) Carlson, Casey (Brooklyn) Carlson, Connor Carlson, Justin Haiar, Edwin Morales, Karen Morales, Cody Haiar, Cami (Cody) Woodward, Kayla (Jason) Barnable, Josh (Casey) Haiar, Kimberlee (Cody) Schumacher, Kayleen LaDuke, and Kyle Haiar; 20 great-grandchildren; three stepchildren, David Schuster, James Schuster, and Virginia Poston; and siblings: Verlyn (Jerry) Fees of Rapid City, SD, Carolyn (Don) King of Albuquerque, NM, and Marilyn (Wilbert) Roth of Mitchell, SD.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Justin (1989), Myron (2005); sons, Gary (2020), Leonard (1975); grandson, Cory Haiar (2007); brother, Marvyn Green; and her parents, Vyron and Edna Green.
Visitation(s)
Monday, December 5, 2022
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Bittner Funeral Chapel
805 W Havens Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
Service
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
10:30 AM
RiverTree Church
601 N Sanborn Blvd
Mitchell, SD 57301
Cemetery
Graceland CemeteryMitchell, SD