Hermeonie F. Pippo, age 94 of Buffalo Lake, formerly of Annandale died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at the Buffalo Lake Health Care Center.

Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2010 at the Annandale Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Dennis Johnson will officiate and burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to the service, Thursday at the church.

Hermeonie Fern Pippo was born February 18, 1916 to Herman and Hattie (Olson) Zabel at their home in rural Cedar Mills. She graduated from Alexandria High School with the class of 1934 and from Valley City Teacher's College in 1937. Hermie was a teacher at Howard Lake Country School and in South Haven and Annandale. She married Oscar Pippo on January 20, 1944 at Westmoe Church in Brandon and he preceded her in death on February 9, 2003. She was a member of the Annandale Evangelical Free Church, a sewing club and a former member of the Annandale V.F.W., where she served as President, Secretary and Treasurer. Hermie enjoyed sewing, gardening, ceramics, painting and doll collecting.

She is survived by her children, Stacy (Darrel) Worden of Silver Lake, Tim (Michelle) of Maple Lake and Roger of Young America; sisters, Patricia LeMere of Richfield and Noi Dawn Zabel of Edina; daughter-in-law, Sharon of Shakopee; sister-in-law, Lee Zabel of St. Paul; 8 grandchildren, Gretta, Frank, Sheila, Rachel, Denise, Amanda, Alison and Emily; and 7 great grandchildren, Simon, Mona, Helena, Hale, Pela, Rory & Henry. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Hattie; husband, Oscar; son, Rory; sisters, Adeline and Izola; and brothers, Herman, Jr., Selvin, and Edwin.

Pallbearers will be Emily, Frank and Alison Pippo, Darrel Worden, Rachel Ronning, Daniel Cram and Geoffrey Davis. Arrangements are entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care, Annandale.