Dorothy E. Plummer
(June 11, 1929 - February 12, 2014)
Dorothy Elaine Plummer, 84, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls.
Dorothy was born to John and Anna (Haugen) Nebben on June 11, 1929 at the Nebben homestead near Colman, SD, the youngest of 9 children. Her father died when she was 1 month old.
Dorothy went to Gale Ridge Country School and graduated from Colman High School. She was baptized and confirmed at Hegre Lutheran Church, rural Colman. She believed in Jesus Christ as her Savior.
Dorothy worked as a waitress at the Lone Tree Station and Colman Cafe until her marriage to Virtus Plummer on February 13, 1949 at Colman, SD. They farmed for 45 years in Lone Rock Township, Moody County, SD.
She was a member of Lone Rock Lutheran Church for 40 years, where she held various WELCA offices and taught Sunday school for 35 years. She served on election boards several times and was a teacher's aide for a short time at Dailey School, worked at Eaton Dakota in Flandreau, and as a biscuit baker at Hardees in Pipestone. They moved to Flandreau in 1994, where she became a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Her husband preceded her in death on August 6, 1995.
Dorothy worked as a receptionist at Social Services and as a porter at Royal River Casino in Flandreau until ill health caused her to retire.
She enjoyed her family most of all and liked music, dancing, cards, quilting, painting, gardening and dogs.
Dorothy is survived by one son Randy (Rhonda), Egan, SD, three daughters, Becki (Larry) Landgren, Flandreau, SD, Pam (Craig) Thies, Pipestone, MN and Amy (Jason) Ellsworth, Brandon, SD, 10 grandchildren, Malissa (Nick) Otto, Matt, Mandy and Michael Plummer, Stephanie (Ryan) Grengs and Darby (Kari Smith) Landgren, Kelsey (Darin) VanDeBerg, Kristen Haggerty and Jared Thies and Carter Ellsworth, 5 great-grandchildren, Kasen, Karly, Kamryn, Tyler and Kailey, 5 siblings, Swede Nebben, Colman, Art (Dee) Nebben, Dell Rapids, Laura Knutson, Colman, Hilda Johnson, Dell Rapids, Rosie Croon, Colman and brother-in-law Don Knutson, Dell Rapids.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Virtus, her parents, two sisters, Luella Knutson and Annette Steinborn, brother Olaf Nebben, 2 nieces Kim Steinborn and Lori McAthie and her uncle Rudolf Haugen who helped raise her.
Funeral services will be 11:30 am Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Flandreau with burial in Union Cemetery, Flandreau. Visitation is from 5 – 8 pm Friday at the church.
(June 11, 1929 - February 12, 2014)
Dorothy Elaine Plummer, 84, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls.
Dorothy was born to John and Anna (Haugen) Nebben on June 11, 1929 at the Nebben homestead near Colman, SD, the youngest of 9 children. Her father died when she was 1 month old.
Dorothy went to Gale Ridge Country School and graduated from Colman High School. She was baptized and confirmed at Hegre Lutheran Church, rural Colman. She believed in Jesus Christ as her Savior.
Dorothy worked as a waitress at the Lone Tree Station and Colman Cafe until her marriage to Virtus Plummer on February 13, 1949 at Colman, SD. They farmed for 45 years in Lone Rock Township, Moody County, SD.
She was a member of Lone Rock Lutheran Church for 40 years, where she held various WELCA offices and taught Sunday school for 35 years. She served on election boards several times and was a teacher's aide for a short time at Dailey School, worked at Eaton Dakota in Flandreau, and as a biscuit baker at Hardees in Pipestone. They moved to Flandreau in 1994, where she became a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Her husband preceded her in death on August 6, 1995.
Dorothy worked as a receptionist at Social Services and as a porter at Royal River Casino in Flandreau until ill health caused her to retire.
She enjoyed her family most of all and liked music, dancing, cards, quilting, painting, gardening and dogs.
Dorothy is survived by one son Randy (Rhonda), Egan, SD, three daughters, Becki (Larry) Landgren, Flandreau, SD, Pam (Craig) Thies, Pipestone, MN and Amy (Jason) Ellsworth, Brandon, SD, 10 grandchildren, Malissa (Nick) Otto, Matt, Mandy and Michael Plummer, Stephanie (Ryan) Grengs and Darby (Kari Smith) Landgren, Kelsey (Darin) VanDeBerg, Kristen Haggerty and Jared Thies and Carter Ellsworth, 5 great-grandchildren, Kasen, Karly, Kamryn, Tyler and Kailey, 5 siblings, Swede Nebben, Colman, Art (Dee) Nebben, Dell Rapids, Laura Knutson, Colman, Hilda Johnson, Dell Rapids, Rosie Croon, Colman and brother-in-law Don Knutson, Dell Rapids.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Virtus, her parents, two sisters, Luella Knutson and Annette Steinborn, brother Olaf Nebben, 2 nieces Kim Steinborn and Lori McAthie and her uncle Rudolf Haugen who helped raise her.
Funeral services will be 11:30 am Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Flandreau with burial in Union Cemetery, Flandreau. Visitation is from 5 – 8 pm Friday at the church.
Dorothy E. Plummer
(June 11, 1929 - February 12, 2014)
Dorothy Elaine Plummer, 84, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls.
Dorothy was born to John and Anna (Haugen) Nebben on June 11, 1929 at the Nebben homestead near Colman, SD, the youngest of 9 children. Her father died when she was 1 month old.
Dorothy went to Gale Ridge Country School and graduated from Colman High School. She was baptized and confirmed at Hegre Lutheran Church, rural Colman. She believed in Jesus Christ as her Savior.
Dorothy worked as a waitress at the Lone Tree Station and Colman Cafe until her marriage to Virtus Plummer on February 13, 1949 at Colman, SD. They farmed for 45 years in Lone Rock Township, Moody County, SD.
She was a member of Lone Rock Lutheran Church for 40 years, where she held various WELCA offices and taught Sunday school for 35 years. She served on election boards several times and was a teacher's aide for a short time at Dailey School, worked at Eaton Dakota in Flandreau, and as a biscuit baker at Hardees in Pipestone. They moved to Flandreau in 1994, where she became a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Her husband preceded her in death on August 6, 1995.
Dorothy worked as a receptionist at Social Services and as a porter at Royal River Casino in Flandreau until ill health caused her to retire.
She enjoyed her family most of all and liked music, dancing, cards, quilting, painting, gardening and dogs.
Dorothy is survived by one son Randy (Rhonda), Egan, SD, three daughters, Becki (Larry) Landgren, Flandreau, SD, Pam (Craig) Thies, Pipestone, MN and Amy (Jason) Ellsworth, Brandon, SD, 10 grandchildren, Malissa (Nick) Otto, Matt, Mandy and Michael Plummer, Stephanie (Ryan) Grengs and Darby (Kari Smith) Landgren, Kelsey (Darin) VanDeBerg, Kristen Haggerty and Jared Thies and Carter Ellsworth, 5 great-grandchildren, Kasen, Karly, Kamryn, Tyler and Kailey, 5 siblings, Swede Nebben, Colman, Art (Dee) Nebben, Dell Rapids, Laura Knutson, Colman, Hilda Johnson, Dell Rapids, Rosie Croon, Colman and brother-in-law Don Knutson, Dell Rapids.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Virtus, her parents, two sisters, Luella Knutson and Annette Steinborn, brother Olaf Nebben, 2 nieces Kim Steinborn and Lori McAthie and her uncle Rudolf Haugen who helped raise her.
Funeral services will be 11:30 am Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Flandreau with burial in Union Cemetery, Flandreau. Visitation is from 5 – 8 pm Friday at the church.
(June 11, 1929 - February 12, 2014)
Dorothy Elaine Plummer, 84, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls.
Dorothy was born to John and Anna (Haugen) Nebben on June 11, 1929 at the Nebben homestead near Colman, SD, the youngest of 9 children. Her father died when she was 1 month old.
Dorothy went to Gale Ridge Country School and graduated from Colman High School. She was baptized and confirmed at Hegre Lutheran Church, rural Colman. She believed in Jesus Christ as her Savior.
Dorothy worked as a waitress at the Lone Tree Station and Colman Cafe until her marriage to Virtus Plummer on February 13, 1949 at Colman, SD. They farmed for 45 years in Lone Rock Township, Moody County, SD.
She was a member of Lone Rock Lutheran Church for 40 years, where she held various WELCA offices and taught Sunday school for 35 years. She served on election boards several times and was a teacher's aide for a short time at Dailey School, worked at Eaton Dakota in Flandreau, and as a biscuit baker at Hardees in Pipestone. They moved to Flandreau in 1994, where she became a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Her husband preceded her in death on August 6, 1995.
Dorothy worked as a receptionist at Social Services and as a porter at Royal River Casino in Flandreau until ill health caused her to retire.
She enjoyed her family most of all and liked music, dancing, cards, quilting, painting, gardening and dogs.
Dorothy is survived by one son Randy (Rhonda), Egan, SD, three daughters, Becki (Larry) Landgren, Flandreau, SD, Pam (Craig) Thies, Pipestone, MN and Amy (Jason) Ellsworth, Brandon, SD, 10 grandchildren, Malissa (Nick) Otto, Matt, Mandy and Michael Plummer, Stephanie (Ryan) Grengs and Darby (Kari Smith) Landgren, Kelsey (Darin) VanDeBerg, Kristen Haggerty and Jared Thies and Carter Ellsworth, 5 great-grandchildren, Kasen, Karly, Kamryn, Tyler and Kailey, 5 siblings, Swede Nebben, Colman, Art (Dee) Nebben, Dell Rapids, Laura Knutson, Colman, Hilda Johnson, Dell Rapids, Rosie Croon, Colman and brother-in-law Don Knutson, Dell Rapids.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Virtus, her parents, two sisters, Luella Knutson and Annette Steinborn, brother Olaf Nebben, 2 nieces Kim Steinborn and Lori McAthie and her uncle Rudolf Haugen who helped raise her.
Funeral services will be 11:30 am Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Flandreau with burial in Union Cemetery, Flandreau. Visitation is from 5 – 8 pm Friday at the church.
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