Dan died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, CO due to complications from cancer.
Daniel Ellsworth Collett was born June 17, 1944 to Sherman and Bernice (VanOsdel) Collett in Yankton, SD. He grew up in Gayville graduating from Gayville High School in 1962.
Dan ran the local Gayville Cafe and later the Gayville Bar. He moved to California to be near his brothers and attended a Junior College. Upon graduation, he worked at the Ventura Bank in California. He went on to work with Texaco Oil as a purchaser for several years. Dan retired early to lovingly care for his brother who was ill and most recently cared for his spouse, who died from brain cancer in April of 2015.
Dan and John were married September 9, 2013 in Palm Springs, CA.
Dan enjoyed phone calls with his siblings and nieces, dining at restaurants with John and taking "breaks" outdoors.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, John Heinrich, his parents, two sisters, Frances Rempp and Linda Zimmerman and four brothers, Donald, Jim, Richard (Dick) and David. He is survived by sisters Lora Yahnke, TX and Leila Draper, IA; brothers Paul Collett, NE and Robert (Bob) Collett of IA and many nieces and nephews.
Service Information
Saturday, July 11th, 2015, 11:00am
Officiating
Pastor Judy Saylor
Gayville United Methodis Church
Intersection of Davis and McCook
Gayville, SD
57031
Interment Information
Mission Hill Cemetery
Intersect of 3rd street & 446th Avenue
Mission Hill, SD
57046
Reception Information
Lunch will be held at the Gayville Community Center following committal
Daniel Ellsworth Collett was born June 17, 1944 to Sherman and Bernice (VanOsdel) Collett in Yankton, SD. He grew up in Gayville graduating from Gayville High School in 1962.
Dan ran the local Gayville Cafe and later the Gayville Bar. He moved to California to be near his brothers and attended a Junior College. Upon graduation, he worked at the Ventura Bank in California. He went on to work with Texaco Oil as a purchaser for several years. Dan retired early to lovingly care for his brother who was ill and most recently cared for his spouse, who died from brain cancer in April of 2015.
Dan and John were married September 9, 2013 in Palm Springs, CA.
Dan enjoyed phone calls with his siblings and nieces, dining at restaurants with John and taking "breaks" outdoors.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, John Heinrich, his parents, two sisters, Frances Rempp and Linda Zimmerman and four brothers, Donald, Jim, Richard (Dick) and David. He is survived by sisters Lora Yahnke, TX and Leila Draper, IA; brothers Paul Collett, NE and Robert (Bob) Collett of IA and many nieces and nephews.
Service Information
Saturday, July 11th, 2015, 11:00am
Officiating
Pastor Judy Saylor
Gayville United Methodis Church
Intersection of Davis and McCook
Gayville, SD
57031
Interment Information
Mission Hill Cemetery
Intersect of 3rd street & 446th Avenue
Mission Hill, SD
57046
Reception Information
Lunch will be held at the Gayville Community Center following committal
Dan died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, CO due to complications from cancer.
Daniel Ellsworth Collett was born June 17, 1944 to Sherman and Bernice (VanOsdel) Collett in Yankton, SD. He grew up in Gayville graduating from Gayville High School in 1962.
Dan ran the local Gayville Cafe and later the Gayville Bar. He moved to California to be near his brothers and attended a Junior College. Upon graduation, he worked at the Ventura Bank in California. He went on to work with Texaco Oil as a purchaser for several years. Dan retired early to lovingly care for his brother who was ill and most recently cared for his spouse, who died from brain cancer in April of 2015.
Dan and John were married September 9, 2013 in Palm Springs, CA.
Dan enjoyed phone calls with his siblings and nieces, dining at restaurants with John and taking "breaks" outdoors.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, John Heinrich, his parents, two sisters, Frances Rempp and Linda Zimmerman and four brothers, Donald, Jim, Richard (Dick) and David. He is survived by sisters Lora Yahnke, TX and Leila Draper, IA; brothers Paul Collett, NE and Robert (Bob) Collett of IA and many nieces and nephews.
Service Information
Saturday, July 11th, 2015, 11:00am
Officiating
Pastor Judy Saylor
Gayville United Methodis Church
Intersection of Davis and McCook
Gayville, SD
57031
Interment Information
Mission Hill Cemetery
Intersect of 3rd street & 446th Avenue
Mission Hill, SD
57046
Reception Information
Lunch will be held at the Gayville Community Center following committal
Daniel Ellsworth Collett was born June 17, 1944 to Sherman and Bernice (VanOsdel) Collett in Yankton, SD. He grew up in Gayville graduating from Gayville High School in 1962.
Dan ran the local Gayville Cafe and later the Gayville Bar. He moved to California to be near his brothers and attended a Junior College. Upon graduation, he worked at the Ventura Bank in California. He went on to work with Texaco Oil as a purchaser for several years. Dan retired early to lovingly care for his brother who was ill and most recently cared for his spouse, who died from brain cancer in April of 2015.
Dan and John were married September 9, 2013 in Palm Springs, CA.
Dan enjoyed phone calls with his siblings and nieces, dining at restaurants with John and taking "breaks" outdoors.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, John Heinrich, his parents, two sisters, Frances Rempp and Linda Zimmerman and four brothers, Donald, Jim, Richard (Dick) and David. He is survived by sisters Lora Yahnke, TX and Leila Draper, IA; brothers Paul Collett, NE and Robert (Bob) Collett of IA and many nieces and nephews.
Service Information
Saturday, July 11th, 2015, 11:00am
Officiating
Pastor Judy Saylor
Gayville United Methodis Church
Intersection of Davis and McCook
Gayville, SD
57031
Interment Information
Mission Hill Cemetery
Intersect of 3rd street & 446th Avenue
Mission Hill, SD
57046
Reception Information
Lunch will be held at the Gayville Community Center following committal
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