Obituaries from the week of Oct. 24, 2012
Norma Benson, 79
Norma Jean Benson age 79 of
Tracy, formerly of Salem, SD, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Prairie
View Healthcare Center in Tracy after an extended illness. Memorial
services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the Tracy Area Funeral
Home. Visitation is 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 27 at Christ
Lutheran Church in Salem. Interment is in Canistota Cemetery.
Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com.
Stephens Funeral Service - Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with
arrangements.
Norma Jean Benson was born
June 24, 1933 in Canistota, SD to Herman and Emma (Hoiten) Wittrock. She
graduated from Canistota High School in 1951 and attended nursing school in
Brookings.
On January 3, 1954 she was
united in marriage to Roger Benson at the Lutheran church in Canistota.
Norma moved to Salem in 1962 where she worked at Feterl Manufacturing for 30
years. She retired in 1996 and traveled to Arizona for 8 years. In
2004 Norma moved to Tracy where she volunteered at the Tracy Hospital.
She entered Prairie View Healthcare Center in April, 2011 where she has
resided since. Norma was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in
Salem. She enjoyed reading, doing word search puzzles, crocheting, and
going out to eat for dinner. Norma loved spending winters in Arizona and
having her cup of coffee outside in the morning.
Norma is survived by her
husband of 59 years, Roger; children: Brad (Lisa) Benson of Salem, SD, Scott
(Wendy) Benson of Monticello, UT, Julain (Keith) Rayman of Tracy, and Melissa
(Brad) Anderson of Sioux Falls, SD; 10 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren;
brother Luverne Wittrock of Osakis; and many other relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by
her parents and brother Les Wittrock.
Doris Leonard, 90
Doris C. Leonard age 90 of
Tracy, formerly of Minneapolis, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at
Sanford Tracy Medical Center as the result of a stroke. Services will be
held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Online
condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com.
Stephens Funeral Service - Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with
arrangements.
Doris C. Leonard was born June
9, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN to Arnie and Selma (Johnson) Ostby.
Doris worked in New York and Washington DC. In 1945 she married
Joseph Leonard in New York. After her marriage she moved to Minneapolis
where she continued working. Doris moved to Tracy four and a half years
ago to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren. She moved into
Prairie View Healthcare Center last year where she made many friends, including
residents and staff. The staff gave her the nickname “Giggles”.
Doris enjoyed needlework, spending time with her family, and loved her cat
“Mitsy”.
Doris is survived by her
daughter Linda (Dennis) Fultz of Tracy; daughter-in-law Mary Leonard of
Brooklyn Park; grandchildren Jay (Sheila) Fultz and Jennifer (Jason) Kainz,
both of Tracy; great grandchildren: Nathan and Elizabeth Fultz, and Addison
Kainz; brother Bernard (Sylvia) Ostby of Texas; and many other relatives and
friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Joseph, and son
Steve Leonard.
Dennis ‘Dutch’ Weigelt, 69
Dennis “Dutch” Duane Weigelt,
69, of Freeman, SD died at Sioux Falls Veteran’s Administration Hospital on
Thursday, October 18.
“Dutch” was born August 4,
1943, Tracy, MN. He graduated from Tracy High School in 1961, and enlisted in
the U.S Marine Corp in June of 1961. After his honorable discharge he graduated
from Mankato State College with a degree in Accounting. He continued his
service to his country by serving in the Army Reserves. He spent a majority of
his career as an auditor in various jobs and locations and semi-retired in
2004.
He was a member of Memorial
Lutheran Church and enjoyed volunteering for the Veteran’s Administration
Hospital shuttling veterans to appointments and transportation to other veteran
hospitals. Later in life, he discovered his talent of singing, and enjoyed
sharing his gifts with others by performing Karaoke.
Survivors include his three
children, Stephanie (Darin) Friese, Sioux Falls, Matthew (Chris) Weigelt, Cape
Coral, FL, Michael (Kris) Weigelt, Sioux Falls; 8 grandchildren; sisters, Judy
Williams and Janet Weigelt, and many friends.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, Tycho and Bernice Arnt Weigelt and sister, Betty Enger.
Visitation will begin at noon
Monday at Miller West Funeral Chapel, 6200 W. 41st Street, with family present
from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Services will begin at 11:00 am Tuesday at Memorial
Lutheran Church, 5000 S. Western Avenue, Sioux Falls. Burial will follow at the
Walnut Grove Cemetery, Walnut Grove, MN.
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