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Jerome Merlin Sylliaasen

Birth	:	17 Feb 1937 Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	23 Apr 2012 Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Vangen Church Cemetery, Mission Hill, Yankton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9260120, -97.2650100
Plot	:	Block 40, Lot 2, Grave 1
Inscription	:	Sept. 28, 1958 Military: PFC US Army
Description	:	Jerome M. Sylliaasen, age 75 of Mission Hill, SD passed away Monday, April 23, 2011 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, April 30, 2012 at Vangen Lutheran Church, Mission Hill, SD with Rev. Lance Lindgren officiating. Burial will be in the Vangen Lutheran Cemetery with Military Graveside Rights by the Rudolph Christensen American Legion Post #237. Visitations will begin at 5 PM, Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, SD, with a Scripture service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at... Read More	Jerome M. Sylliaasen, age 75 of Mission Hill, SD passed away Monday, April 23, 2011 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, April 30, 2012 at Vangen Lutheran Church, Mission Hill, SD with Rev. Lance Lindgren officiating. Burial will be in the Vangen Lutheran Cemetery with Military Graveside Rights by the Rudolph Christensen American Legion Post #237. Visitations will begin at 5 PM, Sunday, April 29, 2012, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, SD, with a Scripture service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be Scott Simonsen, Timothy Simonsen, Jessica Epp, Tyler Larsen, Nathan and Briana Epp, and Alexa Larsen. Honorary pallbearers are Robert Oien, Marvin Ekeren, Charles Cowman, Darrell Ekeren, Bernal Huber, Ralph Guenther and Ken Kjer. Jerome M. Sylliaasen was born on February 17, 1937 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD to Henry and Viola (Braunesreither) Sylliaasen. He attended grade school at Pleasant Valley, Inch, and Mission Hill, and attended high school at Gayville, graduating in 1956. He worked on a farm owned by Howard Magorien all through High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army in September 1956 and served for two years. He was discharged in September, 1958. He married Dorothy Ann Remington at St. Johns Lutheran Church on September 28, 1958. To this union, two children were born, Pamela and Patricia. He worked for Freeman & Company, AB Vinateri Plumbing and Yankton County Highway Department. In 1962 the family moved to California where he worked for Hytone Paper Company, Garden Grove, CA and Kimberly Clark, Fullerton, CA. In 1964, the family returned to South Dakota to farm with his father and brother, Alan, in Mission Hill. Jerome continued farming until he retired in 2008. Jerome was a 4-H Leader for many years, a member of the Moose Lodge, Elks Lodge and American Legion. He was baptized, confirmed and a lifetime member of Vangen Lutheran Church of Mission Hill and served as Usher, Deacon and was Secretary on the cemetery board for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Mission Hill, SD; two daughters, Pamela (Raymon) of Mission Hill, SD, Patricia Larsen of Yankton, SD; grandchildren, Jessica Epp of Pollock, LA, Nathan (Briana) Epp of Yankton, SD, Tyler Larsen of Yankton, SD, Alexa Larsen of Yankton, SD; sister, Diane (Jim) Johnson of Ormond Beach, FL; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dolores Christensen of W. Garden Grove, CA, Robert Remington of Hemet, CA, Ken (Lonnie) Remington of Yankton, SD, Donald Remington of Hemet, CA, Wilma (Roger) Simonsen of Menno, SD, Mary (Michael) Cline of Lake Havasu, AZ; and uncle, Wayne Lane of Phoenix, AZ; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry in 1981 and Viola Sylliaasen in 1996 and two brothers, Gale Sylliaasen in 1960 and Alan in 2003; son-in-law, Verlin Larsen on November 17, 2011. Obituary & Photo is from The Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory

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Jerome Merlin Sylliaasen's memorial is located at: Vangen Church Cemetery, Mission Hill, Yankton County, USA.
When did Jerome Merlin Sylliaasen death?
Jerome Merlin Sylliaasen death on 23 Apr 2012 in Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.9260120
Longitude: -97.2650100

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Sanford Sylliaasen

(1906 - 1981)

Viola Josephine Braunesreither Sylliaasen

(1911 - 1996)

Spouse

Dorothy Ann Remington Sylliaasen

(1938 - 2018)

Siblings

Gale Lee Sylliaasen

(1939 - 1960)

Alan Dean Sylliaasen

(1952 - 2003)

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