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Leona Ruth Hooker Veneklasen

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Birth	:	6 Dec 1910 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	30 Apr 2006 Estelline, Hamlin County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Saint Annes Cemetery, Montague, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5861300, -72.5480600
Description	:	Leona Ruth (Hooker) Veneklasen, daughter of George and Mary (Furrie) Hooker, was born December 6, 1910 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She grew up and received her education in rural schools near Hartford and Wall Lake, South Dakota. She was united in marriage to Clarence Veneklasen on December 12, 1933 in Sioux Falls. After their marriage they operated the Estelline Creamery until 1964. They were then employed with the Estelline School System until Clarence's death on August 30, 1977. Leona continued to make Estelline her home and entered the Estelline Nursing and Care Center on September 10, 2003. She died... Read More	Leona Ruth (Hooker) Veneklasen, daughter of George and Mary (Furrie) Hooker, was born December 6, 1910 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She grew up and received her education in rural schools near Hartford and Wall Lake, South Dakota. She was united in marriage to Clarence Veneklasen on December 12, 1933 in Sioux Falls. After their marriage they operated the Estelline Creamery until 1964. They were then employed with the Estelline School System until Clarence's death on August 30, 1977. Leona continued to make Estelline her home and entered the Estelline Nursing and Care Center on September 10, 2003. She died there on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the age of 95 years, 4 months and 24 days. She was a member of the United Church of Christ and the Plymouth Guild. Leona's coffee pot was always on and she enjoyed having company and family gatherings and serving her baked goods and cooking. She also enjoyed sewing and caring for African Violets. Grateful for having shared her life are one son, Lenny Veneklasen and his wife Betty of Estelline; two daughters, Charlotte Zafft and her husband Norman of Estelline and Sharon Ribstein and her husband Gordon of Brookings; five grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Delores Hooker of Las Vegas, NV; one brother-in-law, Melvin Hutt of Dallas, OR; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence; her parents; two grandchildren, Scott Veneklasen and Jeanne Collins; one great great grandson, Trevor Buys; six sisters, Nellie, Olive, Mabel, Esther, Myrtle and Gertrude; and three brothers, Thomas, James and Royal. Interment Hillcrest Cemetery, Estelline, SD

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Leona Ruth Hooker Veneklasen's memorial is located at: Saint Annes Cemetery, Montague, Franklin County, USA.
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Leona Ruth Hooker Veneklasen death on 30 Apr 2006 in Estelline, Hamlin County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 42.5861300
Longitude: -72.5480600

Family Members:

Parent

George Knott Hooker

(1882 - 1954)

Mary A. Hooker

(1881 - 1920)

Spouse

Clarence Veneklasen

(1911 - 1977)

Siblings

Myrtle Irene Hooker Foster

(1912 - 1999)

Thomas Hobart Hooker

(1913 - 1975)

Mable H Hooker Hoffelt

(1914 - 2004)

Children

Leonard “Lenny” Veneklasen

(1944 - 2015)

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Coordinate: 42.5861300, -72.5480600

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Coordinate: 42.5595000, -72.5070200

15. Green River Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5804400, -72.6052500

16. Old Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5795753, -72.6064215

17. Elm Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5418600, -72.5359000

18. Locust Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5394700, -72.5363400

19. Calvary Cemetery
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20. Durkee Burial Lot
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Coordinate: 42.6070000, -72.4861000

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24. Greenfield Hebrew Congregation Cemetery
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