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Melvin Woodrow Byg

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Birth	:	24 May 1919 Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	24 Aug 2011 Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	West Nidaros Lutheran Church Cemetery, Crooks, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.7027300, -96.7926200
Description	:	Melvin Woodrow Byg, 92, died peacefully on August 24, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks, on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 10:30 AM. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-8:00 PM on Friday, August 26, 2011 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic. Melvin was born on May 24, 1919 to Nels and Rose (Pearson) Byg on the family farm near Hartford. He attended the Byg county school district #93. His life’s calling was being a farmer and Grade A milk producer. He served as a board member of the Sioux Valley... Read More	Melvin Woodrow Byg, 92, died peacefully on August 24, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks, on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 10:30 AM. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-8:00 PM on Friday, August 26, 2011 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic. Melvin was born on May 24, 1919 to Nels and Rose (Pearson) Byg on the family farm near Hartford. He attended the Byg county school district #93. His life’s calling was being a farmer and Grade A milk producer. He served as a board member of the Sioux Valley Milk Producers and the Byg district #93 school board. In his younger years he was an avid hunter. His retirement years were spent restoring antique cars. On November 29, 1942, he married Ruth Leona Orstad. To this union four children were born. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Ruth; children, Rosemary (Gilbert) Mohrhauser, Hartford; Jerald (Alta) Byg, Ames, Iowa; Elizabeth (Alan) Van Liere, Litchfield, Minnesota; Evelyn (John) Holdaway, Rapid City; fourteen grandchildren and ten and a half great grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, brothers, Cecil and Delbert (Bud) and sisters Erma Heckman and June Stringfield.

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Melvin Woodrow Byg's memorial is located at: West Nidaros Lutheran Church Cemetery, Crooks, Minnehaha County, USA.
When did Melvin Woodrow Byg death?
Melvin Woodrow Byg death on 24 Aug 2011 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.7027300
Longitude: -96.7926200

Family Members:

Parent

Nels K. Byg

(1885 - 1977)

Rose Pearson Byg

(1889 - 1947)

Spouse

Ruth Leona Orstad Byg

(1923 - 2018)

Siblings

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. West Nidaros Lutheran Church Cemetery
Crooks, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7027300, -96.7926200

2. Dalemoe Cemetery
Crooks, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6698000, -96.7715600

3. Pioneer Cemetery
Sverdrup Township, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7050018, -96.7406006

4. Lyons Cemetery
Crooks, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6893997, -96.8561020

5. Benton Lutheran Cemetery
Crooks, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6603600, -96.8548470

6. Peterson Cemetery
Renner, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6403900, -96.7534300

7. East Nidaros Lutheran Cemetery
Baltic, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7321500, -96.6994100

8. Saint Olaf Cemetery
Baltic, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7689018, -96.7296982

9. Willow Creek Lutheran Cemetery
Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7905500, -96.8120600

10. Berg Cemetery
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6122017, -96.7514038

11. Stordahl Cemetery
Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7927440, -96.7195240

12. Minnehaha Cemetery
Colton, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7751200, -96.9107500

13. South Dakota Veterans Cemetery
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6228800, -96.6776300

14. Bethel Cemetery
Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5872002, -96.8107986

15. Minnehaha County Cemetery
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6025009, -96.7003021

16. Saint Pauls Cemetery
Garretson, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7318200, -96.6297480

17. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Colton, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7829700, -96.9205700

18. Colton Cemetery
Colton, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.7840980, -96.9207950

19. Saint Ansgar Cemetery
Colton, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8078003, -96.8906021

20. Burk Cemetery
Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.8300018, -96.8103027

21. Hartford Cemetery
Hartford, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6227989, -96.9308014

22. Swedona Covenant Cemetery
Brandon, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6394100, -96.6311500

23. Saint George Cemetery
Hartford, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.6189003, -96.9408035

24. Saint Michael Catholic Cemetery
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5786018, -96.7117004