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Virgil Fodness

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Birth	:	26 Mar 1922 Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	16 Feb 2013 Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, Lennox, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.3014900, -96.8480800
Description	:	Virgil Fodness, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 while under hospice care at his rural Lennox home. Virgil was born on March 26, 1922 in Lincoln Co. SD. He grew up attending school in Canton and graduating from Lennox High School. In 1946 he married Ardys Wumkes. Virgil began farming in 1940 and was a partner with his brother, Don, in the IHC Implement Dealership, Lennox. He had a distinguished career spanning five decades as a rural electric director for the Lincoln-Union Electric Board and then the East River Electric Board. In 1989 he received East River's "Eminent Service Award".... Read More	Virgil Fodness, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 while under hospice care at his rural Lennox home. Virgil was born on March 26, 1922 in Lincoln Co. SD. He grew up attending school in Canton and graduating from Lennox High School. In 1946 he married Ardys Wumkes. Virgil began farming in 1940 and was a partner with his brother, Don, in the IHC Implement Dealership, Lennox. He had a distinguished career spanning five decades as a rural electric director for the Lincoln-Union Electric Board and then the East River Electric Board. In 1989 he received East River's "Eminent Service Award". He was a member of the Mid-West Electric Consumers Association and selected into the SD Co-op Hall of Fame in 1999. Virgil was honored to have an electric substation named in his honor and had been appointed to the National Consumers Federation of America. Locally his was active in 4-H, Little League baseball, as a Township supervisor and telephone and school board member. He served for 29 years on the Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Board. He was an active member of the Lennox Lions, Lennox Community Foundation and treasurer of West Prairie Lutheran Church. Survivors: wife, Ardys, children: Steve (Randi) Fodness, Lennox, Pat (Harv) Hoffman, Lennox, Jeanilne (Dave) Tims, Sioux Falls; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one sister: Betty Beeners, Sioux Falls. He was preceded in death by siblings Stella (Ed) Engen, Howard (Mildred) Fodness, Donald (Corinne) Fodness, Ormel infancy and brother-in-law, Marvin Beeners. Services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at West Prairie Lutheran Church.

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Virgil Fodness's memorial is located at: West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, Lennox, Lincoln County, USA.
When did Virgil Fodness death?
Virgil Fodness death on 16 Feb 2013 in Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.3014900
Longitude: -96.8480800

Family Members:

Parent

Theodore Ole Fodness

(1885 - 1953)

Tena Lier Fodness

(1885 - 1976)

Siblings

Stella Oliva Fodness Engen

(1909 - 2009)

Ormel S. Fodness

(1911 - 1911)

Howard T. Fodness

(1912 - 1994)

Betty Jean Fodness Beeners

(1925 - 2013)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
Lennox, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3014900, -96.8480800

2. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Lennox, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3516884, -96.8560791

3. Delaware Reformed Cemetery
Lennox, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2573509, -96.8887863

4. Saint Edwards Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3300018, -96.7863998

5. Forever Friends Pet Cemetery and Memorial Park
Worthing, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3446000, -96.7975100

6. Lennox Cemetery
Lennox, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3418999, -96.9041977

7. Worthing Cemetery
Worthing, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3236008, -96.7658005

8. Turner County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Davis, Turner County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3016205, -96.9447327

9. Faith LaValley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3750992, -96.7880020

10. Melhus Cemetery
Turner County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2285995, -96.9246979

11. Chancellor Reformed Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3442001, -96.9646988

12. Davis Cemetery
Davis, Turner County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2644005, -96.9903030

13. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Tea, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4229300, -96.8063000

14. Frieling Cemetery
Turner County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2186012, -96.9816971

15. Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
Beresford, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1847000, -96.7758026

16. Beaver Creek Lutheran Cemetery
Harrisburg, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3590800, -96.6878600

17. Chancellor Baptist Cemetery
Chancellor, Turner County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3964005, -96.9741974

18. Mount Zion Cemetery
Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1716995, -96.9105988

19. Germantown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Chancellor, Turner County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4170990, -96.9645996

20. Skrefsrud Lutheran Church Cemetery
Beresford, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1563400, -96.8213400

21. Forest Hill Cemetery
Canton, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2943993, -96.6307983

22. Pleasant View Cemetery
Harrisburg, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4247017, -96.7067032

23. Nazareth Cemetery
Beresford, Lincoln County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1492004, -96.7664032

24. Norwegian Pioneer Lutheran Cemetery
Chancellor, Turner County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4468994, -96.9539032