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Wallace George Dunker

Birth	:	25 Jul 1920 Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	9 Nov 2009 Groton, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, Brown County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.4599991, -98.3930969
Description	:	Funeral service for Wallace G. Dunker, 89, Aberdeen will be 10 am, Friday, November 13, 2009 at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Tom Haggar officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Wallace died Monday, November 9, 2009 at the Golden Living Center, Groton, SD. Visitation will be from 1-7 pm, Thursday at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home with family present from 5-7 pm. Wallace George Dunker was born on July 25, 1920, near Stratford, South Dakota. He was the fifth of seven children born to Edward and Eva J. (Carter) Dunker. He attended country school and graduated from... Read More	Funeral service for Wallace G. Dunker, 89, Aberdeen will be 10 am, Friday, November 13, 2009 at First United Methodist Church with Pastor Tom Haggar officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Wallace died Monday, November 9, 2009 at the Golden Living Center, Groton, SD. Visitation will be from 1-7 pm, Thursday at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home with family present from 5-7 pm. Wallace George Dunker was born on July 25, 1920, near Stratford, South Dakota. He was the fifth of seven children born to Edward and Eva J. (Carter) Dunker. He attended country school and graduated from Groton High School with the Class of 1938. After high school, Wally worked for his Uncle Walter on his farm. Wally entered the army in 1943 and served in the European Theater of World War II; one of his military missions was teaching sharpshooting. He was honorably discharged from the service in April 1946. Through benefits of the G.I. Bill, Wally attended pre-law at Northern State Teachers College, Aberdeen, and graduated from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, with a Doctor of Laws degree in 1950. Wallace married Marilyn K. Krebs of Raymond, SD, on June 28, 1948. To this union were born three children. Wally valued education and was proud that he was able to send each of his children to college to attain a bachelor degree and also took pride in each of his grandchildren attending college. In addition to their own children, Wally and Marilyn also cared for many foster children. Wallace G. Dunker was a fifty-year member of the SD State Bar, and he began his practice of law in Redfield serving as City Attorney and serving as States Attorney for two terms in Spink County. He was Assistant Attorney General of the State of South Dakota in 1959-60 in Pierre. He opened a law practice in Aberdeen and served as Aberdeen’s Assistant City Attorney. In 1962, Wally began work as Field Solicitor in Aberdeen in the Solicitor’s Office of the U.S. Department of Interior; he retired in 1983. Wally married Joyce Saunders in 1978. Wally was a life member of the Sunrise Masonic Lodge in Aberdeen; he served as Worshipful Master and Treasurer. He was a member of the Scottish Rite Masons in Aberdeen; he served as Venerable Master and Secretary-Treasurer. Wally was a life member of the Yelduz Shrine Temple in Aberdeen; he served as Potentate, chair of the Shrine Football Program, and was in the Roadrunners and Wrecking Crew. Also, he served as the secretary-treasurer of the Midwest Shrine Association. Wally married Betty May (Benson) Funk in 1988. Wally was a member of the First Untied Methodist Church of Aberdeen. Over the years, Wally was involved in many service organizations in the Aberdeen area -- the Lions Club, the Kiwanis, the Elks, the Commandery, the Jaycees, the Moose Lodge, and the Aberdeen Senior Center. He was a life member and past president of National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 0584, and treasurer of the SD Federation of NARFE. Wally was member and past president of AARP, Chapter 2503, and taught its 55 Alive classes as well as helped with its Tax-Aide program. In addition to the service organizations, Wally was an avid hunter of pheasants and deer; he learned how to fly small aircraft; and, he also enjoyed competitive card games, especially bridge. Grateful for having shared Wally’s life are his wife, Betty of Aberdeen; his three children, Jan of Omaha, NE, Jean (Jeff) Albrecht of Doland, SD, and Jody (David) Roeber of Garner, IA; six grandchildren, Sepp Albrecht of Brookings, SD, Sascha Albrecht of Asotin, WA, Sian (Mike) Dill of Brookings, SD, Daniel (Ashley) Roeber of Burnsville, MN, Matthew Roeber of Burnsville, MN, and Katharine Roeber of Garner, IA; two sisters Inez Knickrehm of Groton, SD, and Mildred Williams of Sioux Falls, SD. He is preceded in death by his parents and four siblings, brothers, Raymond and Dale, and sisters Hazel Sager and Evelyn Borge Clausen.

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Wallace George Dunker's memorial is located at: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, Brown County, USA.
When did Wallace George Dunker death?
Wallace George Dunker death on 9 Nov 2009 in Groton, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Wallace George Dunker's memorial?
Latitude: 45.4599991
Longitude: -98.3930969

Family Members:

Parent

Max Edward “Ed” Dunker

(1889 - 1957)

Eva Jane Carter Dunker

(1889 - 1972)

Spouse

Betty May Benson Dunker

(1921 - 2015)

Siblings

Inez Jane Dunker Knickrehm

(1915 - 2014)

Mildred Eunice “Millie” Dunker Williams

(1924 - 2012)

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