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Wilbur Peder Foss

Birth	:	15 Jun 1921 Freeman, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	18 Nov 2015 Scotland, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Scotland, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1557999, -97.7146988
Plot	:	Sec 6, Lot 77, Grave D
Description	:	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILBUR PEDER FOSS Wilbur Peder Foss was born on June 15, 1921 to Jarle and Inga (nee Jorstad) Foss in rural Freeman. He attended rural schools and graduated from Menno High School. He attended Southern Normal College in Springfield. His teaching and coaching career began at Rose Cottage, Pleasant View, and North Star Schools and continued in Wagner, Lennox, Davis, Beresford. On June 15, 1946, Wilbur was united in marriage to Elizabeth Busch. Together they owned and operated the Coast to Coast hardware store for 17 years. Following another interest, he was a bank officer at the Valley State Bank in Yankton,... Read More	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WILBUR PEDER FOSS Wilbur Peder Foss was born on June 15, 1921 to Jarle and Inga (nee Jorstad) Foss in rural Freeman. He attended rural schools and graduated from Menno High School. He attended Southern Normal College in Springfield. His teaching and coaching career began at Rose Cottage, Pleasant View, and North Star Schools and continued in Wagner, Lennox, Davis, Beresford. On June 15, 1946, Wilbur was united in marriage to Elizabeth Busch. Together they owned and operated the Coast to Coast hardware store for 17 years. Following another interest, he was a bank officer at the Valley State Bank in Yankton, SD for 23 years. They returned to live in Scotland in 1997. He moved to the Good Samaritan Center in February 2015. During his working years and beyond, he was involved in volunteering, education, church participation, basketball refereeing, baseball, politics, horse trading, car deals, old time and country music and mentoring young fiddlers. Wilbur had the desire to learn to play the fiddle at age 55 and continued until he died. He and Elizabeth founded the South Dakota Fiddlers in the 1970’s and they entertained often in the 5 state area. They traveled to Arizona 14 winters and made countless friends there who shared a love for old time music. Wilbur wrote for the Yankton County Observer on a regular basis, his last entry was published after his death. With a great memory for detail, he wrote about the communities he loved and the interesting people he met along the way. Wilbur died on Nov. 18, 2015 at the Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital in Scotland at the age of 94. He was a remarkable man and a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, friend and mentor to generations. Wilbur was preceded in death by his parents Jarle and Inga Foss and his brother Palmer Foss. Wilbur is survived by his wife of 69 years, Elizabeth; a daughter Nancy (William) Penk of Hopkins, MN; a grandson Ryan (Anette) Penk and their sons Bjorn and Noah of Lier, Norway; and a granddaughter Emily (Marshall) Penk-Smith and their daughter Elsa of St. Louis Park, MN. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Eirleen Foss. A memorial will be established by the family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Wilbur Peder Foss's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Scotland, Bon Homme County, USA.
When did Wilbur Peder Foss death?
Wilbur Peder Foss death on 18 Nov 2015 in Scotland, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Wilbur Peder Foss's memorial?
Latitude: 43.1557999
Longitude: -97.7146988

Family Members:

Parent

Jarle Foss

(1894 - 1992)

Ingeborg C. Jorstad Foss

(1898 - 1976)

Spouse

Florinda Elizabeth “Elizabeth” Kautz Foss

(1918 - 2016)

Siblings

Palmer Foss

(1923 - 2013)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 43.1557999, -97.7146988

2. Saint George Catholic Cemetery
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7. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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8. Pietz Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0829630, -97.6365710

13. Neuberg Congregational Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0749100, -97.7924800

14. Odessa Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0985985, -97.5911026

15. Worms Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0531000, -97.6603000

16. Emil G. Mogck Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2308210, -97.8326250

17. Our Savior's East Cemetery
Yankton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1475900, -97.5561600

18. Menno Cemetery
Menno, Hutchinson County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2352829, -97.5850067

19. Hoffnungstal Lutheran Cemetery
Olivet, Hutchinson County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2712780, -97.7770830

20. Saints Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
Scotland, Bon Homme County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1305560, -97.8819440

21. Postahl Lutheran Cemetery
Kaylor, Hutchinson County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1834710, -97.8880710

22. Hoffnung Cemetery
Lesterville, Yankton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0902600, -97.5580600

23. Dennewitz Cemetery
Hutchinson County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2400017, -97.8735962

24. Hoffnungstahl Cemetery
Kaylor, Hutchinson County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2708015, -97.8367004