Kristi Kay (Colberg) Dobbs, 53, passed away on April 10, 2017 at her home.

Kristi was born on January 10, 1964 to Earl and Shirley (Blumke) Colberg of Estelline, SD. She attended Estelline High School, South Dakota State University and Dakota State University. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree with honors from SDSU in 1988.

Kristi excelled in track and field was named the state champion in several events throughout her varsity track career. She still holds top records in Estelline and was named the Honorary Referee for the Alumni Track Meet in 2007 in recognition of her accomplishments.

Kristi's passion was working with people, especially those with special needs and the elderly. She spent several years working for the Watertown Boys and Girls Club as the program director and was the recipient of their Woman of the Year award. She also worked as a director for Girl Scouts, the Red Cross and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Kristi enjoyed spending time with her children. She also loved dogs, gardening, cooking and baking and was known for her famous chocolate chip cookies.

Kristi is survived by her daughter Erin (Brian) Alderson and their children Evan and Lincoln of Hartford, SD; her son Tyler Thue of Watertown, SD; her daughter Kalli Thue of Phoenix, AZ; her son Gage Dobbs of Castlewood, SD; her parents Earl and Shirley Colberg of Estelline, SD; her sisters Linda (Joel) Mulder of St. Charles, IL; Vicki DeVille of Estelline, SD; Sheila (Doug) Gerhold of Castlewood, SD; Lorri (Steven) Johnson of Humboldt, SD; Marci (Layne) Saathoff of Bruce, SD; her brother David (Naomi) Colberg of Marion, SD and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her beloved sister Pat Hess and brother-in-law Randy DeVille.

A public visitation will be held on Friday, April 14 at the Geise Funeral Home in Estelline from 5-7 p.m. with family present. Funeral services will take place on Saturday, April 15 at 10:30 a.m. at the Preston Christian Church in rural Bruce.

Pallbearers are Steven Johnson, David Colberg, Jason Johnson, Christopher Hess, Shawn Hess, Brian Alderson and honorary pallbearers are all of Kristi's nieces and nephews."