IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Phyllis
Somsen
November 27, 1927 – September 1, 2010
Obituary
Phyllis Somsen passed away on September 1, 2010 at the Estelline Care Center. Visitation will be in the Geise Funeral Chapel at Castlewood, South Dakota on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at First Presbyterian Church in Castlewood, South Dakota on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 10:30 A.M.
Phyllis Somsen was born November 27, 1927 in Hamlin County to William and Minnie (Bleeker) Van Stryland. She received her early education at Hamlin County #4 country school and graduated from Castlewood High School in 1949.
She married Harold Shorty Somsen on June 2, 1949 at the Bemis Christian Reformed church. After their marriage, they moved to a farm in Hidewood Township in Deuel county and returned to Hamlin county in 1957. She was a farming partner with her husband, and after his death, son Larry for thirty years. She moved to Castlewood in 1979 with her two youngest sons and worked for the Castlewood School food service until her retirement in 1995. Harold passed away in October of 1975 creating her greatest challenge and accomplishment of raising her seven children.
She was a lifelong member of Bemis Christian Reformed Church until it closed in 2004. She then joined First Presbyterian Church in Castlewood.
Phyllis was an avid Minnesota Twins and Castlewood Warriors fan and cherished her information sessions with her morning coffee group. Known for her cookies and cooking ability no one left her house hungry. She enjoyed traveling with numerous bus tours and remained friends with many of the participants.
Grateful for having shared her life are one daughter, Laura (Brad) Bass, Stow, OH; and six sons, Lowell (Karen) Somsen, Pierre; Dan (Barb) Somsen, Yankton; Larry (Marlene) Somsen, De Smet; Leon Somsen, Yankton; Jerry (Kari Bartling) Somsen, Webster; and Russ (Chelle) Somsen, Pierre; 24 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Dorothy (Ken) Vanden Brink, Orange City, IA and Mavis (Walter) Poelstra, Hayti; and three sisters-in-law, Gladys Haug, Estelline; Violet Somsen, Estelline; and Donna (Robert) Raasch, Castlewood and a host of other relatives and friends
She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
Phyllis Somsen was born November 27, 1927 in Hamlin County to William and Minnie (Bleeker) Van Stryland. She received her early education at Hamlin County #4 country school and graduated from Castlewood High School in 1949.
She married Harold Shorty Somsen on June 2, 1949 at the Bemis Christian Reformed church. After their marriage, they moved to a farm in Hidewood Township in Deuel county and returned to Hamlin county in 1957. She was a farming partner with her husband, and after his death, son Larry for thirty years. She moved to Castlewood in 1979 with her two youngest sons and worked for the Castlewood School food service until her retirement in 1995. Harold passed away in October of 1975 creating her greatest challenge and accomplishment of raising her seven children.
She was a lifelong member of Bemis Christian Reformed Church until it closed in 2004. She then joined First Presbyterian Church in Castlewood.
Phyllis was an avid Minnesota Twins and Castlewood Warriors fan and cherished her information sessions with her morning coffee group. Known for her cookies and cooking ability no one left her house hungry. She enjoyed traveling with numerous bus tours and remained friends with many of the participants.
Grateful for having shared her life are one daughter, Laura (Brad) Bass, Stow, OH; and six sons, Lowell (Karen) Somsen, Pierre; Dan (Barb) Somsen, Yankton; Larry (Marlene) Somsen, De Smet; Leon Somsen, Yankton; Jerry (Kari Bartling) Somsen, Webster; and Russ (Chelle) Somsen, Pierre; 24 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Dorothy (Ken) Vanden Brink, Orange City, IA and Mavis (Walter) Poelstra, Hayti; and three sisters-in-law, Gladys Haug, Estelline; Violet Somsen, Estelline; and Donna (Robert) Raasch, Castlewood and a host of other relatives and friends
She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
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