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Donald Arlo Schelske
Donald Arlo Schelske Sr., age 75, of Tyndall, South Dakota died Friday, December 29, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Center in Tyndall. A funeral service will be at 11:00 AM, on Tuesday, January 2, 2006 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Yankton with Reverend David Lund officiating. Burial will be at approximately 1:15 PM, on Tuesday, at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Scotland, South Dakota. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, on Monday, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitation resumes one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Donald was born on June 18, 1931 in a sod house in Hutchinson County, South Dakota. He completed the 8th grade and later obtained his GED. On May 3, 1955, he married Carol Bruning and to this union, three children were born: Donald Jr., Karen and Perry. After the death of both of his parents, Don was given legal guardianship of his youngest sister, Kathy, who lived with Don's family during her high school years. In the late 1950's, he owned the Schelske Bar in Volin, South Dakota and he also hauled water, gravel and sand until 1974. For a number of years, he drove school bus for Gayville and Volin Schools. In 1975, Don began to drive truck for Heyl and traveled all over the country until his retirement in 1985.
Survivors include a son, Donald Schelske Jr. of Palm City, Florida; a daughter, Karen (Neil) Faerber of Yankton; 3 grandchildren, Dustin and Kristina Sayler of Yankton and Jennifer Schelske of Nederland, Colorado; two brothers, Marvin (Fern) Schelske and Norman (DiAnn) Schelske, both of Springfield, South Dakota; two sisters, Eldora Baumiller of Scotland and Kathy (Dave) Mudloff of Olathe, Kansas; and one sister-in-law, Bea Schelske of Scotland. Donald was preceded in death by his parents; son, Perry Schelske; one sister, Leola Kizer; four brothers, Arthur Jr., Wilmer, Willard and Eldon Schelske; and one brother-in-law, Clarence Baumiller. [Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan (Yankton, South Dakota) December 31, 2006 submitted by Ida Maack Recu]