Richard E. Sievert, 76, of Sioux Falls, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.
Richard Erich Sievert was born on August 8, 1932 in Mobridge, South Dakota the fourth son of Karl and Bertha Sievert. He grew up in Mobridge where he attended Northwestern Lutheran Academy. After graduating from the Academy in 1949, Dick matriculated at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to study engineering.
After two years of study, Dick decided to fulfill his military obligations by joining the United States Air Force in the autumn of 1952. He completed Basic Training at Lackland AFB, TX and attended Electronics Maintenance Training at Keesler AFB, MS. He was subsequently assigned to the 641st AC&W, a long-range radar site in Labrador. Upon completion of that fourteen month tour, Dick was assigned to an Electronics Counter-measures site at Eglin AFB in Florida as a Maintenance Chief. Shortly after his promotion to Staff Sergeant in late 1955, Dick was reassigned to an ECM facility in Georgia. Separating from active duty in November 1956, Dick returned to South Dakota and joined the Air Force Reserves conducting tours with the 740th AC&W radar site at Ellsworth AFB. He received an honorable discharge in October 1960.
After leaving active duty, Dick began what was to become a thirty-three year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company which later became US West. Almost all of those years with Ma Bell were in management roles. In the latter years of his career, Dick decided to complement his practical skills with academic theory. While working, he undertook a degree course in Business Management at Cardinal Stritch University in Edina, Minnesota. He proudly graduated with his bachelors degree in June of 1990. Also in 1990, Dick retired from the telephone company and began working at Menards in Sioux Falls where he continued to enjoy sharing his knowledge and skills with other people until his death.
His departure from the military was a turning point in Dick’s personal as well as professional life. While working at the telephone company in Aberdeen, he met the woman who was to become his life-long partner. He professed his love for Beverly Jean Hoss before God, family and friends when they married on March 18, 1960. The couple lived a short while in both Aberdeen and Lemmon before moving to Rapid City.
It was in Rapid City that God blessed Dick and Bev with two active, little girls rather than the one big, fat, lazy baby boy that the doctors assured them would arrive. Sharon Rae and Sandra Kay were born on June 30, 1962. In 1965, Dick moved his young family to Sioux Falls and embraced life in – what he often referred to as – a women’s dormitory. Except for the seven years when his career took them to Minnesota, Dick and Bev have made Sioux Falls their home since 1965.
The couple’s return to Sioux Falls allowed Dick to enjoy more fully the next generation of his family. In autumn of 1989, a “Peanut” became the newest apple of his eye. His first grandchild and namesake, Erica Lee Frentz, was born to Sandy and her husband, Alan Frentz. Two years later, Bryce Alan Frentz joined the extended family. In his later years, Dick enjoyed following and being actively involved in his grandchildren’s lives just as he had those of his daughters.
Central, too, to his life were Dick’s many hobbies and interests. For many years, leather-tooling was his avocation. Family members and many friends have beautiful pieces of his work by which to remember him. The young family enjoyed camping. Almost every Friday evening in the summer found Dick packing supplies, fishing gear and bicycles into the camper before he and his three girls set off for weekend adventures at area camp grounds.
In 1973, Dick decided to give up the nomadic element of the weekends away. He and Bev purchased a property at Lake Poinsett. He spent many happy hours there tending his “back forty,” fishing and taking his daughters and later his grandchildren water-skiing. He was an active member of the lake’s homeowners’ association and served on its board for several years. Dick could often be found sitting in the boathouse enjoying the company of family and friends or listening to a Minnesota Twins game or maybe a Pittsburgh Steelers pre-season game on the radio while bird-watching.
Dick took pleasure in sharing his hobbies with others and, perhaps, none more so than wine-making. Countless hours of intrigue, laughter and frivolity followed him saying, “See if this one’s a keeper.” And, no holiday, homecoming or celebration was complete without a few of the best bottles from the cellar. In the 1980s Dick began avidly researching the genealogy of the Sievert and Hoss families. He spent many hours pouring over archival records, pursuing more connections and contacting distant relatives through letters, e-mails and telephone calls.
The pleasure pursuit for which Dick will always be remembered, however, is fishing. From days on the Missouri River as a boy to only a few months ago, fishing was an abiding feature of his life. Whether baiting hooks for the girls, trolling the lakes of South Dakota and Minnesota or going after the big ones on his annual trips to the northern waters of Canada he was happiest when fishing. His many trophy fish attest to his skills as an angler.
Retirement had allowed Dick to spend more time enjoying his hobbies and following his favorite sports teams. It also gave him more time to travel. In addition to the annual fishing trips, he enjoyed seeing new places. He would often talk of the trips that he and Bev made to Alaska, Hawaii and Europe. Retirement also allowed Dick to refocus on military and civic life.
The American Legion has been a focal point of Dick’s life. He was a forty-four year Life Member. He served in numerous positions within the post, the county organization and District One. Dick was a member of the Post 15 Honors Unit and Voiture 129 of the 40&8. He was also a Post Go-Getter for seven years and for the past two years, a member of the Century Go-Getters Club.
Dick was also a member of the Department Executive Committee and had been appointed as a vice chairman on the National Americanism Council for the past two years. He had the honor of representing South Dakota at several National Conventions.
At the time of his death, Dick’s home post, Sioux Falls Post 15, had endorsed him for the position of Department Commander. It was Dick’s long-time wish to fulfill this position of service and he was deeply honored by the support he received from his fellow Legionaires.
So very grateful for having shared his life with them are his wife Bev who plans to remain in Sioux Falls, his daughter Sharon who continues to live in Europe, his daughter Sandy and her husband Alan of Sioux Falls and his grandchildren, Erica and Bryce also of Sioux Falls; his brothers Walt of Manitowoc, WI and Art of Bismarck, ND; and many, many, other family members, friends and comrades.
Funeral services will begin at 1:00 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 3:00 to 5:00 pm Monday at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location.
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Richard Erich Sievert was born on August 8, 1932 in Mobridge, South Dakota the fourth son of Karl and Bertha Sievert. He grew up in Mobridge where he attended Northwestern Lutheran Academy. After graduating from the Academy in 1949, Dick matriculated at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to study engineering.
After two years of study, Dick decided to fulfill his military obligations by joining the United States Air Force in the autumn of 1952. He completed Basic Training at Lackland AFB, TX and attended Electronics Maintenance Training at Keesler AFB, MS. He was subsequently assigned to the 641st AC&W, a long-range radar site in Labrador. Upon completion of that fourteen month tour, Dick was assigned to an Electronics Counter-measures site at Eglin AFB in Florida as a Maintenance Chief. Shortly after his promotion to Staff Sergeant in late 1955, Dick was reassigned to an ECM facility in Georgia. Separating from active duty in November 1956, Dick returned to South Dakota and joined the Air Force Reserves conducting tours with the 740th AC&W radar site at Ellsworth AFB. He received an honorable discharge in October 1960.
After leaving active duty, Dick began what was to become a thirty-three year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company which later became US West. Almost all of those years with Ma Bell were in management roles. In the latter years of his career, Dick decided to complement his practical skills with academic theory. While working, he undertook a degree course in Business Management at Cardinal Stritch University in Edina, Minnesota. He proudly graduated with his bachelors degree in June of 1990. Also in 1990, Dick retired from the telephone company and began working at Menards in Sioux Falls where he continued to enjoy sharing his knowledge and skills with other people until his death.
His departure from the military was a turning point in Dick’s personal as well as professional life. While working at the telephone company in Aberdeen, he met the woman who was to become his life-long partner. He professed his love for Beverly Jean Hoss before God, family and friends when they married on March 18, 1960. The couple lived a short while in both Aberdeen and Lemmon before moving to Rapid City.
It was in Rapid City that God blessed Dick and Bev with two active, little girls rather than the one big, fat, lazy baby boy that the doctors assured them would arrive. Sharon Rae and Sandra Kay were born on June 30, 1962. In 1965, Dick moved his young family to Sioux Falls and embraced life in – what he often referred to as – a women’s dormitory. Except for the seven years when his career took them to Minnesota, Dick and Bev have made Sioux Falls their home since 1965.
The couple’s return to Sioux Falls allowed Dick to enjoy more fully the next generation of his family. In autumn of 1989, a “Peanut” became the newest apple of his eye. His first grandchild and namesake, Erica Lee Frentz, was born to Sandy and her husband, Alan Frentz. Two years later, Bryce Alan Frentz joined the extended family. In his later years, Dick enjoyed following and being actively involved in his grandchildren’s lives just as he had those of his daughters.
Central, too, to his life were Dick’s many hobbies and interests. For many years, leather-tooling was his avocation. Family members and many friends have beautiful pieces of his work by which to remember him. The young family enjoyed camping. Almost every Friday evening in the summer found Dick packing supplies, fishing gear and bicycles into the camper before he and his three girls set off for weekend adventures at area camp grounds.
In 1973, Dick decided to give up the nomadic element of the weekends away. He and Bev purchased a property at Lake Poinsett. He spent many happy hours there tending his “back forty,” fishing and taking his daughters and later his grandchildren water-skiing. He was an active member of the lake’s homeowners’ association and served on its board for several years. Dick could often be found sitting in the boathouse enjoying the company of family and friends or listening to a Minnesota Twins game or maybe a Pittsburgh Steelers pre-season game on the radio while bird-watching.
Dick took pleasure in sharing his hobbies with others and, perhaps, none more so than wine-making. Countless hours of intrigue, laughter and frivolity followed him saying, “See if this one’s a keeper.” And, no holiday, homecoming or celebration was complete without a few of the best bottles from the cellar. In the 1980s Dick began avidly researching the genealogy of the Sievert and Hoss families. He spent many hours pouring over archival records, pursuing more connections and contacting distant relatives through letters, e-mails and telephone calls.
The pleasure pursuit for which Dick will always be remembered, however, is fishing. From days on the Missouri River as a boy to only a few months ago, fishing was an abiding feature of his life. Whether baiting hooks for the girls, trolling the lakes of South Dakota and Minnesota or going after the big ones on his annual trips to the northern waters of Canada he was happiest when fishing. His many trophy fish attest to his skills as an angler.
Retirement had allowed Dick to spend more time enjoying his hobbies and following his favorite sports teams. It also gave him more time to travel. In addition to the annual fishing trips, he enjoyed seeing new places. He would often talk of the trips that he and Bev made to Alaska, Hawaii and Europe. Retirement also allowed Dick to refocus on military and civic life.
The American Legion has been a focal point of Dick’s life. He was a forty-four year Life Member. He served in numerous positions within the post, the county organization and District One. Dick was a member of the Post 15 Honors Unit and Voiture 129 of the 40&8. He was also a Post Go-Getter for seven years and for the past two years, a member of the Century Go-Getters Club.
Dick was also a member of the Department Executive Committee and had been appointed as a vice chairman on the National Americanism Council for the past two years. He had the honor of representing South Dakota at several National Conventions.
At the time of his death, Dick’s home post, Sioux Falls Post 15, had endorsed him for the position of Department Commander. It was Dick’s long-time wish to fulfill this position of service and he was deeply honored by the support he received from his fellow Legionaires.
So very grateful for having shared his life with them are his wife Bev who plans to remain in Sioux Falls, his daughter Sharon who continues to live in Europe, his daughter Sandy and her husband Alan of Sioux Falls and his grandchildren, Erica and Bryce also of Sioux Falls; his brothers Walt of Manitowoc, WI and Art of Bismarck, ND; and many, many, other family members, friends and comrades.
Funeral services will begin at 1:00 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 3:00 to 5:00 pm Monday at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location.
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Richard E. Sievert, 76, of Sioux Falls, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.
Richard Erich Sievert was born on August 8, 1932 in Mobridge, South Dakota the fourth son of Karl and Bertha Sievert. He grew up in Mobridge where he attended Northwestern Lutheran Academy. After graduating from the Academy in 1949, Dick matriculated at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to study engineering.
After two years of study, Dick decided to fulfill his military obligations by joining the United States Air Force in the autumn of 1952. He completed Basic Training at Lackland AFB, TX and attended Electronics Maintenance Training at Keesler AFB, MS. He was subsequently assigned to the 641st AC&W, a long-range radar site in Labrador. Upon completion of that fourteen month tour, Dick was assigned to an Electronics Counter-measures site at Eglin AFB in Florida as a Maintenance Chief. Shortly after his promotion to Staff Sergeant in late 1955, Dick was reassigned to an ECM facility in Georgia. Separating from active duty in November 1956, Dick returned to South Dakota and joined the Air Force Reserves conducting tours with the 740th AC&W radar site at Ellsworth AFB. He received an honorable discharge in October 1960.
After leaving active duty, Dick began what was to become a thirty-three year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company which later became US West. Almost all of those years with Ma Bell were in management roles. In the latter years of his career, Dick decided to complement his practical skills with academic theory. While working, he undertook a degree course in Business Management at Cardinal Stritch University in Edina, Minnesota. He proudly graduated with his bachelors degree in June of 1990. Also in 1990, Dick retired from the telephone company and began working at Menards in Sioux Falls where he continued to enjoy sharing his knowledge and skills with other people until his death.
His departure from the military was a turning point in Dick’s personal as well as professional life. While working at the telephone company in Aberdeen, he met the woman who was to become his life-long partner. He professed his love for Beverly Jean Hoss before God, family and friends when they married on March 18, 1960. The couple lived a short while in both Aberdeen and Lemmon before moving to Rapid City.
It was in Rapid City that God blessed Dick and Bev with two active, little girls rather than the one big, fat, lazy baby boy that the doctors assured them would arrive. Sharon Rae and Sandra Kay were born on June 30, 1962. In 1965, Dick moved his young family to Sioux Falls and embraced life in – what he often referred to as – a women’s dormitory. Except for the seven years when his career took them to Minnesota, Dick and Bev have made Sioux Falls their home since 1965.
The couple’s return to Sioux Falls allowed Dick to enjoy more fully the next generation of his family. In autumn of 1989, a “Peanut” became the newest apple of his eye. His first grandchild and namesake, Erica Lee Frentz, was born to Sandy and her husband, Alan Frentz. Two years later, Bryce Alan Frentz joined the extended family. In his later years, Dick enjoyed following and being actively involved in his grandchildren’s lives just as he had those of his daughters.
Central, too, to his life were Dick’s many hobbies and interests. For many years, leather-tooling was his avocation. Family members and many friends have beautiful pieces of his work by which to remember him. The young family enjoyed camping. Almost every Friday evening in the summer found Dick packing supplies, fishing gear and bicycles into the camper before he and his three girls set off for weekend adventures at area camp grounds.
In 1973, Dick decided to give up the nomadic element of the weekends away. He and Bev purchased a property at Lake Poinsett. He spent many happy hours there tending his “back forty,” fishing and taking his daughters and later his grandchildren water-skiing. He was an active member of the lake’s homeowners’ association and served on its board for several years. Dick could often be found sitting in the boathouse enjoying the company of family and friends or listening to a Minnesota Twins game or maybe a Pittsburgh Steelers pre-season game on the radio while bird-watching.
Dick took pleasure in sharing his hobbies with others and, perhaps, none more so than wine-making. Countless hours of intrigue, laughter and frivolity followed him saying, “See if this one’s a keeper.” And, no holiday, homecoming or celebration was complete without a few of the best bottles from the cellar. In the 1980s Dick began avidly researching the genealogy of the Sievert and Hoss families. He spent many hours pouring over archival records, pursuing more connections and contacting distant relatives through letters, e-mails and telephone calls.
The pleasure pursuit for which Dick will always be remembered, however, is fishing. From days on the Missouri River as a boy to only a few months ago, fishing was an abiding feature of his life. Whether baiting hooks for the girls, trolling the lakes of South Dakota and Minnesota or going after the big ones on his annual trips to the northern waters of Canada he was happiest when fishing. His many trophy fish attest to his skills as an angler.
Retirement had allowed Dick to spend more time enjoying his hobbies and following his favorite sports teams. It also gave him more time to travel. In addition to the annual fishing trips, he enjoyed seeing new places. He would often talk of the trips that he and Bev made to Alaska, Hawaii and Europe. Retirement also allowed Dick to refocus on military and civic life.
The American Legion has been a focal point of Dick’s life. He was a forty-four year Life Member. He served in numerous positions within the post, the county organization and District One. Dick was a member of the Post 15 Honors Unit and Voiture 129 of the 40&8. He was also a Post Go-Getter for seven years and for the past two years, a member of the Century Go-Getters Club.
Dick was also a member of the Department Executive Committee and had been appointed as a vice chairman on the National Americanism Council for the past two years. He had the honor of representing South Dakota at several National Conventions.
At the time of his death, Dick’s home post, Sioux Falls Post 15, had endorsed him for the position of Department Commander. It was Dick’s long-time wish to fulfill this position of service and he was deeply honored by the support he received from his fellow Legionaires.
So very grateful for having shared his life with them are his wife Bev who plans to remain in Sioux Falls, his daughter Sharon who continues to live in Europe, his daughter Sandy and her husband Alan of Sioux Falls and his grandchildren, Erica and Bryce also of Sioux Falls; his brothers Walt of Manitowoc, WI and Art of Bismarck, ND; and many, many, other family members, friends and comrades.
Funeral services will begin at 1:00 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 3:00 to 5:00 pm Monday at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location.
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Richard Erich Sievert was born on August 8, 1932 in Mobridge, South Dakota the fourth son of Karl and Bertha Sievert. He grew up in Mobridge where he attended Northwestern Lutheran Academy. After graduating from the Academy in 1949, Dick matriculated at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to study engineering.
After two years of study, Dick decided to fulfill his military obligations by joining the United States Air Force in the autumn of 1952. He completed Basic Training at Lackland AFB, TX and attended Electronics Maintenance Training at Keesler AFB, MS. He was subsequently assigned to the 641st AC&W, a long-range radar site in Labrador. Upon completion of that fourteen month tour, Dick was assigned to an Electronics Counter-measures site at Eglin AFB in Florida as a Maintenance Chief. Shortly after his promotion to Staff Sergeant in late 1955, Dick was reassigned to an ECM facility in Georgia. Separating from active duty in November 1956, Dick returned to South Dakota and joined the Air Force Reserves conducting tours with the 740th AC&W radar site at Ellsworth AFB. He received an honorable discharge in October 1960.
After leaving active duty, Dick began what was to become a thirty-three year career with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company which later became US West. Almost all of those years with Ma Bell were in management roles. In the latter years of his career, Dick decided to complement his practical skills with academic theory. While working, he undertook a degree course in Business Management at Cardinal Stritch University in Edina, Minnesota. He proudly graduated with his bachelors degree in June of 1990. Also in 1990, Dick retired from the telephone company and began working at Menards in Sioux Falls where he continued to enjoy sharing his knowledge and skills with other people until his death.
His departure from the military was a turning point in Dick’s personal as well as professional life. While working at the telephone company in Aberdeen, he met the woman who was to become his life-long partner. He professed his love for Beverly Jean Hoss before God, family and friends when they married on March 18, 1960. The couple lived a short while in both Aberdeen and Lemmon before moving to Rapid City.
It was in Rapid City that God blessed Dick and Bev with two active, little girls rather than the one big, fat, lazy baby boy that the doctors assured them would arrive. Sharon Rae and Sandra Kay were born on June 30, 1962. In 1965, Dick moved his young family to Sioux Falls and embraced life in – what he often referred to as – a women’s dormitory. Except for the seven years when his career took them to Minnesota, Dick and Bev have made Sioux Falls their home since 1965.
The couple’s return to Sioux Falls allowed Dick to enjoy more fully the next generation of his family. In autumn of 1989, a “Peanut” became the newest apple of his eye. His first grandchild and namesake, Erica Lee Frentz, was born to Sandy and her husband, Alan Frentz. Two years later, Bryce Alan Frentz joined the extended family. In his later years, Dick enjoyed following and being actively involved in his grandchildren’s lives just as he had those of his daughters.
Central, too, to his life were Dick’s many hobbies and interests. For many years, leather-tooling was his avocation. Family members and many friends have beautiful pieces of his work by which to remember him. The young family enjoyed camping. Almost every Friday evening in the summer found Dick packing supplies, fishing gear and bicycles into the camper before he and his three girls set off for weekend adventures at area camp grounds.
In 1973, Dick decided to give up the nomadic element of the weekends away. He and Bev purchased a property at Lake Poinsett. He spent many happy hours there tending his “back forty,” fishing and taking his daughters and later his grandchildren water-skiing. He was an active member of the lake’s homeowners’ association and served on its board for several years. Dick could often be found sitting in the boathouse enjoying the company of family and friends or listening to a Minnesota Twins game or maybe a Pittsburgh Steelers pre-season game on the radio while bird-watching.
Dick took pleasure in sharing his hobbies with others and, perhaps, none more so than wine-making. Countless hours of intrigue, laughter and frivolity followed him saying, “See if this one’s a keeper.” And, no holiday, homecoming or celebration was complete without a few of the best bottles from the cellar. In the 1980s Dick began avidly researching the genealogy of the Sievert and Hoss families. He spent many hours pouring over archival records, pursuing more connections and contacting distant relatives through letters, e-mails and telephone calls.
The pleasure pursuit for which Dick will always be remembered, however, is fishing. From days on the Missouri River as a boy to only a few months ago, fishing was an abiding feature of his life. Whether baiting hooks for the girls, trolling the lakes of South Dakota and Minnesota or going after the big ones on his annual trips to the northern waters of Canada he was happiest when fishing. His many trophy fish attest to his skills as an angler.
Retirement had allowed Dick to spend more time enjoying his hobbies and following his favorite sports teams. It also gave him more time to travel. In addition to the annual fishing trips, he enjoyed seeing new places. He would often talk of the trips that he and Bev made to Alaska, Hawaii and Europe. Retirement also allowed Dick to refocus on military and civic life.
The American Legion has been a focal point of Dick’s life. He was a forty-four year Life Member. He served in numerous positions within the post, the county organization and District One. Dick was a member of the Post 15 Honors Unit and Voiture 129 of the 40&8. He was also a Post Go-Getter for seven years and for the past two years, a member of the Century Go-Getters Club.
Dick was also a member of the Department Executive Committee and had been appointed as a vice chairman on the National Americanism Council for the past two years. He had the honor of representing South Dakota at several National Conventions.
At the time of his death, Dick’s home post, Sioux Falls Post 15, had endorsed him for the position of Department Commander. It was Dick’s long-time wish to fulfill this position of service and he was deeply honored by the support he received from his fellow Legionaires.
So very grateful for having shared his life with them are his wife Bev who plans to remain in Sioux Falls, his daughter Sharon who continues to live in Europe, his daughter Sandy and her husband Alan of Sioux Falls and his grandchildren, Erica and Bryce also of Sioux Falls; his brothers Walt of Manitowoc, WI and Art of Bismarck, ND; and many, many, other family members, friends and comrades.
Funeral services will begin at 1:00 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 3:00 to 5:00 pm Monday at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location.
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