Duane Dick, 73, has gone home, leaving behind a circle of those who loved him.
The chapters of his life were many; these are some of them.
Born in 1949, Duane began a life that would touch many along the way.
Duane spent his working life as ['the PepsiCola Company in the evening'] — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew him best.
Service is its own kind of love — quiet, steady, often unseen.
Duane Dick, 73 of Dolton, passed away on July 17, 2023 at home. Funeral Service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Friday, July 21, 2023 at the Church with a Prayer Service starting at 7:00 PM. Arrangements provided by Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home. Duane Allen Dick was born on December 4th, 1949, to Robert and Opal Dick at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. After graduating from Salem High School, he enlisted in the US Navy and served as an Air Traffic Controller. He married Linda Nugteren, his beautiful bride of 51 years, on June 10,1972 in Reno, NV. They started their life together in Sioux Falls, SD where Duane attended Southeast Vocational College for Diesel Mechanics and worked for the PepsiCola Company in the evening. He spent the next 50 years of his life working as a Mechanic and Semi- Truck driver. In 1977, Duane and Linda settled in Dolton, SD where they built their dream home together, raising three daughters: Cora, Stacie, and Andrea. He was an active member of the Calvary Reformed Church, serving as a Youth Leader, Usher, Deacon, and Elder. Duane loved Jesus and was always willing to share his faith with everyone. Duane loved planning trips with his bride in the RV, playing cards with friends, watching old western and children's movies. He loved being out in nature fishing, landscaping, and always had a home improvement project going. Most of all, he loved his family. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife: Linda (Nugteren) Dick; children; Cora (Dick) Lund and Michael Lund, Stacie (Dick) Herlyn, and Andrea Dick and Christopher Price; grandchildren: Chelsey Peterson, Logan Dick, Hannah (Audra) Herlyn, Trevor Dick, Gabrielle (Psyche) Herlyn, Paige DeJong, Mason DeJong, Zach Lund, and Sarah Herlyn; Great Grandchildren: Lydia Peterson, Vinny Peterson, Kenai Stewart, Charleigh Peterson, Aurora Dick, Tamzen Dick, Havyn Stewart, and three on the way! Survived by: Sister Sharon and Darrel Pearson of Sioux Falls, SD; brother Dennis Dick of Watertown, WI; mother-in-law Karen of Monroe, SD; brother-in law Greg and Bonnie Nugteren of Parker, SD; brother-in-law Bruce and Tanda Nugteren of Parker, SD; brother-in-law Wayne Ortman of Sioux Falls, SD; brother-in-law Dan and Laura Nugteren of Stacy, Mn; sister-in-law Jamie and Adam Boomgarden of Hurley, SD. Proceeded in Death by: Robert and Opal Dick, Tony and Lois Nugteren, Steven Dick, Brenda Ortman, and Jeannie Dick.
