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- Dan J. Mather, age 69, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Calvary Baptist Church in Yankton with Reverend Jon Cooke officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa.
Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service and video tribute at 7:00 p.m.
Dan J. Mather, age 69, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 AM, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Calvary Baptist Church in Yankton with Reverend Jon Cooke officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa. Visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with a prayer service and video tribute at 7:00 PM.
Pallbearers are Keith DeJong, Dave Leonard, Dan B. Mather, Shawn Mather, Eric Moore and Jack Schlicht. Honorary Pallbearers are Donald Campbell, Larry Eilers, Gary Karel, Glenn Knodel, Ron Nyberg and Dr. Morris Radack.
Dan was born April 1, 1939, to George and Georgia (McQuatters) Mather in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. He graduated from Sergeant Bluff High School in 1957 and from Morningside College in 1961. Dan served in the Iowa Air National Guard from 1956-1962. He married Rose Mary Stubblefield on December 28, 1962. He worked in the Beef Department at Swift & Co. in Sioux City, Iowa from 1961-1968. In 1968, he joined Burroughs, Inc. as a Sales Representative and transferred to Yankton, South Dakota in 1970. Dan later sold school supplies in southern South Dakota and worked for 30 years with Triangle School Service, Northern School Supply and School Specialty, Inc. In December 2001, he said goodbye to his customers and a career he loved.
Dan cherished his Lord and his family. Dan enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf and participated in several sports in high school, college and recreational leagues. He was a driver for Avera Labnet and volunteered as a driver for the Veterans Administration. He also worked with Habitat for Humanity and was involved with many church boards and youth programs.
He is survived by wife, Rose Mather of Yankton; two sons, Darin (Susan) of St. Paul, Minnesota and Dell (Cindy) Mather of Apple Valley, Minnesota; four grandsons, Ryan, Micah, Sean and Joseph; brother, Frank (Marilyn) Mather; sister-in-law, Ruth Mather; brother-in-law, Wayne Cunningham; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, George Ward Mather and sister, Nancy Cunningham.
Memorials may be directed to Calvary Baptist Church or Habitat for Humanity.
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