Memorial services for Dries Bosch will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial will take place at 12:30 p.m. at Eastside Cemetery, near Steen. Dries D. Bosch, 79, Brandon, S.D., formerly of Steen, died Sunday, Nov. 6, at Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Dries Bosch was born to Dick and Dena (Hoff) Bosch on Feb. 9, 1926, at the family home in Steen. He attended elementary school in Steen and graduated from Hills High School in 1944. After school he worked at the Luverne Creamery for two years before entering into the U.S. Army. He served in the Occupational Forces in Japan and received his honorable discharge on April 20, 1947. He returned to Steen and began working at John Morrell in 1947. He married Laura May Doyle on Jan. 9, 1948, at First Baptist Church in Luverne. In 1950 they moved back to his hometown, Steen, and raised their five sons. He retired from John Morrell in 1989. After retirement they remained living in Steen and he worked part time at Greenview of Minnesota rest area near Adrian. They moved to Bethany Meadows in Brandon in 2004. Mr. Bosch was a lifetime member of Steen Reformed Church, having served as a deacon and an elder. He also served on the town council in Steen and was a member of the Morrell Club. In retirement he enjoyed mowing, fishing trips to Canada and golfing with his brother. He loved Minnesota sports and attended many Vikings games with his sons. In July 1999 he was the champion of the "Bosch Open" Golf Tournament. He loved playing cards at the Senior Citizens Center and with his family. Survivors include his wife, Laura May Bosch, Brandon; five sons, Steven Bosch, Minneapolis, Gregg (Anita) Bosch, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Paul (Diane) Bosch, Brandon, Jeff (Toni) Bosch, Walbridge, Ohio, and Tom (Amy) Bosch, Sioux Falls; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Cornie (Darlene) Bosch, Luverne; and two sisters, Gert (Dick) Hup, Hills, and Betty Boeve, Luverne. Mr. Bosch was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, one sister in infancy, and one brother-in-law, Edward BoeveRoste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.