Michael Leslie “Sammy” Sammons, 67, Round Lake, died Saturday, April 8, 2023, at his home.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, at The First Presbyterian Church in Round Lake. Burial will be in the Round Lake Cemetery.
Michael Sammons was born April 15, 1955, in Luverne to Leslie and Lilly Ann (Yarrington) Sammons. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1973.
Mike married Mary Padilla and to this union four children were born, Chad, Angela, Lindsay and Eric. The couple later divorced.
Mike married Rhonda Hurley on Feb. 3, 1998, in Maui, Hawaii. The couple moved to Round Lake where they owned and operated Eastside Acres Campground until retiring in 2021. Mike also worked as a carpet layer for over 40 years. They wintered in Mesa and Gold Canyon, Arizona, for the past seven years.
Mike was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Round Lake, the Round Lake Sportsman Club, the Luverne and Worthington Ambulance EMTI, and the Round Lake Volunteer Fire Department for over 20 years.
Mike enjoyed motorcycle trips, line dancing, trivia, fishing, ice fishing, deer hunting, flying drones and playing softball. Mike’s greatest joy was his grandkids. He loved spending time with them and watching/being at all of their activities.
Mike is survived by his wife, Rhonda Sammons of Round Lake; three children, Chad (Sara) Sammons of New Ulm, Angela (Robert) Sneller of Luverne, and Lindsay (Thomas) Jenniges of Ellsworth; two stepchildren, Ashley (Kevin Seimers) Harms of Lake Park, Iowa, and Anthony (Nikki) Voss of Round Lake; 15 grandchildren, Gabriella, Natalie and Ferynn Sammons, Riley, Hannah and Nolan Sneller, Jackson, Jolee and Samuel Jenniges, Quinton and Grayson Harms, Liam and Maleah Seimers, and Nova and Kayden Voss; two sisters, Donna (Mike) Rank of Faribault and Michelle Schreier of Currie; sister-in-law Paula (Rod) Paplow of Round Lake; two brothers-in-law, Pete Baker of Cole Harbor, North Dakota, and Scott (Kris) Hurley of Palm Coast, Florida; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son Eric in 2019; sister Kristi Baker; brother David Sammons; and a brother-in-law, Paul Schreier.
Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Worthington, dingmannandsons.com.
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