Sandra Bennett, 69, Beaver Creek, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
A memorial service was Monday, July 27, at the Jurrens Funeral Home in Hills. Burial followed at Beaver Creek Cemetery in Beaver Creek.
Memorials are preferred to Game Plan For Hope, www.gameplan4hope.org.
Sandra Nelson was born on Jan. 9, 1951, to Charles and Eleanor (Larson) Nelson in Valley Springs, South Dakota. She grew up in Hills and attended Hills-Beaver Creek schools.
She married Steven Bennett on Nov. 22, 1969, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. The couple lived their entire married life north of Beaver Creek on the Bennett family farm. Sandra was a mother and farm wife until 1988 when she began working at Linton’s in Sioux Falls and then the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. In January of 1994 she joined the kitchen staff at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, where she worked for more than 21 years until her retirement in November of 2015.
Sandy’s family was her world. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s music and sporting events. She was known as a great cook and often never used a recipe. She enjoyed gardening and canning, watching the Minnesota Twins, Vikings, and sprint car races. She was especially fond of annual 4-wheeling trips with the “Ruff Riders” and watching Steve and the boys play fastpitch softball.
Sandy is survived by her husband, Steve; sons Scott of Beaver Creek, Brian (Amie) of Beaver Creek, and Curt (Mandy) of Beaver Creek; brothers Tom (Meg) Nelson of Luverne and Mike (Deb) Nelson of Sioux Falls; sisters Jean (Nick) Wysong of Hills and Joan (Wade) Johnson of Hills; grandchildren Sierra, Tyler, Alexis, Dalton (Sara), Tryce, Peyton and Holden; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Debra Nelson; infant son Jeffrey; in-laws Darrel and E. Marie Bennett; and sisters-in-law Gail Abraham and Carol Bennett.
Arrangements were provided by Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills, jurrensfuneralhome.com.
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