Velma Leichtenberg Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Velma Leichtenberg of De Smet, South Dakota, who passed away on April 10, 2021 at the age of 92. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Velma Leichtenberg to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by : her parents, W. G. Doland (Bill) and Helena Doland (Petersen); her husband Robert E. Leichtenberg (Bob) of Iroquois; and her son Randall Scott. She is survived by : her former life partner Perry Dean Snyder of Iroquois; her children, Steven P. (Sonny), Kathy Nelson (Kathy) of Timber Lake, Sonny (Donna) of Iroquois and Bob (Diana) of De Smet; her grandsons, Brandon Leichtenberg of Watertown and Jay Leichtenberg (Misty); her great grandchildren, Miles and Ivy of Castlewood; her grandchildren, Kendall Leichtenberg (Shayla) of Vermillion and April Leichtenberg of Yankton; and her siblings, Nancy Fenicle (Eldon) of Sioux Falls, Pearl Jepsen of California and Bill Doland (Margaret) of Lehigh Acres, FL. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In 2019, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she became a resident of the GSS nursing home at De Smet, where she enjoyed activities, especially painting, which was a special talent, until her health declined.
