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Elwood N. Caulfield Jun 06 1925 - May 18 2010
Funeral services for Elwood Norman Caulfield, age 84, of Watertown, SD, will be at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 21, 2010, at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown. Rev. Stephen Lauricella will officiate. Music will be provided by Marcia Jelsma as organist and Don Seim as soloist. Elwood passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at a care center in Watertown. Burial will be at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown. Military graveside honors will be provided by Codington County Post #17 of the American Legion and the Frank H. Adams Post #750 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Watertown, and the Military Funeral Honors Team of the SD Army National Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be Elwood’s grandchildren: Stephanie (Ben) Krohn and Angela (Mike) Dunn; and Willis Urdall, Dean Rinerson, and Elwood Multhauf. Active pallbearers will be: Kim Warkenthien, Gary Beigh, Jerry Caulfield, Jim Caulfield, Arlin Waldow, and Kevin Stanton. Visitation will be at the Crawford Funeral Chapel on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. and in the church Friday prior to services. The family is requested to meet at the church on Friday by 2:00 p.m. for a prayer service. Elwood was born on June 12, 1925, at Hazel, SD, to Wallace C. and Melva (Framstad) Caulfield. He attended school in Vienna, SD. Elwood enlisted in the US Army and served in the South Pacific during WW II. Following an honorable discharge, he went to Refrigeration School in Minneapolis, MN. On January 7, 1956, Elwood married Delberta “Del” Maurice at the Holy Name Catholic Church in Watertown, SD. The couple lived in Rapid City, Willow Lake, and Watertown. Elwood was a water softener and Hoover vacuum cleaner salesman and later sold insurance for over 35 years. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the American Legion, and the V.F.W. Elwood loved to hunt and fish and was an avid Minnesota Vikings and Twins fan. Elwood is survived by his wife, Del, of Watertown, SD; two children: Shirley (Carleton) Hurley of Worthington, MN, and Douglas (LeAnn) Caulfield of Watertown, SD; two grandchildren: Stephanie (Ben) Krohn and Angela (Mike) Dunn; two great-grandchildren: Aubrie Saysirisanh and Will Krohn; and one sister, Doris Mae Caulfield, of West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Elwood N. Caulfield
Jun 06 1925 - May 18 2010

Funeral services for Elwood Norman Caulfield, age 84, of Watertown, SD, will be at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 21, 2010, at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown. Rev. Stephen Lauricella will officiate. Music will be provided by Marcia Jelsma as organist and Don Seim as soloist. Elwood passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at a care center in Watertown.

Burial will be at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown. Military graveside honors will be provided by Codington County Post #17 of the American Legion and the Frank H. Adams Post #750 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Watertown, and the Military Funeral Honors Team of the SD Army National Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be Elwood’s grandchildren: Stephanie (Ben) Krohn and Angela (Mike) Dunn; and Willis Urdall, Dean Rinerson, and Elwood Multhauf. Active pallbearers will be: Kim Warkenthien, Gary Beigh, Jerry Caulfield, Jim Caulfield, Arlin Waldow, and Kevin Stanton.

Visitation will be at the Crawford Funeral Chapel on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. and in the church Friday prior to services. The family is requested to meet at the church on Friday by 2:00 p.m. for a prayer service.

Elwood was born on June 12, 1925, at Hazel, SD, to Wallace C. and Melva (Framstad) Caulfield. He attended school in Vienna, SD. Elwood enlisted in the US Army and served in the South Pacific during WW II. Following an honorable discharge, he went to Refrigeration School in Minneapolis, MN.

On January 7, 1956, Elwood married Delberta “Del” Maurice at the Holy Name Catholic Church in Watertown, SD. The couple lived in Rapid City, Willow Lake, and Watertown. Elwood was a water softener and Hoover vacuum cleaner salesman and later sold insurance for over 35 years.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the American Legion, and the V.F.W. Elwood loved to hunt and fish and was an avid Minnesota Vikings and Twins fan.

Elwood is survived by his wife, Del, of Watertown, SD; two children: Shirley (Carleton) Hurley of Worthington, MN, and Douglas (LeAnn) Caulfield of Watertown, SD; two grandchildren: Stephanie (Ben) Krohn and Angela (Mike) Dunn; two great-grandchildren: Aubrie Saysirisanh and Will Krohn; and one sister, Doris Mae Caulfield, of West Virginia.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

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Comment posted by: Julie DeBerg Schuler
Mon 28th Jun 2010 05:23 pm

You are in our prayers Del Doug and Shirley. Elwood was a special man.

Comment posted by: George and Shirley Siebrands
Thu 27th May 2010 04:22 pm

George and I extend our sympathy to the family.

Sincerely,
George and Shirley Siebrands
Willow Lake

Comment posted by: John and Kim Cypher
Thu 27th May 2010 04:11 pm

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Elwood. He was special to me.

Sincerely,
Kim

Comment posted by: Arlo Saboe
Fri 21st May 2010 04:54 am

I am sorry to here about a great guy I was thinking about all ther pheasant and deer hunting years ago God bless you

Comment posted by: Lori Solsaa
Wed 19th May 2010 11:53 am

Doug and Leann-rnrnThought are with you and your family~rnrnLori SolsaarnGreat Western Bank

Comment posted by: Kelly and Kristi Brown Clinic Oncology
Tue 18th May 2010 09:33 am

We are so sorry to hear of Elwood's passing. He was very special to us and will be missed greatly. Take care and know that you are in our thoughts.

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