Official Obituary of
Roger D. Randall
April 15, 1948 ~ November 23, 2015 (age 67) 67 Years Old
Roger Randall Obituary
Roger D. Randall, age 67, of Watertown, SD, passed away after a short, courageous battle with cancer, on Monday, November 23, 2015, in the presence of his family.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown.
Rev. Janet Miller and Minister Jerod Jordan will officiate.
Music will be provided by Greg Hanson.
The family is requested to meet at the church on Saturday by 10:30 a.m. for a prayer service.
Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m.
Visitation will continue on Saturday prior to services at the church.
Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown.
Military graveside honors will be conducted by Bryant American Legion Post #37, Codington County American Legion Post #17 and Frank H. Adams Post #750 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Watertown and the Funeral Honors Team of the SD Army National Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be all of Roger's grandchildren. Active pallbearers will be: DJ Gaikowski, Danny Gaikowski, Eugene Anderson, Rich Anderson, Chad Anderson, Robb Johnson, Scott Koistinen and Dick Donley.
Roger was born on April 15, 1948, to Gerald E. and Virginia A. (Burchardt) Randall at Webster, SD.
He graduated from Waubay High School in 1966.
Roger enlisted in the U.S. Navy on April 8, 1966, and served on the ‘USS Ranger' during Vietnam.
He was honorably discharged on August 3, 1970.
On April 22, 1972, Roger married Kathy Rudebusch at Summit, SD.
They lived and worked in Waubay until moving to Watertown where Roger started working for Cenex Co-op.
They lived in various communities during his 27 years with Cenex.
Roger enlisted in the SD Army National Guard on June 29, 1973, served in Desert Storm and retired from the Guards in 1991.
The couple settled in Bryant, SD, and Roger worked as manager of the Bryant Cenex Co-op for 17 1/2 years, retiring in 2000.
They moved to Watertown and Roger worked at the Florence Elevator and retired from there on February 14, 2014.
He enjoyed ‘courtesy driving' for Watertown Ford during his retirement.
He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Bryant American Legion and Watertown V.F.W.
Roger enjoyed fishing, stock car races and watching the Minnesota Twins.
He loved spending time with his family, especially with his grandchildren. Roger's motto through all of this was, "It is what it is." Roger was ‘DAD' to many people.
Roger is survived by his wife, Kathy, of Watertown; four children: Tracy (Travis) Ronke, Troy (Koleen) Randall and Todd (Molly) Randall all of Watertown and Tory Randall (Chad Pollock) of Milbank, SD; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Gary (Marilyn) Randall of Watertown and Darin (Christy) Randall of Waubay, SD; and one sister, Carol (Duane) Gaikowski, of Ortley, SD.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
When: November 27, 2015 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel
Address: 208 3rd St SW De Smet SD SD 57231
When: November 27, 2015 3:30pm
Location: Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel
Address: 208 3rd St SW De Smet SD SD 57231
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown.
Rev. Janet Miller and Minister Jerod Jordan will officiate.
Music will be provided by Greg Hanson.
The family is requested to meet at the church on Saturday by 10:30 a.m. for a prayer service.
Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m.
Visitation will continue on Saturday prior to services at the church.
Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Watertown.
Military graveside honors will be conducted by Bryant American Legion Post #37, Codington County American Legion Post #17 and Frank H. Adams Post #750 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Watertown and the Funeral Honors Team of the SD Army National Guard. Honorary pallbearers will be all of Roger's grandchildren. Active pallbearers will be: DJ Gaikowski, Danny Gaikowski, Eugene Anderson, Rich Anderson, Chad Anderson, Robb Johnson, Scott Koistinen and Dick Donley.
Roger was born on April 15, 1948, to Gerald E. and Virginia A. (Burchardt) Randall at Webster, SD.
He graduated from Waubay High School in 1966.
Roger enlisted in the U.S. Navy on April 8, 1966, and served on the ‘USS Ranger' during Vietnam.
He was honorably discharged on August 3, 1970.
On April 22, 1972, Roger married Kathy Rudebusch at Summit, SD.
They lived and worked in Waubay until moving to Watertown where Roger started working for Cenex Co-op.
They lived in various communities during his 27 years with Cenex.
Roger enlisted in the SD Army National Guard on June 29, 1973, served in Desert Storm and retired from the Guards in 1991.
The couple settled in Bryant, SD, and Roger worked as manager of the Bryant Cenex Co-op for 17 1/2 years, retiring in 2000.
They moved to Watertown and Roger worked at the Florence Elevator and retired from there on February 14, 2014.
He enjoyed ‘courtesy driving' for Watertown Ford during his retirement.
He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Bryant American Legion and Watertown V.F.W.
Roger enjoyed fishing, stock car races and watching the Minnesota Twins.
He loved spending time with his family, especially with his grandchildren. Roger's motto through all of this was, "It is what it is." Roger was ‘DAD' to many people.
Roger is survived by his wife, Kathy, of Watertown; four children: Tracy (Travis) Ronke, Troy (Koleen) Randall and Todd (Molly) Randall all of Watertown and Tory Randall (Chad Pollock) of Milbank, SD; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Gary (Marilyn) Randall of Watertown and Darin (Christy) Randall of Waubay, SD; and one sister, Carol (Duane) Gaikowski, of Ortley, SD.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Visitation
When: November 27, 2015 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel
Address: 208 3rd St SW De Smet SD SD 57231
Service
When: November 27, 2015 3:30pm
Location: Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel
Address: 208 3rd St SW De Smet SD SD 57231
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