Virginia Tegethoff

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Virginia Tegethoff, 82, of Mitchell, SD, died Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. Visitation will be Monday, January 15, from 1-3:00 PM with a 2:30 PM prayer service at Bittner Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Mitchell at a later date.

Virginia Alma Semmler was born on a farm near Armour, SD on August 8, 1941 to Jonathan and Alma (Grosz) Semmler. She loved playing outside as a child, making mud pies and houses out of leaves. In 9th grade she and her family moved to Mitchell, SD.

Mitchell is where Virginia met and married Joe Kiner. They had three children, Joseph, Kimberly, and Wade. While the kids were young, they moved around managing bakeries. Later, Virginia married Harold Tegethoff. They spent many years traveling and exploring the USA in an 18-wheeler. After their exploration, she settled in Mitchell and managed convenience stores.

Virginia enjoyed books, movies, and doing puzzles, but most of all watching her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and attending their events. She included in her life her step-grandchildren as well, and enjoyed attending their events, especially the symphony and Transept concerts. Although distance separated her and her siblings, they stayed in contact daily. When together they were a rowdy bunch always ready with good jokes. They might have been a bit too competitive playing cards, but we all know Virginia was the best card player. She will be remembered by her kindness, inclusiveness, and her jolly laugh.

Virginia is survived by her daughter, Kim (Bruce) Campbell of Sioux Falls; grandchildren, Jessica (Justin) Peterson of Sioux Falls, Cassie (Austin) Werkmeister of Mitchell, John Kiner of Mitchell, Laurie (Mark) Bertrand of Sioux Falls, Jill Campbell Olson of Sioux Falls, and Tim (Natalie) Campbell of Sioux Falls; great-grandchildren, Hannah, Hailey, Hadlee, Oliver, Vivian, and Wade; siblings, Lotar (Barbara) Semmler of Hot Springs, AR, Velma Lippert of Story, AR, Maynard (Caryl) Semmler of Mesquite, TX, Priscilla Fiala of David City, NE, and Pati (Steven) Hurt of Columbus, NE; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alma and Jonathan Semmler; sons, Joseph Kiner and Wade Kiner; husbands, Joe Kiner and Harold Tegethoff; and brothers-in-law, Harvey Lippert and Bill Fiala.

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