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Donetta Yusten

Donetta Yusten


Dates

December 31, 1934 - March 25, 2022

Obituary

Donetta Yusten, 87, of Mitchell, SD, died Friday, March 25, 2022, at Avera Queen of Hospital in Mitchell. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 29, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial will be at Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Monday, at Bittner Funeral Chapel with a 6:30 PM Scripture Service. Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

A live stream of the funeral service may be viewed at: https://www.holyspiritmitchell.org/livestream

Donetta M. Yusten was born December 31, 1934, to William and Regina Boehmer. She was one of nine fun-loving siblings to Alvin, Oliver, Merlyn, Jerry, Kenny, Larry, Darlene, and Joyce. Donetta attended both Ethan and Parkston schools.

One day, Kenneth Yusten was tipped off about two cute girls that had moved to town. He jumped on his Harley and headed down the road to introduce himself to Donnie… and their love story began. Donetta and Kenneth were married on December 30, 1951, while Ken was stationed in North Carolina with the Army.

They started off their family of seven with Nancy (Jon) Sullivan and Gail Denne. They moved back to South Dakota and added five more children, Debbie (Dale) Anderson, Cyndee (Jason) Emmons, Bonnie (Duane) Wince, Jeff (Maria) Yusten, and Lori Yusten. As their children grew up, so did the size of their family, creating 25 remarkable and VERY fertile grandchildren, which added 55 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

Among many talents, Donetta was an awesome mother, a creative person that loved to sew, paint, and her biggest accomplishment was crocheting afghans by the 100s. She was an amazing baker! Her grandchildren will definitely miss her Scotch-A-Roos. She was a big fan of country music and loved to go dancing.

Donetta and Ken loved traveling in their RV across the country visiting their children. After moving to Edgewood Assisted Living in 2021, Donetta made lots of friends and truly appreciated the caring staff.

She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, grandson, Andy Titze, and son-in-law, Mike Denne.

 


Visitation(s)

Date
Monday, March 28, 2022
Time
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
6:30 PM Scripture Service

Bittner Funeral Chapel
805 W Havens Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301

Service

Date
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Time
10:30 AM
Location
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
1401 W Cedar Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301

Cemetery

Servicemen's Memorial Cemetery
Mitchell, SD


Posted by Loraineyusten@gmail.com on June 17, 2022
Great reading about that gal,
Posted by Loren & Sheryl Yusten on March 30, 2022
Thinking of you all today! Aunt Donnie was a special Lady. Love you all❤️🙏
Posted by Dorothy Lashmet on March 29, 2022
You will always be remembered and fun time we had in AZ.You wear more of a sister than a friend! My condolences to all the Yusten family.
Posted by Pam Cappelletti on March 29, 2022
So many memories, so much love for you, Donnie. You will forever be loved, cherished, and missed. Thank you for loving me and my family and being a part of our family. We will treasure the baby blankets, the recipes, and the memories. Forever in my heart. Rest In Peace. Deepest condolences Yusten Family.
Posted by Marge Wagner on March 29, 2022
Sorry for your loss
Posted by Tiffany S Gallaway on March 29, 2022
I pray for comfort, strength and a peace that surpasses all understanding for the Yusten family.
Posted by Elwin & Rosalie Hohn on March 29, 2022
Our deepest sympathy to the Yusten family, thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.
Posted by Ron Traupel on March 28, 2022
So sorry for your loss! Keep her memories in you heart for they will truly comfort you!
Posted by Dylan Wince on March 28, 2022
Love you Grandma!
Posted by Dale Anderson on March 27, 2022
An amazing lady who will be deeply missed, I am proud and honored to have gotten to know you.
Posted by Debbie on March 27, 2022
We spent so much time together talking and laughing and remembering. You would say we are a team aren’t we! Love you and dad so much! So happy you are together again that is what you wished for. See you both again someday.
Posted by Dylan Wince on March 27, 2022
Love you Grandma!
Posted by Jason on March 27, 2022
always so good to hear her stories , I will remember them all !
Posted by Vicky Graves on March 27, 2022
I am so very sorry for your loss of your sweet mother. I love the story of when we were looking for her phone and it was in her back pocket. The ring just kept following her around. Hugs to you and many prayers To all of you kids!
Posted by Roger Torgerson on March 27, 2022
Cinderella so sorry for you and your family. Huge loss for all of you.
Posted by Angela Carranza on March 27, 2022
So sorry for your loss. She was a great person and I enjoyed working with her. She will be missed.
Posted by Tammara Gonzales on March 27, 2022
Sending love and prayers to you, Lori, and your family! ❤️
Posted by Barb Cudmore on March 27, 2022
So very sorry for your families loss. Sending many hugs and prayers
Posted by Julie Blindauer Phillips on March 27, 2022
So, very sorry to a your family. Lots of memories growing up. Hugs to you all!
Posted by Nancy Sullivan on March 27, 2022
Love you forever mom
Posted by Vi ckie Muilenburg on March 26, 2022
Gail, our deepest sympathy to all the family for the loss of your Mother. Another rose now blooms on the other side in Gods garden.
Posted by Rob on March 26, 2022
Very good person
Posted by Curt Puetz on March 26, 2022
Donnie held a special place in my heart. As my Godmother, she was so kind-hearted and attentive. I remember while growing up she always had a gift for me on my birthday. Donnie was truly one of a kind.
Posted by Pam Sebring on March 26, 2022
We are so very sorry for the loss of your mom and grandma. For many years she was a large part of our lives as well. Many memories and lots of laughs. Lots of card games and birthday cakes in between. She and Kenny were very special to us and we miss them both. Big hugs to you all💗💗
Posted by Charlie & Wanda Kobes on March 26, 2022
So sorry to all of you for this sad loss of a great lady !! She will be miss by everyone that was blessed to know her . Sending you all BIG HUGS and prayers !!!!
Posted by Roger C. Hartman on March 26, 2022
Heaven has received another treasure.
Posted by Cyndee Yusten on March 26, 2022
I find myself thanking her for the things she has passed on to me, (except crocheting) so many times I catch myself thinking "Mom, taught me that" or saying " I am my Mother's Daughter"
I will be watching for 3 Cardinals now, Mom, Dad and my son Andy.I love you Mom PS : I might even forgive you for the knee replacement gene too
Posted by Lori Yusten on March 25, 2022
Love you to infinity mom. You were the best!
Posted by Gary and Mary Stadlman on March 25, 2022
To The Yusten family, so sorry to hear the loss of your Mom, Grandmother. May the memories bring you peace.
Posted by Donna connor on March 25, 2022
Sympathy to the Yuston family cherish the memories forever in your hearts. Prayers and sympathy to all
Posted by Amanda Nava on March 25, 2022
Oh Donnie, Edgewood will not be the same without you! She was such a wonderful, loving kind woman. I'm going to miss her smile, laugh, hugs and her "I love you" every night. Rest easy Donnie, you're no longer in pain. I love you!
Posted by Charlene Gerlach on March 25, 2022
Ken and Donetta lived across the garages from us for several years We always had nice visits with both of them We Miss them both.Sorry to hear about your loss Our Sympathy’s to all her Family
Posted by Hailey Gukeisen on March 25, 2022
Donetta will be greatly missed. She was such a spicy lady 😊
Having picnics with her and late night cereal dates was the highlight of my shift! I hope she has endless beers, she deserves them!
Much love!
Posted by Melanie Spinar on March 25, 2022
What a wonderful lady Donnie was! So sorry for the family’s loss. Donnie was a wonderful neighbor and a bonus grandmother to my kids. She will be sorely missed! But I can imagine Kenny’s smile as he sees his love again. ❤️
Posted by Chat Peterson on March 25, 2022
So sorry for your loss. Sending prayers for family and friends.
Posted by Jackie Christiansen (Clark) on March 25, 2022
To the family. I am so very sorry for your loss. Deepest Condolences
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