Elmer Sorensen

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Elmer Sorensen, 97, of Plankinton, SD, died Monday, December 26, 2022, at Platte Health Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Monday, January 2, 2023, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Plankinton. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Mitchell.  Arrangements by Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Elmer Mogens Sorensen, was born December 23, 1925, in rural Plankinton, SD. He was the sixth of eight children born to Danish immigrants Juul and Inger Sorensen. He grew up on a couple of different farms south of Plankinton. He attended the rural Mullivan School through 8th grade and graduated from Plankinton High School.

Elmer was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Plankinton. He held many offices through the years, including head usher and treasurer. He served on the Pleasant Lake Township board and was active in the VFW.

Elmer spent his entire life farming in Aurora County. He was also a rural mail carrier for almost 30 years. He served in the US Army in Korea from 1950 to 1952.

He was united in marriage to Nancy Loevinger on October 24, 1964 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Plankinton. He was blessed with two children, Catherine and her husband Chris of Montana and David of Minnesota. He had three granddaughters, Sarah, Lydia, and Hannah, all of Montana as well as four great-grandchildren, Ryder, Olivia, Creedence, and Hunter.

He is survived by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brother-in-law Richard (Jeanette) Loevinger, and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death are his wife, Nancy; parents, Juul and Inger; siblings, Esther, Bob, Frank, Erna, Betty, Lorraine, and Mildred; brothers-in-law, Arnie, Clayton, Tony, Jim, and Syl; father and mother-in-law, Frank and Louisa; and niece, Gail.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Aurora-Brule Nursing Home for a new piano.

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