Laurel “Laurie” Fjellestad

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Laurel “Laurie” Fjellestad, 76, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Ava’s House. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Heritage Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Heritage Funeral Home with family present to greet friends. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Calvary Cemetery, Mitchell, SD. Lunch will follow at the Bank West Community Room, 1920 N Sanborn Blvd in Mitchell.

Laurie was born as the fourth child of Arthur and Margaret (Anderson) Hanson on January 10, 1950.  She graduated from Garretson High School in 1968.  Laurie married Tim L. Fjellestad on September 28, 1979.   Tim's job required them to move to Kansas City (1979), Corpus Christi, Texas (1983) Lubbock, Texas (1985) and back to Kansas City (1992). Laurie was a big Kansas City Chiefs and Royals fan.  

In 1995 they decided to move back to Sioux Falls and open Mr. Goodcents Subs and Pastas (now Goodcents Deli Fresh Subs). She was the ambassador of customer service, greeting customers by name, with suggestive selling and some good-natured kidding along with it. The employees of Goodcents respected her and reached out to her for advice and support. She was very proud of the numerous awards they won including Highest Dollar Volume of Delivery Sales (numerous years), Highest Dollar Catering Sales (numerous years) and Franchisee of the year for 2025.

Laurie loved her fur babies, Samantha (Border Collie mix), Dakota (Norwegian Elkhound), Neeka (Lab mix) and her current buddy Loki (Norwegian Elkhound).

She is survived by her husband, Tim Fjellestad; siblings David Hanson (Sonja), Diane Johnson, Jeane Murrie, Dan Hanson, John Hanson (Sue Peterson); and sister-in-law, Ellen Fjellestad (Nick Schwebach)  She is also loved and will be missed by her nephews and nieces, Greg Johnson (Gloria), Amy Ode (Doug), Erin Doll (Tye), Teri Hanson, Chris Hanson (Sara), Kyle Kiepke (Wendy), Corey Kiepke, Tim Hanson (Amanda), Carrie  Borgerding (Derrick), and many great nieces and nephews.

Laurie was preceded in death by her parents; father-in-law, Gilbert Fjellestad, mother-in-law, La Vaughn Fjellestad, and  brother-in-law, Gene Johnson.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to The Humane Society or the Bethany Home Foundation.

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