Mary Sivertsen
October 6, 1931 ~ May 9, 2023
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Mary Ann Sivertsen, 91, of Ree Heights, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society, Miller.
Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 18, 2023, at the Community Church of St. Lawrence, Pastor Jim Hofman, officiating. Burial will follow at Morningside Cemetery, Ree Heights. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Mary Ann Fraser was born October 6, 1931, at Chamberlain, SD, to Clifton and Gertrude (Stephens) Fraser. She received her elementary education in Buffalo and Hand Counties. Mary Ann graduated from Miller High School in 1948 at the age of 16. She worked at First National Bank of Miller until October 1953 when she married Leland Sivertsen of Ree Heights. Five children were born to this union: Randy, Sandy, Mike, LeAnn, and Susan.
Mary Ann loved making people feel at home. She enjoyed making wonderful meals for her family, friends, the silage crew, or a load of rodeo cowboys passing through for the night. She was known for her fried chicken, dinner rolls, caramel rolls, apple pie, and crabapple jelly.
She loved her family and equipped her children with the skills they needed in life. She was an excellent seamstress who patiently taught her daughters and granddaughters to sew. Mary Ann was supportive of her children’s and grandchildren’s activities, whether she was sitting in the rodeo stands with her pen and clipboard in hand or sitting in the audience at a sporting or fine arts event.
Mary Ann cared about serving her community. She was an active member of the Ree Heights Community Church serving as a Sunday school teacher, VBS teacher, and deaconess. She served as the Ree Heights town treasurer and served on the Ree Heights Cemetery Board. She was involved in the VFW Auxiliary, Hilltop Grange, AQHA, Highmore Round-Up Club, 4-H Leader, and ASCS employee organizations.
She worked at the Prairie Good Samaritan Center in Miller from 1975 to 1977. Then she accepted a position with the ASCS office, retiring after 19 years. After her retirement, she worked part-time for Pioneer Garage in Highmore as well as DakotaMart in Pierre.
Mary Ann was a kind, generous, and loving person. She depended on her Savior, Jesus, for strength and served as an example of quiet faithfulness.
Grateful to have shared her life are her five children and their families: Randall (Sandy) Sivertsen, Ree Heights, SD, Sandra (James) Garrett, Pierre, SD, Michael Sivertsen (Laurel Fornia), Spearfish, SD, LeAnn (Rex) Haskins, Pierre, SD, and Susan Fritz, Brandon, SD; grandchildren: LaCosta (Gregory) Jackson, Kayla (Bryce) Magee, Patty (Kyle) Donnelly, Lee Sivertsen, Landon Sivertsen, Leon (Amber) Garrett, Levi Garrett, Chazeré (Bryant) Schmautz, Rance Sivertsen, Derrick Haskins, Lindsey (TJ) Philips, MecKenzie (AJ) Bunker, Shelby (Jim) Cronk; 17 great-grandchildren; sister: Deanna Peterson; brothers-in-law: Raymond Aldred, John Slocum, Eddie (Christine) Sivertsen; sister-in-law: LaVonne Kusser; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland Sivertsen; parents: Cliff and Gertrude Fraser; son-in-law: Jeff Fritz; sisters: Donna Aldred, Peggy Slocum; brother: Charles Fraser, brothers-in-law: Delwin Peterson, DeWayne (Ruth) Sivertsen, Wilmer (Shirley) Sivertsen, Vernon (Clara) Sivertsen, and Joe Kusser.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Mary Ann's arrangements.
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My sincere sympathy to the family of Mary Ann Sivertsen.
Our Deepest Sympathy
Dr. Dick and Kathy Splichal
Sending prayers for comfort and peace. What a long and enduring legacy for your family….
Thinking of your family. We hold many fond memories of Mary Ann closely. I just made her lemon bars last week! The recipe card is very worn & has been well used.
My sincere condolences to Mary Ann’s family. I have many fond memories of Mary Ann and the cluster of rodeo moms seated around the rodeo arenas of SD supporting their kids and grandkids. She loved her family deeply and was so proud of. Each of them. She was always so stylish even in a cloud of rodeo dust!
Sending my sincere sympathies to the families of Mary Ann Sivertsen. May God’s peace and presence comfort you in this time of loss!
Our deepest sympathy to Mary Ann's family.
Phil and Linda VanDervoort
Our sincere sympathy to all of Mary Ann's family, She was such a sweet and caring lady.
To all the Sivertsen family you have my sincerest condolences.
Deepest sympathy to all of you. I have happy memories of both your parents.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Sending my condolences!Rest in peace Mary Ann!
Mary Ann was a cousin to my Dad (Donald Even). His mother and her mother were sisters. I met Mary Ann a couple of times. She was a very gracious and friendly person. My prayers and thoughts are with her family.