Frank Wellner
November 21, 1926 ~ January 8, 2013
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
Frank L. Wellner, 86, of Pierre, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at St. Mary?s Hospital in Pierre. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 11 at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pierre. Visitation will be Thursday, January 10 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. wake service all at St. Ann Catholic Church in Miller. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Chamberlain.
Frank (Bud, Cactus) Leroy Wellner was born November 21, 1926 in Mitchell, SD to George Wellner and Nellie Waugh. He was raised in Chamberlain, SD. Bud?s dad died in 1938 after which he spent the next few years on the Nedved farm, northeast of Chamberlain.
He went west to Washington state at age 15 to work in shipyards. He joined the Navy in late World War II, serving mostly in the Aleutian Islands. After the Navy, he returned to South Dakota and married Shirley Arlene Diede on December 9. 1950. They moved to Ft Worth, TX for a few years, working at Convair Aircraft factory. After returning to South Dakota, they farmed east of Mac?s Corner. They lived in Pierre while Bud worked on the Oahe Dam project, where their son, Frank, was born in 1955. Next, they moved to the Ft Thompson area and built up Lee?s Corner. They farmed and ran Lee?s Corner until Shirley?s death on January 7, 1989, when the store closed.
Bud remarried in 1991 to Dorothy (Dottie) Shaykett. They remained at Lee?s Corner for several years and moved to Miller, SD in 1997. They lived in Miller until 2010, when health issues forced them to move to Sioux Falls, SD. Dottie passed away in February 2011. Shortly after, Bud moved to Pierre, where he resided until his death on January 8, 2013.
He is survived by son, Frank (Cathy) Wellner of Pierre; step-son, Steve (Diane) Shaykett of Hartford; sister, Pat Johnson of Houston, TX; grandchildren, Patrick Wellner, Megan Wellner, Jessica Shaykett, Travis (Katie) Shaykett; and great-granddaughter, Clara Shaykett.
He was preceded in death by parents; wives; sisters, Dorothy and Mickey; brother, George; and step-son, Greg Shaykett.
Frank (Bud, Cactus) Leroy Wellner was born November 21, 1926 in Mitchell, SD to George Wellner and Nellie Waugh. He was raised in Chamberlain, SD. Bud?s dad died in 1938 after which he spent the next few years on the Nedved farm, northeast of Chamberlain.
He went west to Washington state at age 15 to work in shipyards. He joined the Navy in late World War II, serving mostly in the Aleutian Islands. After the Navy, he returned to South Dakota and married Shirley Arlene Diede on December 9. 1950. They moved to Ft Worth, TX for a few years, working at Convair Aircraft factory. After returning to South Dakota, they farmed east of Mac?s Corner. They lived in Pierre while Bud worked on the Oahe Dam project, where their son, Frank, was born in 1955. Next, they moved to the Ft Thompson area and built up Lee?s Corner. They farmed and ran Lee?s Corner until Shirley?s death on January 7, 1989, when the store closed.
Bud remarried in 1991 to Dorothy (Dottie) Shaykett. They remained at Lee?s Corner for several years and moved to Miller, SD in 1997. They lived in Miller until 2010, when health issues forced them to move to Sioux Falls, SD. Dottie passed away in February 2011. Shortly after, Bud moved to Pierre, where he resided until his death on January 8, 2013.
He is survived by son, Frank (Cathy) Wellner of Pierre; step-son, Steve (Diane) Shaykett of Hartford; sister, Pat Johnson of Houston, TX; grandchildren, Patrick Wellner, Megan Wellner, Jessica Shaykett, Travis (Katie) Shaykett; and great-granddaughter, Clara Shaykett.
He was preceded in death by parents; wives; sisters, Dorothy and Mickey; brother, George; and step-son, Greg Shaykett.
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How blessed I was to have Dottie and Bud just three houses up from me. Have alot of good memories of our friendly card games. Bless you all. Sincerely, Jenise
Your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Uncle Bud will be missed. I know Pat will dearly miss her brother. They looked so much a like. Rest In Peace, Uncle Bud!
Frank always made me think and of course laugh every time I needed to see him during my delivery on my routes.
Frank you keep them laughing
up there were you will not suffer no more. God Bless You
So sorry to hear of Uncle Bud’s passing. I have great memories of he & Dottie’s visit to Idaho as well as phone visits when he called my dad, Harold Anderson. My thoughts & prayers are with all of you.
There are many memories of Uncle Bud. K.C. says Uncle Bud rescued him several times when he was stranded in a vehicle and helped out in many ways. He was always ready to feed us when we stopped in to see him. He certainly had LOTS of stories to tell . We will certainly miss him. We always enjoyed stopping to see him when we were in SD on vacation. May God Bless him always.
Frankie, so sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad, I always knew him as Bud Lee. From the comm
Sorry to hear about your dad, will always have fond memeories of Him at Lees Corner. Our prayers are with you and your family