James Reuer
December 10, 1965 ~ May 16, 2020
James A. Reuer, 54, of Hoven, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at his home in Hoven.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2020 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Hoven with Fr. Darin Schmidt presiding. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the church. Burial will take place at a later date in the Memorial Garden Cemetery, Selby.
James Aaron Reuer was born December 10, 1965 to Harvey and Judith (Jordan) Reuer in Gettysburg, SD. He attended Selby High School, graduating in 1985.
Following high school, Jim went to work in the Hoven area, working at the Hoven Cheese Factory. He also worked for Keith and Jerry Kaup, JW Simon, and Vogel/Sautner/Bader Trucking before going out on his own, operating Reuer Trucking hauling livestock. Jim also worked for Hoven Body & Repair, Hoven Coop, and was currently employed by Gary and Jason Nagel.
Jimmy met DeNora Lenz in 1995 and they were married January 29, 1999. They had one daughter, Dasia, on February 26, 2002.
Jimmy’s passions were his daughter Dasia, driving truck, making square bales, being with family and friends, going to the river camping, fishing, jet skiing, snowmobiling, and working in his shop.
Jim’s loving spirit made him easy to be around. He never got mad nor said anything bad about anyone. His loving, laughing spirit gave him a heart of gold, one willing to help anyone at any time.
Jim’s life will be cherished by his daughter, Dasia of Hoven; brothers: Randy of Bowdle, Johnny (Carol) of Hayti, Greg of Watertown, and Mark (Kerrie) of Sioux Falls; nine nephews and two nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Janet; and brother David.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Jim’s arrangements.
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On behalf of everyone of the Hoven School District 53-2, we offer our heartfelt condolences to graduating Senior Dasia Reuer, her family, and friends of Jim for the loss of James Reuer. We are all deeply saddened by the news of Jim’s unexpected passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. We cannot even begin to understand how difficult this loss is for everyone but we would like to offer our prayers and condolences to you and your family.
At this difficult time in your life, we pray that God will grant you the serenity and peace that you need to get through this. Stay strong and know that you are and will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. We want to leave you with a quote that we hope will remember Jim’s life.
"What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us.” -Helen Keller
We know he will be in your hearts and minds forever. Thoughts and Prayers from all of us to all of you.
Jeremy Hurd
Superintendent
Hoven School District 53-2
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you all. Keep your memories close, it will help you heal. May he rest in peace.
Sincere sympathy Dasia and DeNora. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
So sorry for your loss.
Thoughts and prayers are with you at this saddened time. Know that the Lord is looking down on you and helping you through this time of Sorrow. Jim is now with the angels, he now will be one of the Angels looking down over you!
We will remember Jim in our prayers. We remember Jim as very kind person. He will be missed. Bill and Marilynn
Dasia and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. You have one amazing angel watching over you. Jimmy will forever be in our hearts and missed beyond words.
DeNora & Dasia: I am so very sorry… My thoughts and prayers go out to all..
I am so very sorry for family at this difficult time. He was the best guy to have as a friend and co worker. He was fun to be around and always had a smile for you. He was truly a good man who would help anyone with anything. He will be missed by all. Love and hugs.
May the memories of Jimmy help you through this sad time.
My thoughts are with all of Jimmys family and friends.
My sympathies to the family. Jimmy was such a positive and appreciative person. He will be missed. May he rest in peace and peace be felt by his family, knowing what a caring man he was.
Reuer Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss. Jimmy's smile, laugh, and personality will be forever missed. He always had the right words to say to put a smile on someones face. Dasia, during many of our visits he would always say how proud of you he was. He wanted to make everything right for you. Hold on to the memories.
Jimmy and I would always joke about who would win the lottery first. He always wanted me to know that he would be the one to win, not me! I will forever miss having the best visits and jokes with you.
Rest In Peace, Jimmer.
Reuer Family…sending hugs and blessing to you all. Jimmy was a kind and caring soul…his love for his friends and family shined brightly. He loved to tell stories about fishing and camping and his crazy snowmobile stories, but most of all, I remember his stories about Dasia…and you could clearly see how proud he was of you! He was certainly "one in a million", with a heart of gold…and his friendship was more than anyone could ask for! We will miss him with all our hearts and soul. Cheers to you Jimmy!
Sending thoughts and prayers. Going to miss him!
so sorry for your loss sure going to miss him he got a very nice smile and he love to make people smile RIP
We are so sorry for your loss. Your family and friends will be in our prayers.
Words can not express the loss of Jimmy. Prayers and thoughts from Dave and me to the Dasia Reuer and the Reuer family. Jim will always be with you all.
Dasia & family- We were so shocked and saddened when we heard about Jimmy's passing. He was truly one awesome dude! We didn't get to see him that often but when we did it was always a time filled with jokes, laughter and maybe a shot or two. We consider ourselves blessed for having known him. Dasia, he couldn't have been more proud of you and was your #1 fan. Hold tight to all the great memories to see your through the tough days ahead. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Party on Jimmer!!
Dasia and Denora.
Jim has a smile that could light up the room. His upbeat attitude was just one of his many reasons we all loved him. We are gonna miss him. Just know we are always here for you if you need us.
The S.D. Fall harvest will never be the same for me without Jimmy. He worked hard… yet had fun too. We developed a unique & colorful friendship at the farm. I will miss him.
So sorry for your loss Dasia & DeNora. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you. We will have Fr. CLYDE say a mass for Jimmy. Enjoyed having him work for us a few times working cattle and hauling cattle for us. He was always enjoyable to be around. He will be missed by all.
We will definitely miss you smile and laugh Jim. Hugs to you Dasia and DeNora. 😢🙏🏻❤️