Odon Corr
September 24, 1933 ~ March 17, 2021
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Odon Corr, 87, of Wessington Springs, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at the Avera Weskota Memorial Hospital in Wessington Springs.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 19, 2021 at the Wessington Springs United Methodist Church, Wessington Springs, South Dakota. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to service at the church. Burial will be held at Summit Cemetery in Summit, South Dakota at a later date. Masks are encouraged at all services.
For those unable to attend, the funeral service will be livestreamed on the funeral home website.
Odon Edward Corr was born Sept 24, 1933 in Ellendale, MN to Edward and Borghild (Halvorson) Corr. In 1937, his family moved to a farm near Summit, SD and later moved into town where his mother and siblings ran the Summit Cafe. He learned to skin and trap from his mother, loved riding horses, and enjoyed the Spring Valley Rodeo Club on Sundays. After graduating from Summit High School, he married Carolyn Lien in 1954 and to this union 4 children were born. Also, in 1954, Odon enlisted in the US Army during the Korean Conflict, and was stationed in Alaska where he was assigned to the ski patrol. After his honorable discharge from the Army, he attended three years at SDSU.
In 1962, Odon accepted a position with the Fur, Fish and Game and moved his family to Miller. The next 20 years were spent trying to control the coyote population for the state government. Along the trapline, he found numerous ranch and farm friends that continued to be a large part of his life. He trapped privately in the 1970’s when furs were at a premium. In 1981, he began his next 15 years working for the federal government in animal damage control, living in Steele, ND. In 1996, he retired and moved to his heaven on earth, the “Corr Ranch”, near Wessington Springs. In 2007, Odon married Joan Husman.
Odon raised registered Airedale Terriers for many years. His Airedale bloodline is spread throughout the United States. Later, his well-known Jackdale breed became used by many hunters and trappers throughout America.
Odon had a deep respect and passion for animals and the outdoors. Hunting, trapping, and fishing were all second nature to Odon and he thoroughly enjoyed the stories behind all the adventures. He was a long-time member of Fur Takers of America and National Trappers Association. He annually traveled to national conventions where he often demonstrated his trapping skills and peddled his educational DVD on coyote trapping. The conventions became an annual reunion for many of his trapping friends throughout the nation.
Odon is fondly remembered by his family, including his children: daughter, Jodie (Michael) Dirksen, Nancy (Wayne Kolbeck) Froning, and Karie (Brian VanBuren) Waters; grandchildren: Blake (Rachael) Dirksen, Riley (Loni) Dirksen, Margaret (Alex) Rechkemmer, Amber (Kevin) Werdel, Keaton Corr, Jerrica (Bronze) Charbonneau, Shawn (Jesse) Block, Weston (Chelsea) Waters, Matt (Natasha) Waters; 11 great grandchildren; sisters: Anita (Keith) Sharf, Barb (Kent) McCreight; cousins: Omar (Janice) Halvorson, Mary (Al) Goulet; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Odon was preceded in death by both wives, sister, Corinne Kohn; son, Gregory Corr; son in law, David Froning; and great grandchild, Oliver Block.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Odon’s arrangements.
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Karie, Shawn, Weston, Matt & families,
We are so sorry to hear of Odon's passing. We send our sincere sympathy and will keep you all in our prayers.
Very sorry to hear of Mr Corr's passing. I never had the opportunity to meet him, but learned a great deal from his coyote trapping dvd. RIP
A true sportsman of the outdoors ,just a classy gentleman. Always willing to share his knowledge with others. I was fortunate to go with him on his trap line and to be able to call him friend. Thank-you God for giving us Odon Corr
I use to work for game fish and parks as a trapper. Odon was a legend to trappers. Many of the good coyote trapping methods originated with him . Rest in peace. To all his family my deepest condolences and may you all have peace.
My condolences to the family of Odon, and they will be in our prayers. I was fortunate to work with, learn from, and supervise Odon for a short time before he retired from the USDA- Animal Damage Control Program in Steele, North Dakota. I was also able to hunt a few sandhill cranes with Odon. He was passionate and dedicated to helping livestock producers with predation issues and excelled in his trapping techniques. May he RIP.
So sorry to hear of the loss of Odon. I got to know him quite well at all the trapping conventions the last few years. May he Rest In Peace.
Jodie, Nancy and Karie,
I was so sad to hear about the passing of Uncle Odon. Whenever I think of him, a smile comes to my face. He was such a wonderful, humorous storyteller. Thank you for the video you put together. You are in my prayers and thoughts.
Love
Kathy
Jody, Nancy and Carrie,
Hal and I are so sorry to hear about Uncle Odon. We have loved his stories – he was such a good story teller. And we so enjoyed seeing him most year's at the Lake.
Our hearts are with you.
Love,
Jill and Hal
We always looked forward to seeing Grandpa. He always put a smile on our face. Being with him, Dad and the whole family in South Dakota are some of my most cherished childhood memories and best days of my life. I am grateful for all of the moments we got to have with him. I pray he is at peace and in a better place with my Dad, Grandma and Joan. We love him so much.
We have so many great memories of times with Odon and family. While we cannot be there today, our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
In Loving Memory,
Omar & Janice Halvorson, Robert Halvorson, Robin & Todd Bortnem, Rebecca Woodland
Odon is a trapping legend and was one of a very few master trappers in the US. He refined coyote trapping to a science although he could catch any animal that walked on four legs. He was as my good friend for47 years, I will miss him especially when I hear the sound of geese honking on a frosty morning or a coyote howling at sun down.
Jodie, Nancy, Karie and families, Our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with all of you! I have such fond memories of so many good times at the Corr house growing up!!! Cherish all your memories!!! Love to all of you – Cindy and Jerry Jacobsen
Thoughts and prayers for Carrie and your siblings on the loss of your father.
From the North Dakota Fur Takers Association, we would like to express our sincere condolences, to a great trapper. When Odon was stationed in Steele we saw him quite often, in later years I would see him at conventions and get to talk at length. We in the trapping world are sure going to miss him! Bruce Willyard, treasurer NDFTA
I just learned of his passing this week. My heart goes out to all the family of the loss of a man I had the honor of knowing for just a few short years. I miss the great talks we had together and his enthusiasm for great music. He really enjoyed the drums at church and always commented to me about how good it sounded. Blessings on each of you.
Our deepest sympathies to the Corr family,, We only just today were told of Odon's passing,, With Covid, seems our world was shut down. We knew Odon from the hunting of Coyotes, that he did in our area, and near our family farm,,. A nicer person wasnt to be found, so cherish your memories,, prayers of comfort for all of his family.