Ross Crosley
June 21, 1930 ~ February 10, 2010
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 15, 2010 at the Salem Lutheran Church in Parkston with Pastor David Winterfeldt officiating. Burial followed at the Parkston Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, February 14, 2010 with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at the church.
On June 21, 1930 Ross Eugene was born to Ross Francis and Julia (Juracek) Crosley. At the time, the family was living in Springfield, SD but made their way by row boat to Santee, Nebraska for the birth of Ross. Shortly after the birth, they returned to their home in Springfield, SD.
On September 22, 1951 Ross was united in marriage to Alyene Ruth Johnson at Vermillion, South Dakota. They made their first home in Santee, Nebraska until moving to Hurley, SD to join Ross’s family on their farm. They helped run the farm until their move to South Sioux City, NE where he worked at a meat packing plant and also did construction with large road machinery. Following this they made a move to Parker, SD to take over the operation of the Crosley Bar from Ross’s folks and later purchased the bar in 1968. Their final move came when they relocated to Parkston where Ross and Alyene owned and operated the Crosley Bar until they sold it in the late 1970’s. In August of 1980, Ross began working for the City of Parkston in the street maintenance and water sanitation departments, retiring in October of 1992. In April of 1997, Ross returned to work at the city, helping them at the city landfill and then retired again in June of 2009.
Ross enlisted in the United States Army in August of 1948 and was honorably discharged in August of 1949. He reenlisted in September of 1950 and was again honorably discharged in August of 1951. During his enlistments, Ross served at Ft. Lewis in Washington and two tours of duty in the Korean War.
In his spare time, Ross enjoyed mowing the lawn, gardening, tinkering in his workshop, watching old western movies, and going to auctions. If he wasn’t bringing home treasures from the landfill, he brought them home from an auction.
He was a member of Salem Lutheran Church and a life time member of the American Legion and VFW.
Ross’s life will be cherished by his wife, Alyene Crosley of Parkston; three children: David Crosley of Parkston, Diane (Bill) Pape of Freeman and Darla Crosley (Bruce) Rohrer of Graham, Washington; inherited children: Mike (JoAnn) Almond of Parker and Jerry (Mary) Merrill of Harrisburg; 16 grandchildren: Nicole Crosley of Kansas City, MO, Tanner Wells of Mitchell, Ashley Crosley of Omaha, NE, Landon Crosley of Kansas City, MO, Nancy (James) Lei of Rapid City, Jamie and Jillian Crosley of Sioux Falls, Dana Pape of Maple Grove, MN, Mandy (Joel) Luikens of Gettysburg, Tiffany (Kevin) Hofer of Miller, Lindsay (John) Neth of Tea, Brooke Pape of Freeman, Cory (Sally) Fisher of Yankton and Melissa Crosley of Sioux Falls, Jenny Almond of Sioux Falls and Stephen Almond of Parker; 11 great grandchildren: Danny Crosley, Carter and Collin Lei, Grant and Carter Luikens, Grace Hofer, John William Neth, Andrew Wicker, Selena Fisher and Akwein and Alei Riak; sister: Hazella (Glen) May of Niobrara, NE; brother: Ronald (Marjorie) Crosley of Yankton, SD; aunt: Evelyn Noreen of Illinois; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Daniel Crosley; sister, Janis (Bob) Wilson; and grandson, Christopher Almond.
In lieu of flowers, memorial are preferred.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Ross’s arrangements.
MINISTER
Pastor David Winterfeldt
CASKETBEARERS
Tanner Wells
Landon Crosley
Cory Fisher
Joel Luikens
John Neth
Perry Crosley
Andrew Wicker
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
Nicole Crosley
Ashley Crosley
Nancy Lei
Jamie Crosley
Jillian Crosley
Dana Pape
Mandy Luikens
Tiffany Hofer
Lindsay Neth
Brooke Pape
Melissa Crosley
Jenny Almond
Stephen Almond
EULOGY
Mandy Luikens
USHERS
Scott Wilson
Scott Boes
Lawrence Weisz
ORGANIST
Betty Marshall
SOLOIST
Paul Weidenbach
"Daniel"
MUSIC SELECTIONS
"You Are My Sunshine"
"Amazing Grace"
"On Eagle's Wings"
INTERMENT
Parkston Cemetery
Parkston, South Dakota
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hi;
i want to express my sympathys too you and your family on the loss of your husband. i just read about it.
linda wiezorek mccartney
Mandy and family our thoughts and prayers are with you.May you cherish all the wonderful memories you may have.May your grandpa rest in peace.
Bart,Carmen,Paige and Preston Worth
We are so sorry for the loss of your grandpa. You are in our thoughts and prayers!
Love,
Slade, Kayla, and Sean Roseland
We just want to extend our sympathy and love. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Goodbye to you, Uncle Rossie. Memories of you are filled with love. Love and Prayers to Alyene and family.
A brother, uncle, and great uncle will be dearly missed. May rest in peace. We send our thoughts and prayers to his family. God bless Alyene.
My deepest Sympathy and condolences to Alyene and the family. Rossi was a very man who cared about his family and loved to go camping with them when the kids were growing up. He was a special person in my heart and my prayers are with you through this time of mourning. He is in a better place and now he is an Angel looking down on you all. He would not want you to cry tears of loss but of Love to pass on to your families. My sympathy to you all. God Bless you.
Selena Fisher is my best firend
I was sad to hear that her grat gampa died.
Tiffany and Mandy, My deepest sympathy to you and your family. Keep all the wonderful memories close.
Just a note of sympathy for your loss. I knew Ross when they lived in Parker and ran the bar. Didn’t realize the relationship with you to Ross. My sympathy.
Sincerely,
Jim and Lori Jones and girls
Nancy and family. I am sorry to hear about the loss of your loved one. You have my condolences. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sorry for the loss of your loved one. Thinking of you.
A dear brother, uncle and great uncle will be dearly missed. My he rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Alyene and the family.
Sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I am sure he was an amazing man because he raised such amazing children/grandchildren!! I know the pain you must be feeling now will ease with time knowing that he is in Heaven, a much more peaceful place.
We are so sorry to hear about the loss of your father and grandfather. We pray for your peace and comfort during this time of having to say goodbye. We were disappointed we couldn’t attend the funeral today, but we are on vacation in the Black Hills. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Stacey, Terry, Collin, Cayden and Treyson
He was to Parkston, the equivalant of the reality series
“The Pickers”
Mandy, Tiffany & Families.
Sorry to read of your grandfather’s passing. Enjoyed the video.
Sympathy to all,
Marcelline Hunnel
Wanted to extend our most sincere and heartfelt sympathy to each of you on the passing of Ross.
What fond memories we have of him when you all lived in Parker. Mom said that she and dad and Ross and Alyene had a lot of fun times together.
You all are in our most sincere thoughts and prayers.
Karlene & Leon Schoenwald and Arlene Thietje