Toni LeBeau Sackett

Antoinette “Toni” (LeBeau) Sackett, 55, of Carter Lake, IA passed away, Saturday, May 30, 2015, at her home. 

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 8, 2015 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte, SD. Burial followed in the UCC Cemetery, LaPlant, SD.  Wake services were held at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, June 7, 2015 at the church in Eagle Butte, SD.

A potluck celebration of life will be 3:00p.m., Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Carter Lake Improvement Club in Carter Lake, IA.

 Antoinette “Toni” (LeBeau) Sackett was born to Jack and LaVera (LeBeau) Levell on June 20, 1959 at Frankfurt, Germany.  She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, IA.  On November 13, 1982, Toni married Anthony D. Sackett in Carter Lake, IA.

She worked at various jobs over the years, and for the last 20 years has worked with the Carter Lake Improvement Club.

From an early age, Toni loved to travel.  As a child, she came to South Dakota to spend three weeks each year visiting relatives and in later years also taking in some of the tourist attractions in Deadwood and the Hills area.  In the past couple of years Toni was able to take her first cruise to the Caribbean; visiting Mexico, the Cayman Islands, and Jamaica.  She also rode in a submarine 100 feet under the Caribbean Sea.  As Toni dreamed of traveling, she would say, “I’m just gonna go, just drive until I feel like coming back.”  Last year she was able to do that, along with her longtime friend, Michael.  They visited a friend in Colorado and took in many of the sights of the area.  She enjoyed the beauty of Colorado and had many stories of their adventures.

Some of Toni’s hobbies included putting puzzles together, planting flowers and gardening, and playing darts.  She was on a dart team and helped her team to city championships year after year.  She also loved animals, especially Baby, Sassy and her old cat, Tiger.

Toni enjoyed volunteering her time in the community; putting together holiday activities, parties, and fund raisers for the children of Carter Lake, Halloween being her favorite time.

Family was most important to Toni, and she based her whole life around them and her friends. Everything she did included someone that she loved.  She was the kind of woman who rarely thought of herself, always doing things for others.  She was very kind and caring, having room in her heart for everyone, especially her family and friends.

Toni is survived by her husband, Anthony D. Sackett; sons: Anthony “A.J.” Sackett, James “Jimmy” Sackett, and William “Willy” Sackett all of Carter Lake, IA; grandchildren: Bobby Allen Joseph, Dillon James, Alyssa Rain, Tayah Brielle, William Allan, and Brooklyn Faith; siblings: Lucille Briggs, Jack Levell, and Melissa Sapienza; special friend, Michael Jackson; and many other relatives and friends.

 She is preceded in death by her parents, Jack and LaVera (LeBeau) Levell and many other relatives.

 Luce Funeral Chapel of Eagle Butte has been entrusted with Toni’s arrangements.