HAYES, SD –

John Leo Herren, 73, of Hayes, SD, passed away peacefully at his home on January 7, 2024. A visitation will be held Monday, January 22, 2024 from 9:30 – 10:30 at Lutheran Memorial Church in Pierre with Funeral Service at 10:30. Interment will take place at Scotty Philip Cemetery in Ft. Pierre.

John was born in Dupree on March 23, 1950 to George & Violet Herren. He grew up on the family farm 15 miles south of Dupree. He attended several country schools and Dupree High School graduating in 1968.

John married Bobbie Jo (Fratzke) Herren on July 8, 1972 in Pierre at the Lutheran Memorial Church. To this union four sons were born: Kevin, Kris, Jeff, and T.J. He farmed and ranched for several years and then went to work for Ziebach County Road Department. John worked at the Dupree School for twenty-five years as a maintenance custodian until he retired in 2015 and moved to Hayes. During his lifetime he loved to hunt, fish and go camping with his family.

John is survived by his wife Bobbie Jo; sons: Kevin, Ft. Pierre, Kris (Tami) Ft. Pierre, Jeff (Becky) Ekalaka, MT, and T.J. (Jesi) Black Hawk; twelve grandkids and one great granddaughter. He is also survived by one brother Bob, Sioux Falls; three sisters, Twyla, Piedmont, Rhonda (Bart) McLellan, Spearfish and Patty Herren, Spearfish; uncle Leroy Anderson, Brookings; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents George and Violet Herren; sisters Vicky and Sherolyn Herren; and father and mother-in-law Ken and Dorothy Fratzke.

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