Devona J. Simonson | August 12, 1931 - May 20, 2022
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted May 23, 2022 | 12:05 PM / 413 views
Funeral services for Devona J. Simonson, 90, of Chamberlain, SD will be 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2022 with visitation one hour prior (5:00 p.m.) to the services at the Hickey Funeral Chapel in Chamberlain, SD. Burial will be 1:00 p.m.(MT), Thursday, May 26, 2022 in the Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis, SD.
Devona June Simonson was born August 12, 1931 at Mitchell, SD to C.K. and Mabel (Songer) Jones. She graduated from Artesian High School in 1949. Devona was united in marriage to Kenneth Simonson on June 25, 1949 at Pipestone, MN. In 1951, they began farming in the Artesian, SD area, farming near4 her parents, C.K. and Mabel Jones. In 1995, they made their retirement home over-looking the Missouri River at Chamberlain, SD. She enjoyed quilting, embroidering, reading, working puzzles, playing cards, watching sports, and movies on TV and traveling to California to visit her grandson Kyle.
Devona passed away on May 20, 2022 at Firesteel Nursing Home in Mitchell, SD at the age of 90 years. Gratefully sharing her life are her daughters Donna Connor of Artesian, SD and Wanda (Arnie) Rus of Chamberlain, SD; six grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents CK and Mabel; her husband Kenneth; brother Wesley; sister Beverly (Melvin); son-in-law Larry Connor; step grandson Jeremy Rus; nephew Dennis Madsen; and several sisters & brothers-in-law.