Ellen Hosman | January 12, 1952 - August 25, 2023
Obituaries-Pierre / Posted Aug 29, 2023 | 7:47 AM / 389 views
Ellen Jane (Stevens) Hosman, 71, of Pierre passed away on August 25 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. A visitation will be held from 5:30-7:00pm at the Oahe Presbyterian Church in Pierre on Wednesday, August 30 with a prayer service starting at 7:00pm. The funeral service will be at 10:30am on Thursday, August 31 at the Oahe Presbyterian Church with burial at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre. For those unable to attend the services they will live streamed on the link below.
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Ellen was born on January 12, 1952, in Huron SD, to Gene and Wanda (Van Den Berg) Stevens. Ellen grew up in Miller, where she graduated high school in 1971. After graduation she went on to attend the Stewart School of Hair in Aberdeen, SD, and got her degree in Cosmetology.
On July 20, 1974, Ellen married Donald Hosman, in Miller, SD.
They made their home in Pierre where they raised their family and Ellen ran a in home daycare for many years. She was a member of the Oahe Presbyterian Church and served as a deacon, a role in which her faith-filled nature truly shone. Much of her joy was found in attending her grandchildren’s various sporting events, cheering from the sidelines.
Grateful for having shared in Ellen’s life are her children Lance Hosman, and his children; Tye, Myles, Will and Kane of Stickney, SD, Brian (Amy) Hosman, and their children; Anessa and Maecyn of Sioux Falls, SD, DeNeil (Glenn), and DeNeil’s children; Gracelyn, Katelyn, and Brooklyn of Pierre, SD. She is also survived by her mother Wanda of Miller, SD; brothers Merle (Karan) Stevens of Wessington Springs, SD, Dean (Judy) Stevens of Huron, SD, Terry (Trudy) Stevens of Miller, SD and Neil (Sandy) Stevens of Miller, SD.
She was preceded in death by her husband Don, father Gene, grandparents and sister-in-law Deb Stevens.
