Sandy Rische | 1942 - 2024
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Mar 18, 2024 | 12:04 PM / 129 views
Memorial services for Sandy Rische, 81, of Mobridge will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mobridge. Inurnment will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Sandy passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024 at the Avera Eureka Healthcare Center.
Sandra Kay Felt was born on November 9, 1942, in Palo Alto, California to Alvin and Dorothy Felt. She moved to South Dakota with her family, settling in Mobridge in 1947. She graduated from Mobridge High School in 1960. On June 18, 1961 she married the love of her life, Dennis Stanley Rische. Together they had six beautiful children: Dennise, Karl, Deanne, Donna, Duane, and Kyle.
Dennis and Sandra continued to live and raise their family in Mobridge. Sandy is what most people knew her by as she worked at numerous jobs around town, including Dady Drug, Mobridge Care Center, Super 8 Motel, The Connection, and selling Avon. She also ran her own daycare for more than 20 years. However, her favorite job of all was being grandma to her 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was often heard saying, “They are not spoiled, just well loved.” When she wasn’t busy loving on her many grandchildren, she could be found having coffee with one of her closest friends, Kay Gill, or as Sandy referred to her: sister. She also enjoyed quilting, painting, calligraphy, playing card games, crossword puzzles, bowling, and baking.
Amongst family and friends, Sandy was known for her love of hugs. Nobody could leave her house without a hug and several “I love you’s.” This never went away, even when Sandy was diagnosed with Dementia several years ago. In 2023, Sandy moved to Avera Eureka Healthcare Center, where she lived the remainder of her life. Even though the effects of Dementia began to heavily impact her memory, she always knew when her family was visiting, especially Dennis, whom she always demanded a kiss and to hold his hand.
Sandy is survived by her husband of 62 years, Dennis; their six children, Dennise (Roger) Hoffman of Mobridge, SD; Karl (Jeana) Rische of Billings, MT; Deanne (Joel) Bertsch of Eureka, SD; Donna (Luke) Gosch of Mobridge, SD; Duane Rische of Mobridge, SD; and Kyle (Camille) Rische of Watertown, SD; sister, Kris Felt of Fremont, CA; 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy; father, Alvin; sister Alvina (Skeet) Baer; mother- and father-in-law Elfrieda and Melvin Rische; and great-grandsons Graycen and Lukas Davis.
Services are in care of Kesling Funeral Home, Mobridge, SD.