Virginia Uthe of Pierre, formerly of Presho passed away on Friday, April 29th at Edgewood Senior Living in Pierre. A graveside memorial will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the Presho Cemetery.

Virginia Beatrice Uthe was born February 27, 1928 at Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was one of 7 children born to William Segal and Bertha Haney. She was raised on a farm in Mountain Home Arkansas.

Virginia worked as a nursing aide at Gassville, Arkansas for some time after getting out of school. She met Vern Uthe on a blind date while working at the hospital. They were married January 26, 1951 in Cotter, Arkansas. She moved to South Dakota in 1951 where they had a farm north of Presho. They farmed and ranched until 1991.

Along with raising a family and ranching, she spent a lot of time sewing, gardening, teaching Sunday school for the Methodist Church in Presho and helped several years with Farmers Union Camps. When she moved to Edgewood Senior Living in Pierre almost six years ago she enjoyed her outings to various places in Pierre and socializing with her friends at Edgewood.

Virginia is survived by six children, Clinton Uthe of Presho, SD, Janice Uthe of Bowie, MD, Cliff Uthe and wife Renelle of Presho, SD, Judy Smith and husband Bern of Pierre, SD, Ann Bennett and husband Brooke of Lincoln, NE and Lowell Uthe of Presho, SD, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, three brothers, two sisters, one son Kenneth Wayne, one granddaughter Amanda Nankivel and one great granddaughter Hannah Nankivel.

A special thank you to the staff at Edgewood Senior Living for taking good care of Mom.

Memorials may be directed to United Methodist Church in Presho, SD or to Countryside Hospice in Pierre, SD.

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