Myron L. "Jackrabbit" Lofgren, 87 of Sioux City, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at a local nursing facility. Funeral Services will be Friday, July 8th at 7:00 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel with Pastor Richie Hutchinson officiating. Burial will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery in rural Sturgis, South Dakota on a later date. om
Myron was born on August 10, 1928 to Francis and Hazel (Bown) Lofgren. He was raised on the family farm south of Watauga, South Dakota and attended Prairie View Country School until the drought forced the family to leave the farm and move to McIntosh, South Dakota, where he finished grade school and graduated from high school in 1946.
After graduation, Myron enlisted in the U.S. Army where he was a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division and assigned to the 188th Parachute Infantry Regiment, located at Camp Schimmelpfenning on Honshu Island, Japan. He also had two brothers in the service during WWII, Harry, who was in the Air Force and killed in action in Kyle, Germany, and Merle, who served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater.
Following his honorable discharge, Myron took advantage of the GI Bill, and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. During his college career, he was a member of the wrestling team and earned a varsity letter. Myron graduated in 1954 with a B.S. in Printing and Rural Journalism. He was offered a teaching position with Southern Illinois University but returned home instead to work for his brother Merle's newspaper. Myron later moved to Isabel, SD and took over the Isabel Dakotan, which he ran and published until 1995 when he retired and moved to Sioux City, Iowa.
On November 19, 1959, Myron married the love-of-his-life, Sarah Carter, and together, they raised four children in Isabel. During his time in Isabel, he was active in the city council, faithfully served as an EMT with the Dewey County ambulance for many years, and was a proud member of the American Legion Smith Wright Post 1020. Myron was known for having nicknames for everyone in town and his entire family.
Myron is survived by his wife Sarah Lofgren of Sioux City; daughters Marva McMillen of Sioux Falls, SD, and Maxine (Brock) Hutchinson of Dakota Dunes, SD; sons Marlon (Laurie) Lofgren of Omaha, NE, and Marty (Kathy) Lofgren of Edmond, OK; sisters-in-law Charlotte Carter, and Lavonne Lofgren; 7 grandsons; and 6 granddaughters.
Myron was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, two sisters, a son-in-law, one infant son, and a grandson.
Myron was born on August 10, 1928 to Francis and Hazel (Bown) Lofgren. He was raised on the family farm south of Watauga, South Dakota and attended Prairie View Country School until the drought forced the family to leave the farm and move to McIntosh, South Dakota, where he finished grade school and graduated from high school in 1946.
After graduation, Myron enlisted in the U.S. Army where he was a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division and assigned to the 188th Parachute Infantry Regiment, located at Camp Schimmelpfenning on Honshu Island, Japan. He also had two brothers in the service during WWII, Harry, who was in the Air Force and killed in action in Kyle, Germany, and Merle, who served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater.
Following his honorable discharge, Myron took advantage of the GI Bill, and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. During his college career, he was a member of the wrestling team and earned a varsity letter. Myron graduated in 1954 with a B.S. in Printing and Rural Journalism. He was offered a teaching position with Southern Illinois University but returned home instead to work for his brother Merle's newspaper. Myron later moved to Isabel, SD and took over the Isabel Dakotan, which he ran and published until 1995 when he retired and moved to Sioux City, Iowa.
On November 19, 1959, Myron married the love-of-his-life, Sarah Carter, and together, they raised four children in Isabel. During his time in Isabel, he was active in the city council, faithfully served as an EMT with the Dewey County ambulance for many years, and was a proud member of the American Legion Smith Wright Post 1020. Myron was known for having nicknames for everyone in town and his entire family.
Myron is survived by his wife Sarah Lofgren of Sioux City; daughters Marva McMillen of Sioux Falls, SD, and Maxine (Brock) Hutchinson of Dakota Dunes, SD; sons Marlon (Laurie) Lofgren of Omaha, NE, and Marty (Kathy) Lofgren of Edmond, OK; sisters-in-law Charlotte Carter, and Lavonne Lofgren; 7 grandsons; and 6 granddaughters.
Myron was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, two sisters, a son-in-law, one infant son, and a grandson.
Myron L. "Jackrabbit" Lofgren, 87 of Sioux City, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at a local nursing facility. Funeral Services will be Friday, July 8th at 7:00 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel with Pastor Richie Hutchinson officiating. Burial will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery in rural Sturgis, South Dakota on a later date. om
Myron was born on August 10, 1928 to Francis and Hazel (Bown) Lofgren. He was raised on the family farm south of Watauga, South Dakota and attended Prairie View Country School until the drought forced the family to leave the farm and move to McIntosh, South Dakota, where he finished grade school and graduated from high school in 1946.
After graduation, Myron enlisted in the U.S. Army where he was a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division and assigned to the 188th Parachute Infantry Regiment, located at Camp Schimmelpfenning on Honshu Island, Japan. He also had two brothers in the service during WWII, Harry, who was in the Air Force and killed in action in Kyle, Germany, and Merle, who served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater.
Following his honorable discharge, Myron took advantage of the GI Bill, and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. During his college career, he was a member of the wrestling team and earned a varsity letter. Myron graduated in 1954 with a B.S. in Printing and Rural Journalism. He was offered a teaching position with Southern Illinois University but returned home instead to work for his brother Merle's newspaper. Myron later moved to Isabel, SD and took over the Isabel Dakotan, which he ran and published until 1995 when he retired and moved to Sioux City, Iowa.
On November 19, 1959, Myron married the love-of-his-life, Sarah Carter, and together, they raised four children in Isabel. During his time in Isabel, he was active in the city council, faithfully served as an EMT with the Dewey County ambulance for many years, and was a proud member of the American Legion Smith Wright Post 1020. Myron was known for having nicknames for everyone in town and his entire family.
Myron is survived by his wife Sarah Lofgren of Sioux City; daughters Marva McMillen of Sioux Falls, SD, and Maxine (Brock) Hutchinson of Dakota Dunes, SD; sons Marlon (Laurie) Lofgren of Omaha, NE, and Marty (Kathy) Lofgren of Edmond, OK; sisters-in-law Charlotte Carter, and Lavonne Lofgren; 7 grandsons; and 6 granddaughters.
Myron was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, two sisters, a son-in-law, one infant son, and a grandson.
Myron was born on August 10, 1928 to Francis and Hazel (Bown) Lofgren. He was raised on the family farm south of Watauga, South Dakota and attended Prairie View Country School until the drought forced the family to leave the farm and move to McIntosh, South Dakota, where he finished grade school and graduated from high school in 1946.
After graduation, Myron enlisted in the U.S. Army where he was a paratrooper with the 11th Airborne Division and assigned to the 188th Parachute Infantry Regiment, located at Camp Schimmelpfenning on Honshu Island, Japan. He also had two brothers in the service during WWII, Harry, who was in the Air Force and killed in action in Kyle, Germany, and Merle, who served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater.
Following his honorable discharge, Myron took advantage of the GI Bill, and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. During his college career, he was a member of the wrestling team and earned a varsity letter. Myron graduated in 1954 with a B.S. in Printing and Rural Journalism. He was offered a teaching position with Southern Illinois University but returned home instead to work for his brother Merle's newspaper. Myron later moved to Isabel, SD and took over the Isabel Dakotan, which he ran and published until 1995 when he retired and moved to Sioux City, Iowa.
On November 19, 1959, Myron married the love-of-his-life, Sarah Carter, and together, they raised four children in Isabel. During his time in Isabel, he was active in the city council, faithfully served as an EMT with the Dewey County ambulance for many years, and was a proud member of the American Legion Smith Wright Post 1020. Myron was known for having nicknames for everyone in town and his entire family.
Myron is survived by his wife Sarah Lofgren of Sioux City; daughters Marva McMillen of Sioux Falls, SD, and Maxine (Brock) Hutchinson of Dakota Dunes, SD; sons Marlon (Laurie) Lofgren of Omaha, NE, and Marty (Kathy) Lofgren of Edmond, OK; sisters-in-law Charlotte Carter, and Lavonne Lofgren; 7 grandsons; and 6 granddaughters.
Myron was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, two sisters, a son-in-law, one infant son, and a grandson.
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