Gary was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served his country in the U.S. Army from January 14, 1966, until his honorable discharge on January 12, 1968. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Gary was united in marriage to Eunice Gramberg on April 11, 1978, at Sisseton, SD. Following marriage, the couple lived near Pierre, SD. In the fall 1980 they moved to rural Marvin, SD. Gary worked at the O'Farrell Ranch and for individual members of the O'Farrell family. In 2000 they moved back to Summit. At the time of his death, he was a cattle rancher in Blooming Valley Township, rural Summit.
Survivors include his wife Eunice, rural Summit; his two sons, Justin Amdahl and his wife Lea, Flagstaff, AZ, and Dale Amdahl, Watertown, SD; his daughter Amanda Sandberg and her husband Aaron, Hermitage, TN; two grandchildren, Allan and Jena Amdahl, Flagstaff, AZ; his mother, Ruth Amdahl, Golden Living Center in Milbank; his four brothers, Leon Amdahl and his wife Della, Woonsocket, SD; Leslie Amdahl and his wife Cynthia, Rosholt, SD; Kevin Amdahl and his wife Lori and Terry Amdahl, all of Sioux Falls; his three sisters, Sharon Snell and husband Virgil, Milbank; Linda Bauman and husband Galen, Watertown, SD; and Shelly Anderson and husband Arlo, Summit; many nieces and nephews; and his godmother, Norma Jean Hjellming, Minneapolis, MN. Gary was preceded in death by his father and his son, Alan James Amdahl.
Funeral services for Gary Amdahl, age 60, of rural Summit, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at the Summit Hall in Summit, SD. Missionary Pastor Joe Beard of the Summit Bible Church will officiate. Gary died on Thursday, March 1, 2007, at his farm home. The organist will be Sandy Dingsor and the soloist will be Liz (Waddell) Brooks. Visitation will be at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank on Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. and at the Summit Hall on Wednesday one hour before services. Pallbearers will be Marlin Snell, Paul O'Farrell, Steve Ellsworth, Loren Gramberg, Kelly Faeth, and Tellus Waddell. Burial will be in the Osceola No. 2 Cemetery at Marvin, SD, with graveside military rites presented by the Birch-Miller American Legion Post #9 and the Grant County VFW Post #3486, of Milbank.
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Gary was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served his country in the U.S. Army from January 14, 1966, until his honorable discharge on January 12, 1968. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Gary was united in marriage to Eunice Gramberg on April 11, 1978, at Sisseton, SD. Following marriage, the couple lived near Pierre, SD. In the fall 1980 they moved to rural Marvin, SD. Gary worked at the O'Farrell Ranch and for individual members of the O'Farrell family. In 2000 they moved back to Summit. At the time of his death, he was a cattle rancher in Blooming Valley Township, rural Summit.
Survivors include his wife Eunice, rural Summit; his two sons, Justin Amdahl and his wife Lea, Flagstaff, AZ, and Dale Amdahl, Watertown, SD; his daughter Amanda Sandberg and her husband Aaron, Hermitage, TN; two grandchildren, Allan and Jena Amdahl, Flagstaff, AZ; his mother, Ruth Amdahl, Golden Living Center in Milbank; his four brothers, Leon Amdahl and his wife Della, Woonsocket, SD; Leslie Amdahl and his wife Cynthia, Rosholt, SD; Kevin Amdahl and his wife Lori and Terry Amdahl, all of Sioux Falls; his three sisters, Sharon Snell and husband Virgil, Milbank; Linda Bauman and husband Galen, Watertown, SD; and Shelly Anderson and husband Arlo, Summit; many nieces and nephews; and his godmother, Norma Jean Hjellming, Minneapolis, MN. Gary was preceded in death by his father and his son, Alan James Amdahl.
Funeral services for Gary Amdahl, age 60, of rural Summit, SD, will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at the Summit Hall in Summit, SD. Missionary Pastor Joe Beard of the Summit Bible Church will officiate. Gary died on Thursday, March 1, 2007, at his farm home. The organist will be Sandy Dingsor and the soloist will be Liz (Waddell) Brooks. Visitation will be at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank on Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. and at the Summit Hall on Wednesday one hour before services. Pallbearers will be Marlin Snell, Paul O'Farrell, Steve Ellsworth, Loren Gramberg, Kelly Faeth, and Tellus Waddell. Burial will be in the Osceola No. 2 Cemetery at Marvin, SD, with graveside military rites presented by the Birch-Miller American Legion Post #9 and the Grant County VFW Post #3486, of Milbank.
www.emanuelpattersonfuneralhome.com
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