Funeral services for Arthur Sandmeier, 80, of Mobridge will be at 2 PM, Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the Family Worship Center. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be at 5 PM Tuesday with a prayer service at 8 PM at the funeral home. Arthur passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Mobridge Regional Hospital.
Arthur Eugene Sandmeier was born March 20, 1937 in Rural Bowdle to Joseph and Elizabeth (Voegle) Sandmeier. He was the youngest of 7 children. He grew up on the family farm north of Bowdle and attended a country school. He was confirmed and a member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Bowdle. He continued to farm as a young man.
On March 9, 1958 he married Virginia P. Ruff and from this union 5 children were born. They also raised their first born grandson, Joseph Warren Sandmeier. They were married until 2001.
The family farm was sold around 1964 and they moved into Bowdle. Art worked in Construction and also moved Hay Stacks for area farmers and ranchers. They moved to Mobridge in the fall of 1966. He worked as an orderly at the Mobridge Community Hospital for 12 years. The family worked together cutting trees, part-time after school and on weekends. Art built a Cherry-Picker and went to work full time operating a Tree Service in 1978 – 1996. He invented several machines to improve the business. He also started up a country/old time music band. He enjoyed playing guitar and accordion for many years, as well as playing with other bands. He retired, but continued doing landscaping work.
In the spring of 2001, he met a special friend, Marlene Klingman, of Mobridge. They spent the next 16 years together, enjoying life and retirement to the fullest.
Art had several medical complications through the years, but the Lord blessed him and his family with many years of love, laughs, music, activities, projects, stories and memories with his family, which he thought so highly of.
Arthur is survived by his sons; Bradley Arthur of Mobridge, Kelly E. (Vicky) Sandmeier of Yankton, daughters; Carmen Quinn Steiger Gisi (Duane) of Mobridge, Valerie K. Sandmeier of Mobridge, 17 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, sister's Emma Olsen and Adeline Stadel both of Mobridge, many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews and cousins, family, and friends, special friend, Marlene Klingman.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Peggy Lee Sandmeier, grand-daughter, Haley Sandmeier, parents, brothers, Adolph, Ruben, Raymond; sister, Edna Huft.