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Funeral services for Dora Schilling age 83 of Selby will be at 10:30 AM, Saturday, February 3, 2018, at St. John Lutheran Church in Selby. Burial will be at the Akaska Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will be at 5 PM, Friday at the church with a prayer service at 7PM. Dora passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at the Mobridge Regional Hospital.

Dora Mae Kappel was born October 16, 1934, on her family's homestead near Kenel, SD, to Edward and Lydia (Schaffer) Kappel. She attended Mobridge Public School.

Dora married Calvin Schilling on January 13, 1952. Following their marriage, they made their home in rural Akaska. Calvin and Dora ran the Akaska Bait Shop until 1967. They then moved to the Randall farm and worked there until 1979. At that time, they moved to Selby and ran Shorty's Café before working at the Selby Motel until her retirement. She also enjoyed her Wednesday mornings helping Sharon Wolff getting the Selby Record together.

Dora is survived by her children, Karen Kuhns of Huron, SD, Vickie (Harlan) Gates of Aberdeen, Pam (Jeff Gronau) Rhodes of Whitewater, KS, Jay (Vicki) Schilling of Rapid City, Scott (Deb Berens) Schilling of Selby, Jolene (Brad) Lappe of Rapid City, and Charles (Vicki) Schilling of Mound City, SD, daughter-in-law, Pam Schilling of Rapid City, 20 grandchildren, and numerous great and great great grandchildren.

Dora is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Calvin, two sons, Myron and Rodney, son-in-law, John Kuhns, and sister, Pearl Medley.