Memorial services for Ramona Elaine Blumer, age 84, of Selby and formerly of Alcester and Beresford will be at 7 PM, Thursday, September 22, 2011 at St. John Lutheran Church in Selby. Pastor Dale Hamre will be officiating. A memorial visitation will start at 6 PM. Memorial services will also be held Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at 2 PM at the Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester. Ramona passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen. Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge is in charge of arrangements.

Ramona Elaine Sundstrom was born on Oct. 21, 1926 to Art and Julia (Jonnes) Sundstrom. She was born on the same place as her dad on the Sundstrom homeplace at Beresford. She was baptized and confirmed in the Brooklyn Evangelical Free Church at Beresford. Ramona attended country grade school and Beresford High School. She then attended Northern State Teachers College. She taught school in Parker, SD until her marriage to Lavaine Blumer. They farmed northeast of Beresford on the Blumer homeplace. In 1976 Ramona enjoyed working at a daycare and preschool in Beresford. She was also a Mary Kay consultant for over 30 years. Lavaine passed away in 1979.

In 1983 Ramona moved to Brookings to be a live in grandma (Nanny). She also worked at the Living Faith Book Store. In 1986 she moved back to the farm near Beresford. In 1990 she moved to Alcester to be near her mother who was in the nursing home. Then in 1997 she moved to Selby to enjoy her grandchildren's Jr. High and High School activities and many family get togethers with Mick, Holly, John, Pam and the grandchildren.

Ramona was active in church activities, participating in women's group, taught school Sunday School, was a youth leader, belonged to Christians Women's and was in Bible studies. She also belong to the American Legion Auxiliary, study clubs, cancer support groups and red hatters.

Among those who survive and gracefully shared her life are son, Michael Blumer and wife Holly of Sioux Falls, daughter, Pamela Ottenbacher and husband, Dr. John of Selby, Brother Chuck Sundstrom and wife Pat of Alcester, SD, sister, Ardell Hagen and husband Bud (Deceased), sister-in-law, Lois Sundstrom of Alcester, and four grandchildren, Jonovan, Monica, Melanie, Ronovan and wife Melissa and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Lavaine in Aug. 1979, son, Steven on Dec. 18, 1987, parents, Art in Nov. 1987 and Julia in Oct. 1994, and brother Burdette Sundstrom.