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Robert E. Van Orman (July 5, 1939 – October 4, 2019)

Joyce R. (Miller) Van Orman (January 16, 1944 – May 25, 2017)

Memorial services for Robert E. and Joyce Van Orman of Mobridge will be at 11 AM, Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mobridge. Inurnment will be at the Glenham Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Robert passed away Friday, October 4, 2019, at the Bowdle Nursing Home. Joyce passed away May 25, 2017, at the Mobridge Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Robert E Van Orman was born on July 5, 1939, in Mobridge, SD to Don and Barbara (Allerdings) Van Orman. The family moved from Trail City to Mobridge when Bob was in the second grade and he attended school in Mobridge. Following school Robert did some farming in the Trail City area. When the bridge in Mobridge was being built, Bob unloaded bags of cement for the construction company. He was a bartender at Van's Place in Glenham. Robert married Joyce Ruth (Miller) Van Orman on November 29, 1964 in the old United Church of Christ in Selby, SD. The young couple made their home in Mobridge. Bob then worked at Bud's Texaco and then for the City Water Department in Mobridge. He cooked alongside Joyce at the Embers Fireside Lounge for over a decade. Bob retired from the City of Mobridge where he worked at the Water Treatment Plant.

Robert loved to be outside sitting on the patio, feeding birds and squirrels. He enjoyed being in the garden and decorating for the holidays with Joyce. He was a collector of old model cars from the Danbury Mint. Like his wife Joyce, he loved to visit with family and friends. People remember Bob as always having a smile and being a compassionate, loving individual with a true spirit of hospitality.

Joyce Ruth Miller Van Orman was born on January 16, 1944 in Sitka, SD, to Fredrick and Louise (Maier) Miller. She attended school in Selby and then she moved to Aberdeen to attend Stewarts School of Hairstyling. After graduation, she worked at two hair salons in Mobridge, one in the Brown Palace and the other was The Flame. She was a cook at the Silver Grill, the Embers Fireside Lounge, the Mobridge Care Center, the Snack Bar at Stoick's, and for the Mobridge Nutrition Site. Other jobs Joyce had included being a Nurse's Aide at the Mobridge Care Center and she did daycare for several years. She retired from the Mobridge Regional Hospital where she worked in housekeeping. Her favorite hobbies included gardening, cooking, playing cards, crocheting, and watching Days of Our Lives. Joyce and Bob enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins play. Joyce loved to visit with her family and friends. She always made time for people and was genuinely interested in the lives of those around her.

Robert and Joyce were loving parents to Robert, Kimberly and Justin and they worked very hard to provide for their family and often sacrificed their own needs in order to provide for their children and grandchildren. They welcomed everyone into their home with open arms. The Van Orman house seemed to be a hub of activity for all the neighborhood kids and Bob and Joyce loved having all of them around. Robert and Joyce will be missed.

Robert and Joyce are survived by their children, Robert (Michael Williams) Van Orman of Malabar, FL, Kimberly Millim of Aberdeen, SD, and Justin Van Orman of Mobridge, SD, grandchildren, Adam (Ray) Roemmick, Justin (Marisa) Roemmick, and Jerome Roemmick, and many nieces and nephews.

Robert is also survived by sister, Donna Johnson of Mobridge, SD, brothers, Orlando (Tillie) Van Orman of Rockledge, FL, and Quentin (Sherry) Van Orman of Hot Springs, SD, and sister-in-law, Lila Van Orman of Bismarck, ND.

In addition to his parents and wife Joyce, Robert is preceded in death by brother, Forrest Van Orman, sister, Pearl Sanchez and brother-in-law Gordon Johnson .

At the time of Joyce's death (May 25, 2017) she was survived by her husband Robert. She is also survived by sister, Judy (Fred) Badure of Davenport, IA, sister-in-law Lou Miller of Selby, SD, and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Joyce is preceded in death by her brother, Palmer Miller, sisters, Janice Sandmeier and Donnis Huft, and brother-in-laws, Ray Sandmeier and Henry Huft.