The funeral service for Darrell LeRoy Bukaske, 78, of the Loyalton and Roscoe area, is 11 a.m. Saturday at Gramm Funeral Home, 720 N. Sixth St., Ipswich. The Rev. Ron Wickard will lead the service. Interment will follow at Ipswich City Cemetery.
Visitation was 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Gramm Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
Darrell was born to Phil and Zeldia Bukaske on May 12, 1935, at the Bukaske farm at Loyalton. He resided at the family farm until his death, which had always been his wish. He enjoyed farming and his family. He attended Loyalton school through sixth grade. Darrell died May 29, 2013, surrounded by loving family at the Sanford Hospital in Bismarck, N.D.
Darrell is survived by daughters: Debra (Neal) Anderson of Winchester, N.Y., Lorna (Mike) Lahammer of Mount Vernon, Iowa, Wanda (Duane Bentz) of Bismarck, N.D., Tamra (Jerry) Zimmerman of Garrison, N.D., Twyla Sattler of Brentford; sons: Kelly of York, Neb., and Kerry (Emily) of Valentine, Neb.; a very special nephew, Gil Vuljoin of Ponatoc, La., and a special friend, Pauline Cook of Yuma, Colo.; 23 grandchildren: Tina (Justin) King, Clarissa (Brad) Pikcilingis, Jason (Amanda) Anderson, Todesa (Brandon) Smiley, Desiree Rieger, Brittney Rieger, Lonna Rieger, Travis (Nicky) Bukaske, Shawn (Toni) Bukaske, Lance (Jessica) Zimmerman, Natasha Zimmerman, Jerad Zimmerman, Tonya (JR) Kerzmann, Samantha (Christo) Wolmarans, Kaija Haar, Kaitlyn Sattler, Schyler Sattler, Reed Sattler, Tyler Bukaske, Tanna Bukaske, Tristan Bukaske, Trevor Bukaske, Trey Bukaske; and 25 great-grandchildren; one sister, Bonnie Anderson of Roscoe; and one brother, Jr. Bukaske, of New Orleans, La.
His parents, Phil and Zeldia; and sister, Stella Hilden, preceded him in death.
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