Aberdeen: The funeral service for Delores Irene Schooley, 81, of Aberdeen will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church, 502 S. Lincoln St., in Aberdeen. Pastor Eldon Reich will officiate.
Entombment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Delores died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 1-7 p.m., with family present from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., in Aberdeen.
Delores Irene Reitzel was born in Belgrade, Minn., to Henry and Bertha Reitzel. They moved to the Castlewood area when she was 1 year old. Delores graduated from Castlewood High School and Huron Nursing School.
In 1957, she married Dick Schooley in Castlewood. They lived in several South Dakota towns, including Castlewood, Redfield, Sioux Falls, Howard and Leola before moving to Aberdeen in 1978. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Dick; son, Daniel Schooley of Aurora, Colo.; daughter Diane (Wes) Schooley-Pettis of Boise, Idaho; granddaughter, Chantelle (Josh) Reid of Aurora, Colo.; two great-grandchildren, Noah and Amelia Reid of Aurora, Colo.; and two sisters: Bertha Shoop of Watertown and Gladys Curtis of Boulder, Colo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; five brothers; and many nieces and nephews.
Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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