Calvin Vosika

Graveside services for Calvin Vosika were held on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Graceland Cemetery in Burke, SD, with Pastor Mark Tuttle officiating.

Inurnment was in the Graceland Cemetery in Burke, SD. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Calvin Lee Vosika was born December 27, 1946, in Winner, SD, to Victor and Thelma (Legge) Vosika.

Cal graduated from Winner High School in 1964. On September 11, 1965, he was united in marriage to Lois Esterling of Burke, SD. To this union, two sons, Bradley James and Brent Alan, were born.

They made their home in Yankton, SD, for a short time before moving to Denver, CO, in 1967. They lived in Denver until 1973 when they moved to San Francisco and later to Pacifica, CA. After the death of his wife, Cal moved to Burke, SD.

Cal attended culinary school in Denver, CO, and was a chef as well as a manager at several restaurants until his retirement.

He died June 22, 2023, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, at the age of 76 years.

Cal is survived by his children: Brad (Kim) of Burke, SD, and Brent (Monique) of South San Francisco, CA; his grandchildren: Jesse (Laura) Vosika of Canton, SD; Alina Vosika (Pete Ng) of South San Francisco, CA; and Erika Clark James of Houston, TX; his great-grandchildren: Keely, Lainey, and Lorraine Vosika; Davon, Darius, and Eleya Clark James; his sisters: Loretta Borg and Phyllis Greengrass; and a brother, Jack Vosika.

Cal was preceded in death by his wife, Lois; his parents, Victor and Thelma; his brother Lyle; his sister, Doris Elder; and his in-laws, Erwin and LaVerna Esterling.