Herris Lambley

Funeral services for Herris Lambley were held on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. in the Burke Civic Center in Burke, SD, with Pastor Mark Tuttle officiating. Jim Lambley gave the eulogy and Tyler VanMetre read the obituary.

Music was provided by the Kingsman Quartet and Kelly Frank and Dalsey Lambley, vocalists, accompanied by James Petersen and Courtney Dienert, pianists.

Kathy Petersen and Sue Chytka were in charge of registration. Flower attendants were Leslie Smith, Val Drey, Sharon Neuharth and becky Wiedes.

Casket bearers were LaNeal Schonebaum, Jeremy Martin, Chisum Lambley, Derreck Martin, Tyler VanMetre, Dillon Lambley, KayCee Martin and Cheyenne Lambley. Honorary casket bearers were The Burke Volunteer Fire Department.

Interment was in the Herrick Cemetery in Herrick, SD. Clausen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Herris Gene Lambley was born May 11, 1938, to Ulyse and Lucille Lambley at Ainsworth, NE. Herris was the second son of his family.

He received his education as an Ainsworth Bulldog being in the class of 1956. Herris married Mary Hagerman, May 26, 1957, at the United Methodist Church in Ainsworth, NE. Their three children, Jolene, Donivan, and Karen completed their family. They made their home on a ranch in Keya Paha County Nebraska raising Hereford cattle, milking cows, and doing whatever it took to take care of his family. In 1967 he took a giant leap and bought a sale barn in Burke, SD. Herris’s roots were deep in the auction business as his grandfather and father were in the auction business also. After 47 years of ownership of Burke Livestock, Herris decided on semi-retirement from the auction business and sold the business to the next generation and focused on his own ranch life. Grandson KC and Donivan took him on his last pass through the pasture just days prior to his passing.

Above all other were his family and the next generation. He loved helping kids get a start in the livestock business. Whether it be giving them a loan to purchase something or as generous as giving them a calf or hog to raise. He employed numerous kids during his reign as a business owner.

Along with running a full time business, Herris was a little league baseball coach, Burke Fire Department girls’ softball coach, city council member, a Master Mason of the Burke Lodge #148, and a volunteer for the Burke Fire Department for 35 years.

Herris never missed a sporting event his kids, grand and great-grandchildren participated in. If there was a baseball game, he was there. Nothing came before work but ball games were the exception. He was honored to throw the first pitch at the State Amateur Baseball tournament last fall.

Herris enjoyed dancing; he would glide across the dance floor and jitterbug while keeping perfect time to the music. He also loved to play cards. First on the list was a good game of pitch. The family would end a holiday gathering with a game of pitch or several games. He would be found at Herrick Legion on Friday nights playing pitch with a group of friends. He was also an avid coyote hunter. He raised and trained greyhounds to

He was also an avid coyote hunter. He raised and trained greyhounds to hunt coyotes. Above all other hobbies his favorite would be going to a sale and buying cattle. He knew value when he saw it and he craved the next opportunity to hear the auctioneer say “sold Buyer #9.

Herris knew his Lord and was baptized in 1987. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Burke, SD.

Herris passed away on April 23, 2021 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, SD at the age of 82 years.

He is survived by his three children; Jolene (David) VanMetre, Donivan, and Karen (Tim) Martin. Eight grandchildren, LaNeal (Jim) Schonebaum, Jeremy (Kellie) Martin, Chisum (Kaira) Lambley, Derreck (Danielle) Martin, Tyler (Val) VanMetre, Dillon Lambley, KayCee (Natasha) Martin and Cheyenne Lambley; 14 great-grandchildren; sister Lolita Taylor and brother Gary (LaVella) Lambley and many nephews, nieces, cousins, and countless friends.

Herris was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, parents; Ulyse and Lucille Lambley, brother Tommy Lambley; brother-in-law Jerry Taylor; daughter-in-law Brenda Lambley; granddaughter-in-law Kyndra Lambley; in-laws Leo and Shirley Skovsende, Dick Hagerman, and Lawrence and Lillian Hagerman.