Linda Hespe

Mass of Christian burial for Linda Hespe was held on Friday, April 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner, SD.

Burial was in the Colome City Cemetery in Colome, SD. Mason Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Linda was born April 1, 1948, in Omaha, NE and was raised by her parents George and Marcella (Salmen) Hermsen of Butte, NE and also grew up in Butte with her brother Larry.

She graduated from high school in Butte, NE. She married Gerald “Jerry” Hespe on October 12, 1968, in Butte, NE, and to this union three children were born.

Linda served as a Lioness, was in the Legion and was a Red Hat Society member. She was a soda jerk at Burns Drug, she and Jerry owned the Homestyle Café in Colome, SD, where she loved to cook, and managed the Sale Barn Cafe in Winner, SD. She loved playing cards, cribbage, checkers. She was also a Colome Cowboys fan and rarely missed a game.

Linda Hespe, age 73, of Colome, SD, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

Linda is survived by four children, Kenneth (Sandra) Hespe of Mission, SD, Keith (Stephanie) Hespe of Okaton, SD, Kimberly (Richard) Bruns of Dallas, SD and Laura (John) Carlson of Billings, MT; nine grandchildren, Brooke (Dustin) Fisher, Jacob Hespe, Wyatt Hespe, Kalli (Emmitt) Houchin and Zach Hespe, Benton and Crean Carlson, Dori and Riki Bruns; four great-grandchildren; brother Larry (Roberta) Hermsen of Butte, NE; sisters and brothers-in-law Barb (Mel) Lee of Winner, SD, Bev (Bill) Whitney of Rapid City, SD, Doug (Ruth) Hespe of Owasso, OK, Richard (Connie) Hespe of Ivanhoe, TX, Jerry Dodd of Rapid City, SD, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, husband Jerry, granddaughter Jordyn Hespe, brother-in-law Ronny Hespe, sisters-in-law Barb Hespe and Debbie Dodd, niece Mindy Shamberger and nephew Jeff Hespe.