Robert Finke

Graveside services for Robert “Bob” Finke were held Monday, August 2, 2021, 11:00 a.m. at the Herrick Cemetery in Herrick, SD, with Pastor Mark Tuttle officiating.

Urn bearers were Matt Oltmanns, Kelsey Oltmanns, Marissa Schmidt, Nathan Schmidt, Jada Schmidt and RJ Padilla.

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

Bob was born on November 11, 1944, in Wheaton, MN, to Traverse and Algy (Larson) Finke. He was raised on the farm in rural Bovey, MN, and graduated from Greenway High School in Coleraine, MN in 1963.

While working for a tree trimming company, he met Mavonne Burger and were wed on November 13, 1965, in Bonesteel, SD. He served as a medic during the Vietnam War. After being discharged, he and Mavonne traveled around the area following a bridge construction company. Eventually, they settled in Gregory, SD, where he was trained as an auto body technician. They moved to Sioux Falls in 1976 where he and Mavonne raised their three daughters and Bob continued his auto body career working for Billion Motors. He retired from Billion’s after over 35 years of service.

Bob was a lifetime member of the American Legion, Post 36 of Bone-steel. He was an avid hunter of deer, pheasant, and turkey, and loved fishing for walleye and crappie on lakes of northern Minnesota and on the Missouri River near Bonesteel. He enjoyed gardening and was known for his tomatoes and kohlrabi.

Bob spent his spare time woodworking, making his own lures, and fixing the unfixable.

Robert “Bob” Finke, age 76, of Sioux Falls, SD, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021.

He is survived by his daughters Tracy (Russ) Schmidt of Menominee, NE, Tricia Finke of Sioux Falls, SD, Tara (Roberto) Padilla of Stanton, NE; grandchildren Matt (Amanda) Oltmanns of Viborg, SD, Kelsey Oltmanns of Sioux Falls, SD, Marissa, Nathan, and Jada Schmidt of Menominee, NE, and RJ Padilla of Stanton, NE; two great-grandchildren; five brothers: Lee of Taconite, MN, Larry of Hill City, MN, Darus (Maggie) of Marble, MN, Mark (Kris) of Anoka, MN, Wade of Grand Rapids, MN, and five sisters: Nita Rollins of Marble, MN, Diane (Jack) Aimonetti of Mora, MN, Sandra (Jeff) Tabaka of Grand Rapids, MN, Deborah Erven of Virginia, MN, Karen (Herman) Newton of Aitkin, MN, and many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Mavonne, his parents Traverse and Algy, parents-in-law Sam and Eileen Burger, sister-in-law Betty Lou Finke, and brothers-in-law, Terry Erven and Duane Rollins.