Lillian Ardeth DeBoer was born on May 2, 1926, the daughter of Oscar and Lillian (Goodfellow) Bunday in Volga, SD. She graduated from Brookings High School in 1944. She briefly attended school in Sioux Falls, studying nursing. Ardeth met and was united in marriage to Stanley DeBoer on November 11, 1946, at United Methodist Church in Arlington. To this union, the couple was blessed with four children, Dale, Dennis, Craig, and Doreen. The couple farmed on Lake Oakwood and from 1958 to 1975, they owned and operated the Wagon Wheel Resort at Lake Oakwood.
Ardeth passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Avantara in Arlington, at the age of 93.
Ardeth is survived by her three children, Dale (Jean) DeBoer, of Garretson, SD, Dennis (Martha) DeBoer, of Bruce, SD and Doreen DeBoer, of Sioux Falls, SD; five grandchildren, Shad, Theresa, Denise, Melissa, and Katie, and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son Craig DeBoer.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 5 at the United Methodist Church in Arlington, SD.
