Ardyce L. Stensland, age 88, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Garretson, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Palisade Lutheran Church, rural Garretson, Rock County, Minnesota. Interment was in the West Palisade Cemetery.
Ardyce was born on May 22, 1931, to Paul & Emma (Richter) Miller in Colman, South Dakota. After her mother’s death, Ardyce was raised by her grandparents, Fred & Laura Richter in Colman. In 1948, Ardyce married Henry Johnson. Henry passed away in 1959. Ardyce and Lyle Stensland were married in January of 1962 and recently celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary. After their marriage they settled in Garretson until moving to Tampa, Florida in 1963. They returned to South Dakota in 1970 and settled on a farm southeast of Garretson. For many years Ardyce spent her life as a devoted homemaker and in later years managed apartment complexes.
Ardyce was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed playing music, playing cards, and going to her children and grandchildren’s school activities and sporting events. She loved knitting and crocheting. She donated and gave as gifts many handmade dish clothes, baby caps, and baptism blankets.
Ardyce passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls.
Survivors include her husband, Lyle, Sioux Falls: daughter, Linda (Jim) Hoefert, Garretson; sons: Gary (Carol) Johnson, Parker, Terry (Connie) Johnson, Garretson, Brad (Lisa) Stensland, Garretson, and Jeff Stensland, Sioux Falls; 14 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-brother, Joe; first husband, Henry Johnson; infant son Ronald Johnson; daughter, Barbara Rae Bussey; granddaughter: Kim Ramse; daughter-in-law, Annie Stensland; and a son-in-law, William “Red” Bussey.
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