Marilyn Skalland, 96, of Brandon, South Dakota passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Center. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at George Boom Funeral Chapel in Brandon. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 7:00 p.m. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Split Rock Lutheran Cemetery in rural Brandon.
Marilyn Thompson, daughter of John and Verna (Severson) Thompson was born February 9, 1927, in rural Lincoln County. She grew up east of Schindler, South Dakota and attended Springdale Lutheran Church. She graduated from Harrisburg High School with the class of 1945. She began her career working at a bank in Sioux Falls. She was united in marriage to Roger Skalland on March 6, 1949, at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. They spent many years living on the Skalland farm place and Marilyn worked for Minnehaha County Human Welfare Services from 1972 until 1984. Marilyn and Roger moved to Sun City, Arizona where she worked for O’Keefe Realty. After suffering a stroke in 2000, Marilyn moved back to Sioux Falls. She enjoyed playing the piano, dancing, golf, and travelling. Above all she loved spending time with her family.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Steven (Mary Jo) Skalland of Brandon, Nancy (Don) Dickey of Garretson, and Mary Kay Tiesen of Rapid City; four grandchildren, Brian Dickey, James (April) Dickey, Shane Dickey, and Derek Brower; seven great grandchildren, Rex, Beckett, Max, Izzy, Van, JayLee, and Amelia.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Verna; husband, Roger; brother, Earl (Wanda) Thompson; and sister, Eleanore (Norman) Skalland.
