Delos Merle Ohlrogge, 76, of Lake Norden and formerly of Mitchell, passed away on Oct. 19, 2015, at the Lake Norden Golden Living Center in Lake Norden.
Memorial services were Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Chamberlain with burial in the Riverview Cemetery at Chamberlain.
Delos Ohlrogge was born to Albert and Alma (Kiehn) Ohlrogge on Jan. 17, 1939, in Chamberlain. He attended school in Pukwana, graduating in 1957. On Jan. 26, 1960, he entered the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged in January of 1966. After his discharge, he worked in California for several years before returning to South Dakota. Most recently he worked at Twin Cities Fan in Mitchell until his retirement.
Delos is survived by four brothers, Duane (Betty) of Piedmont, Ray (Donna) of Woonsocket, Larry (Kathy) of Arizona, and Wes (Shelli) of Pukwana; a sister, Linda (Kevin) Schoepp of Watertown; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, Albert; and three sisters, Norma Timmons, Pat McGhee, and Judy Taylor.