Sylvia Ann (Semmler) Kunz was born on Dec. 31, 1942, near Delmont. She attended country school and graduated from Delmont High School in 1960. Following high school, she worked at Stelzer Rexall Drug in Armour.
On Sept. 11, 1961, she married Dennis Kunz at Hope Lutheran Church in Delmont. They moved several times, as Dennis worked for Boeing prior to moving back to Armour in 1963 where they still have a home. Sylvia’s career included working at Kunz Brother’s TV and the Fabric Shop in Armour, Ravens Industry in Parkston, and she retired in 2008 from the fabric and craft department at Walmart in Mitchell.
Sylvia was known for her extraordinary sewing skills, from suits to quilts, baby clothes to wedding gowns. She spent her life serving and sewing for family, friends and community. She loved her Lord, and the Redeemer Lutheran Church she attended. She was passionate about donating her time to charities and taught her family to do the same.  In her leisure, she enjoyed puzzles, playing cards, crafting and gardening.
Sylvia is survived by her husband Dennis; one son, Kyle; two daughters, Krystal Grohn of Woodbury, Minn., and Kelly Pirtle of Osage Beach, Mo.; two sons-in-law, Steven Grohn and Jeff Pirtle; four grandchildren; one sister, Sandra (Ron) Ruml of Letcher; and two brothers, Clint (Sherry) Semmler and Mel (Lolly) Semmler, all of Rapid City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold and Altha Semmler; her sisters, Norma Bietz and Margaret Friederich; brother-in-law, Wally Friederich, and-brother in-law Kenneth Kunz; and mother and father-in-law, Leo and Olga Kunz.