Wanda Darlene Schumack

Mellette-Funeral Service for Wanda Darlene Schumack, 68, of Mellette will be 10:30 am, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at First United Methodist Church in Aberdeen. Rev. Derek Baum will officiate. Wanda's favorite color was purple, so please wear something purple to her service if possible, in her honor.
Closed casket visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00-7:00 pm with family present at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Wanda died August 20, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Wanda Darlene was born February 7, 1952 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She grew up in the Faulkton/Cresbard, SD area, graduating from Cresbard High School with the class of 1970. She attended Aberdeen School of Commerce.
Wanda was united in marriage to Daryl Swanhorst on August 11, 1973 in Cresbard, SD. They made their home on a farm near Cresbard where she raised her three daughters. In 1985 she started working at WEB Water as a secretary. She and her girls moved to Mellette in 1987.
Wanda was united in marriage to Lyle Schumack on October 28, 1988 in Pierre, SD. They made their home in Mellette. She started working for Thares Management, currently known as Primrose Retirement Communities in 1989. After a fulfilling career, she retired after 30 years.
Wanda loved fishing whenever possible and was known for looking for Michael Kors purses whenever out shopping throughout her trips. The love Wanda had for her family was endless. When her girls were younger, she attended all of their activities and thoroughly enjoyed following her grandchildren's activities also. She would take all the grandchildren school supply shopping each year before school and made sure each one traveled with her to North Carolina for a special grandmother/granddaughter trip to visit family. She had two Golden Retriever dogs, Dexter, and George whom she loved very much and were part of her family.
Grateful for having shared Wanda's life is her husband of 31 years, Lyle; three daughters, Chris (Rick Stugelmayer) Burckhard of Aberdeen, Tascha (Riley) Lamb of Pierre and Teresa (Josh) Hardison of Hillsborough, NC; step-son, Rich (Jill Nowak) Schumack of Carthage, SD; 11 grandchildren; sister, Waneta (Wes) Malsom of Aberdeen; three brothers, Kevin Parrett of Sioux Falls, Kelly (Tammy) Parrett of Fargo and Dwayne (Michelle) Lerew of Redfield; eight sisters-in-law, Brenda Bruns, Judy Gabler, Jane Swanhorst, Renee Swanhorst, Mary Swanhorst, Marsha Swanhorst, Camille Tuscherer and Bobbie Lerew; brother-in-law, Danny Schumack; nieces and nephews and her dog, George.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Donna (Schilder) Lerew and her dog, Dexter.
Honorary Casketbearers will be Wanda's grandchildren, Paiton, Reece and Lauryn Burckhard, Melania, Kinsley, and Camden Lamb, Hayden, Ethan, and Isabella Hardison, Alayna Nowak, and Oliver Schumack.
Casketbearers will be Margaret Fjeldheim, Sherry Skorczewski, Mae Jenkins-Moore, Jim Thares, Scott Noeldner and Kyle Malsom.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials.
Carlsen Funeral Home and Crematory of Aberdeen has been entrusted with arrangements.

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