Vernon H. Sudbeck
HARTINGTON — Vernon H. Sudbeck, 94, Hartington, died Feb. 4, 2022, at the Arbor Care Center, Hartington.
Mass of Christian Burial was Feb. 8 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Hartington, with the Rev. Owen Korte and Rev. Joseph Miksch officiating.
Burial was at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Hartington.
Visitation and a Vigil service were Monday at the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington, and continued Tuesday, at church, one hour prior to services.
Pallbearers were Vernon’s great-nieces and nephews, Jordan Wheeler, Miranda Augustine, Mariah Augustine, Dustin Lammers, Nicholas Lammers and Heather Nelson.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.
Vernon Herman was born Aug. 13, 1927, to Herman and Johanna (Fuchs) Sudbeck, Bow Valley. He attended grade school in Bow Valley, graduating from Holy Trinity High School in 1946. He had a love for flying since a child. His senior year he would skip school to start taking flying lessons in Yankton, S.D. After graduating, his first job was working for Hank Becker as a hired hand. The next year, he worked for Mac and Julie Becker in the Devils Nest area, where they owned 3000 acres. The Beckers purchased a TD14 Caterpillar, which also included a 140 Cessna airplane with the deal. They paid for his pilot’s license and sent him on business trips buying big farm equipment, which was pulled by the TD14 caterpillar. They welded two-four row planters together and also 315 T John Deere disks. His trips ranged from Parrington, Texas, to Fargo, N.D.
He married Bonnie Jaeger Aug. 17, 1948, in Bow Valley. He continued to work for the Becker’s in Devils Nest and this would be the location of their first home. In 1952, they purchased a farm west of Hartington near Pleasant Valley. Vernon retired in 1993. During his retirement, he refinished six airplanes, consisting of Taylor Crafts, Piper Pacers, J-3 Cup and Stinson. In 2007, he and Bonnie moved into Hartington. They raised four children, Karen, David, Diane and Brenda.
Vernon is survived by his daughter, Karen (Ed) Scdoris, Hartington; son, David Sudbeck, Charleston, W.Va.; sisters-in-law, Darlene Jaeger, Sioux City, Iowa, and Alice Klug, Hartington.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bonnie, July 3, 2010, at the age of 80; two daughters, Diane Sudbeck and Brenda Bottolfson; three grandchildren, Joshua Bottolfson, and Jeff and Julie Vandermark; brother, LaJoy, and wife, Ellie Sudbeck; and two brothers-in-law, William Jaeger and Ralph Jaeger.