Delores D. Steeneck was born April 26, 1931 in Union County, South Dakota to parents Ralph and Ida (Zachow) Fickbohm. She died July 13, 2021 in Alcester, SD at the age of 90 years.

Delores graduated from Alcester High School in 1949. She stayed home to help with her ailing father. Delores married Wayne Steeneck on January 6, 1951. They made their life farming and dairying south of Alcester. She was a devoted farm wife, raised a big garden and tended to her many flowers and lawn. Following Wayne's death, Delores continued to live on the farm until 2010 when she moved to the Bethesda Inn in Beresford.

She was baptized, confirmed and married at Peace Lutheran Church in rural Alcester. She has been a member of Roseni Lutheran Church since 1962 where she was active in many of the church roles, including WELCA, Mission Society, quilting, holding various offices and teaching Sunday School and Bible School at times. She enjoyed cross-word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and playing cards and board games with friends and family. Delores learned to play the harmonica in grade school and continued to play all her life entertaining family, friends and small groups.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two grandsons and her husband, Wayne, who died 18 years to the day before Delores.

Grateful for having shared in her life are her six children, DeLayne (Norma Jean) of Oldham, David (Orinda) of Beresford, Brian (Darla) of Alcester, Brenda (Todd) Hakl of Alcester, Wade (Lisa) of Beresford and Wendell (Molly) of Canova; 14 grandchildren, many great and great-great- grandchildren and two sisters, Dorothy Clay of Bullhead City, AZ and LaNiece (Earl) Johnson of Sioux Falls.

Graveside services will be 10AM Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Roseni Cemetery, rural Beresford. Visitation will be 5-7PM Friday at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with a prayer service at 7PM.