Leslie Henning ("Sam") Sundstrom was born February 27, 1916 to Henning and Ethel (Wimple) Sundstrom.  He was called to his heavenly home on April 2, 2017 at the age of 101 years, 1 month and 6 days.

Sam was 2 ½ years old when his Aunt Clara and Uncle Otto Sundstrom moved to the farm with Henning, for a couple of years, to help raise Sam and his brothers and sisters.  He grew up with many wonderful aunts, uncles and cousins from both his mother's and father's families.  Sam attended rural Millbrook School, Beresford High School and South Dakota State College.  Sam served in the United States Army and spent time in Germany and France during World War II.  After receiving an Honorable Discharge, he returned home to Beresford.

Sam's working environment offered him many chances to travel and meet people.  He was a very active member of the Beresford Zion United Methodist Church. Sam enjoyed rock hunting, lapidary work, visiting his brothers, sisters, and other relatives around the United States and Canada.

Sam is survived by his niece, Barbara Droll Woolf (Russell); grandnieces, Darian Woolf and Alaina Woolf Tinney (Matthew), and one great-grandniece, Katelyn Della Tinney.  He is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Raymond (Helen), Doran ("Shorty"), and Willard (Ruth); his sisters, Jessie Ione Brode (Wallace), Amy Rasmussen (Arley), Adelia Tichenor (Norwood), and Della Droll (John) and his nephew, DaWayne ("Skip") Rasmussen, along with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Burial will be on Saturday, May 27th at 1 PM at the Brooklyn Evangelical Free Church with a memorial service being held at Beresford Zion United Methodist Church , 47106 298 th Street, Beresford, SD, at 2 PM. The family requests memorials to your favorite charitable organization.