Roger Lee Quartier was born August 3, 1946 in Avon, SD to parents Roland and Lorraine (Pudwill) Quartier. He died peacefully in his sleep on December 15, 2009 at the age of 63 years.

Roger grew up in rural Avon where he attended school. He was united in marriage to Linda Stewart on March 11, 1964. The couple moved to Beresford in 1970 at which time Roger began working for Terrace Park Dairy which later became Lakeside Dairy, Land-O-Lakes, and then Dean Foods. He retired in October of 2009 after 39 years of service.

Roger was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford. His life's passions included spending numerous hours on the tractor baling hay, raising livestock, enjoying his birds, and spending time with his family and friends. These include the unlimited memories at Lake Marindahl and Ft. Randall, teaching us all how to ski and enjoy the water, or the picnics in the hayfield since there was always hay to put up. Roger was one of the hardest working and passionate individuals, whether it was delivering milk to his customers, on his farm, or at helping out at the sale barn, there was nothing he didn't give a hundred and ten percent.

His survivors include his wife Linda; 4 children: Rhonda Theel and husband Dan, Renee Goltz, Randy Quartier and wife Christina all of Beresford and Ramona Quartier Tschudy and husband Mike of Harrisburg; 11 grandchildren: Wally (Sarah)Theel, Kristie (John) Bartlett, Jamie Theel, Victoria Goltz, Ted Goltz, Tyler Goltz, Nicholas Tschudy, Monica Tschudy, Grace Quartier, Macy Quartier and Alexander Quartier; great grandson Logan Theel; brother Richard (Barb) Quartier of Sioux Falls; sister Caroline Quartier of Aurora, NE; sister-in-law Marilyn Larson of Lake Andes, SD; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be 10AM, Friday, December 18, 2009 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Beresford. Burial will follow at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Beresford. Visitation will be Thursday from 2PM to 5PM at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford and then resuming with family present at the church from 6:30PM to 8PM and a prayer service at 7PM.