Wava Laurine Mickelson was born on May 23, 1930 to Albert and Hilma (Eneboe) Mickelson at the family farm in rural Canton, SD. She passed away on April 24, 2015 in Alcester, SD at the age of 84 years, 11 months and 1 day. Wava was baptized and confirmed at the Grand Valley Lutheran Church, she attended Grand Valley rural school and graduated from Canton High School in 1948. She then worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Canton until her marriage to Dwight Wetrosky on May 28, 1950. They farmed until retirement in 1991 when they moved to Alcester. Wava was a member of Nathanael Lutheran Church where she served as a Circle Leader and Sunday School Teacher and was on the Altar Committee and Ruth WELCA Circle. Wava loved spending time with her family and enjoyed bowling, golf, and doing ceramics. She and Dwight spent winters in L Lano Grande Park in Mercedes, TX, a place they so enjoyed. She is survived by her husband Dwight; four daughters, LaZanne Wetrosky, Jolene (Dean) Witt, Becky (Jim) Trudeau and Lorrie (Larry) Reeves; 14 grandchildren, Sean (Sara) Reeves , Nathan (Brooke) Witt, Angela Trudeau, Tiffany (Brian) Leibold, Zachary (Michelle) Witt, Trisha (Jon) Rethinger, Hillary (Steve) Segulla, Natalie (Jesse) Truman , Jesse (Aimee) Trudeau, Ryan Kiernan, Dillon Witt, Malea (Clark) Hutt, Micah (Stacy) Kiernan , Preston Reeves, 16 great grandchildren: Ashtynn, Cossette , Jolie, Halle, Callie, Brady, Kyla, Jude, Nora, Bode, Noah, Cruz, Madelynn,Asher, Michaela, Riley; a special beloved niece, Nan Wandry; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Dorothy Cornelius and Helen Bobbledyk, and her brother Vernon and his wife Naomi. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, April 29 at Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, with burial to follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester. Visitation will be Tuesday at the church from 6PM to 8PM with a prayer service at 7PM.