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Wallace M. Hamman
Birth: Sep. 26, 1924
Waubay
Day County
South Dakota, USA
Death: Feb. 16, 2012
Watertown
Codington County
South Dakota, USA
**1st marriage to: Evelyn Helwig ... ended in death
**2nd marriage to: June Walter ... ended in death
Wallace M. Hamman, 87, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the hospital in Watertown. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Watertown. Rev. Iver Possehl will officiate. Music will be provided by Sharon Falk as organist with congregational singing.
Burial will be at Lakewood Cemetery in Waubay, SD, following cake and coffee in the church fellowship hall. Pallbearers will be Lance Hamman, Steven Hamman, Eric Anderson, Jay Gregerson, Larry Hamman, Clint Gregerson and Scott Roth.
Visitation will be at the Crawford Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. and prior to services at the church on Tuesday.
Wallace was born on September 26, 1924, on the family farm near Waubay, SD, to Emil and Alma (Holzerland) Hamman. He attended Central Point country school and farmed with his parents on the family farm.
On October 25, 1949, Wallace married Evelyn Helwig at Waubay. He continued to farm but also did some trucking. Wallace started selling ?AAL' insurance in 1967. Due to Wallace's committed drive and devotion to helping others with their insurance needs, he was awarded several distinguished achievement awards during his insurance career. Evelyn passed away in 1985 and in 1992, Wallace retired and moved to Watertown.
Wallace married June Walter on January 15, 1994, at Watertown. That year, he opened and operated the #1 Casino. Wallace also sold headstones and monuments during his retirement. June passed away in 2011.
He was a member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Watertown and a former member of Zion Lutheran Church in Waubay. He was also a member of the Senior Citizens' Center. Wallace enjoyed hunting with friends, relatives and his children in his younger years and thoroughly enjoyed card playing his whole life.
Wallace is survived by seven children: Jane (Roger) Skatvold of Watertown, Mary (Tom) Snyder of Montrose, CO, Wallace (Diane) Hamman of Milbank, Faye (Steven) Berkenpas of Adrian, MN, Ruby (Bert) Reissig of Colorado Springs, CO, Joan (Randy) Johnson of Pearl River, NY, and Allen (Jenny) Hamman of Sturgis; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Gene Hamman, of Livingston, MT.
He was preceded in death by his wives; his parents; three brothers: Alvin, Harold and Gerald; and one sister, Caroline Gaikowski.
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Parents:
Emil W Hamman (1890 - 1958)
Alma E Holzerland Hamman (1896 - 1992)
Spouses:
Evelyn Helwig Hamman (1924 - 1985)
June Anna Augusta (Beutler) (Walter) Hamman (1926 - 2011)
Burial:
Lakewood Cemetery
Waubay
Day County
South Dakota, USA
Created by: Deborah Ridgway
Record added: Feb 19, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85195451
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