Hilda Dorothy DeYoung, 92 of Frankfort, SD, died Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield. Her funeral will be Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Redfield. Pastor Brian Wasmoen will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 1-8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. and the family present at 6:00 p.m. at Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield. www.thelenfuneralhome.com

Hilda Dorothy Swanson was born September 20, 1918 to Axel and Hilda (Johnson) Swanson on a farm east of Redfield. When she was eight days old they moved to the Swanson farm north of Frankfort. Hilda attended grade school at a country school a short distance from the farm. She attended Frankfort High School and graduated in 1936. After graduation, she remained at home to help on the farm. Hilda also worked for other families and neighbors and took care of a newborn baby for a year before her marriage. On March 22, 1942, she married Sebe DeYoung and they began their married life on a farm a couple of miles from her childhood home. In October 1944, they moved to the family farm north of Frankfort where they raised their five children. Hilda remained on the farm after Sebe passed away in 1989. In 2006, she moved to an assisted living in Altoona, WI to be closer to her daughter. In August of 2007, Hilda became a resident of the Eastern Star Home in Redfield.

Hilda was a very active farm wife and very involved with her children and their 4-H projects. She loved family gatherings and having her children and grandchildren around her.

Hilda was baptized and was a confirmed member of Our Saviors Lutheran, where she was a circle member for many years. She belonged to the Harmony Social Club for 50 years.

Hilda is survived by two sons: Jerry (Maryalice) DeYoung of Frankfort; Robert (Kaye) DeYoung of Stewartville, MN; two daughters: Mary Ellen (Jesse) Bowers of Sidnaw, MI and Bonnie (Ron) Buckles of Chippewa Falls, WI; fourteen grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, two step great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, her daughter- in-law Kathy Gunderson of Aberdeen, SD; one sister Elsie Miller of Redfield; one sister-in-law Ruth Swanson of Redfield and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Sebe, twin sons Warren in 2002 and Wesley in 1947, one grandson, three sisters: Hilma, Mildred and Esther and one brother Carl.