Vangie Dodd

Vangie Dodd, 83, died late Wednesday evening, March 28, 2012 at the Lennox Good Samaritan Center. Vangie Mardell Lofstedt was born on July 2, 1928, the daughter of Peter and Sarah (McAvoy) Lofstedt on a farm near Lake Norden, South Dakota. She grew up attending school in this area, graduating from Lake Norden High School. On December 18, 1948 she married Robert "Bob" Gloe at Sioux Falls, SD. The couple made their home in Hartford and Sioux Falls. Three daughters were born to this union. She worked as a nursing assistant and then a telephone operator. This marriage ended, but the Gloe family bonds remained strong. On June 20, 1986 she married Lawrence "Larry" Dodd, her sweetheart from her youth. The couple lived in Granite, IA until his death. Vangie had been a member of Grandview Covenant Church and most recently was affiliated with First English Lutheran Church. She was a life member of the Society of Black Hills Pioneers, the Hartford American Legion Auxiliary and the Sioux Falls V.F.W. Auxiliary. Vangie enjoyed coffee, eating out and visiting with friends and family. She will be remembered for the many greeting cards she sent for any occasion to scores of friends, relatives and acquaintances. Long after she left her job as a nursing assistant, Vangie continued weekly visits to those she became close to while employed at the nursing home. Vangie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Larry, on January 17, 1990; two children in infancy and two brothers: Wallace and Dale. Grateful for having shared her life are her three daughters: Linda (Terry) Bornitz of Lennox, Cheryl (Mike McMullin) Gloe of Cheyenne, WY and Dianne (Grant Godbolt) Gloe of Whitehall, MT; six grandchildren: Nicole (Travis) Aarbo, Ryan Bornitz, Emerson Godbolt, Nelson Godbolt, Tim (Angie) McMullin and Kaycee (Jason) Cook; seven great-grandchildren: Esten Aarbo, Elsa Aarbo, Austin McMullin, Liam McMullin, Griffin Bouchea, Ethan Bouchea and Grayson Cook; one sister: Gloria Albers of Humboldt; sister-in-law Darlene Lofstedt, of Colton and brother-in-law, Howard Dodd of Sioux Falls several nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. Services will begin at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at First English Lutheran Church, Lennox with burial to follow at the Pleasant View Cemetery, Harrisburg. Visitation will begin at noon Monday at Dindot-Klusmann Funeral Home, Lennox with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m. The family requests memorial gifts in lieu of flowers. Suggested charities include the Hartford American Legion Auxiliary, the Sioux Falls V.F.W. Auxiliary or the Society of Black Hills Pioneers.

Vangie Dodd

July 2, 1928 - March 28, 2012

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