Ed Olmstead

Ed Olmstead, 74, of Lennox, SD, died suddenly, March 8, 2017, at his rural Lennox home, from an apparent heart condition. Ralph "Ed" Edwin Olmstead was born in Dupree, SD, on December 29, 1942, the son of Justus Ben and Evelyn Violet (Thompson) Olmstead. He graduated from Provo High School in Igloo, SD in 1960, where he played baseball and football. On July 26, 1963 he married Linda Kay Hamaker. The couple moved to Lennox in 1975. Ed was employed at the Valley Exchange Insurance Agency. In 1987 they relocated to Ely, NV where Ed became the lab manager for the Silver King Gold Mine for several years. He then went to work as a maintenance manager for SD Housing in Hot Springs, SD, retiring in 2008. The couple then returned to Lennox. Ed was an active member of the Second Reformed Church, Lennox Commercial Club, Lennox Lions, Lennox Jaycees, and Lennox Sports Boosters. His passion for sports lead him to coach and umpire baseball. He was also the scorekeeper and clock official for boys and girls basketball. In retirement Ed served as the worshipful grandmaster of Mountain View Lodge 161, Edgemont and belonged to NAJA Shrine and Fall River Shrine Patrol. He loved traveling the state, attending his families sporting and band events. Besides his parents, Ed was preceded in death by brother, Marvin and brother-in-law, Charles Geboe and five nephews. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Linda; children: Denise Oltmanns, Edgemont, Timothy (Jada) Olmstead, Sioux Falls and Tamra (Joseph) Harrington, Lennox; six grandchildren: Nicholas (Stesha) Oltmanns, Lindsey Oltmanns, Trever Harrington, Jordan Harrington, Tyler Olmstead and Tanner Olmstead; great-grandchildren: Madix & Jaxx Oltmanns; siblings: Norman, Martin, SD, Vernon, Edgemont, SD, Dennis, Sherman, TX and Darlene Geboe and sister-in-law, Doris Olmstead, Bellingham, WA as well as other relatives and a host of friends. Memorial services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Second Reformed Church, Lennox with burial at a later date in the Lennox Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Dindot-Klusmann Funeral Home, Lennox. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to Lennox Baseball Assn. or Second Reformed Church.

Ed Olmstead

December 29, 1942 - March 7, 2017

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