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Elda Keeton
Dates
March 1, 1922 - July 24, 2023Obituary
Elda Keeton, 101, of Mitchell, SD, died Monday, July 24, 2023, at her home in Mitchell. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 AM Saturday, July 29, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation will be Friday, July 28, from 5-7:00 PM at Bittner Funeral Chapel with a 6:30 PM prayer service.
Elda Anna Keeton was born to Benjamin and Margaret E. (Mienen) Hatting on March 1, 1922. She attended St. Joseph School in Ashton, IA. Elda married Ralph Pontow on November 27, 1942. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and the Holy Spirit Altar Society. Following the death of Ralph in 1959, Elda married Gordon Keeton on January 21, 1975.
Elda is survived by her three children, Janet (Ed) Weber of Mitchell, Bruce (Roxanne) Pontow of Columbus, NE, and Karla (Gary) Olson of Woonsocket; two stepchildren, Richard (Betty) Keeton of Ferguson Falls, MN and Nancy Muller of Topeka, KS; and 15 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Other survivors include two sisters, Della Wesselink of Henderson, NC, and Marjorie O’Toole of Sisley, IA., and sister-in-law Bobbi Hatting of Bothel, WA.
Elda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gordon; five brothers: John Hatting, Leonard Hatting, Andrew Hatting, Clarence Hatting, and Eldon Hatting; sisters, Alma Hons and Elaine Wellendorf; four brothers-in-law: Dick Hons, Donald O’Toole, Duane Wellendorf, and Robert Wesselink; and four sisters-in-law: Ruth Hatting, MaryEllen Hatting, Donna Hatting, and Diane Hatting.
Visitation(s)
Friday, July 28, 2023
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:30 PM Prayer Service
Bittner Funeral Chapel
805 W Havens Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
Service
Saturday, July 29, 2023
10:30 AM
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
1401 W Cedar Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
Cemetery
Graceland CemeteryMitchell, SD
Rest in peace Elda.
Love & prayers, Cousin Cathy
She will be missed
sending my sympathy and prayers for all the family.