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John Devlin Obituary
John Benjamin Devlin, 89, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls, SD.
Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am Monday, October 9, at The Cathedral of St. Joseph, 504 N. Summit Ave. with family interment at St. Michael Cemetery.
Visitation with the family present to greet friends will be from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Sunday with a 7:00 pm Wake service at Miller Funeral Home-Downtown, 507 S. Main Ave.
John Benjamin Devlin, son of John Francis Devlin and Mary (Tobin) Devlin, was born April 29, 1928 in Sioux Falls, SD. John was a lifelong resident of Sioux Falls. He attended Cathedral High School.
He served in the US Army from 1945 - 1947 in Japan following WWII.
John was united in marriage with Jean Class on April 22, 1955 in Sioux Falls, SD. He worked as a salesman for Larson Hardware for 30 years. He then worked for Lewis Drug and Sears.
He loved to golf, read and was a lifelong Chicago Bears Fan.
Grateful for having shared his life are his five children, Tim (Lynn), John (Mary), Dan (Jill), all of Sioux Falls, Mary Zakrzewski of O'Neill, NE, and Vince (Julie) of Dell Rapids; 12 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean; his parents; three sisters, Mary, Jeanine, and Anne; great grandchildren, Boston and Jeff; and a son-in-law, Dave Zakrzewski.
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Randy Reed
October 10, 2017
John and family, so sorry to hear about your dad,grandpa.
Teresa Gallagher Pischke
October 8, 2017
So sorry to hear the loss of your dad.
Debra McDonnel Arens
October 7, 2017
Sorry for your loss
Cindy Dickerson
October 7, 2017
So sorry to hear about your Dad. Thoughts and prayers to the whole family.
Bruce McDowell
October 7, 2017
I remember the laddle hanging up to get drinks of water at the Devlin house and Mr Devlin was always smiling...most the time, with sons like his you expect a little of the opposite once in awhile. The Devlin family are great people!!
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