Daniel Joseph Lammers

Daniel Joseph Lammers, age 72 of Yankton, SD died on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Sister James Hospice House in Yankton.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Menominee, NE with the Rev. Jim Keiter officiating. Burial will be at St. Boniface cemetery in Menominee. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 13th at church, from 5-7:00 p.m. with a Vigil service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton.

Pallbearers will be Theodore, Willard, Russel, Steven, Michael, and Randy Schmidt, Todd Haberman. Honorary pallbearers will be Adam Lammers, Nathan Kramer, Matthew Lammers, Shanna Dendinger, John Schieffer, Heath Lammers, and Allison Spak.

Danny was born on November 8, 1952 to John and Darlene (Schmidt) Lammers of Yankton, SD. He started out on the family farm near St. Helena, NE. At the age of six, the Lammers family moved to a farm near Oak Park, MN before settling in Fordyce, NE due to his father’s illness.

In 1971 he graduated from Cedar Catholic High School in Hartington, NE with an esteemed award for serving Catholic Mass all through High School. In adolescence, Danny’s entrepreneurial spirit began to take root beginning with a variety of jobs farming on his Uncle Virgil’s farming operation. He continued to work various jobs including a Dakota City Volunteer Firefighter and eventually started working as a Cattle Buyer at IBP in Dakota City.

At the age of 21, Danny was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Danny’s fight with cancer was a model to be admired for persistence, endurance, and yes- stubbornness as he battled cancer throughout most of his life.

While working and fighting cancer, he bought his first 213 acres along Highway 46. While farming his land, Danny worked at the North Stockyards on Highway 81 visiting with local farmers and inquiring about the sale of their livestock.

Throughout the years, Danny purchased and farmed several parcels of land including Irene, Vermillion, Volin, SD and Menominee, NE, while he continued to work in the cattle trade. As his health continued to decline, he began leasing his land to other local farmers. Then Danny grew, purchased, transported, and sold “Lammers Hay” from Minnesota to Texas. For many years much of his time was spent hauling quality alfalfa to a Horse farm in Missouri and he enjoyed life on the road.

Danny found enjoyment being a member and trustee of the Elks Lodge 994. He especially treasured being with friends, drinking and playing cards (especially when he won). He also spent time at the VFW, church auctions, watching and selling cattle at Stockman’s Livestock. Danny loved to give the art of farming advice to young farmers. Danny was never a quiet man. It was quite apparent when Danny Lammers was in the room. People have many fond memories of Danny. One of his favorite sayings was “We will see once what happens”. He would close out many a phone call with that statement. He will be dearly missed and remembered. Danny’s motto “Always setting a good example for the next generation through hard work”.

He is survived by one of his dearest friends Deb Pokoney of St. Helena, NE; sisters Rose (Marnie) Schieffer of Crofton, Donna (Charles) Kramer of Fordyce; brothers Kevin Lammers of Tabor, SD, Duane (Kari) Lammers of Eau Claire, WI; uncle and aunt Donnie (Anna Mae) Zimmerman of Tabor, SD, and aunt Margaret Schmidt of Menominee, as well as 16 nieces, nephews and cousins.

Danny is joined in heaven by his parents John and Darlene Lammers; Grandparents Theodore (Mary) Schmidt, Anton (Thekla) Lammers, brother Darold Lammers; nephew Aaron Schieffer; aunts and uncles Irenaus Lammers, Sr. Leora Lammers, Gerhard and Millie Lammers, Gerald (Mary) Burbach, Theresa (Harold Guy, Virgil (Donna) Schmidt, Stanley Schmidt, Imogene (Quinten) Tramp, Dick (Lagardis) Bonertz, cousins Allen Bonertz, Barbra Guy, Brenda Schmidt, and Alfred and Leroy Burbach.