Doris Keleher Obituary
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Doris Alvina Bamsey was born November 2,1925 on a farm northwest of Howard, South Dakota to Lorin and Alvina (Sherman) Bamsey. She attended Argonne Consolidated School and graduated in 1943. After graduation, she worked for two and a half years in Washington, D.C. for the FBI during WW2.
On June 29, 1946 she was united in marriage to Patrick Bernard Keleher in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. After two years they moved to Miner County and farmed north of Roswell, South Dakota. They retired from farming in 1993 and moved to Howard, South Dakota. Doris was a member of Beach United Methodist Church.
Doris is survived by her children Shirley (Don) Lager, Sioux Falls; Beverly (Jerry) Deming, Gretna NE.; James (Colleen) Keleher, Springfield, NE.; Linda (John) Wagner, Wentworth, SD; Janice (Mike) Morgan, Omaha, NE; and Patricia (Mike) Tammen, Wentworth, SD.
She is also survived by 20 grandchildren, 39 great- grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband Patrick, parents Alvina and Lorin Bamsey, 2 brothers Lorin (Marge) Bamsey and Clair (Effie) Bamsey
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Services
Visitation
Saturday
October 18, 2025
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Beach United Methodist Church (Howard, Graceland Cemetery)
Memorial Service
Saturday
October 18, 2025
2:00 PM
Beach United Methodist Church
205 N Pleasant Ave
Howard, South Dakota 57349
Inurnment
Saturday
October 18, 2025
3:00 PM
Graceland Cemetery
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Howard, South Dakota 57349
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