Marilyn Kay Neeman

Marilyn Kay Neeman, 74, of Tulare, SD passed away at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, SD on Sunday, May 29, 2022.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a prayer service to follow at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Hyke Funeral Home in Redfield.
Her memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church on Friday, June 3, 2022. Reverend Kevin Moore will officiate. After the service, lunch and fellowship will follow in the church basement.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MARILYN'S FAMILY REQUESTS MEMORIALS BE DIRECTED TO THE American Cancer Society IN MEMORIUM OF MARILYN.
The funeral service will be live-streamed to the funeral home's website, below Marilyn's obituary. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hyke Funeral Home. (www.hykefuneralhome. com)
On July 3, 1947, Marilyn was born to Donald and Margaret (Renner) Jockheck in Huron, SD. She lived on a farm north of Bonilla, SD. She attended school in Bonilla until starting her senior year in school at Hitchcock High School. After graduating from high school she attended secretary school in Huron and worked at the Huron Hospital for a short time. She later worked at Valley Cleaners in Huron. On January 26, 1969, she married Ronald Neeman in Bonilla and moved to Puerto Rico to live, as he was in the military. When returning to the United States they moved to Tulare and she worked as a cook at the café and also at the Tulare School for several years. Ron and Marilyn were foster parents for 43 years and fostered more than 100 kids. She was still a licensed foster parent the day she died.
Marilyn was a person who was loved by many and always had a big heart for children and animals. She was a great cook and loved to cook big meals for her family. She will be remembered for her sense of humor. She spent her spare time making diamond art pictures and putting puzzles together.
She will be missed by her husband of 53 years, and her two sons, Ryan (Susan) Neeman of Roseburg, OR, and Sean Neeman of Wallingford, CT. Marilyn will also be missed by her granddaughters: Jade Neeman, Coral Krieger, Amber Gurule, Kiersty Neeman, and McKenna Neeman, and her great-granddaughters: Vanya Gurule, Vara Gurule, Kyrie Krieger, and Emma Martell; along with the many children she fostered.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother Marty Jockheck