Darwin R. Day, 76, Luverne, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Services were Monday, Feb. 10, at First Baptist Church in Luverne. The Rev. Rick Cornish officiated.
Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Darwin Day was born to Sidney and Laurena (Reiten) Day on April 5, 1926, in Granite Falls. He was raised and educated in Granite Falls.
He married Shirley Mae Jammerthal on June 21, 1946, in Marshall. Because of his work in the construction industry they moved around a lot. They first lived in Granite Falls, then Flandreau, S.D., next Pipestone and in 1974 moved to Luverne. He worked as a superintendent for Christensen Corporation for many years, building banks, churches, hospitals, nursing homes, etc.
Mr. Day enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking.
Survivors include his three sons, David (Nancy) Day, Hopkins, Dennis (Shirley) Day, Bakersfield, Calif., and Gary (Marilyn) Day, Yankton, S.D.; four daughters, Nancy (Verlyn) Anspach, Montevideo, Jody (Terry) Newcomer, Sioux Falls, S.D., Sherry (Keith) Forsberg, Luverne, and Peggy (Bruce) Carlson, Thompson, N.D.; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Keith (Paulette) Day, Elgin Ill.; three sisters, Mildred (Wallace) Odegard, Granite Falls, Margaret (Harry) Morland, Marshall, and Lois (Ron) Owens, Willmar; many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.
Mr. Day was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Shirley, in 1995, four brothers, Donald, Dale, Gordon and Jerry, and one sister, Dolores "Babe."
Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.
