Mary Patricia Soyer, 77, Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of Luverne, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001.
Services were Saturday, Sept. 22, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Sioux Falls.
Mary Patricia Corbett was born to Lloyd and Margaret (Stewart) Corbett on Sept. 26, 1923, in Fargo, N.D. She grew up in Luverne, graduating from high school in 1941. After high school she began working for Northwestern Bell.
She married Johnny Soyer on July 23, 1946, in Luverne. For several years she traveled with her husband and his band throughout the country, and in 1961 they made their home in Sioux Falls. She went to work for Westward Ho Country Club and later at Irv's and the Elks Club before returning to Westward Ho, retiring in 1988.
Mrs. Soyer was a longtime member of Christ the King Catholic Church, St. Joseph Church Guild, Catholic Daughters, Ladies of the Moose and the Elks.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Soyer, Sioux Falls; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Yolonda Soyer, Pierre, S.D., and Tim and Kim Soyer, Sioux Falls; one daughter, Sandi Ragels, Sioux Falls; five grandchildren, Gina Ragels Penisten and her husband, Jim, Nicole Cholik, Jordan Soyer, Tyler Soyer and Heidi Soyer; one sister, Audrey Walgrave and her husband, Ardean, Luverne, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Miller Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, was in charge of arrangements.