Robert J. Hendricks, 75, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at Sioux Valley Hospice Cottage.
Services were Friday, June 7th at Christ the King Church in Sioux Falls. Burial was at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Bob was born October 5, 1926 to Henry and Johanna (Boss) Hendricks in Ladysmith, WI. He graduated from Ladysmith High School in 1944. He then joined the US Army during WW II, serving two years in the Philippines during the Post-War Occupation.
He married Patricia Anderson in Ladysmith, WI, on October 8, 1949. He worked at the Ladysmith Creamery until 1951. They moved to Ames, IA, where Bob went on to earn a BS in Dairy Science from Iowa State University. The couple moved to Luverne, MN, where Bob worked as manager of the Terrace Park Dairy ice cream operation for 16 years. They moved to Sioux Falls in 1973 and he was operations manager of Terrace Park Dairy until he retired in 1980.
Bob was a member of Christ the King Church in Sioux Falls, the Knights of Columbus, VFW, American Legion and the Sioux Falls Duplicate Bridge Club.
Bob is survived by his wife Patricia, sons Mark (Jeanne) Hendricks, St. Louis Park, Greg (Shannon) Hendricks, St. Paul, daughters Jennifer Breckenridge, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Melinda (Jim) Jensen, Sioux Falls, Mary Hendricks, St. Louis Park, brother Leonard (Olive) Hendricks, Bruce, WI, sisters Katherine (Sherman) Clark, Rogers, AK, Florence Pavlik, Bruce, WI, nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters Ruby, Marge, Genevieve, and Rose, and two brothers, Christian and Raymond.
The family has requested that memorials be directed to Sioux Valley Hospice.
Barnett-Lewis Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, SD, was in charge of arrangements.