Dorothy Lapsley, 97, of Ideal, SD passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home  on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.  Funeral service will be held on Monday, April 4, 2022 at 11:00AM at the First Christian Church in Winner, SD.  Burial will follow in the Winner City Cemetery.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to funeral service.

D orothy Mae Lapsley, 97, of Ideal, SD passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at her home surrounded by her 5 children,

Dorothy was born on June 2, 1924 on the family farm in Ideal, SD to James Henry and Frances Naomi Tina (Magley) Christensen.  She attended the Ideal school where she graduated high school in 1942, from there she attended college in Mitchell, SD for a short time then returned to Winner, SD to work for AAA.  It was there that she met her livelong friends, Frances (Brook) Schramm and Edyth Warne.  Dorothy met the love of her life Wayne Lapsley on an ice skating date that was set up by mutual friends.  They were united in marriage on September 10, 1943 in a military wedding at the post chapel in San Antonio, Texas.  After Wayne completed his military service they moved to Stillwater, Maine where they owned and operated a dry cleaning business.  In 1948 they returned to South Dakota and purchased the Howard Roosa farm in 1956.

It was in Ideal, that Dorothy and Wayne raised their family. Dorothy was a pillar of the community . She was a lifetime member of the Ideal Presbyterian church where she sang in the choir and was active in Ladies Aid. Dorothy was a loving, caring and patient mother. She was an amazing grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was known for her cinnamon rolls and pies. She loved to sit and enjoy coffee with neighbors and friends. Dorothy cherished making lunches for the men working in the field. Dorothy loved to travel, go to weddings, visit grandchildren, family and friends. Her grandchildren will remember how she knew their favorite dishes and desserts when they were coming to visit. Dorothy's hospitality will be remembered by all who were fortunate enough to sit around her dining room table.

Dorothy is survived by her sister Darlene DesLaurier from Grand Island NE. Her children; Darlene Dillon, Ideal  SD, Colleen Lapsley, Pasadena CA, Warren (Cricket) Lapsley, Ideal SD, Steve (Tammy) Lapsley, Valentine NE, Terri (Michael) Loewenberg, Republic MO, 17 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne of 67 years, her parents, her brothers Norman and Lowell, sister, Marie, brother in laws, Rene, Jim and George, and great grandchild Lennox Lapsley and great-great grandchild Meyer Cox.