Duane C. Anderson, 92, of Sioux Falls, SD passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at Sanford/USD Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and close friends.

Funeral service will be 11:00 am Monday, October 31 at Benton Lutheran Church, 46784 257 ^th St., Crooks, SD where his wife's father served as a pastor. Burial will be next to his wife, Margaret at Benton Lutheran Church Cemetery.

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Visitation with the family present to greet friends will be from 2:00 – 4:00 pm Sunday, October 30 at Miller Funeral Home-Downtown, 507 S. Main Ave., Sioux Falls, SD.

Duane was born in Crooks, SD, on October 17, 1930, to Anthon Anderson and Evelyn (Frisby) Anderson.  He spent his childhood and adolescence in Crooks until he graduated from Lyons High School in 1948, received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Augustana College in 1953, served in the Army in Germany from 1954-1956, and graduated with Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1959.

On November 15, 1953, Duane married Margaret L. Johnson at Benton Lutheran Church.  After they married, they lived in Germany then Minneapolis, then later returned to Sioux Falls in 1959.  His legal career spanned more than 60 years and he worked up until one day prior to his death.  His work encompassed various client services from personal, criminal, corporate, charitable, and governmental entities.

Duane was an exceptional civil servant. He served many organizations including St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Bethany Lutheran Home, Good Samaritan Society, Kiwanis Club, Mayflower Society, Augustana College, Benton Lutheran Church, Lutheran Social Services, and the Luther Seminary.  He was a passionate philosopher of nature, theism, heritage, and culture.  He spent time cultivating various flowers and vegetables and keenly observed the interconnectedness of flora and fauna.  He was a creative keeper of holiday traditions and an active curator of his Swedish heritage through his participation in the St. Lucia Festival.

Duane was a family devotee, committed to family togetherness by creating places for them to make cherished memories in his home, cabin at Lake Poinsett, and travel.  He was grateful for having shared his life with his wife, Margaret; sons, Peter (Debi), Dan (Deanna), and Michael (Ann); a daughter, Rebecca (Gary); grandchildren, Joshua, Ashley, Tyler (Jennifer), and Benjamin; a great-grandchild, Dane; and special friends, Pastor Lori Hope, Mike and Gloria Simpson, and Gary Pashby.  He was preceded in death by his wife; and parents.

In lieu of flowers, consider donations to Bethany Lutheran Home, Augustana Center for Western Studies,  Benton Lutheran Church, or Lutheran Social Services.  These can be sent to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 2001 S. Elmwood Ave., Sioux Falls, SD  57105l