Stanley Monson

Funeral services for Stanley Monson, 80, of Groton will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 4th at Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton.  Pastor Lexy Carson will officiate.  Burial with military honors will follow in Bath Cemetery under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel.

Visitation will be held at the chapel on Monday from 5-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m.

Stan passed away October 30, 2025 at Avera St. Lukes Hospital, Aberdeen.

Stanley Gene was born in Webster on June 9, 1945 to Kenneth Franklin and Emma Geniva (Svarstad) Monson.  He was baptized in 1945 at Our Savior’s Church.  Stan attended country school and middle school in Webster.  He graduated from Bradley High School in 1963.  On June 19, 1965 he was united in marriage with Nyla LeCount in Bradley.  Stan was drafted in the US Army on February 10, 1966 and served until his honorable discharge in February of 1968.  He returned home and was employed for many years at SD Wheat Growers and later Locken Farms.

Stan was a member of the Groton American Legion Post #39.  He enjoyed fishing, visiting with friends and garage projects of all kinds.  He loved old John Deere Tractors and had been an auctioneer in earlier years.  Above all, he cherished spending time and teaching his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Celebrating his life is his wife Nyla of Groton, three children, Stan “Butch” (Wendy) Monson of Groton, Steve “Swede” (Cassie) Monson of Bath, Brenda (Adam) Reich of Bath, 7 grandchildren: Hunter and Dragr Monson, Colton and Becca Monson, Dalton, Devin and Gracey Reich, three great-grandchildren, Rayce, Holden and Sienna.  Stan is also survived by two step-granddaughters, 3 step-great-granddaughters, one step-great-great-grandson, his sister, Darlene (Jerome) Hanson of Webster and a sister-in-law, Janice Monson and many nieces and nephews.

Casketbearers will be Hunter Monson, Dragr Monson, Colton Monson, Becca Monson, Dalton Reich, Devin Reich, Gracey Reich and Swede Monson.

Honorary Casketbearers will be Mike Hoven, Loren Bahr, Damian Bahr, Lionel Bruemmer, Adam Reich, Cody Keller, Justin Cleveland, Lambert Staab, Todd Peterson, Roger LeCount, the Locken family and all of his other fishing buds.

Preceding him in death were his parents, five brothers and two sisters-in-law.

Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 1146, Sioux Falls, SD 57101

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