Dorothy A. Steibel

Dorothy A. Steibel, age 101 of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 29, 2025, at Centerville Care and Rehab.  Her Funeral Service will be 10:00 AM Monday, October 6, 2025 at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux Falls.  Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 PM Sunday, October 5, 2025 at George Boom Funeral Home, Sioux Falls.  Interment at Hills of Rest Cemetery.  

Dorothy Ann Sheetz was born April 22, 1924, near Foley, MN (Benton County) to Edward Warren and Theresa Margaret (McGuire) Sheetz.  The family moved to Ashton, SD from Minnesota area when she was six years old. Dorothy graduated from Athol High School in 1941. Attended Nettleton College in Sioux Falls, and remained in Sioux Falls throughout her working years.

Dorothy married Leslie T.W. Basche on February 2, 1944. He died on November 17, 1965.  She later married Bert Steibel on September 28, 1979.  Bert died April 15, 2004.  

Dorothy retired in 1984 after working four years at Holiday Inn and nineteen years with the Sioux Falls Independent School District. She briefly lived in Weslaco, TX for seven years before returning to Sioux Falls in 1986.  

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Carolyn (Jerry) Gibbs of GA, Linda Cotton of Beresford, SD, Gary Basche of Sioux Falls, SD, and Robert Basche of Albion, IN; son-in-law, Jim Fitzgerald of Beresford, SD; daughter-in-law, Denise Basche of Sioux Falls, SD; ten grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and a host of many other relatives and friends.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, daughter, Deborah Fitzgerald, and sons, Eugene and Roger Basche.