Hilka Soderberg

Hilka Soderberg, 101, of Sioux Falls, SD passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Good Samaritan Village, Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral Service will be at 10:30 am Thursday, January 30, at Miller Funeral Home Downtown, 507 S. Main Ave., Sioux Falls, SD with burial at Hills of Rest Cemetery.  The family will be present to greet friends one hour prior to the service.

Hilka Wildeboer, daughter of Claus and Effie (Bartels) Wildeboer, was born January 8, 1924 in Lennox, SD where she had 10 siblings.  She lived in Lennox from 1924 to 1942.  She moved to Sioux Falls, SD.  She was proud to have graduated from the Christian Workers Institute.

She was united in marriage with Robert E. Soderberg on June 21, 1951 at the Church of the Open Bible.  They were blessed with three children, Sheila, Debra and Duane.

Hilka began working as a nurse’s assistant at Sioux Valley Hospital.  She worked for 37 years and really enjoyed working in the nursery where she cared for newborns.

She was a charter member of Faith Temple Church.  She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, crossword puzzles and was an avid reader.

Grateful for having shared her life are her three children, Sheila Osborne, of Lake Geneva, WI, Deb (Bill) Perkins, Sioux Falls, SD, Duane Soderberg, rural Lennox, SD; four grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren; and her special friend, Jeanie Carda, Sioux Falls, SD; several nieces, nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and 10 siblings.