The family of Bessie Delay, 91, announces her passing, and invites all who knew her to remember her here.
What remains is memory — and the gratitude of those she loved.
Bessie's story began in 1924, and unfolded across the years that followed.
Bessie spent her working life as ['waitress and a nanny'] and held deeply to the Lutheran faith — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.
A life of faith is rarely a life of certainty — but always one of trust.
Bessie L. DeLay, 91 of Parker died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Covington Heights Care Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 1:00pm Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker with burial at Hills of Rest Memorial Parker, Sioux Falls. Visitation with family present will be from 6-8pm Tuesday evening at Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker. Bessie Louise Frybarger was born on November 17, 1924 at Oelrichs, SD to John and Dorothy (Clapper) Frybarger. She spent her teenage years in Mitchell and worked as a waitress and a nanny. While working at Peggy's Dinner in Sioux Falls she met William L. DeLay and they were married in 1955. They moved to Parker in 1961 where she worked in the dietary department at the Hilltop Home for over 20 years. She enjoyed her flowers and plants, reading books, and her birds. Grateful for having shared her life are 3 children, Bill (Carmel) DeLay, Parker, Bernie (Peggy) DeLay, Lake Oswego, OR, and Becky Wolfe, Waukee, IA; 4 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; and a brother David Frybarger, Custer, SD; She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 infant sons, 2 sisters, and a brother.
