Mandy Hewitson, 89, passed away peacefully in Salt Lake City, UT, on September 13, 2023.
Mandy was born June 30, 1934 in Trail City to Edwin Frederich and Martha Magdalene Hoff Voegele. She lived with her family on the family farm near Trail City until she graduated from Timber Lake High School in 1952.
After graduation, she left home to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse. She attended St. Mary’s School of Practical Nursing in Pierre. Shortly after graduating from nursing school, she moved to Park City, UT, where she worked at Park City Miners Hospital. While there, her future mother-inlaw was a patient, and she thought it would be a good idea for her to meet her son, Kenneth Hewitson, and the rest is history. They were married and began their lives together.
Mandy worked as a nurse for many years until her retirement. During this time, she and Ken raised their family. She was a very devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mandy is preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her loving husband, Ken; her children, Alan (Teresa), Mark (Lisa), Lisa (Bruce), and Shawn (Amanda); her brother Leon of Trail City; and sisters Darlene and May of Minnesota; 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City. Wasatch Lawn Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
(Leon Voegele’s address is 2710 SD Hwy 20, Trail City, SD 57657.)