Marie M. Daugaard, 99, of Canton, formerly of Sioux Falls and Dell Rapids, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at the  Canton Good Samaritan Center. Her funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2015 in the Kahler Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. Interment will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery.

Marie Margaurite Miller was born on July 24, 1916, the daughter of Peter and Kathyrn (Schreier) Miller. She attended St. Mary Catholic School in Alton, IA, graduating in 1932. Marie married Albert Daugaard on September 18, 1934 in Madison, SD. The couple made their home in Dell Rapids. Marie was a postal clerk in Dell Rapids for over 27 years. She retired in 1972. In 1981, they moved to Sioux Falls. Albert died in 1988. Marie worked at Randall Food Market from 1990 - 2001. She also sold Avon for a number of years. She moved to Trial Ridge in Sioux Falls in 2004 and the Canton Good Samaritan Center in 2008.

She was a member of the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids, an associate member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, the church circle, and NARFE (National Association of Retired Federal Employees).

She is preceded in death by three sisters, three brothers, and her good friend, Romayne Wermers.

She is survived by her sister-in-law, Dot Miller of Portland, OR; many nieces and nephews and friend, Ralph Wermers.

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