REBECCA KOKESH

Funeral Mass for Rebecca Kokesh was Friday, February 11 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Wagner. Burial was in the parish cemetery, rural Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.

Rebecca A. Kokesh was born January 28, 1985 in Wagner, the daughter of Michael J. Jr. and Jan (Hall) Kokesh. She died Sunday, February 6, 2022 at her home in Sioux Falls, after a short, courageous battle with cancer.

Becky attended Wagner Community School and graduated in 2003. She then attended Mount Marty College and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2007. In February of 2008 she became employed at Sanford Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). She loved working with babies and was very dedicated to her job. She was a most trusted nurse for the sickest, tiniest babies of the NICU. She was honored to receivethe Conradi Family Intensive Care Nursery Sanford Health Employee of the Year award in 2020.

Becky will be remembered for her love of all crafts, crocheting, quilting, camping, fishing and Kansas City Chiefs football. She had a special love for animals, especially her dogs.

Thankful for having shared her life are her parents, Michael J. Jr. and Jan Kokesh of Wagner; grandmothers: Marge Hall and Florence Kokesh of Wagner; sister, Sarah (Ben) Carda of Wagner; brother, Michael Kokesh of Sioux Falls; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Becky was preceded in death by her sister, Rachel Kokesh; grandpas: Mike Kokesh, Sr. and Dale Hall; aunt, Kathy Rasmussen; and uncle, Willie “Hammerhead” Hall.