Betty's funeral will be live streamed through Grace Lutheran Church's Youtube and Facebook page.

Betty Lou Doris (Umberger) Stevicks was born on September 20, 1934, to Ralph and Elsie (Deering) Umberger on a farm northeast of Burke. She passed away peacefully at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke on Monday, May 25, 2026.

Betty grew up on a farm east of Burke with her parents and brother, Kenny and sister Marlene.

Betty was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Burke, South Dakota, she was baptized on September 13, 1937, and confirmed into faith on June 13, 1948. She and Don were very active, life long members of the Grace Lutheran Church.

Betty attended country school through the eighth grade and then graduated from Burke High School in 1953.

Betty married the love of her life, Donald Stevicks on June 29, 1952, and to that union 3 children were born, Terry, Chad and Lynnette. Don was drafted into the Army and they lived on base in Mineral Wells, Texas, until May of 1954, when Don was sent overseas. Betty came back home and began working at the Kallanders grocery store. On January 16, 1956 she started working at the Burke ASCS Office until she retired in 1990.

In retirement, Betty and Don spent time taking trips. Betty enjoyed doing genealogy research for her and Don’s families. She made many trips to Salt Lake City, Utah, to the Mormon Library to do research. Betty was an active member of Find a Grave, and helped many people locate their loved ones and sent pictures of many headstones. She also loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Betty was preceded in death by her son Terry, parents Ralph and Elsie Umberger, in-laws Ted and Irene Stevicks, brother Kenny Umberger, brother-in-law Gene Jussel.

She is survived by her husband, Donald Stevicks, son Chad (Mary) Stevicks of Burke, daughter Lynnette (Rick) Kucera of Winner, grandchildren Julia (Anthony) Mayer of Burke, Heather (Craig) Sargent of Clearfield, Ted (Sarah) Stevicks of Gregory, Melissa (Mike) Adams of Sioux Falls, Joe Kucera of Winner, and Jerrett Kucera of Denver, CO, as well as her 13 great grandchildren, sister Marlene (Gary) Schmitt of Laurel, NE, brother-in-law Jerry (Pat) Stevicks of Jacksonville, FL, sister-in-law Bev Umberger of Whitehouse, TX.

Funeral services for Betty Lou Stevicks, age 91, of Burke, South Dakota will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:30 AM at the Grace Lutheran Church in Burke. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Burke. A visitation will be held Thursday from 5 PM until 7 PM, with a 7 PM prayer service, at the church.