PARKER — Ken Hay, 83 died Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Grace Lutheran Church in Parker with burial …
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PARKER — Ken Hay, 83 died Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Grace Lutheran Church in Parker with burial and military honors at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday evening at the church.
Kenneth Hay was born on May 23, 1941, in Huron, to Walter and Ruby (Cross) Hay. He was baptized at the First Methodist Church in 1946.
Ken graduated from Huron High School, and in 1961, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. On December 15, 1963, Ken married Faye Weber at Trinity Lutheran Church in Yale.
After being honorably discharged in 1965, Ken and Faye moved back to Huron, and then in 1968, they moved to Sterling, Ill., where Ken began his career as a flooring installer, which lasted over 50 years.
Ken is survived by his wife of 60 years, Faye; children, Kellie (Kenny) Plucker of Parker, and Darin (Char) Hay of Sioux Falls; four grandchildren, Andrew (Nicole) Plucker, Abby (Jared) Vlastuin, Cedric (Allie) Hay, and Morgan (Ben) Kahler; nine great-grandchildren: Hudson, Harper, Emmett, Kellan, Lux, Elias, Denver, Kelby, and Sutton, as well as many special nieces and nephews.
Ken is preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Wally, Jerry, and Tony; four sisters, Grace Zimmerman, Marge Sfranski, Nancy Robnett, and Janet Wulf; and other close family members.
