Alvin William Staab

Al was born May 4th, 1933 on the family farm near Pipestone, MN. He joined the United States Navy November 7, 1950, serving on the Hospital Ship USS Haven during the Korean War until he was Honorably Discharged in 1954. On May 26th, 1952 he was joined in marriage to Donna Rose Deiterman and remained married until her death in 2005 . Together they raised seven children in Sioux Falls: Steve (LaVina) of Sioux Falls; Lana of Clarksville, MN; Joe (Mary) of Mesquite, NV; Gina (Shawn) Peters of Ridgecrest, CA; Matt (Lisa) of Brandon, SD; Chris (Juli) of Papillion, NE and Cara (Jeff Shearer) of Silver City, NM; 8 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren and 1 great - great grandchild.

Al was preceded in death by his wife, Donna; his son, Steve; his grandson, Matt; his parents, Paul and Margaret; all 12 of his brothers and sisters and his beloved dog, Sage.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am, Thursday, December 19th, 2024 at St Columbkille Catholic Church, 200 E 6th St, Papillion, NE. Interment at Black Hill National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD Monday, December 23rd, 10:30 a.m. Mountain Time. A celebration of life will be held in the near future in Sioux Falls.

Al requested that in lieu of gifts, you take a friend to lunch and say a toast in his honor.