Paul A. Keffeler

Paul A. Keffeler, 61, died March 14, 2023, at Monument Health Sturgis Hospital in Sturgis, South Dakota. Paul was born October 25, 1961, in Sturgis, South Dakota, to Mark and Michaela (Urban) Keffeler. He grew up on the family ranch on Alkali Creek east of Sturgis. He graduated from Sturgis Brown High School where he was acOve in FFA, 4-H, and the automoOve and welding programs. He aSended SDSU and then completed a registered apprenOceship for automoOve technology.

He was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart Coleen Hays on July 17, 1981, in Wall, South Dakota. They had two children, Jennifer and Evan. Paul operated an independent automoOve repair business for nearly 30 years before working as a contract fabricator for RESPEC in Rapid City, South Dakota. He enjoyed family gatherings, working on cars, and the challenge of building and fixing anything from cars, to tools, to machines.

A quiet, gentle man, Paul loved his family and was so proud of them, supporOng them in their acOviOes and pursuits. At family gatherings, Paul could o_en be found reading to the kids or gathering them all up for a walk to check the caSle. He passed his knowledge of mechanics, welding and machining onto the next generaOon mentoring many Meade County 4-H youth and students of Sturgis Brown High School.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents Albert and Martha (Morrison) Keffeler. He is survived by his wife Coleen, daughter Jennifer (Jon) Jones, son Evan (Kim) Keffeler, father Mark (Bev) Keffeler, sister Sara (Travis) Schaunaman, and brothers Michael (Tammy) Keffeler, Jason (DeAnn) Keffeler, Ryan (Annie) Keffeler, and Heath (Kelly) Keffeler. Paul had three grandsons Jackson, Parker, and Spencer. He is also survived by his in-laws Bob and Della Hays, Jimmy (Amy)Hays, Lori Peterson, and Jerry (Misty) Hays, and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are being made through Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, South Dakota. VisitaOon with a Rosary Service will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 pm on Monday, March 20 at St. MarOn’s Chapel in Sturgis. Mass of ChrisOan Burial will be held Tuesday, March 21 at 10:00 am at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with burial at St. Aloyuisis Cemetery in Sturgis. A memorial has been established to St. MarOn’s Chapel.

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