Curtis Beukelman, 44, died at his wife's home in White Lake on October 15, 2011. Funeral service will be Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Grace Reformed Church in Corsica. Visitation will be Monday, October 17, 2011 from 6 - 8 PM at Grace Reformed Church in Corsica with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Burial will be at a later date. Arrangements by Koehn Bros. Funeral Home in Armour.

Curtis Beukelman was born on July 21, 1967 in Platte, SD to Bernie and Pat (Vlietstra) Beukelman. He graduated from Corsica High School and later from Mitchell Technical Institute with a degree in Auto Mechanics. He married Anne Falk in White Lake on September 24, 1988. Curt worked as a welder at Farm Aide and at Perto Steel for many years. He was in the National Guard for 21 years, servicing a year overseas in Iraq. He was a baptized member of Grace Reformed Church in Corsica, member of the American Legion and Corsica Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed riding his Harley and playing with his grandchildren. He died at his home in White Lake on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the age of 44.

He is survived by his wife, Anne of White Lake, SD; Children and grandchildren: Kelcie (Chris) Stahl of White Lake and their son, Connor; Kyla Beukelman of Mitchell, SD and her daughter, Jocelynn; and Kolby Beukelman of White Lake, SD; parents, Bernie and Pat Beukelman of Corsica, SD; 2 sisters and their children: Teri (Jerry) Wisdom of Harrison, SD and their children, Marlina, Styler, and Kayla; and Brenda (Jeremy) Iedema of Platte, SD and their children, Taylor and Madison.

He was preceded in death by his infant brother, Leslie and his 4 grandparents.