Area Obituaries
Mavis Kay was born to Arie and Emma (Tolsma) Vanden Hoek at the Armour
hospital on January 28, 1950. She attended all twelve years of education at the
Corsica Public School and graduated in 1968. After graduation she went to
Brookings for one year.
On October 10, 1969, Mavis was united in marriage to Wayne Bultje. They were married for 54 years.
She was baptized and confirmed at the Harrison Reformed Church. She was faithful member of the Aurora Reformed Church.
Mavis and Wayne have lived in the Corsica/Stickney area all their life and in 1976 they bought a farm where they currently reside.
Mavis worked many years at the Pennington Tax Service in Platte. After that she had her own tax service at home.
She loved spending time with her grandchildren, making quilts, fishing, playing cards, reading and gardening. Most of all Mavis loved to do things along side her husband Wayne on the farm.
Mavis passed away on August 22, 2024 at the Avera Platte Healthcare Center at the age of 74 years.
Mavis is survived by husband Wayne; a son Craig (Valerie) Bultje of Brandon; four grandchildren: Cierra (fiancé Matthew) of Craig, IA, Colton (special friend Hayley), Sage and Noah of Brandon; great granddaughter Lainey Johnson of Craig, IA; one brother Dennis (Mavis) Vanden Hoek, Stickney; two sisters Betty Tegethoff, Corsica and Carol (Randy) Breukelman, Mitchell; along with many nieces and nephew.
She was preceded in death by two sons Troy and Chad (infant), her parents Arie and Emma (Tolsma) Vanden Hoek, two brothers Ed and Donald, one sister Sylvia Nydam, and brothers-in-law Winfred Nydam and Jim Tegethoff.
Funeral services for Mavis Bultje, age 74, of Corsica, SD, will be held at Aurora Reformed Church, Aurora Center, SD, on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:30 AM. Burial will be in the Harrison Cemetery at 1:30 PM. There is a prayer service at the church on Tuesday night at 7 PM with a visitation from 5-7 PM.
