Darwin L. Thompson

Darwin L. Thompson, 88, formerly of Cheyenne, passed away in Sioux Falls, SD on October 24, 2023. He was born in Alliance, NE, the third of five children. He grew up in Edgemont, SD and had many stories about growing up working on a farm outside of town.
Darwin met Phyllis Freouf in Martin, SD and they married in 1956. They were blessed with four daughters. He was a great dad, encouraging his daughters in all of their activities.
Darwin always had the best kept yard on the street with a perfectly manicured lawn! He enjoyed basketball and baseball as a young man and played basketball with any daughters who would play with him (and their boyfriends) in the driveway. In retirement he rode his bike hundreds of miles and played softball on a retirement team in Apache Junction, AZ. He and Phyllis were members of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. He was a member of the Cheyenne Moose Lodge #257.
Darwin was a power lineman. He began his career in Martin, SD with the Rural Electrification Administration and retired from the Department of Energy in Cheyenne in 1994.
He was preceded in death by his wife Phyllis; brothers, Gordon “Bud” Thompson and Floyd Thompson; sisters, Beverly Rusk (Gayle) and Norma Jean Keil (Dwight “Doc”); and son-in-law Andy Guerra.
He is survived by his daughters, Charlene Guerra of Independence, MO, Monica Peterson (Mick) of Farmington, NM, Deanna Johnson (Karl) of Highlands Ranch, CO, and Sandy Kreutner (Dale) of Brandon, SD; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandsons; sisters-in-law, Donna Thompson and Norma Thompson; and many nieces and nephews.
Vigil for the Deceased will be Friday, 5:00 p.m., at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel.
Funeral Liturgy will be Saturday, 10:00 a.m., at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.