ELAINE HAGGERTY

Elaine Haggerty, age 77, of Britton, SD, formerly of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Wheat Crest Hills Healthcare Center in Britton.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City, SD. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church with a prayer service and rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the Mass at the church on Thursday. Interment will be at the Graham Family Cemetery in Lac qui Parle County, MN.

The service will be livestreamed and recorded and will be viewable at the bottom of Elaine’s obituary page at www.mundwilerfuneralhome. net.

Survivors include her daughters: Jackie (Derek) Cassoutt, Gennie (Kevin) Carruthers, Julie (Gabriel) Noyola, Shelley Haggerty, and Emily (Kevin) Schamber; sons: John (Jessie) Haggerty, DJ (Kristin) Haggerty, and Keith (Jenna) Haggerty; grandchildren: Valdon, Jared (Olivia), Graham, Lizzy, Erin, Grace, Gabby, Oscar, Kelly, Daphney, Paige, Nova, Maeve, Morgan, Brooke, Will, Amelia, Benson, Holland, Elaina, and Kynlee; four sisters; one brother; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; parents, John and Genevieve Graham; brothers: Bill, Dick, Jim, Johnny, and Mikey Graham; and sister, Ruth Miller.

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