Lawrence L. Cap

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Lawrence L. Cap, 94, of Emery died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, October 6, 2014 at Martin Catholic Church, Emery, SD Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton. Visitation with the family present will be from 2-4:00 PM Sunday at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic.

Lawrence Luverne Cap was born March 26, 1920 at the family farm near Utica, the first child of Frank and Hattie (Kaiser) Cap. He grew up and received his education at Tabor and Meckling, South Dakota.
On October 11, 1941 he married Zita E. Collins in Ponca, Nebraska and they renewed their vows on February 6, 1942 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Yankton. Lawrence worked on the farm until 1944 when they moved to the Hadley Fredrickson farm in Minnesota to raise turkeys. In 1947 they moved to Bones Hereford Ranch near Parker and in 1956 they moved to the Rooney Feedlot north of Sioux Falls. Lawrence was a 4-H leader in Minnehaha County for over ten years. He also worked as the station manager at Four Presidents in Keystone until his retirement in 1986. In 2000 he moved to Emery where Lawrence focused on his hobbies which included metal work, welding, gardening and journal writing. He was also a published poet. Lawrence served as an altar server the last year at St. Martin Catholic Church.

Lawrence is survived by his five children, Larry (Margaret) Cap, Burford, England; Juanita Guischer, Baltic; Rhoda Highfill, Sioux Falls; Paulette (Darrel) Van Kekerix, Roy, Washington; and Doug (Penny) Cap, Pearse, Arizona; seven grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; two brothers, Ernest Cap, Virginia and Marvin Cap, Carlsbad, California.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Zita, three brothers, Raymond, Gordon and Clement and a sister Cleopha.