Villette Jean Crisp

Villette Jean Crisp, age 84, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 PM Monday, February 20, 2023, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery.

Villette was born on March 7, 1938, in Pocahontas County, Iowa, to Clayton and Ferne Clark. After graduating from Pomeroy High School, she moved to Sioux Falls and went to work for the Minnehaha County Treasurer’s Office. She married Reginald (“Reg”) Crisp on July 30, 1963, and the “city girl” went back to the farm. She continued work for the Treasurer’s Office until retiring in 1995.

After her retirement, she enjoyed spending winters in Arizona with Reg, gardening, and bird watching with the Sioux Falls Bird Club. She had a quick wit that made everyone around her laugh. Her evenings were spent knitting, crocheting, and doing needlework. Villette was an excellent cook, and some in the family thought she made the best pie crust.

She is survived by her sister, Karen “Kay” Michael, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Reg on December 23, 2016, and a brother, Don Clark.