 Joseph F. Goeden, age 90, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Friday, December 28, 2007 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, with Rev. Ken Bain officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery with military graveside rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post #791. Visitations will be 5 to 9 PM, Thursday (today), at the Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, with a rosary at 7:00 PM followed by scripture service and memorial video tribute. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be his grandsons: John Shepherd, Keith Goeden, Brooks Goeden, Travis Goeden, Shannon Goeden, Trevor Goeden, and Bill Shepherd. Honorary Pallbearers will be his Granddaughters; Rhonda Dehler, Tami Schwartz, and Tasha Snoozy, Great Grandchildren, Members of the Yankton Antique Auto Association, Lee Goeden, Dennis Novak, and Michael Ryan.
Joe was born March 20, 1917 at Menominee, NE to Michael and Anna (Wubben) Goeden. He was born and raised on a farm near Menominee, NE and attended Menominee school through the eighth grade. His family moved to Fordyce, NE in 1939. He served during WWII beginning July 4, 1942 and was honorably discharged in 1945. A month before he departed for military service he married Ethel Christensen on June 18, 1942 at Sacred Heart Church in Yankton, SD. Upon his return from service he began work at Gurney's as maintenance foreman and then a short time as foreman at the Hudson Garage and then foreman for Kadous Construction. Joe went into business for himself opening Goeden Construction in 1953. His two sons Kent and Raymond joined him in 1983 with Kent continuing today as Goeden Construction.
Joe was a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church, the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post 791, life member of the Yankton American Legion Post, life member of the Yankton Senior Citizens Center, honorary life member of the Yankton Knights of Columbus where he attended a 3rd degree, Past Chairman of the Boy Scouts Leaders, and President of Goeden Construction.
His memory is cherished by his wife Ethel of Yankton; children: Kent (Ruby) Goeden of Yankton, SD, Diane (Dennis) Shepherd of Oacoma, SD, and Raymond (Barbara) of Yankton, SD; two sisters; Odelia Goeden Ellis and Delores Goeden Novak both of Yankton, SD; 10 Grandchildren and 15 Great Grandchildren. His parents, two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
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