Matthew Coad

77, passed away peace-

fully on Saturday, July 13,

2019 at home surrounded

by family. A memorial

service will be held at 11

am on Wednesday, July

17 at First Reformed

Church in Dell Rapids,

South Dakota. Family visi-

tation will be held from

5-8 pm on Tuesday, July

16 at the Minnehaha Fun-

eral Home in Dell Rapids,

South Dakota.

Matthew Graves Coad

was born in Minot, North

Dakota on January 31,

1942. His parents Melvin

and Ione Coad of Minot,

North Dakota. He married

his beloved sweetheart

Loretta Olson Coad on

May 31, 1964. They were

happily married for 55

years.

Surviving family

members include his wife

Loretta Coad, his brother

Lynn (Renee) Coad and

his children: Mark (Shei-

la) Coad, Amy (Ron) Con-

rad, Steven (Amy) Coad,

and Jennifer (Jeremy)

Amundson. Matthew was

proud of his surviving

grandchildren Mason

(Maggie) Coad, Seth Con-

rad, Lucas Conrad, Anna

Coad, Nicholas Coad,

Christopher Coad, Benja-

min Coad, and Johnathan

Coad. Matthew is preced-

ed in death by his grand-

son Joseph Coad, Parents

Melvin and Ione Coad,

sisters Marjean Harold

and Viola Watts.

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