Danny Coffaa
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Danny Lee Coffaa, age 82, New Effington, SD, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Coteau des Prairies Hospital in Sisseton.
A Memorial Service for late May is being planned. The Eggers Funeral Home in Rosholt is in charge of the arrangements.
Danny was born December 14, 1939, to Walter and Gladys (Carlson) Coffaa in Sisseton, SD. He was raised on the family farm near New Effington and was baptized and confirmed at Walla Lutheran Church. Danny graduated from New Effington High School in 1959 and attended South Dakota State University. Danny loved being the caretaker of land that was homesteaded by his great grandpa in 1893.
Danny is survived by his three sisters, Rose Spear of Bar Harbor, ME, Viola Schultz of Lidgerwood, ND, and Dale Ann Humphrey of New Effington; and brother, Wayne (Ruth) Coffaa of Dell Rapids, SD.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Gladys; and brother, Donald "Tiny" Coffaa.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the Walla Lutheran Church Cemetery fund, the Rosholt Ambulance Service, or the New Effington Fire Department.