Joey Marlys Grunwald Aldern

Joey Marlys Grunwald Aldern beloved sister, wife, mother, homemaker, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home in Vermillion, on May 22, 2022. She was born in 1929, to Emil and Zola Grunwald at their home in Sturgis. Her father was Superintendent of Schools in Sturgis, and she attended Sturgis Public Schools for 12 years. During her high school years, she worked summers in various Sturgis businesses, was a member of homecoming royalty, received the Citizenship Award, and was the Salutatorian of the Class of 1947.

From 1947-49 she attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, where she met her future husband, Robert (“Bob”) Judson Aldern. She sang in the Augustana choir, played in the Augustana band, and spent her summers working at the State Game Lodge in Custer State Park.