Lanny Vincent Stricherz
November 24, 1941 ~ March 10, 2026
Lanny V. Stricherz, 84, Sioux Falls, SD, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at the Sioux Falls VA.
Lanny will be placed in the columbarium at St Michael Cemetery in Sioux Falls, resting next to his brother, Greg.
Lanny Vincent Stricherz came to life on November 24, 1941, at 811 N Fairfax Ave. in an upstairs apartment, an imperfect person in an imperfect world. He was the second of seven children to Leo and Agnes (Fox) Stricherz. Lanny went to elementary school at Whittier Elementary through 6th grade, and finished elementary and high school at Cathedral High in Sioux Falls, graduating in 1959.
Lanny enlisted in the US Army in December of 1961, during the Berlin Crisis. He served 31 months in Germany and was honorably discharged in December of 1964. As a veteran, Lanny spent the last thirty some years of his life, beginning in 1990 during the first Gulf war and all wars after that, working for peace and justice in his community and the world.
As an adult, Lanny had several jobs, including bellhop at both of the Sheraton hotels, Cataract and Carpenter, in the plant at John Morrell, then ten years of sales for John Morrell. He lived in Sioux Falls, Custer, Denver, CO, Willmar, MN, and Cedar Rapids, IA, where he also worked for Rath Packing.
Lanny owned his own business for 15 years, first as a jobber for Schweigert Meats and then L S Distributing, selling many food items to grocery stores and restaurants between Sioux Falls and Sioux City. After he closed his business, he sold for Demma Fruit Company for two years and was then a fraud investigator at Citibank for 10 1/2 years.
A weekend golfer and member of the Men’s Club at Elmwood Golf Course, Lanny carried a 12 to 14 handicap and had one hole in one while playing golf with Christine on Mother’s Day. An avid wader fisherman, Lanny claimed that he caught more than a thousand walleyes over 7 pounds in his life.
In his later years, Lanny particularly enjoyed his Wednesday morning breakfasts with former Morrell workers Bob Perkinson, Ron Wallenberg, Gary DeRue, Lou Strum, Vince Keenan, Doug Sandburg, Lynn Joneson, Monte Skillman, Pat “Oscar” Simonsma, and Ron Gaspar.
Lanny is survived by his two children of whom he was extremely proud, David (Jamie) Stricherz, Minneapolis, and Christine (Bill) Anderberg, Sioux Falls; grandchildren, Isaac, Emily, and Oliver Stricherz, Minneapolis, Amanda (Jeremy) Brende, and Lauren Anderberg; great-grandsons, Adrian Simms, and Wesley Brende, all of Sioux Falls; his former wife, Linda (Moi) Stricherz, Sioux Falls; his siblings, RozAnn and Andrine Stricherz, Sioux Falls, Vince (Gina Hills) Stricherz, Seattle, WA, Dom (Nancy) Stricherz, Bedford, TX, and Diana (Bill) Sheehy, Valley Center, CA; Greg’s widow, Michi, Minneapolis; his other fishing buddy and teacher, Zane Swenson; as well as many other friends and relatives.
Lanny was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Agnes; older brother, Greg; his niece, Greg and Michi’s infant daughter, Lisa; his fishing and walking buddy, Tom McKeon; as well as many other friends and relatives.
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