Rachel Marie Schweigert
June 20, 1987 ~ July 20, 2025
Rachel M. Schweigert, 38, Sioux Falls, SD, passed away peacefully, on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at home in Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by her loved ones, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Church, 601 N. Cliff Ave., Sioux Falls.
In lieu of flowers, condolences may be sent to her husband, Donovan, or donations may be made in Rachel’s honor to a breast cancer charity of your choice.
Rachel Marie Griffith was born on June 20, 1987, in San Francisco, CA to John and Debbie (Klotz) Griffith. She graduated from Silverado High School in California and went on to attend Victor Valley Community College. She also proudly completed training through In-N-Out University.
Rachel was a deeply selfless person who always put others before herself. She found immense joy in being a wife and mother. She married the love of her life, Donovan Schweigert, on August 4, 2012, in California. Together they built a beautiful life and were blessed with three children: Caiden (born in 2014), Rylan (born in 2016), and Kayson (born in 2021). In 2017, the family relocated to Sioux Falls, SD.
Rachel had a strong and fighting spirit. She never gave up, even during the hardest times. She loved the holidays, which were made special by being surrounded by family and friends. Her warmth, resilience, and unwavering love left a lasting impact on everyone she met.
Rachel is survived by her loving husband, Donovan; children, Caiden, Rylan, and Kayson; parents, John and Debbie; brother, Daniel (Brooke); sister Michelle (Miguel); grandmother, Kathy Forth; and her beloved nieces and nephews, Tyler, Nathaniel, Carter, Zachariah, Audreyann, and Mason.
Rachel is preceded in death by her angel baby; grandparents, Bill and Rachel Griffith; grandfather, Jack Forth; aunt, Kitten; and four uncles.
Rachel was a truly special person, and she will be deeply missed. She was like my sixth daughter going on our vacations with us and bringing us so much joy.
I know there are no words that can truly ease your pain, but please know that I am thinking of your family.
Hey Linus… I know you’ll never see it. But I want you to know I feel so much for you, your struggles and your family’s devastation in watching you fight for so long. I had hope that this would have gone to allow you to live the fullest life possible and how someone with so much light to her soul, and how much she loved all the people around her didn’t deserve this kind of pain.
The only solace now is that you’re no longer in pain. And I know that I can look up and see another beautiful soul when I look to the sky.
Love you girl.
-tine