Shirley DeBates Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 24, 2023, at the age of 89, Shirley DeBates of Jasper, Minnesota passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Shirley DeBates to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Fred Dickey and Florence Dickey (McEnaney); her husband Francis; her children, Jim DeBates and Jeanie Lehmann; her son-in-law Conrad Keller; and her siblings, Frances Adams, Freda Terhark, Edith Marquardsen, Verna Dickey, Ruby Hansen, Gene Wittrock, Vernon Dickey, Joyce Hansen and Betty DeSchepper.
She is survived by: her children, Debi Ripper (Rick) of Dell Rapids, Becky Nankivel (Dave) of Tea, Joni Keller of Broomfield, Kim Kendall (John) of La Veta and David DeBates of Sioux Falls; her children-in-law, Sandy DeBates of Loveland, Colorado and Tom Lehmann of Broomfield; her grandchildren, Jennifer Ripper, Miranda Ripper, Ricky Ripper, Michael Reisch, Chris Reisch, David Reisch, Carly Waldorf, Cammie Schwindt, Sheila Wayland, Jesse Hildebrandt, Cody Hildebrandt, Parker DeBates, Nick Lehmann, Robert Lehmann and Elizabeth Lehmann; her great grandchildren, Maxwell Pomeroy, Alexis Ripper, Caden Waldorf, Cassidy Waldorf, Mya Schwindt, Beckett Schwindt, Sydney Sullivan, Taylor Reisch, Oliver Reisch, Elsa Reisch, Mira Reisch, Madeline Reisch, Peyton Reisch and Carlos Valdez; and her great great grandchildren, Damien Sullivan, Cade Sullivan, Stetson Bohnenkamp and Leyla Valdez. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
