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Jacquelene A. Nilsen, age 73, of Rapid City, SD, formerly of Lemmon, SD, and Reeder, ND, passed away at the Monument Health in Rapid City, SD.

Funeral services for Jackie will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Prince of Peace Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD.  Vicar Jen Seffrood will officiate with burial to follow in the Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon.

Jackie Nilsen was born on September 11, 1951 to Jack and Selma (Gibbons) Seidel in Lemmon SD.  She was the second of 4 children.  She grew up in Meadow then moved to Lemmon when she was in the 8th grade. Graduating from High School in 1969 from Lemmon High School.

She met then married Floyd Nilsen on September 12, 1975 and lived on the Nilsen place in Shadehill, SD where they raised their 3 boys Billy, Darren and Chris.

Jackie worked various jobs: Wheeler Manufacturing for several years, then moved to Reeder working road construction, worked and owned Reeder Cafe, then moved to Rapid City working as a cook before moving to Sioux Falls to work at Glory House. She then retired in 2020 and moved back to Rapid City.

Jackie had a loving caring heart and always had the best smile that would brighten anyone's day.

Among Jackie's favorite things to do were arts and crafts, scrapbooking, playing games on her phone, but her favorite thing to do was spend time with her family.

Those left to cherish her memory are her son Billy and Dianne (Amiotte) Seidel their children and Grandchildren: Jeremy Amiotte and Priscilla; Aspen.  Savannah Greseth; Cydell, Shaylee, Jhené, Cedar, Azílya, Tokatakiya. Miranda and Nate Wood ; Madi, Mylee.  Sammi Seidel ; Baylor. Son Darren and Shelby Nilsen their children and grandchildren Brittany Sessions and Dustin;  Skyler, Nevaeh, Ashton. Bryleigh Sessions. Loving friend Floyd Nilsen,brother Steve Seidel. Numerous nieces nephews and cousins who were very special to her.

She is preceded in death by her parents: Jack and Selma; son Chris Nilsen; siblings Randy Seidel, Sally Holiday. Mother and father-in-law Milo and Ardys Nilsen.