Virginia June (Walch) Siewert, age 82 Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Hettinger, ND, passed away on June 23, 2018 at home in Las Vegas.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Centennial Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger, ND.  Pastor Richard Wyman will officiate with burial to follow in the Hettinger Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the Centennial Chapel on Tuesday morning.

Virginia June Walch was born on June 11, 1936 to Frank and Mayme (Huff) Walch.  She grew up on her family's farm near Bucyrus, ND.  She attended grade school and graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1954 as valedictorian of her class.

Virginia married Duane L. Siewert on September 17, 1954.  The family farmed and ranched in Harding County, SD; and she also assisted Duane at the Bowman and Hettinger auction markets as office manager. In 1971, the family moved to Hettinger.   She began working at the West River Health Clinic in 1988 in the medical records and insurance departments.  Virginia retired from the clinic in 1998.

Virginia and Duane moved to Loveland, CO in 2013 and in February of 2018 they moved to Las Vegas, NV to be with their daughter, Audra.

Virginia enjoyed riding horses, sewing clothes for her family and herself and played piano and electric organ at several churches.

Virginia will be sadly missed by her husband, Duane L. Siewert of 63 years that resides in Las Vegas, NV; her son, Guy Siewert that resides in Decatur, TX and her daughter, Audra Siewert that resides in Las Vegas, NV with her fiance' Kevin Souch;  she is also survived by her niece, Loree (Halvorsen) Hampton and nephews, Dennis Walch and Wayne Walch.

She was preceded in death by her sisters Lyla (Walch) Swanson, Deloris Walch and Bernice (Walch) Halvorsen; her brothers, Howard Walch, Floyd Walch, Lyle Walch; one daughter, Vicki Diane Siewert; one grandson, Dustin Daniel Siewert; nieces Donna (Walch) Schaff, Gloria (Walch) Score, Connie Walch; and nephews Russell Walch and Sherman Swanson.

Memorial donations may be made to Teen Challenge, 1406 2nd St NW, Mandan, ND 58554  (or the charity of donor's choice)