Daryle LaMoyne Schuetts, 90
August 2, 1934 - March 3, 2025
Daryle L. Schuetts, age 90 of Brandon, SD passed away peacefully on Monday, March 3, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Canton, SD. Visitation was from 4:00-6:00 PM on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at George Boom Funeral Chapel in Brandon, SD. His Funeral Service will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Brandon Lutheran Church. Graveside Service with Military Honors will follow at Hills of Rest Cemetery, Sioux Falls.
Daryle was born on August 2nd, 1934 in Edgerton, MN, to Kenneth and Lillian Schuetts. He graduated from Luverne (MN) High School in 1953 and served in the US Army at Fort Bliss in Texas.
Daryle and Esther Ormseth exchanged vows on September 15, 1957 at Norway Lutheran Church. Together they raised three daughters, Beth, Marcia, and Jill and many horses. Daryle and Esther enjoyed 67 years of marriage, most of them spent on the acreage and home they built near Brandon, SD.
Throughout his career, Daryle worked as a hog buyer and commission buyer for cattle, sheep and hogs at the Sioux Falls Stockyard. The Stockyards’ veterinary department also recruited Daryle to be part of the livestock inspection agency. For decades, he enjoyed his work at the Stockyards - eyeballing nearly every animal that walked through the facilities. In “retirement” he continued to spray weeds for local counties on an ATV and test soil for CHS.
Many remember Daryle for his contributions to the horse industry in South Dakota and neighboring states as a breeder, trainer, judge, farrier, 4-H club leader and of course, story-teller.
Daryle bought his first registered American Quarter Horse when he was a senior in high school. That mare, known as Traveler Sioux or “Sue”, was the foundation mare for the Quarter Horses he raised until the early 2000s. He raised, trained and sold his horses throughout the tri-state area. The pride of his career as a breeder was a beautiful buckskin stallion named Dun Skippit.
As a judge, Daryle held a Pony of America’s judging card. He also judged many 4-H events throughout the area including the South Dakota and Minnesota State 4-H Shows. He judged many FFA competitions, as well as SDSU’s Little International competitions.
Daryle had always trimmed and shod his own horses, but in the mid-1960’s he began to shoe and trim for friends and competitors. Word got around and soon he was shoeing many horses throughout South Dakota and Minnesota. He thoroughly enjoyed this contact with his fellow horsemen, helping to keep their horses sound and healthy. He continued this work as a farrier until health issues forced him to quit while in his sixties.
In the 1970’s, Daryle became an assistant 4-H club leader for the Silver Spurs. The Silver Spurs’ membership grew to an extended family with nearly 100 members at one point in time. Many of these “kids” developed a lifetime love of horses and even found vocations or hobbies involving horses. Daryle retired from 4-H after being a leader for more than 20 years. He was known to say that working with kids was one of the most rewarding parts of his career.
His love for teaching others about horses even continued into his eighties through an opportunity to teach a young neighbor how to ride his gelding, Dusty. He also enjoyed restoring carriages, buggies and harnesses.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Esther Schuetts of Brandon, SD; daughters, Beth Ann (Bill) Marlatt of Spearfish, SD, Marcia (Chuck) Hendrickson of Chancellor, SD and Jill (Dan) Bergemann of Storden, MN; four grandchildren, Ann (Brett) Hoffman of Lennox, SD, Ryan (Randy) White of Charleston, WV, Katie (John) Daniel of Sioux Falls, SD, Joe (Katelynd) Hendrickson of Granite City, IL; six great-grandchildren, Philip, Elizabeth, Lucy, Henry, Jace, and Jett; his brother, David (Dianne) Schuetts of Des Moines, IA; and a host of many other relatives and friends.
Daryle was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Lillian (Remme) Schuetts; brothers, Jim Johannsen and two in infancy; sisters, Ivalene Schuetts and Beverly Schmuck; and his grandson, John Daryle Schell.
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