Memorial Service for Dr. Alfonso F. Magat, Jr.,77, of Sisseton, South Dakota will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Sisseton, SD with Rev. Fr. Tony Dummer, OMI Celebrant. Organist will be Cindy Marohl, and song leader will be Georgia Streier. Pallbearers will be Bernard del Valle, Ross Bloomquist, Scott Williams, Dr. David Staub, and Dr. Robert Haakenson. There will be visitation one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Saturday. The Cahill Funeral Chapel, Sisseton, SD is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Magat was born July 16, 1935, in Pampanga, Philippines, to Alfonso and Guadalupe Magat.
He was a committed and well-respected general surgeon, practicing medicine for nearly 30 years. Dr. Magat graduated from Manila Central University in the Philippines, followed by an internship at Mercy Hospital and residency in General Surgery at the VA Medical Center both in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1974, he moved with his family to Forest City, Iowa, practicing privately until 1995. He went on to work as Assistant Medical Director at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, Iowa, until 1999, followed by the Indian Health Services in Sisseton until 2001. He ended his long career in medicine at the Fort Totten Reservation in North Dakota before retiring in 2003.

Although his career centered around science, Dr. Magat enjoyed a variety of more artistic pursuits in his spare time, including drawing, photography, cooking his native homeland cuisine, building model trains and cars, and listening to all kinds of music, particularly Broadway musical scores.

He is survived by his wife Welsonia of Sisseton, SD; his sister Francia and husband, Ben Castaneda of Pampanga, Philippines; his daughters Lea and husband, Ross Bloomquist of Stillwater, MN, Michelle Magat and husband, Scott Williams of San Francisco, CA and Giselle Magat of Chicago, IL; and his grandchildren Olivia, Aidan and Zoe.
His death was preceded by his daughter Althea, and his parents.