Funeral Service for Opal Vig, 88 of Peever, SD will be held on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 10:30 A.M. at Peever Lutheran Church, Peever, SD with the Rev. Steve Moberg officiating. Organist will be Mona Greseth and special music by Janeen Kohl. Pallbearers will be Harold Fryer, Linn Vig, Joel Hortness, Edean Landmark, Caroll "Spike" Nehls, and Kent Elliott. Honorary Pallbearers will be all of Opals Friends. Interment will be in the Peever Cemetery, Peever, SD. There will be visitation on Thursday, April 17, 2009 from 2:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. with family present at 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Cahill Funeral Chapel, Sisseton, SD. There will be visitation one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. Opal Nerine Saterlie was born on May 4, 1920 in Veblen, SD to Ole and Nina (Evenson) Saterlie. She graduated from Veblen High School in 1938. She attended Northern State College, where she received her teaching certificate and taught rural school in Marshall County. Opal married Kenneth Vig on June 26, 1941 in Veblen, SD. Opal worked at a defense plant in Los Angeles while her husband was in the service. They returned to Peever in 1945. She was active in the Peever Lutheran Church, occasional teaching and quilting. She also assisted with book work at Vig Lumber for her husband. She enjoyed her winters in Texas and Arizona and loved spending time with her three granddaughters and great grandson. Opal passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Wilmot Care Center, Wilmot, SD.
Opal is survived by her husband, Kenneth of Peever, SD; two sons, Harold (Carol) Vig of Cave Creek, AZ, and Neil (Sandy) Vig of Peever, SD; three granddaughters, Melanie Vig of Scottsdale, AZ, Lindsay (Robert) Watson of Gilbert, AZ, and Kimberly Vig of Ervine, CA and one great grandson, Gabriel Watson.
Opal was preceded in death by her parents, and maternal and paternal grandparents.