Richard Dean Kor, 75, passed away at his home June 25, 2023. Visitations will be from 5-7 P.M. on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, SD.  The Kor family kindly requests no memorials or flowers.

Richard was born June 16, 1948, in Pierre SD. In September of 1948, Richard came to live with Tom and Louise (Visker) Kor as their adopted son on the Kor farm located northwest of White SD. He attended country school in the Argo township and graduated from White High School in 1966.

Richard worked the farm with his father and met the love of his life, Shirley Huls. On June 16, 1968, they were married for 55 years and lived on the Kor farm until 2016. They moved into their new home a mile and a half from the Kor farm. In 2011, Richard and Shirley became snowbirds in Coolidge AZ for the next eight years. Richard served as the President of the Indian Skies RV Park Recreation Board for five years.

Richard was an avid farmer all his life and owned and operated Kor Welding and Machine and Kor Aerial Spraying. Richard and his sons built their own J-3 Cub Replica and learned to fly in it. Richard received both his private and commercial licenses to become an aerial sprayer. He was an active member of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Assocation) for 51 years. He received his Historical Boiler Engineer License from Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (WMSTR), 2010 in Rollag, MN. Richard was an active member in the WMSTR Annual Threshing Bee Reunion each Labor Day Weekend for approximately ten years where he worked on the Mary Sue Steam Shovel as the Boiler Attendant.

Richard loved: giving rides in the airplanes, working with his hands in the shop, welding, machining, reading, dancing, traveling, sewing, and quilting. Richard collected many older sewing machines and guns.

Richard is survived by his wife, Shirley, and three sons; Reese (Jodi) Kor, Wesley Kor, and Robert Kor, nine grandchildren; Sydney Kor, Cameron Kor, Miranda (Kyle) Verhoek, Trenton (Emily) Kor, Justin Kor, Markus Kor, CJ Kor, Caitlin Kor, and Connor Kor, and one greatgrandchild, Octavia Marie Kor and one brother Jim (Rose) Kor and three nephews; Nathan Kor, Aaron Kor, and David Kor.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Louise Kor, and his in-laws, Willie and Sadie Huls and his sister in-law Gloria Huls.