Velda Cappel, of Brookings, died Nov. 11, 2021, at United Living Community nursing home in Brookings.
Velda was born to Melvin and Ruth Godwin on Oct. 24, 1930, in Kansas. When she was 5 years old, the family moved to Nebraska where Velda graduated from McCook High School.
She married Clarence Cappel in McCook, Nebraska. There, they were blessed with the first of three children. In 1958, they moved to Brookings, South Dakota, where they had two more daughterd and continued to raise their family.
Velda’s life was kept busy working as a bookkeeper for many years at the Brookings Coast to Coast store. She was a lifetime member the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion serving in various leadership roles. Velda stayed busy with a variety of activities that go along with living on a small acreage south of Brookings.
She is survived by her five children: Terry Cappel of Arlington SD; Larry Cappel of Louisville, CO; Jerry Cappel of Louisville, KY; Kerry Cappel of Brookings, SD; and Sherry Cappel of Loveland, CO. She is also survived by her six grandchildren and her seven great-grandchildren. Velda was preceded in death by Clarence Cappel in 1990, and by her sisters June and Dorothy.
