The McLeod County Chronicle, 15 Dec 2011, accessed from ancestry.co.uk
"Virgil 'Todd' Sackett, 91, of Lamberton
Funeral services for Virgil "Todd" Sackett, 91, of Lamberton, were held Monday, Nov. 28, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lamberton. The Rev. Stew Carlson officiated.
Mr. Sackett died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, at Valley View Manor in Lamberton.
Interment was in the Lamberton Cemetery.
Mr. Sackett was born April 10, 1920, in Sanborn, to Fred and Ann (Winter) Sackett.
On Oct. 15, 1942, he was united in marriage to Amy Halvorson in Springfield. The couple moved to Lamberton in 1947, where he operated a used machinery business, retiring in 1986.
Mr. Sackett was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lamberton. He enjoyed boating, water skiing, fishing and wintering in Las Vegas.
Survivors include his wife, Amy Sackett of Lamberton; children, Robert (Karen) Sackett of Augusta, Ga., Barb (Jerry) Scharpe of Glencoe, Jerry (Kathy) Sackett of Worthington, and Roger Sackett of Lamberton; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; sister, Elaine (Russell) Mahaffey of Osage, Iowa; and sister-in-law, Mary Ann Sackett of Brainerd.
Preceding him in death were his parents; twin brother, Virgil "Pat" Sackett; and brother, Lowell, and his wife Lavonne Sackett.