Eleanor Saukerson Explained

Eleanor Saukerson
State Senate:South Dakota
District:25th
Term Start:1993
Term End:1994
Predecessor:James L. Stoick
Successor:Jim Hutmacher
State Senate2:South Dakota
District2:20th
Term Start2:1991
Term End2:1992
Predecessor2:Leonard E. Andera
Successor2:Mel Olson
Birth Date:30 March 1922
Birth Place:Omaha, Nebraska
Death Place:Aberdeen, South Dakota
Party:Republican

Eleanor Geraldine Saukerson (née Beam; March 30, 1922 – October 22, 2005) was an American politician in South Dakota.

Born at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska in 1922, she attended Benson High School. She moved to Chamberlain, South Dakota shortly after marrying Wilbur Saukerson in 1945. She served on the local school board and the South Dakota Housing Authority. From 1966 to 1991, she was the Brule County Register of Deeds. Between 1990 and 1994, Saukerson served on the South Dakota Senate. Her husband died in June 2001.[1] Eleanor Saukerson moved to Aberdeen in 2003, and died there on October 22, 2005.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Wilbur W. Saukerson. January 20, 2018. Rapid City Journal. June 26, 2001.
  2. News: Eleanor Saukerson. January 20, 2018. Rapid City Journal. October 24, 2005.