Chell Rex Petty

Chell Rex Petty, age 70, was reunited with the love of his life Sandy on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Rex passed away unexpectedly during a medical procedure at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Rex was born in Ute, Iowa on December 14, 1945 to Ival and Alma (Ham) Petty. On June 20, 1964 he married his wife Sandy Penoyer. Rex was a very hard working man. In 1962 he graduated from machinist welding school. From 1976 until 1982 he worked as a machinist for ST Industries. In 1983 Rex began working for Butterfield Foods which he did until his retirement in 2010. From 1985 until 1992 Rex and his son Lowell also operated a salvage yard outside of Butterfield. Although Rex retired in 2010, for him this did not mean it was time to just sit around. He began working for Greenview at the St. James Wayside Rest as a custodian and did this until the day that he passed. He took great pride in this job and enjoyed every minute working there. One of his past times was playing board games with his wife. After her passing he enjoyed tinkering in the garage, fishing, shooting the breeze with anyone that stopped to chat and spending time with his family. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Rex is survived by his sons; Lowell (Lisa) Petty of Rochester, MN, Andrew (Katherine) Petty of Odin, MN, grandchildren; Stephanie (Leon) Wollschlager of Windom, Logan Petty of Muscatine, IA, Landon Petty of Rochester, MN, Ethan Petty of Odin, MN, Olivia Petty of Odin, MN, great-grandchildren; Damian, Natalia, Jr, Jacob, and a sister Leota (John) Erickson of Texas. He is preceded in death by his wife, parents and brother Wilford. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friday, October 7, 2016 Sturm Funeral Home, St. James Chapel 906 - 10th Ave. S. St. James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Visitation 2 9:30 am - 10:30 am Saturday, October 8, 2016 Hosanna Free Lutheran Church- St. James 1176 11th Street S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Service Information 10:30 am Saturday, October 8, 2016 Hosanna Free Lutheran Church- St. James 1176 11th Street S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Interment Information Jeffers City Cemetery south side on HWY #30, just east of 45th Ave. Jeffers, Minnesota, United States 56145 Fellowship Lunch will be service following the services prior to burial.