James M. Shepherd

James M. Shepherd, age 74 of Port St. Lucie, FL, passed away on May 11, 2015 at Kindred Hospital, Melbourne, FL.

A private memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2015. Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory of Yankton are in care of the arrangements.

James (Jim) Michael Shepherd was born March 20, 1941 in Des Moines, Iowa to Harold H. Shepherd and Berniece E. (Lydon) Shepherd. Shortly after Jim's birth, the Shepherd family moved to Yankton, SD. Jim attended Sacred Heart School for grades 1-8 and graduated from Yankton High School in 1959. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1962 and received an honorable discharge in 1966. His Navy service took him around the world; he often spoke particularly fondly of Denmark. After the Navy, he worked as a signal analyst for HRB Systems in State College, PA. After HRB was acquired by Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems in 1988, Jim and his wife, Carol, moved to Florida where he worked as a condo manager until his retirement.

Jim is survived by his wife, Carol, of Port St. Lucie, FL; three sisters, Susan Bailey of Highlands Ranch, CO; Mary Westergaard of Viborg, SD; and Shannon (James) Gleich of Yankton, SD; two nephews, Patrick and Bryan Bailey, and a niece, Katie (Jeremy) Hoeck. He is preceded in death by one brother, Hugh J. Shepherd, and his parents.