Thomas Carda

Thomas “Tom” Joe Carda, 73, of Northville, SD, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Bethesda Home in Aberdeen.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2023, at All Saints Catholic Church in Mellette, SD with Father John Short officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the mass at the church.

Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Mellette with a luncheon and time of fellowship following the burial.

Schriver’s Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 5th Avenue NW, Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook and also view the service at www.schriversmemorial.com.

Thomas Joe Carda was born on November 16, 1949, in Aberdeen to Louis and Eileen (Kenyon) Carda. He was raised on the family farm Northwest of Northville. Tom attended school in Northville and graduated high school in 1968.

Following graduation, Tom went to Universal Trade School in Omaha, Nebraska for auto mechanics. After his schooling, he returned to the family farm. Tom joined the Army in 1969 and spent one year in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1971, and again returned to the family farm where he farmed with his dad. Tom eventually took over the family farm after his parents retired.

Tom belonged to the Northville American Legion and was also a township supervisor for ten years. He belonged to Sacred Heart Parish in Chelsea until it closed in 2004. Tom then joined All Saints Catholic Parish in Mellette. Tom enjoyed hunting and fishing. His greatest love was farming, and he wished he could have farmed forever.

Grateful for having shared Tom’s life are his sisters: Patricia Heckathorn of Clovis, Ca, and Mary (Milt) Kolb of Aberdeen; three nieces, and three nephews.

Tom was preceded in death by his mother and father, his brother James, his sister Jan, and his brother-in-law Ty Heckathorn.

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