1920
Mylo
2006
Mylo Porter
September 15, 1920 — April 10, 2006
Memorial services for Mylo E. Porter, age 85, of Milbank, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2006, at the First Congregational Church in Milbank. The Reverend Colleen Natalie-Lees will officiate. Mylo died on Monday, April 10, 2006, in Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. The pianist will be Julie Ludwig and the soloist will be August Peterson. Family members are asked to meet in the fellowship hall behind the sanctuary by 10:00 a.m. Friday to attend services. There will be no visitation. Burial of his cremated remains will be in the Milbank City Cemetery with graveside military rites presented by the Birch-Miller American Legion Post #9 and the Grant County VFW Post #3486, Milbank. The family requests that memorials be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, Siouxland Chapter, 1321 W. 22nd St., Sioux Falls, SD 57105 or to the American Heart Association, Dakota Affiliate, Box 1287, Jamestown, ND 58402-1287.
Mylo was born on September 15, 1920, in Milbank, SD, the son of Mark Ernest and Neva May (Dodge) Porter. He graduated from Milbank High School. Mylo's first job during high school was working in Frank Albright's Meat Market. He then worked for Red Owl Food Stores in Aberdeen, SD. Mylo served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII from Nov. 25, 1942, until his honorable discharge on Oct. 22, 1945. After his discharge, he returned to Milbank where he worked at the Red Owl Store. He also built a popcorn stand on Main Street for his sister Janice and called it "Janie's Sky-High Popcorn." Later his mother ran this stand, a popular place on Main Street on summer evenings. It was at the Red Owl Store where he met his future wife Jeanne Chapin. They were married in July 1947 in Aberdeen, SD. Mylo started the Brite Spot CafAC. which he owned and operated for several years. He also owned two Drive-In restaurants, one in Milbank and the other in Morris, MN. During this time Mylo built his first cabin at Linden Beach, Big Stone Lake, SD. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Sioux Falls, SD, where he sold scaffolding all over the state. They returned to Milbank where Mylo bought land at Linden Beach and began building cabins. When his large family came to visit, their help was often enlisted for completing these cabins. At this time he became a self-employed carpenter building homes in Milbank and the surrounding area. Mylo's love of Linden Beach was widely recognized by his family and friends. He was the person that people called upon whenever there was a problem with their cabin or lake property.
During his retirement years, Mylo could usually be found in his workshop in his garage behind their home in Milbank building birdhouses and making furniture. He loved birds and enjoyed reading books about birds, loved wildlife, and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Mylo enjoyed discussing politics and was not afraid to express his views, had a self-deprecating sense of humor, was an easy-going man, and was not above pulling pranks on his neighbors and friends.
Mylo was a member of the Grant County VFW Post #3486 in Milbank.
Mylo is survived by his wife, Jeanne, Milbank; one son, Mark, Boston, MA; one sister, Janice Langum, Sinai, SD; one brother Dick and wife Thelma, San Diego, CA; sister-in-law, Irene Porter, Brookings, SD; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and twelve brothers and sisters.
Mylo was born on September 15, 1920, in Milbank, SD, the son of Mark Ernest and Neva May (Dodge) Porter. He graduated from Milbank High School. Mylo's first job during high school was working in Frank Albright's Meat Market. He then worked for Red Owl Food Stores in Aberdeen, SD. Mylo served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII from Nov. 25, 1942, until his honorable discharge on Oct. 22, 1945. After his discharge, he returned to Milbank where he worked at the Red Owl Store. He also built a popcorn stand on Main Street for his sister Janice and called it "Janie's Sky-High Popcorn." Later his mother ran this stand, a popular place on Main Street on summer evenings. It was at the Red Owl Store where he met his future wife Jeanne Chapin. They were married in July 1947 in Aberdeen, SD. Mylo started the Brite Spot CafAC. which he owned and operated for several years. He also owned two Drive-In restaurants, one in Milbank and the other in Morris, MN. During this time Mylo built his first cabin at Linden Beach, Big Stone Lake, SD. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Sioux Falls, SD, where he sold scaffolding all over the state. They returned to Milbank where Mylo bought land at Linden Beach and began building cabins. When his large family came to visit, their help was often enlisted for completing these cabins. At this time he became a self-employed carpenter building homes in Milbank and the surrounding area. Mylo's love of Linden Beach was widely recognized by his family and friends. He was the person that people called upon whenever there was a problem with their cabin or lake property.
During his retirement years, Mylo could usually be found in his workshop in his garage behind their home in Milbank building birdhouses and making furniture. He loved birds and enjoyed reading books about birds, loved wildlife, and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Mylo enjoyed discussing politics and was not afraid to express his views, had a self-deprecating sense of humor, was an easy-going man, and was not above pulling pranks on his neighbors and friends.
Mylo was a member of the Grant County VFW Post #3486 in Milbank.
Mylo is survived by his wife, Jeanne, Milbank; one son, Mark, Boston, MA; one sister, Janice Langum, Sinai, SD; one brother Dick and wife Thelma, San Diego, CA; sister-in-law, Irene Porter, Brookings, SD; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and twelve brothers and sisters.