Eleanor Saukerson

Eleanor Saukerson
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 25th district
In office
1993–1994
Preceded byJames L. Stoick
Succeeded byJim Hutmacher
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 20th district
In office
1991–1992
Preceded byLeonard E. Andera
Succeeded byMel Olson
Personal details
Born(1922-03-30)March 30, 1922
Omaha, Nebraska
DiedOctober 22, 2005(2005-10-22) (aged 83)
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Political partyRepublican

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.[1] Her husband died in June 2001.[2] Eleanor Saukerson moved to Aberdeen in 2003, and died there on October 22, 2005.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Eleanor Saukerson". Rapid City Journal. October 24, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wilbur W. Saukerson". Rapid City Journal. June 26, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2018.