Sylvia Burnetta Luckow was born on June 4, 1925 in Rutland Township, rural Martin County to Emil and Alma (Henslin) Luckow. Sylvia worked at Woolworth's, Ben Franklin and at Stokely-Van Camp/United Foods, all in Fairmont. Sylvia died on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Roxanne House in Fairmont.
Sylvia is survived by one sister, Lorna Hofmeister, Mankato, MN and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; 4 sisters, Lucille Vandrey, Viola Alsdorf, Elvira Sytsma, Clarice Luckow; and two brothers, Gordon and one in infancy.