Samuel Mark Gutormson, age 58, of Watertown and formerly of Huron, passed away peacefully and met his Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. A funeral service to celebrate Sam's life will be held at 1:30 pm on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at American Lutheran Church in Huron with burial at Ideal Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 5 to 7 pm on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Welter Funeral Home; or 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Sam was born on April 19, 1957 in Huron, SD to Alvin and Leanne (Patrick) Gutormson. He graduated from Huron High School in 1975 and later graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from South Dakota State University in 1979. Sam later attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN from 1979-1982 and obtained his teaching certificate from SDSU in 1983. Sam was united in marriage to Sharon Kiel on May 25, 1985 in Philip, SD. Sharon passed away on August 21, 1992 of cancer. Sam later married Susan Waege on March 28, 1998 in South Shore, SD. He taught in various schools throughout South Dakota and North Dakota for over 25 years and was currently a substitute teacher in the Watertown School District. In the early part of his teaching career, Sam enjoyed coaching multiple sports, and umpiring baseball in the summer. In his later years, Sam enjoyed keeping up with his former students on Facebook, watching the Minnesota Vikings and Twins, fishing, and playing cards. He was a member of Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Watertown. Sam is survived by his wife Susan Gutormson of Watertown; 1 daughter, Kara (Shawn) Pugsley of Huron; 1 sister, Janna (Rick) Volten of Viroqua, WI; 3 brothers, Erik Gutormson of Toronto, SD, Tim (Kalyn) Gutormson of Brookings, SD, and Andrew Gutormson of Huron; his mother, Leanne Gutormson of Huron; many nieces and nephews; his mother-in-law, Janice Waege of South Shore, SD; 2 brothers-in-law, Wayne (Becca) Waege of Grand Forks, ND and Garry Waege of South Shore, SD; and 1 sister-in-law, Vergene Small of Clarkston, WA. Sam was preceded in death by his first wife Sharon in 1992, his father, Alvin Gutormson and father-in-law, Robert Waege, both in 2003.