Conlyn Harvey Verbrugge was born August 13, 2024 to Chase and Calysta (Stenson) Verbrugge. He was 5 lbs, 8 oz at birth and 18.2 inches long. He went to be with Jesus September 12, 2024 after a courageous battle with CDH at the age of 30 days. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2024, at Harvest Church, 6101 S. Bahnson Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 21, 2024, also at the church. Interment will follow services at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls. George Boom Funeral Home has been entrusted with caring for Conlyn.
Conlyn immediately captivated the hearts of not only his family but many others. His fight for life and the miracles that surrounded him during his PICU stay gave people hope and encouraged a faith beyond words. Conlyn showed his feisty side often. We would remind him often to behave for his nurses. He liked certain songs on his lullaby machine and would get mad if it was silent. If the staff was doing something he didn’t like or wasn’t ready for, he let them know. He was often referred to as the BOSS. Conlyn rocked his curly mohawk and always wore one when going to battle such as surgery or removal of ECMO. He captured the hearts of many caregivers, all whom were a vital part of his journey. It was not uncommon for nurses, doctors or technicians to pray over him. He had a stuffed animal army which surrounded him and were named by his parents. His parents loved him and never left his side. Many books were read, many family prayers were said and lots of kisses, hand squeezes and foot tickling occurred.
Conlyn’s parents and staff had goals written on his wall which included get off dialysis, get off the vent and be home by Christmas. On September 12th all of those things happened, maybe not in the way we were imagining, but he is HOME.
In honor of Conlyn, the family want his celebration of life to be colorful, please wear bright colors only, nothing dark. They want him to look down and see beautiful and bright colors!
Conlyn is survived by his loving parents, Chase and Calysta Verbrugge; his maternal grandparents, Andrew and Gwyn Stenson; Aunts, Kaydence, Alayna and Taryn; his paternal grandparents, Cory and Charity Verbrugge; uncle and aunts, Cole and Kailey and Ceyla Verbrugge; his maternal great grandparents, Tim Abbas, Glenda Abbas, and Mark and Jolene Stenson; his paternal great grandparents, Harvey and Linda Verbrugge and Eileen and Stan Forcier; his maternal great-great grandparents, Mary Jo and Ron Kohler; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Conlyn was welcomed to heaven by his aunt and uncles CJ, Cici and Cruse; great grandma, Mary Stenson; great grandpa, David Bartscher; great-great grandparents, Glen Haugerud, Earl and Wilma Van Gorp, Arden and Evelyn Stenson, Chet and Caroline Tomes, Eldon and Betty Bartscher, John D. and Alene Van Meeteren, Nick and Catherine Verbrugge; great-great-great grandparents, Joe and Dorthy Coubal.