David A. Artko, age 82, died a Doughtery Hospice House in Sioux Falls on November 10, 2014. He was born on December 25, 1931 at Chicago, IL to Felix and Joanne (Zelinsky) Artko. He married Sue Anne Douglas at Glendale, CA on September 2, 1973. He is survived by his wife - Sue Anne of Chester. Two daughters -Athena Garner and Phaedra Snow both of Gridley, CA four grandchildren Jasmine, Cassandra, Adrianna, Alexandria. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and a son - Joshua in 2003. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at St Joseph the Workman Church, Huntimer Township. Burial with military honors will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Chester. He grew up in Philadelphia. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. After the service he continued his education by receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Chapman College in Orange, CA and his Masters from the University of Pennsylvania. He worked as an international banker for Bank of America in Southeast Asia for 25 years. In 1987, he went to the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines. In 1990, he moved to South Dakota where he taught International Business and Banking at the University of Sioux Falls. He was a past president of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. He also served on the Foreign Trade Association and the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Banking. He was a board member of the Export Management Association and taught at the Pacific Rim School of Business in Seattle. He was on the board of directors of the Dell Rapids Hospital, Sioux Valley Electric and DSU Foundation. He taught CCD at St Joseph the Workman Church and served on the Chester School Board. He served on the Lake County Commission from 1995 - 2000. There will be a parish scripture service at 7:00 PM on Wednesday at St Joseph The Workman church.