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Welcome to While Away!
As a Sioux Falls homeowner for 39 years, we have seen our share of those unexpected accidents and events that require immediate attention to your home or property. While no one gives a thought to arranging care for their pet while they are gone, we will be here to address any significant issues that arise within your home or on your property while you are gone. Our mission is to keep a watchful eye on your home to keep it safe and sound until your return.
Thus, I am proud to bring While Away to the Sioux Falls community in part because of the legacy of my beloved mom and dad and in part because of my own lifetime of experiences. My dad was a property manager and loved serving his clients. My mom owned 2 apartment buildings and loved serving her tenants. I learned from them both what meticulous attention to detail and pride of ownership was all about. Now, together with my wife, Sue, I am excited to bring While Away Homecare Services to your doorstep to care for your needs.
Sincerely, Mike McComber
Mike McComber
—— Homecare Inspector
Having been born in Aberdeen SD, I spent my early childhood there until I was 10 years old when our family moved to Sioux Falls. Ever since, I have called this great city my home for over 5 decades.
I joined the Navy right out of high school and my small beginnings in facility care began there. I was assigned to preventive maintenance training, which at the time, I would have never guessed would eventually lead to over 30 years in the field of building maintenance and management.
Some of the facilities I have invested in over the years include the Minnehaha County Courthouse, First Baptist Church, Sanford Health and the University Center.
I have also invested well in my community through my own painting and cleaning business, and best of all, founding and managing a non-profit ministry with my wife for 11 years. And now I am ready to direct my focus and years of experience on the needs of snowbirds, business travelers, and vacationers.
So as you plan a trip or need to rush off for business, consider using While Away for your homecare needs and rest easy knowing that our approach will always be to care for your home as though it were our own.
Sue McComber
—— Administrative Assistant
Born and raised in South Dakota, I have been rooted and grounded in Sioux Falls for almost all my life.
Mike and I have been married for 39 wonderful years. In that time and in this place, we have raised 2 amazing kids and we are now in that position in life where the words “grandma” and grandpa” stir immediate joy in our hearts.
Unlike Mike, I do not have a history with facility care. Instead, my work history reflects a different kind of care. One that considers the care or well-being of my coworkers, customers, clients, or those under my supervision.
All these examples were accomplished under the sectors of manufacturing, retail, banking, and ministry/non-profit.
What I find most important in looking back at our respective careers, is not what we did but who we’ve become. The outcome of our many years and careers is that we have learned to serve others well. It is who we are. And it is how we want to live out our lives, with others in mind first, identifying needs and how we can be of help.
Therefore, in this new entrepreneurial season, Mike will be taking care of your homes and I will be taking care of the administrative side.
However, I reserve the right to be part of the action in taking care of your pets needs for we are both animal lovers and I would dearly love to add to my career list “care of animals” by caring well for yours.
Mike McComber
——Homecare inspector
Having been born in Aberdeen SD, I spent my early childhood there until I was 10 years old when our family moved to Sioux Falls. Ever since, I have called this great city my home for over 5 decades.
I joined the Navy right out of high school and my small beginnings in facility care began here. I was assigned to preventive maintenance training, which at the time, I would have never guessed would eventually lead to over 30 years in the field of building maintenance and management.
Some of the facilities I have invested in over the years include the Minnehaha County Courthouse, First Baptist Church, Sanford Health and the University Center.
I have also invested well in my community through my own painting and cleaning business, and best of all, founding and managing a non-profit ministry with my wife for 11 years. And now I am ready to direct my focus and years of experience on the needs of snowbirds, business travelers, and vacationers.
So as you plan a trip or need to rush off for business, consider using While Away for your homecare needs and rest easy knowing that our approach will always be to care for your home as though it were our own.
Sue McComber
——Administrative assistance
Born and raised in South Dakota, I have been rooted and grounded in Sioux Falls for almost all my life.
Mike and I have been married for 39 wonderful years. In that time and in this place, we have raised 2 amazing kids and we are now in that position in life where the words “grandma” and grandpa” stir immediate joy in our hearts.
Unlike Mike, I do not have a history with facility care. Instead, my work history reflects a different kind of care. One that considers the care or well-being of my coworkers, customers, clients, or those under my supervision.
All these examples were accomplished under the sectors of manufacturing, retail, banking, and ministry/non-profit.
What I find most important in looking back at our respective careers, is not what we did but who we’ve become. The outcome of our many years and careers is that we have learned to serve others well. It is who we are. And it is how we want to live out our lives, with others in mind first, identifying needs and how we can be of help.
Thus, in this new entrepreneurial season, Mike will be taking care of your homes and I will be taking care of the administrative side.
However, I reserve the right to be part of the action in taking care of your pets needs for we are both animal lovers and I would dearly love to add to my career list “care of animals” by caring well for yours.
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