Clarence Martin Zweifel was born March 1, 1919 to parents Joseph and Margaret (Voegeli) Zweifel on their farm near Beresford, SD. He died on November 21, 2009 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 90 years, 8 months and 20 days.

Clarence grew up on the family farm and moved for the first time to the city of Beresford and the age of 60. He attended Silver Lake School #59 in Lincoln County for eight years. As a child and young adult he was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren church northeast of Beresford. He worked on the farm and also for the telephone company. He married Mildred Jeanette Sommervold on February 20, 1949. The couple became members of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford following their wedding.

The couple lived on the Zweifel farm northeast of Beresford where they farmed with Clarences brother Albert. Clarence enjoyed his family, bowling, cars, gardening with his wife, and remained interested in farming even after his retirement.

He is survived by four children: Darlene Zweifel, John (Valerie) Zweifel, David (Linda Kay) Zweifel, and Royal (Kay) Zweifel all of Beresford; eight grandchildren: Heather Zweifel and Danelle (Tom) Kamnikar, Sioux Falls, Janelle Zweifel, Murfreesboro, TN, Gregory (Candace) Zweifel, Beresford, Mark (Shana) Zweifel, Harrisburg, and Lori (Anthony) Laurvik, Luke Zweifel, and Lisa Zweifel all of Beresford; four great grandchildren: Austin Zweifel, Murfreesboro, TN, Maggie and Lily Kamnikar, Sioux Falls and Zachary Zweifel, Harrisburg; two sisters: Iona Carlson, Sioux Falls and Lorene (Freeman) Swanstrom, Beresford; three sisters-in-law: Laura Zweifel and Martha Jamtgaard of Beresford and Esther Zweifel of Alcester; two brothers-in-law: Morris Sommervold of Alcester and Bruce Nilson of Fergus Falls, MN; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Mildred, five brothers, Albert, Jacob, Edward, Walter and Emil, sister Katherine Krause; sisters-in-law Rudi Nilson and Helen Sommervold ; brothers-in-law, Walter Krause, Merle Carlson, and Marvin Jamtgaard; nephews, James Zweifel and Lawrence Krause and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services will be held 10:00AM, Tuesday, November 24 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Beresford, with burial at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Beresford. Visitation will be Monday from 1PM to 5PM at Wass Funeral Home and resuming at 6:30PM at the church with a prayer service beginning at 7PM.