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Erma Arvila Osthus
Nov 13, 2019
Erma Arvila Osthus, 98, formerly of Centerville, SD, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Pioneer Memorial Home in Viborg, SD. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Scandia Lutheran Church in Centerville, SD. Visitation will begin 1 hour prior to services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Scandia...
Wava M. Homandberg
Nov 10, 2019
Wava M. Homandberg, 89, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Ava's House in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday, November 13 at Nathanael Lutheran Church, followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM.
Wava Maureen...
Gerald D. Landeen
Nov 4, 2019
Gerald Landeen, age 69, of Beresford, SD died peacefully at his home Monday, November 4, 2019. Visitation with the family present is 6-8PM Friday, Nov. 8th at Komstad Covenant Church, rural Beresford with a prayer service at 7PM. Funeral services will be 2PM Saturday, Nov. 9th at Komstad Covenant Church with burial to follow at Danefield Cemetery....
Russel B Graham
Nov 3, 2019
Russel Graham, 89, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Beresford, South Dakota died November 3, 2019 at Bethany Home in Brandon, SD. Visitation with the family present will be 5-7PM Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford, SD with a prayer service at 7PM. Russel's funeral service will be 10AM Saturday, Nov. 9th at Miller Southside Chapel,...
Dorothy Mae Horton
Oct 28, 2019
Dorothy Horton, 97, of Elk Point S. Dak., passed away October 28, 2019 at Bethesda Care Center in Beresford. Due to Covid Virus restrictions private family graveside service will be held May 23, 2020.
Dorothy Mae Bair Horton was born October 19, 1922 at rural Odeboldt, Iowa to Warren O. and Elsie (Johnson) Bair. She attended rural...
Mary Ellen Hustrulid
Oct 27, 2019
Mary Ellen Hustrulid, 89, died Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Avantara Salem Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 2 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford, SD. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM, Friday, November 1 at Wass Funeral Home, Beresford, SD.
Mary Ellen Henle was born February 20, 1930 to Henry and Ida...
Darlene Zweifel
Oct 18, 2019
Darlene M. Zweifel, 68, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at Sanford USD Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Beresford, SD. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM Monday, October 21 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Darlene made a special request to her friends and family to dress comfortably for...
Shirley Schnose
Oct 12, 2019
Shirley Schnose was born December 30, 1934 in Sioux City, Iowa to parents Herman and Anna Mae (Barto) Geveshausen. She married Manford Schnose on October 23, 1969 at Luverne, Minnesota. They lived on a farm northeast of Beresford. Shirley worked in the fields and always had a big garden. She loved to ride horses, she and her husband belonged...
Iva Siemers
Oct 11, 2019
Iva Siemers was born February 10, 1917 in Union County, South Dakota to George and Inez (Shuck) Fickbohm. She was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church. Iva died October 11, 2019 at the Hawarden Regional Hospital at the age of 102 years and 8 months.
Iva was raised on the family farm. She attended Prospect Hill...
Noble I. Nelson, Jr.
Oct 9, 2019
Noble I. Nelson Jr, was born May 25, 1929 in Clay County, South Dakota to parents Noble and Ida (Osthus) Nelson. He was raised on the family farm in Clay County and attended Ireland Country School and Centerville High School. After graduation, he worked on the family farm with his dad. He was drafted...
Berniece E. Thissell
Oct 5, 2019
Berniece Elvera Thissell,102, a resident of Bethesda of Beresford in Beresford, SD, passed away on October 5, 2019. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM, Friday, October 11, at Dalesburg Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00PM, Thursday, October 10, at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford. A private family burial will be held.
Berniece...
Leon Lee Hedeen
Sep 24, 2019
Leon Hedeen, 72, of Beresford, South Dakota died Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 10AM Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford. Visitation will be 5-7PM Monday, September 30, 2019 at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with a prayer service at 7PM. The...
Mary Lou Thorson
Sep 22, 2019
Mary Lou Thorson, age 92, of Centerville, South Dakota died Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the Centerville Care & Rehab Center.
Mary was born to Oscar and Hattie (Larson) Thorson in the house that she loved and lived in her whole life. She attended and graduated Centerville High School. Mary then spent many years working has a...
Quinten Heiman
Sep 19, 2019
Quinten Heiman, 84, died Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Avantara Salem in Salem, SD. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 24 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services.
Quinten Heiman was born March 8, 1935 on the family farm in Union County, SD to Earl and Marie...
Dorothy M. Larson
Sep 18, 2019
Dorothy M. Larson, 97, died Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Wakonda Heritage Manor. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 21 at Scandia Lutheran Church in Centerville, SD. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services.
Dorothy Smith was born April 25, 1922 in Wakonda, SD to Clois and Grace (Ward) Smith. She married...
Marian S. Ericson
Sep 17, 2019
Marian Socorro (Perez) Ericson, 77, of Alcester, SD passed away September 17, 2019, at her home in Alcester, SD surrounded by her family. A visitation with the family present will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2019 from 6:00-8:00pm at the UCC Church in Alcester. Her family will be hosting a celebration of life at her home in Alcester...
Ronald G. Greenhagen
Sep 8, 2019
Ronald Greenhagen, 72, died Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Alcester Care & Rehab Center in Alcester, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, September 11 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD with visitation beginning at 1:00PM.
Ronald Glen Greenhagen was born June 11, 1947 in Sioux Falls, SD to Lewis...
John W. Thomson
Sep 4, 2019
John W. Thomson, 90, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Centerville, SD, died Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 14 th at 10:30am at Centerville UCC, Centerville SD.
John W. Thomson, son of John N. and Muriel (Wanamaker), was born October 1, 1928 and was raised in Centerville,...
Kay D. Mckee
Sep 2, 2019
Katherine "Kay" McKee, age 76, died Monday, September 2, 2019 at Alcester Care & Rehab Center in Alcester, South Dakota. Per Kay's request, a service of remembrance will be arranged for by her children. A Celebration of life will be held on a Saturday September 7th at 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden, IA with Rev....
Robert Swanson
Aug 14, 2019
Robert Stanley Swanson, 69, of Casper, Wyoming, died August 14, 2019, at Wyoming Medical Center. Robert was born in Sioux Falls, SD on October 6, 1949, to Stanley R. and Ane I. (Lykken) Swanson. He grew up on a farm in rural Alcester, SD and graduated from Alcester High School in 1967. At age 21 he was diagnosed with...
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