Obituary Listing

May 21, 2019

Maurine Y. Heiser, 75, formerly of Beresford, SD, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in Coeur d'Alene, ID.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday, May 31 at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford, SD.  Visitation will begin one hour prior to services.  Maurine will be buried at Roseni Lutheran Cemetery.

Maurine Anderson was born June 1, 1943 in...

May 8, 2019

William "Bill" Dolan was born April 15, 1932 in Union County, South Dakota to Joseph and Elizabeth (Buryanek) Dolan. He died suddenly May 8, 2019 in Beresford at the age of 87 years and 23 days.

Bill was raised on the family farm where he attended country school and graduated from Beresford High School. He enlisted in...

May 6, 2019

Irene Wetrosky Miller Fickbohm, 97, was born February 10, 1922 to Elmer and Ruth (Eberhard) Wetrosky at rural Merrill, Iowa. She went through eighth grade at Liberty Consolidated school. The family then moved to rural Alcester where she graduated from Alcester High School in 1939. Irene married William Bruce Miller in rural Hawarden in 1941. Four children were raised...

Apr 28, 2019

Barbara Ann Michaels, 91, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Alcester Care & Rehab Center.  Celebration of Life Services will be held at a later date.

Apr 26, 2019

Rev. Neal Kelly Ahart was called out of this earthly life on Friday, April 26, 2019.  Visitation will be held 5-7pm Friday, May 3 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, May 4 at Peace Lutheran Church.

He was born the son...

Apr 22, 2019

Annetta Faye Buseman was born December 2, 1922 on a farm near Davis, South Dakota to Henry and Tillie (Poppinga) Bartels. She entered her heavenly home Monday, April 22, 2019 and is safely in the arms of her Savior whom she loved and served all her life.

As a young girl, Annetta cleaned houses and took care...

Apr 21, 2019

Kimberly Klostergaard, 57, of Aberdeen, SD, formerly of Beresford died unexpectedly April 21, 2019 in Sioux Falls at the age of 57 years. Being an organ donor, Kim helped to save several lives.

Kim was raised in Beresford where she was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Following her graduation from Beresford High School she received...

Apr 20, 2019

Betty J. Carnes was born August 16, 1940 in Charles Mix County, South Dakota to Ed and Rachel (French) Stimpson. She died April 20, 2019 at Bethesda of Beresford in Beresford, SD at the age of 78 years, eight months and four days.

Betty was raised and educated in Wagner, SD. While she was getting her teaching...

Apr 8, 2019

Francis Joseph Walz was born to Clarence and Elizabeth (Weiss) Walz in St. Joseph, Missouri on February 2, 1936. With loved ones by his side, he died April 8, 2019 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, South Dakota after battling and beating many health issues in the last 9 years. He was 83 years young.

Francis "Fritz"...

Apr 5, 2019

Cory James Muhlenkort, 35, passed away in his home on Friday, April 5, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 6:30pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford, SD.

Cory James Muhlenkort was born in Sioux Falls, SD on March 17, 1984 to Jim and Cindy Muhlenkort. He attended school in Beresford, graduating...

Apr 3, 2019

Curtis Jay Anderson, 64, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD.  Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Friday, April 5 at Nathanael Lutheran Church.

Curtis Jay Anderson was born January 15, 1955 in Hudson, SD, the son of Ray and...

Mar 28, 2019

Roger Lee Stevens was born January 28, 1953 in Viborg, SD to parents Clarence and Margaret (VerWey) Stevens.  Roger's life journey ended on March 28, 2019 at the age of 66, at Sanford Health, Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by his family after a courageous four-month battle with leukemia.

Roger was born with stomach problems that required him...

Mar 25, 2019

This is the story of Jason Allen Stevens. Jason's journey came to an end suddenly in his home surrounded by his wife and children on March 25th, 2019.

Jason's story began on April 16th, 1972. The oldest child and only son to Allen and Carol (Carlson) Stevens. Jason was the first grandchild born to both sets of...

Mar 23, 2019

Roy Edvin Deen, age 74, of Alcester, SD died Saturday March 23, 2019 at his home. Roy fought a long and hard battle with cancer. He was born in Quitman, Missouri and attended West Nodaway schools. On June 30, 1964 Roy married the love of his life, Shirley (McCombs) Deen of Pickering, MO.  Shirley survives of the home in...

Mar 21, 2019

Herbert T. Hoover, historian of the Great Plains and Indian-white relations, died on March 21, 2019 in Elk Point, South Dakota. He was 89.

Born at home in Wabasha County, Minnesota in 1930, Hoover was raised in Millville, Minnesota. He served as a Hospital Corpsman with the First Marine Division in the Korean war and returned to...

Mar 19, 2019

Arthur "Art" Klopstad, 63, formerly of Beresford, SD, passed away Tuesday March 19, 2019 at Covington Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sioux Falls, SD.  Art is survived by two sisters, Ann Hoffman and her husband, Jim, and Roseann Littleton and her husband, John; a brother, Greg Klopstad and his wife, Millie; two sons, Brad Klopstad and John Klopstad,...

Mar 2, 2019

Gloria Jean Gunnare, 75, from Sun City West, Arizona entered eternal life on March 2, 2019.  A local memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, April 26, 2019 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford, SD.

Gloria was born in Yankton, SD on March 5, 1943 to parents Donald and Elaine Merriman. She graduated from Beresford...

Feb 23, 2019

Mary Kathryn Treiber (Anderson), 77, passed away peacefully February 23, 2019, at Bethesda of Beresford in Beresford. She was born October 30, 1941, in Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Oliver E. and Wava B. (Bunker) Anderson. Mary graduated from Alcester High School in 1959. Following graduation, she attended Augustana College. On June 30, 1961, she married...

Feb 21, 2019

Dagny T. Lerseth, 96, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Bethesda of Beresford.  Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Saturday, March 2 at Roseni Lutheran Church, rural Beresford, SD.  Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 PM, Friday, March 1, 2019 at Roseni Lutheran Church followed by a prayer service at 7:00 PM.   Memorials can be written to the Dagny Lerseth Helping...

Feb 20, 2019

Yvonne Rosella Craw, 96, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in Yorktown, VA.  Yvonne was a native of South Dakota and a Virginia resident since 1959, moving to Yorktown during 1963. Yvonne grew up a farm girl in Davis, South Dakota, never dreaming that she would one day marry a military man and see much of the world....