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John L. Vasgaard
Nov 12, 2018
John L. Vasgaard, 89, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral Services will be 1:30 PM Monday, November 19, 2018 at Scandia Lutheran Church in Centerville, SD. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 18 at the church in Fellowship Hall from 5:00-7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. John Lukken...
Joannie M. Dubois
Nov 3, 2018
Joannie Marie DuBois, 63, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018, in the presence of her family at Ava's House in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 63 after a long and courageous battle with cancer, never complaining about the pain she endured. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, November 7 at Brooklyn Evangelical Free Church. Visitation will...
Elmer D. Homandberg
Oct 29, 2018
Elmer D. Homandberg, 92, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, November 2 at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Thursday, November 1 at Nathanael Lutheran Church with a prayer service beginning at 7:00 PM.
...Altie Marie Rasmussen
Oct 21, 2018
Altie Marie Rasmussen was born March 5, 1952 in Canton, South Dakota to Homer and Vera (Sorenson) Ulrickson. She died unexpectedly October 21, 2018 at her home in rural Hudson, SD at the age of 66 years.
Altie was raised and educated near Canton. Following her graduation from Augustana Academy she attended Nettleton College in Sioux Falls....
Bess L. Naeve
Oct 19, 2018
Bess Lorraine Naeve, 91, passed away peacefully Friday, October 19, 2018 at Alcester Care & Rehab. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Alcester United Church of Christ with visitation beginning 1-hour prior at 9:00 AM.
Bess Larson was born July 9, 1927 in Sioux Falls, SD to R.W....
Lewis J. Kribell
Oct 19, 2018
Lewis "Lewie" Kribell, 83, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Alcester Care & Rehab. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Beresford, SD. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 PM Tuesday, October 23 at St. Teresa Catholic Church with a prayer service at 7:00 PM.
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Elna Marie Erickson
Oct 16, 2018
Elna Marie Erickson, 96, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Alcester Care and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Sunday, October 21 at Roseni Lutheran Church, rural Beresford, SD with visitation being held one hour prior to services at 1:30 PM.
Elna Lykken was born February 23, 1922 in Union county, SD,...
Brad Clay
Oct 10, 2018
Bradley Forrest Clay was born June 23, 1958 in Flandreau, South Dakota to George and Roberta (Ullom) Clay. He died October 10, 2018 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 60 years. Brad was raised and attended school with his two sisters and his brother in Flandreau before the family moved to Beresford where he...
Joelle May Stuessi
Oct 5, 2018
Joelle May Stuessi, 83, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 9 at Beresford Zion United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Monday, October 8 at Beresford Zion United Methodist Church with a prayer service beginning at 7:00...
Marlyn D. Edman
Sep 30, 2018
Marlyn Edman, 92, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Edgewood Assisted Living, Sioux Falls, SD. Visitation will be 5-7PM Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Scandia Lutheran Church, Centerville, SD with a prayer service at 7PM. The funeral will be 10:30AM Thursday at Scandia Lutheran Church with burial to follow at Riverview Cemetery.
Marlyn Doyle Edman was...
Kari Lynne Caruthers
Sep 30, 2018
Kari Lynne (Kribell) Caruthers, 43, of Yankton, SD passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Beresford, SD. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM, Tuesday, October 2,...
Virginia Bovill
Sep 26, 2018
Virginia Ellen Bovill was born November 19, 1930 in Union County, South Dakota to parents Charles and Opal (Wilson) Smith. She entered into death September 26, 2018 at the age of 87 years.
She attended school in Beresford. Virginia married Glen "Mike" Bovill on December 17, 1947. They farmed in the Beresford area...
Ron Saugstad
Sep 18, 2018
Ronald L. Saugstad was born in Canton, South Dakota on November 19, 1960 to parents Leland and Jean (Jensen) Saugstad. He died at his home in rural Beresford surrounded by his family on September 18, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was raised on the family farm that started his love of farming. He attended school in Beresford...
Alice Mae Kennedy
Sep 14, 2018
Alice Mae Kennedy was born May 13, 1929 in Lincoln County, South Dakota to parents, C. Elmer and Lily S. (Gustafson) Larson. She died Friday, September 14, 2018 at Bethesda Inn in Beresford, SD at the age of 89 years, four months and one day. Following her graduation from Beresford High School, Alice Mae attended nursing college in Sioux Falls....
Kenneth Duerst
Sep 10, 2018
Kenneth "Ken" Duerst passed at the Sioux Falls VA hospital on September 10th at the age of 70. He was born and raised in Sioux Falls, the third of six children of Bob and Claire Duerst. He attended St. Mary's and Cathedral Grade Schools, and graduated from O'Gorman High School in 1965 – the first class to spend all four...
Eleanor Johnson
Aug 28, 2018
Eleanor Jean Johnson was born in Casper, WY, on December 11, 1924 to parents Frank and Marie (Shepphard) Johnson. She died August 28, 2018 at the Alcester Care & Rehab Center at the age of 93 years, eight months and 17 days. Eleanor was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith and years later baptized as an adult. Currently she...
Merle Lundberg
Aug 26, 2018
Merle Eugene Lundberg was born August 23, 1948 in Akron, Iowa to Benjamin and Mary Alma (Gibson) Lundberg. He died August 26, 2018 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 70 years and three days.
He was...
Norman D. Thomsen
Aug 16, 2018
Norman D. Thomsen, age 91, died August 16, 2018, in Sun City, AZ, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born February 18, 1927, on his family's farm in rural Brookings County, SD, to Christian and Emma (Sorenson) Thomsen. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II at the San Diego, CA, Naval Base, achieving the...
Rhoda G. Christensen
Aug 16, 2018
Rhoda G. Christensen was born February 20, 1928 in Omaha, Nebraska to Jacob and Alma (Christensen) Jacobsen. She died August 16, 2018 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 90 years, five months and 26 days.
Rhoda's family moved to Idaho when was nine but she returned...
Lois Carlson
Jul 29, 2018
Lois Ione (Ellefson) Carlson peacefully passed away on July 29, 2018 in the Centerville Care and Rehab facility in Centerville, SD. She was 84 years young. Funeral services will be held at Dalesburg Lutheran Church in rural Vermillion, SD on Saturday, August 4 , 2018 at 10AM. Visitation will be 5-8PM Thursday, August 2nd...
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