Obituary Listing

May 5, 2017

Vergene ("Gene") August Heiman was born December 3, 1933 on the family farm in Alcester, South Dakota to parents Earl and Marie (Busch) Heiman. Gene was welcomed into eternal life on May 5, 2017.  He died peacefully surrounded by his family at the Hawarden Regional Hospital in Hawarden, Iowa at the age of...

May 3, 2017

Genevieve Jeanette Jensen was born August 23, 1939 on a farm near Turkey Ridge, South Dakota to Harold and Marian Jensen. Growing up with her little sister, Cleo, they both attended a little country school. Interestingly, mom said she never had a classmate until she attended high school in Centerville. When she graduated from 8th grade, she already knew...

Apr 13, 2017

James Porter Jones was born March 20, 1938 in Medford, Oregon to parents Bernie and Esther (Dewitt) Mershon. He died April 13, 2017 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 79.

Jim grew up in the San Fernando Valley of southern California. He served...

Apr 2, 2017

Leslie Henning ("Sam") Sundstrom was born February 27, 1916 to Henning and Ethel (Wimple) Sundstrom.  He was called to his heavenly home on April 2, 2017 at the age of 101 years, 1 month and 6 days.

Sam was 2 ½ years old when his Aunt Clara and Uncle Otto Sundstrom moved to the farm with Henning,...

Mar 31, 2017

Joyce Elaine McShane was born December 31, 1943 in Vermillion, SD to parents Lee and Agnes (Jacob) Paulson. She passed away March 31, 2017, in her daughter's home in LeMars, IA at the age of 73.

Joyce grew up in Union County, SD. She married Virgil McKee In 1961...

Mar 30, 2017

Mavis Theodora Brose was born September 10, 1923 to parents Arthur F Brose and Alma Weiss Brose . She was born and grew up on a farm near the Four Corners in Kingsbury County. She was the oldest of six children; Irene, Leona, Dorothee, Vernon, and Harold. Mavis graduated from Arlington High School in 1941....

Mar 28, 2017

Roger D. Heglin was born December 14, 1945 in Beresford, SD to parents Ralph and Lillian (Anderson) Heglin. He passed away peacefully on March 28, 2017 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 71.

Roger attended Brooklyn rural school as well as Beresford and Centerville...

Mar 5, 2017

Alex Rodriguez was born December 5, 1989 in Staten Island, NY to Melvin and Wanda (Gonzalez) Rodriguez. His life was taken March 5, 2017 in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 27 years.

Alex was raised in New York and moved to Florida when he was 11. He moved with his father and brother, Jon, to...

Mar 5, 2017

L. Darlene Hartman was born September 7, 1933 in Sioux County, Iowa to Floyd and Hila (Nelson) Strong. She died March 5, 2017 in Sioux Falls. SD at the age of 83 years.

Darlene was united in marriage to Edward Hartman on November 6, 1953 at the Hawarden Baptist Church in Hawarden, IA.  Together they farmed on several farms...

Feb 27, 2017

Betty Alice Mallicote was born September 2nd, 1933 to Reaford and Esther Mallicote of Kingsport, Tennessee. She was one of ten children, and lived a very happy life in the Kingsport, Tennessee area. She had the nickname "Tennessee Sweetheart", and once you met her, you understood why.

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Feb 24, 2017

Edward Arnold Bergstrom died at his home in rural Centerville, SD with his dog, Pal, by his side. He was 76 years old, two months short of his birthday on April 25th when he would have been 77 years of age. He was born to John and Gladys (Nysveen) Bergstrom at the hospital in Vermillion, SD.

Edward...

Feb 24, 2017

Robert Hammitt, 92, of Alcester passed away peacefully at his home on February 24, 2017. He was surrounded by his children, some grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A time of reflections will be held on Monday, February 27, 2017 from 1PM -2 PM at the Alcester Baptist Church with the funeral service to begin at 2 PM. Robert (Bob) was born on...

Feb 20, 2017

Kevin Franker was born November 30, 1962. As an infant he was adopted by Robert and Iris (Wilken) Franker. He died February 20, 2017 at his home in Viborg, SD at the age of 54 years, 2 months and 20 days. He graduated from Clay Central High School in Royal, IA and went to tech school in...

Feb 17, 2017

Dean Otto Gubbrud was born on May 3, 1952 and died on Feb 17, 2017. He was the last of four children born to Leslie Tyler Gubbrud and Gladys Marie (Thorshiem) Gubbrud. His growing up years were spent on a rural Alcester, SD farm and in Beresford, SD. Dean graduated from Beresford High School in...

Feb 17, 2017

Roman A. Frigge, Jr. was born January 14, 1958 in Sioux City, IA to parents Roman A. and Patricia (Montgomery) Frigge. He passed away February 17, 2017 after a long battle with Multiple System Atrophy at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 59 years, 1 month and 3 days.

Feb 16, 2017

Marjorie L. Kibble was born October 12, 1924 to Otto and Margaret Peterson. She died after a short illness on February 16, 2017 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 92 years, 4 months and 2 days.

Margie was raised on a farm...

Feb 16, 2017

Ruth Olson Buckneberg was born July 21, 1922 in Colton,  SD to Clarence M. Olson and Irene (Midland) Olson. She entered into death February 16, 2017 at the Centerville Care & Rehab Center at the age of 94 years.

Ruth attended 11 years of school at Dell Rapids, SD and graduated from Washington High School in 1941....

Feb 14, 2017

Barry Lee Cotton was born January 11, 1947 in Yankton, SD to parents Daniel and Edna (Johansen) Cotton. He died February 14, 2017 in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 70 years, 1 month and 3 days.

Barry graduated from Beresford High School in 1965 and went on...

Feb 12, 2017

Gary Dean Hofland, 67, passed away Sunday February 12, 2017 at his home in Hawarden, IA. He was born November 1949 to Merlin and Delores (Ranum) Hofland in Akron IA. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Elk Point SD. He attended South Spink Country School and graduated from Akron...

Feb 8, 2017

Nancy Ann Bylander, 63, died Feb. 8, in Sugar Land, Texas, after a short battle with cancer.

Nancy was born Feb. 5, 1954, in Sioux Falls and grew up on the family farm south of Beresford. She attended Newdale Grade School and Beresford High School. She went on to get her RN degree from St. Luke's in...