Obituary Listing

Oct 1, 2016

Claretta Bridgeman loved to laugh with family and friends and when she did her eyes shone bright and a smile stretched broadly across her face. Today, she is laughing with family and friends she has dearly missed.

Claretta Bernadine...

Sep 27, 2016

Josie Hansen Strom was born in Union County on August 12, 1913 to John and Marie (Stene) Hansen and was the fourth of seven children. She passed peacefully to her heavenly reward at the age of 103 years and 46 days on September 27, 2016 at Bethesda Nursing Home surrounded by...

Sep 20, 2016

Michelle Sue Franker was born October 6, 1961 in Spencer, Iowa to Merlyn and Norma (Elser) Kriens. She died September 20, 2016 at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls at the age of 54 years, 11 months and 14 days. Michelle was raised on a farm near Royal, Iowa and graduated from high school there before...

Sep 17, 2016

Cleo Elnora Smith was born October 21, 1925 in Vermillion, SD to parents Wilburt and Audrey (Landers) Smith. She died September 17, 2016 at the Alcester Care Center at the age of 90 years, 10 Months and 26 Days.

Cleo attended Otter Creek High School in Terra Haute, Indiana...

Sep 15, 2016

Mark Alan Carnes, age 58, passed away of natural causes September 15, 2016 at his new home in Vermillion, SD.

Mark was born February 28, 1958 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD to Loyal and Irene (Cue) Carnes. He was the youngest of six children. Mark grew...

Aug 12, 2016

Robert Hanson was born August 24, 1932 in a home in Union county, South Dakota to Lars and Alma (Anderson) Hanson. He died August 12, 2016 at the Alcester Care and Rehab Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 83 years, 11 months and 18 days. He was raised in southeastern SD with his seven siblings and attended...

Aug 1, 2016

Thomas James Gammell, Jr. was born November 10, 1950 in Ashlyn, WI to parents Thomas and June Gammell. Tom died August 1, 2016 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 65 years.

Tom grew up in the foster care system and graduated from high...

Jul 31, 2016

Larry E. Pearson was born February 18, 1932 in Alcester, SD to parents Lawrence and Elsie (Edlund) Pearson. He died July 31, 2016 at Alcester Care Center at the age of 84 years.

Larry attended Alcester High School. He then began working with his father working on semi trucks...

Jul 20, 2016

Dix Francis Johnke was born on March 5, 1954, in Sioux Falls, SD to Francis Leroy Johnke and Anna Mae (Frinkman) Johnke. He lived his entire life on the family farm near Centerville. He attended Rose Cottage District 68 and then graduated from Centerville High School in 1972. Dix died suddenly at...

Jun 28, 2016

Arden Jensen, late of Burbank, SD, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Christian Community Home in Hudson, Wisconsin with his daughters, Debra and Dawn, at his side. He was 94 years of age.

Arden was born at home on September 30, 1921 on the family farm near Burbank. He attended Rockfield Country School where...

Jun 27, 2016

Ramona Ericson, 93, of Hawarden, IA, formerly of Alcester, SD died Monday, June 27, 2016 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden. Funeral services will be held at 11AM Friday, July 1, 2016 at Big Springs Baptist Church, rural Alcester with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church.

Ramona Wilson Ericson was born January...

Jun 24, 2016

Vince Jurgenson, 61, of Beresford, died June 24, 2016 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. Vince requested no funeral services to be held.

Jun 19, 2016

Clare Thedorff was born January 11, 1932 in DeSmet, SD to parents Joseph and Irene (Pirlet) Thedorff. He died peacefully at his home in rural Centerville on June 19, 2016 at the age of 84 years.

Clare attended school in Lake Preston. He served in the United States Armed...

Jun 16, 2016

Wayne Leroy Anderson, 91, was born May 14, 1925 to Alfred and Minnie (Lumberg) Anderson in Beresford, SD.  Roy was called home to be with the Lord on June 16, 2016.  He attended high school in Beresford, and was drafted to the US Army in 1945.  He served in Germany and France and was honorably...

Jun 4, 2016

James A. Scott "Scotty"was born April 20, 1942 at Dakota Hospital in Vermillion, South Dakota to Zier Albert and Evelyn (Nelson) Scott. He died June 4, 2016 at his home in Alcester, SD at the age of 74 years.

Jim was raised on the family farm north of Vermillion. He attended Greenfield Public...

May 13, 2016

Harriet Y. Carlson was born September 16, 1927 in Minnesota to parents Ernest W. and Effie Josephine Carlson.  She died May 13, 2016 at Bethesda Nursing Home at the age of 88 years, 7 months and 27 days.

Harriet moved to the Beresford area with her family as an infant.  She attended Newdale and Marshalltown rural schools...

May 11, 2016

Memorial services for David R. Johnson will be held at a later date.  David passed away May 11, 2016 at his home in rural Alcester.

May 11, 2016

Ervin Prentice York, age 81, of Centerville, SD passed peacefully at the Sioux Falls Veteran's Hospital after a prolonged illness.

He is survived his loving wife of 59 years, Rosa Belle York; his eldest daughter Martha Lynne Riley; and two sons, Timothy Mitchell York and David Ervin York. He is also survived by two grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren,...

May 10, 2016

Robert O. Carlson (Bob), 84, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on May 10, 2016, on the family farm where he grew up.

Bob was born in 1932 in Hawarden, IA with twin brother Rodney, to Clarence and Gertrude (Sedgwick) Carlson. His parents, and his siblings, Gordon,...

May 6, 2016

Doris Landeen, age 85, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Beresford, died on Friday, May 6, 2016 at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls, SD.

Doris Evelyn Nielsen was born on January 11, 1931 in Miller, SD.  She graduated from Miller High School in 1949, attended and graduated from South Dakota Beauty Academy in Sioux Falls, worked in...