Obituary Listing

Jan 15, 2016

Glenn Reinhold Kroger was born July 22, 1934 to Mat and Mary (Klutman) Kroger. He passed away January 15, 2016 in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 81 years, five months and 23 days. Glenn was born and raised in Alvord, IA. After graduating from Alvord High School in 1953, he attended Stevinson Auto & Electrical School in...

Jan 13, 2016

Ray Schaap, son of John Schaap and Jennie (Van Dyke) Schaap was born October 31, 1921 on a farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa.  When Ray was three years old they moved to Timber Lake, South Dakota.  After three years going to country schools, he attended school for one year on the Indian Reservation at White Horse, South Dakota where...

Jan 12, 2016

Audrey (Skaff) Inberg was born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota on the 28th of February, 1926 to parents Joseph and Agnes (Burkhardt) Skaff.  She passed away on the 12th of January, 2016 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD; she was 89 years of age.

Audrey attended school in Sioux Falls and graduated from...

Jan 9, 2016

Reid Boetel was born January 28, 1948 in Hawarden, IA to parents Christian and Lois (Roberts) Boetel. He passed away on January 9, 2016 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 67 years, 11 months and 11 days.

Reid graduated from Alcester High School...

Dec 29, 2015

Ruth Evelyn Johannsen was born on a farm south of Alcester, SD on January 20 th , 1923 to parents William H. and Josephine (Barry) Johannsen. She passed away on December 29, 2015 at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 9 days. She would have celebrated her 93 rd birthday on...

Dec 20, 2015

Esther Lykken was born April 5, 1920 in Union County, South Dakota to Mons and Agnes (Vetos) Lakness. She entered into death December 20, 2015 at Bethesda of Beresford at the age of 95 years, eight months and 15 days.

She was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford. On June 17, 1942 she married...

Dec 19, 2015

Arlene Dorothy Kratochvil was born June 14, 1922 in Sioux County, Iowa to Dale and Edna (Stief) Abbey. She died December 19, 2015 in Le Mars, Iowa at the age of 93 years, six months and five days.

Arlene was raised on a farm near Hawarden and she graduated from Hawarden High School in 1940. She worked...

Dec 18, 2015

Milton LeRoy Wass was born March 18, 1918 in Beresford, SD, the only child of parents Lloyd and Rose (Stuessi) Wass, and entered into death on December 18, 2015 at the age of 97 years and nine months. He was baptized in the Methodist faith and graduated from Beresford High School in 1936. His fondest childhood memories include learning...

Dec 18, 2015

Aileen LaVonne Sundstrom was born June 15, 1924 to Hans and Lizzie (Braastad) Johnson in Beresford, SD. She died December 18, 2015 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 91 years, six months and three days. Aileen was raised in the Spink, SD area and attended country schools. She was confirmed at Roseni Lutheran...

Dec 15, 2015

Clinton Lloyd Wetrosky was born September 12, 1925 at the family home in rural LeMars, IA to Elmer and Ruth (Eberhard) Wetrosky. He passed away peacefully with his five children at his side at Bethesda of Beresford on December 15, 2015. He was 90 years, 3 months and 3 days. Clinton attended Merrill Iowa Liberty Consolidated School and Rural...

Dec 12, 2015

Gerald Paul Larson entered in to rest December 12, 2015 surrounded by his family. Gerald was born July 18, 1946 to parents Gordon and Emma (Johnson) Larson at Hudson, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at Roseni Lutheran Church and grew up on the farm south of Beresford.   In his youth Jerry attended country school Brule #50 and for...

Dec 8, 2015

Nane A. Thomson was born May 5, 1927 in St. Paul, MN to parents Edwin and Mattie (Rathbun) McConnell. She died December 8, 2015 In Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 88. Nane graduated from high school in Sioux City, IA and attended and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Dakota. She married John...

Nov 30, 2015

Alfred Bernard Buckneberg was born in Centerville on June 21, 1920 to Martin and Mable (Knudson) Buckneberg. He entered into death November 30, 2015 at Centerville Care and Rehab Center at the age of 95 years, five months and nine days. Alfred attended eight years of grade school at Riverside Country School before graduating from Centerville High School in 1939....

Nov 25, 2015

**Funeral rescheduled due to weather.** Visitation 5-7PM Tuesday at Funeral Home in Alcester with 7PM Prayer Service. Funeral 2PM Wednesday at Nathanael Lutheran Church. Allen Powell was born February 12, 1950 in Hawarden, IA to parents Emery and Pearl (Talbot) Powell. He died November 25, 2015 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 65. Allen attended...

Nov 25, 2015

Paul "Smiley" Emil Lindgren was born June 18, 1931 in Hawarden, IA to parents Emil and Johanna (Jensen) Lindgren.  He passed away in Sioux Falls, SD on November 25, 2015 at the age of 84 years, 5 months and 7 days. Paul attended Edwards rural school and graduated from Hawarden High School in 1949. After graduation, he worked at different...

Nov 22, 2015

Mary Lucille "Lucy" (Gemmill) Farley was born to John & Theresa (Slowey) Gemmill on August 10, 1928 near Irene, SD. After graduating from Irene High School she moved to Yankton, SD and worked at Gurneys. Lucy married Earl Farley November 30, 1954 at Mayfield Church near Irene. They lived in Beresford, SD. They had nine children and she stayed at...

Nov 17, 2015

Wayne Murphey Wastell was born June 7, 1915 in Barton County, MO to parents Ernest Charles and Sina May (Murphey) Wastell. He died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Bethesda of Beresford at the age of 100 years, five months and 10 days. Wayne was the 11th of 12 children. He attended country school and worked on the family farm. In...

Nov 11, 2015

Shirley Wulff Jensen was born January 12, 1925 near De Smet, SD. She passed away on November 11, 2015 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 90 years, 9 months and 29 days. Shirley graduated from De Smet High School and Chillicothe Business College in Missouri. After working as a secretary for California Shipbuilding Corp. during...

Nov 8, 2015

Darrel Eugene Clay, age 69, was born March 22, 1946 to Harold and Doris (Kram) Clay. He grew up north of Beresford, SD, attended Pioneer Grade School, graduated from Beresford High School in 1964, and was a life-long member of the Beresford United Church of Christ. When Darrel was nine years of age, he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes;...

Nov 8, 2015

Jerold Lee Voegeli was born October 22, 1939 to John and Agnes (Espeland) Voegeli. He went to be with Jesus with his family by his side on November 8, 2015 at Sanford Hospital at the age of 76 years and 16 days. Jerold attended Pleasant Valley District 39 Country School and graduated from Beresford High School in 1957. He went...