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Margaret L. Hartman
Nov 21, 2014
Margaret Lorraine Hartman was born July 14, 1928 in rural Sioux County, IA to parents Adolph and Alpha (Johnson) Hitzmann. She died November 21, 2014 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 86 years, 4 months and 7 days. Margaret attended country school in rural Akron and graduated from Hawarden High School in 1946. She married...
Jack Lawrence
Nov 15, 2014
Jack Alden Lawrence was born March 4, 2003 in Mitchell, SD to parents Tim Lawrence and Gina Mondry. He died November 15, 2014 near Flandreau, SD. Jack moved with his parents to Beresford and was currently in the 6th Grade at Beresford Middle School. He was outgoing with a contagious smile. Jack loved the people around him and had true...
Steven Charles Hanssen
Nov 11, 2014
Steven Charles Hanssen was born May 22, 1956 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents Chuck and JoAnn (Boulware) Hanssen. He died November 11, 2014 at Avera MeKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 58 years, 5 months and 19 days. Steve graduated from high school in Mitchell, SD in 1974. He married Deb DeVries on December 18,...
Lynn Edward Numsen
Nov 7, 2014
Lynn Edward Numsen of Alcester, age 63 years, died on 7 November, 2014 while working on a local farm. He is known to have had heart disease for the past 10 years. He was born at the hospital in Hawarden, Iowa on 2 October, 1951 to LeRoy and Eveline (nee Miller) Numsen the third child of his parents. His middle...
Violet Siemers
Nov 2, 2014
Violet Esther Siemers was born April 18, 1919 in Union County, South Dakota to George and Inez (Shuck) Fickbohm. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She died November 2, 2014 at Bethesda of Beresford at the age of 95 years, six months and 14 days. Violet was raised on the family farm and attended Prospect Hill and...
Marian Ruth Heimes
Oct 31, 2014
Marian Ruth Heimes was born July 22, 1921 to parents Charles and Margaret (Backlin) Johnson. She went to Heaven to be with her beloved Lord, on October 31, 2014 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD in the company of her children, at the age of 93 years, 3 months, and 9 days. Marian completed 8 years at Clay Pointe...
Robert H. Dolan
Oct 24, 2014
Robert Henrich Dolan 83, of Beresford, SD died Friday October 24th with family by his side. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 28th from 4-7pm with family present at 5pm. A prayer service will follow at 7pm. Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, October 29th at 2 pm. Both services will be held at St Teresa's Catholic Church in Beresford, SD. Burial...
Ralph W. Tice
Oct 14, 2014
Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 28 at Riverview Cemetery, Centerville. Visitation will be from 10 AM to 11 AM at Wass Funeral Home in Centerville. Ralph died October 14 at his home in Las Vegas, NV.
Derwood E. Ericson
Oct 13, 2014
Derwood Ericson was born June 1, 1924 in Hawarden, IA to parents Albin and Anna Ericson. He died October 13, 2014 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, IA at the age of 90 years, 4 months and 12 days. Derwood graduated from Hawarden High School. He married Ramona Wilson on September 16, 1945 in Alcester, SD. The couple farmed...
Donald Stotz
Oct 13, 2014
Donald Karl Stotz was the only child of Selma (Bielau) Stotz and Karl Stotz. He was born on the family homestead near Hooker, SD on February 12, 1938. Don's first language was German, but his parents chose to speak only English to prepare him for first grade in a one-room school near his home. He attended Centerville High School where...
Grace E. Larsen
Oct 10, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014 was the day Grace E. Larsen, 94, of Sioux Falls, passed away. Grace Elizabeth Dickey, daughter of Sylvester and Elizabeth Dickey, was born January 5, 1920 in Fulton, SD. She grew up in Worthington, MN and graduated from Augustana College in 1942 with a B.A. Degree. She was united in marriage to Frank H. Larsen on...
Vernie L. Keller
Oct 4, 2014
Vernie L. Keller was born February 22, 1925 in rural Clay County, South Dakota to parents August and Emma (Carlson) Peterson. She died October 4, 2014 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 89 years, seven months and 12 days. Vernie was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended Newdale Country School. She married...
Eleanor Helen Larson
Sep 22, 2014
Eleanor Helen Larson was born November 8, 1918 in Sioux City, Iowa to Alfred and Hannah (Knutson) Gunderson, Sr. Eleanor went to be with the Lord September 22, 2014, at her son's home in Beresford, South Dakota at the age of 95 years, 10 months and 14 days. Eleanor was raised in the Beresford/ Centerville area. She was baptized and...
Thomas Murray
Sep 19, 2014
Thomas Albert Murray was born June 25, 1924 at Pukwana, South Dakota to parents Archie and Clara (Bauman) Murray. He died on September 19, 2014 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 25 days. Tom attended Abild Grade School in the Pukwana area until the family moved to a...
Mary Herll
Sep 19, 2014
Mary Herll was born March 20, 1952 in South Dakota to parents Glen and Verna (Penniston) Logue. She died September 19, 2014 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 62 years, 5 months and 29 days. Mary graduated from Centerville High School and attended college in Sioux Falls. She had worked at Sioux Valley Hospital, managed...
Lucille B. Nase
Sep 2, 2014
Lucille B. Nase, 89, of Centerville, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg. Lucille Bernice Blume was born to Henry F. and Lydia (Rehnke) Blume on March 9, 1925 at Crandon Township, Spink County, SD. Lucille was baptized on November 25, 1925 at Crandon Settlement Methodist Church. She was confirmed into the Lutheran faith on...
Wayne J O'Hara
Aug 22, 2014
Wayne Jospeh O'Hara was born July 12, 1932 near Humboldt, SD to parents Michael and Katherine (Wood) O'Hara. He passed away on August 22, 2014 at Southridge Health Care Center in Sioux Falls. Wayne married Norma Letsche on September 19, 1953. He served in the United States Army from 1954 until his honorable discharge in 1974. He was stationed at...
Charly L. Haeder
Aug 20, 2014
Charly L. Haeder was born September 15, 1975 in Hawarden, IA to parents Charles and Helen (Miller) Boyer. She died August 20, 2014 in Alcester, SD after a courageous, 30 year battle with kidney disease. Charly attended Alcester Elementary School, graduated from High School in 1994, attended Colorado Tech and received her R.N. Certificate from Western Iowa Tech with a...
Lois K. Stevens
Aug 18, 2014
Lois Katherine Stevens was born July 31, 1926 on the family farm east of Akron, IA, to parents Henry and Katherine (Westergard) Hillrichs. She died August 18, 2014 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, SD at the age of 88 years and 17 days. Lois was baptized on August 22, 1926 and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on April...
Lavona "Bonnie" Voog
Aug 15, 2014
LaVona "Bonnie" Voog was born January 9, 1923 to Carl amd Mabel (Dubrois) Lunning. She died August 15, 2014 at Centerville Care Center at the age of 91 years, seven months and six days. She was raised in the Centerville area where she attended country schools and graduated from Centerville High School in 1941. LaVona was united in marriage to...
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