Clayton "Lefty" Snedeker
Apr 20, 2014
Clayton "Lefty" Snedeker, 74, of Alcester, SD died April 20, 2014 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester. Memorial services will be 10AM Saturday, April 26th at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester. Clayton was born March 30, 1940 in Hudson, SD to Bryan and Helen (Homandberg) Snedeker. He died April 20, 2014 with his family by his side at Morningside Care...
James Richard Reiners
Apr 16, 2014
James Richard Reiners was born July 28, 1940 to Otto and Frances (Hankins) Reiners in South Dakota. He died April 16, 2014 at his home in Centerville at the age of 73 years, eight months and 18 days. Jim was raised and attended school in Centerville. In his youth he liked to roller skate and later he loved to drive...
Claudia Jean Jacobsen
Apr 11, 2014
Claudia Jacobsen, 68, of Alcester, SD, formerly of Dickinson, ND, died Friday, April 11, 2014 at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls. Claudia Jean was born February 28, 1946 in Powers Lake, ND to Dan and Ruth (Moody) Breding. She was raised and educated in Kenmare, ND and graduated from Mounds Midway School of Nursing in St. Paul, MN. She married...
Stanley Knudson
Apr 1, 2014
Stanley Kenneth Knudson, 94, of Brookings, SD and formerly of Centerville, SD passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the United Living Community in Brookings, SD. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Scandia Lutheran Church in Centerville, SD. Visitation will be held from 4:00pm to 7:00pm with family present from 5:00pm to 6:00pm,...
Ferne A. Anderson
Mar 30, 2014
Ferne Arlene Anderson was born on December 17, 1931 in Clearbrook, Minnesota, and passed away peacefully in Viborg, SD on March 30, 2014 surrounded by many of her children and grandchildren with the music of her treasured Statler Brothers playing softly in the background. Since 2012 she had been residing at the Centerville Assisted Living. The fourth child of Edna...
John D. Mundfrom
Mar 29, 2014
John Mundfrom was born October 17, 1950 in Austin, MN to parents Gerald and Margaret (Lindquist) Mundfrom. He passed away March 29, 2014 at his home in Beresford, South Dakota at the age of 63. John graduated from Kimball High School in 1968. He attended Association Free Lutheran Bible School in Plymouth, MN and later graduated from the University of...
Brad Slick
Mar 27, 2014
Bradley (Brad) F. Slick, 44, died Thursday, March 27, 2014. A memorial service will begin at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Roseni Lutheran Church, 47214 307th Street, Beresford, SD. Brad was born to Bryan F. Slick and Barbara A. Stults in Lincoln, NE on November 9, 1969. Growing up Brad played midget football and later played varsity...
Rodney Gutzler
Mar 19, 2014
Sioux Falls- Rodney Gutzler, 67, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014. A memorial service will begin at 1:30 PM on Monday, March 24, 2014, at the Augustana Chapel of Reconciliation, on Augustana College campus. The family will be present to greet friends in the Morrison Commons, following the memorial service. Rodney Gutzler was born to Elizabeth and Hal Coffman in Hastings,...
Arlene J. Jensen
Mar 18, 2014
Arlene Jensen, 76, of Alcester, died March 18 at her home. A memorial gathering will be held from 10:30 to 2:30 on Friday, March 21 at her restaurant, Arlene's Sunnyside Café, in Alcester. She is survived by 2 sons, David (Liz) Waag, Watertown, SD and Danny Waag, Alcester; 3 daughters, Nancy (Fritz) Feuerherm, Minneapolis, MN, Becky Zeutenhorst (Steve Larsgaard), Alcester...
Pearl May Powell
Mar 14, 2014
Pearl May Powell was born March 16, 1914 in Plymouth County, Iowa to Charles and Abbey (Fletcher) Talbott. She died March 14, 2014 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester two days before her 100 birthday. Pearl was baptized in the Methodist Church and moved with her family to the Elk Point area where she was raised and attended school in...
Lynden Ray Heiman
Mar 13, 2014
Lynden Ray Heiman was born February 23, 1950 to Gus and Dorothy (Holtkamp) Heiman. He entered the gates of heaven on March 13, 2014 in Chandler, AZ at the age of 64. Lyn was raised in rural Alcester, SD and graduated from Alcester High School. He married his high school sweet heart Katherine Wevik on November 21, 1968. He was...
Martha Geveshausen
Mar 9, 2014
Martha Irene Warner Geveshausen was born April 9, 1927, at Geddes, SD to Charles Henry Warner and Faye Ola Leach Warner, and entered into God's loving embrace on March 9, 2014, at the age of 86 years and 11 months. She attended schools in the Elk Point, Volin and Alcester areas. Martha married Herman R. Geveshausen of Beresford in Luverne,...
Eugene Francis Lass
Mar 5, 2014
Eugene Francis Lass was born August 8, 1923, near Beresford in rural Union County, SD to parents James and Frances (Kukar) Lass. He died March 5, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Lake Norden, SD at 90 years of age. Gene graduated from Beresford High School in 1941. He farmed and lived in rural Beresford until December of 1955 when...
Maxine Ellingsen
Feb 21, 2014
Maxine Ellingsen was born May 1, 1923 in Geddes, SD to parents J. Emil and Hilma (Frick) Johnson. She died February 21, 2014 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 90 years, 9 months and 20 days. Maxine married Gilbert Ellingsen on February 22, 1947. They lived on the farm until 1976 when they moved into...
James H. Thormodsgard
Feb 16, 2014
James H. Thormodsgard was born April 6, 1940 in Hudson, SD to Ingert and Clara (Johnson) Thormodsgard. He died February 16, 2014 at Sanford Hospice Foundation Cottage in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 73 years, 10 months and 10 days. He attended Pleasant Hill Country School and graduated from Alcester High School in 1958. Upon graduation he moved...
Oliver Carlson
Feb 10, 2014
Oliver Luverne Carlson was born to Elmer and Nellie (Nelson) Carlson on a farm near Milner, North Dakota on August 10, 1919. He passed away peacefully at Royal C. Johnson Veteran's Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, at the age of 94 years and six months. As a child growing up on the farm, Oliver enjoyed hunting and trapping. He attended...
Judy Harkness
Feb 2, 2014
Judy Harkness was born January 23, 1948 in Winner, SD to parents Nathan and Mary Ella (Couch) Hayford. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Alcester, SD on February 2, 2014 at the age of 66 years and 9 days. Judy grew up in the Sturgis area. At 16 she left home to be a caregiver...
James Pastian
Jan 19, 2014
. James Pastian was born February 18, 1966 in Canton, SD to Eugene Pastian and Alice Schroeder. He died unexpectedly of natural causes on January 19, 2014 in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 47. Jim graduated from Beresford High School in 1984. He enlisted in the Army in November 1985, where he served as a patriot missile and...
Roy L. Hurd
Jan 18, 2014
Roy Lester Hurd was born May 9, 1924 in Huron, SD to parents Willie and Alice (Grape) Hurd. He died January 18, 2014 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 89 years, 8 months and 9 days. Roy moved with his parents to Sioux Falls in 1926 and in 1939 they moved to Estelline, SD, where...
Elva June Andrews
Jan 16, 2014
Elva June Andrews was born June 16, 1931 to Harold and Esther (Smith) Sorensen. She went to her Heavenly home on January 16th, 2014 at Bethesda of Beresford at age 82. Elva was raised on the family farm northeast of Beresford where she attended Pleasant Hill school and Beresford High School. She then worked for the Beresford City Telephone Office...
