Oscar Jackson
Sep 18, 2013
Oscar Jackson was born August 26, 1911 in a farm house in Clay County, near Vermillion, South Dakota to parents, John and Lovisa Jackson. He died September 18, 2013 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 102 years, and 23 days. Oscar attended Prairie Center Elementary School. Following school, he worked on the family farm with...
Dorothy Depew
Sep 16, 2013
Dorothy Marie (Robinson) DePew was born August 26, 1930 in Sand Hill, AK, at her home, to parents Edgar and Mary Ethel Robinson. She died September 16, 2013 in the Centerville Care and Rehab Center at age 83. She grew up in Sand Hill, AK. During her time in AK she enjoyed singing in her church Baptist choir with her...
Lloyd Johnson
Sep 11, 2013
Lloyd A. W. Johnson was born April 22, 1918 in La Porte, Indiana to Harvey and Anna Adele (Johnson) Johnson. He died September 11, 2013 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester at the age of 95 years, four months and 19 days. Lloyd's father passed away before he was one year old. A few years later he and his mother...
Ronald Lantaff
Sep 3, 2013
Ronald James Lantaff, 73, of Horton, Kansas, passed away on September 3, 2013 at the Horton Community Hospital. He was born on November 23, 1939 in Beresford, South Dakota the son of Lawrence and Martha Turner Lantaff. Ron graduated from Beresford High School. After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Airforce in 1957 serving during the Korean Conflict. Then...
Dorothy Klosterman
Aug 27, 2013
Dorothy Mae Klosterman (nee Johnson), age 94, of Worthington, passed away peacefully at home, Tuesday, August 27, 2013, in the presence of her three children. Born March 9, 1919 in Hawarden, Iowa and raised on the Johnson family homestead farm three miles east of Alcester, South Dakota. Graduate of South Dakota State University and Alcester High School where she later...
Curtis Owen Rist
Aug 16, 2013
Curtis Owen Rist went to be with Jesus on August 16, 2013 surrounded by family and friends after a short battle with the West Nile Virus. Curt was born May 22, 1939 in Sioux Falls, SD to Hank and Oney Rist. He lived with them on a farm in Davis, SD and in Hurley, SD where he attended grade school....
Ervin C. Stevens
Aug 14, 2013
Ervin Stevens was born to William and Nellie (Windmeyer) Stevens in Centerville, SD January 9, 1928. He died in Viborg, SD August 14, 2013 at the age of 85 years, seven months and five days. He was raised in the Centerville area and graduated from Centerville High School. Ervin married Lois Hillrichs on November 28, 1948. He served in the...
Fern A. Payson
Aug 11, 2013
Fern A. Payson was born September 6, 1916 in Hooker, SD to Christian and Anna (Sand) Osthus. She died August 11, 2013 at the Centerville Care Center at the age of 96 years, 11 months and five days. Fern attended Pleasant Grove country school, Wakonda School for grades 8-9 and graduated from Centerville High School in 1934. She married Delmar...
Rachell Larson
Aug 8, 2013
Rachel Ordell Larson was born on June 22, 1930, to Bent and Borgney Fredrikson of Hudson, SD. She graduated from Hudson High School and received her teaching qualifications from Springfield College and later a degree from Sioux Falls College. In 1954, she married David Larson and they had two children, Daniel and Sonja. Rachel taught in country schools around Hudson,...
Rodney W. Inberg
Aug 6, 2013
Rodney Willis Inberg was born in Hub City,Clay County, South Dakota on 10 September 1929 to parents William and Pearl Swedeen Inberg. He passed away on 6 August 2013 in the Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, South Dakota. Rodney attended Dalesburg Elementary school and graduated from Vermillion High School in 1947. During his youth, he worked for several area farmers,...
Duane J. Johnson
Jul 31, 2013
Duane J. Johnson was born July 28, 1919 in Alcester, SD to Joseph and Julia (Swanson) Johnson. He died July 31, 2013 in Sioux Falls at the age of 94 years and three days. He was raised in the Alcester area and attended Alcester schools. Duane worked at a grocery store until he joined the US Army where he served...
Phyllis Boom
Jul 30, 2013
Phyllis Nelson Boom was born December 25, 1920 in rural Irene, South Dakota to parents Lawrence and Matilda (Mickelson) Nelson. She died July 30, 2013 at the Centerville Care Center at the age of 92 years, seven months and five days. She was raised and attended school in Centerville. Phyllis married Raymond Boom February 27, 1937 in Yankton. The couple...
Wesley Fahlberg
Jul 19, 2013
Wesley Fahlberg was born on November 23, 1920 and died on July 19, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the oldest of the family of Joel and Ruth (Swanstrom) Fahlberg, born in the farmhouse built by his grandfather Peter on the home place north of Beresford. He completed his grade school education at Pleasant Country School, and he graduated...
Larry Johnson
Jul 15, 2013
Larry Johnson was born May 27, 1936 in Union County, South Dakota, an only child, to parents Robert and Dorothy (Johnson) Johnson. He died surrounded by his family July 15, 2013 in Alcester, SD at the age of 77 years, one month and 18 days. He was raised in the Alcester area attending country school and graduated from Alcester High...
Richard Sebern
Jul 13, 2013
Richard H. "Dick" Sebern was born August 27, 1920 in Lanesburro, IA to parents William and Tilla (Wegner) Sebern. He died July 13, 2013 in at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 92 years, 11 months and 16 days. Dick graduated from high school in Glidden, IA in 1938. He served in the United States Army...
James Varnum
Jul 7, 2013
James E. Varnum was born August 23, 1933 in Sioux City, Iowa and was adopted by Eugene and Elizabeth Varnum. He died July 7, 2013 at Centerville Care Center at the age of 79 years, 10 months and 14 days. Jim lived in Sioux City until 1945 when they moved to the Golden Rod farm on Frog Creek Road near...
Kevin Voegeli
Jul 3, 2013
Kevin Voegeli was born October 30, 1957 to parents Kenneth and Gwynneth (Stalheim) Voegeli. He died July 3, 2013 in Beresford, SD at the age of 55 years, 8 months and 3 days. Kevin attended Silver Lake rural school, graduated from Beresford High School in 1975, and attended Vo-Tech school in Watertown. He returned home and worked on the farm...
Palmer O. Hustrulid
Jun 29, 2013
Palmer Odell Hustrulid was born January 24, 1925 on the family farm, rural Beresford, SD to parents Bert and Ruth (Albin) Hustrulid. He died June 29, 2013 at the Bethesda Nursing Home at the age of 88 years, 5 months, and 5 days. Palmer attended Gothland rural school. He received his high school diploma from Beresford High School in 2000,...
Leroy Peterson
Jun 29, 2013
LeRoy Harry Peterson was born August 6, 1922 in Rural Union County, South Dakota to Carl G. and Beda M. (Berglund/Nordling) Peterson. He was called to Heaven on June 29, 2013 at the age of 90 years, 10 months, and 23 days. LeRoy attended rural Huggins and Finn Schools. Growing up in a large family with 7 sisters and 4...
Clayton B. Fedderson
Jun 25, 2013
Clayton B. Fedderson was born March 3, 1926, in Union County, South Dakota to parents James and Anna (Johnson) Fedderson. He died June 25, 2013 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 27 days. Clayton was born and raised on the family farm south of Beresford. He attended Brule Grade School...
