Joanne M. Duncan
Jun 25, 2013
Joanne Marie Duncan was born December 6, 1931 near Centerville, SD to parents Oscar and Mary Ann (Donahue) Johnson. She died June 25, 2013 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 81 years, 6 months and 19 days. Joanne graduated from Centerville High School in 1949. She taught rural school for two years and then married...
Leroy H. Thompson
Jun 24, 2013
LeRoy H. "Ted" Thompson was born June 15, 1940 in rural Lincoln County, SD to parents Herman and Frances (Meyer) Thompson. He passed away June 24, 2013 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 73 years and 9 days. Ted graduated from Beresford High School in 1958. He served in the United States Army from September...
Elroy Palmer
Jun 17, 2013
Elroy Palmer was born March 9, 1928 in North Dakota to Ted and Esther (Krause) Palmer. He died June 17, 2013 at Bethesda of Beresford in Beresford, SD at the age of 85 years, three months and eight days. Elroy was raised in North Dakota and attended Wahpeton State School of Science for aircraft mechanics. He served in the US...
Juna Carlson
Jun 8, 2013
Juna Maurine Ovella Voog was born on her family's farm near Centerville, SD on November 9, 1928, the youngest of 12 children. She died as she lived, peacefully and quietly, on June 8th at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls surrounded by her family. Juna attended Centerville Public Schools before entering the teacher education program at the University of...
Bruce K. "Doc" Westling
Jun 5, 2013
Bruce K. "Doc" Westling was born February 23, 1948 to Harold and Carrie (Meinjohans) Westling in Hawarden, IA. He died June 5, 2013 in Alcester at the age of 65 years, three months and 12 days. He was raised and educated in Alcester graduating from Alcester High School in 1966. Doc attended automotive technical school in Omaha then returned and...
William J. Neuroth
Jun 1, 2013
William J. "Bill" Neuroth was born April 1, 1937 to William and Anna (Pohlen) Neuroth on the family farm south of Beresford. He died June 1, 2013 in Beresford at the age of 76 years and 61 days. The family moved into Beresford in 1938 and he attended Beresford schools; graduating from high school in 1955. Bill attended eight years...
Bruce & Carol Larsen
Jun 1, 2013
Bruce H. Larsen 67, of Meridian ID, formerly Sioux Falls, died June 1, 2013. Carol A. Larsen 68, of Meridian ID, formerly of Sioux Falls, died September 8, 2014. Both passed away at their residence after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by family. Bruce was born October 6, 1945 in Grand Rapids, MN to Henry and Almyrta (Baker) Larsen....
Karen K. Wanamaker
May 27, 2013
Karen K. Wanamaker, 74, died May 27, 2013 at her home in Beresford, SD. She was born February 14, 1939 in Huron, SD to John M. and Ruby (Brown) Thompson. Karen grew up in Doland, SD and graduated from Doland High School in 1957. She attended Presentation School of Nursing before marrying Jack F. Nelson on February 25, 1958. Karen...
Marlys M. Williams Deming
May 19, 2013
Marlys Williams Deming, 85, died May 19, 2013 at Bethesda of Beresford, SD. She was born on December 22, 1927 to the parents of Harry and Jennie Lodde. She grew up on her parents farm in Davis, attended grade and high school in Centerville, and went on to Sioux Falls College where she earned her college degree in music. She...
Marion Irene Warnkvist
May 8, 2013
Marion I. Warnkvist was born June 16, 1919 in rural Alcester, SD to parents Carl and Beda M. (Berglund/Nordling) Peterson. She died May 8, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at 93 years of age. Marion was educated at Higgins and Finn country schools, graduating from the 8th grade in 7 years. She continued to read, learn and...
Richard J. Perry
May 7, 2013
Richard J. Perry was born August 24, 1935 in Carpenter SD to Lawrence and Lucinda (Colyer) Perry. He died May 7, 2013 at the Centerville Nursing Home at the age of 77. He was raised in the Huron and Willow Lake, SD area. He attended rural schools and went to high school in Willow Lake. He served in the US...
Karen Carlson
Apr 29, 2013
Karen Rachelle Carlson was born May 12, 1965, at Pioneer Memorial hospital in Viborg, South Dakota. She was the youngest child of Boyd and Margaret (Nelson) Ostrem of Centerville, South Dakota. She passed away peacefully holding her father's hand on April 29th 2013, in the Centerville Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Karen graduated from Centerville High School in 1983. She graduated...
Elaine V. Hedeen
Apr 18, 2013
Elaine Violet (Hustrulid) Hedeen was born December 9, 1930, on the family farm east of Beresford, SD, to parents Bert and Ruth (Albin) Hustrulid. She died April 18, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 82 years, 4 months and 9 days. Elaine attended Gothland country school, graduated from Beresford High School in 1949, and...
Melva Leafstedt
Mar 11, 2013
Melva Jacobson Leafstedt was born November 23, 1934, at her parent's home near Bridgewater, South Dakota. She was the eldest of three children of Lowell and Marie (Akland) Jacobson. She passed away peacefully on March 11, 2013, at her home in Alcester, South Dakota, at the age of 78 years. Melva graduated from Alcester High School in 1953. She attended...
Leona Sandvall
Mar 11, 2013
Leona Sandvall, 96, of Beresford , SD died Monday, March 11, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls . Funeral services will be 10AM Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Leona was born January 10, 1917 in Beresford to Hans and Ella Marie (Engstrom) Johnson. She was...
Debra Ann Truman
Mar 10, 2013
Debra Ann Truman, 54, of Beresford, SD passed away March 10, 2013 at Sanford Hospice. She was born February 8, 1959 in Freeman, SD to Ken and Lily (Tiemann) Harms. Debra resided in the Sioux Falls and Beresford area most of her life. She graduated form Washington High School in Sioux Falls. Debra married Jim Truman December 28, 1990. She...
Aloris Pederson
Mar 6, 2013
Aloris Elenore Pederson passed away peacefully on March 6, 2013 at Bethesda Home in Beresford, South Dakota. She was 96. Aloris was born on September 17, 1916 at her parents' homestead claim in Joplin, Montana. She was the second of five children of Theodore & Alma Estenson. She attended Cyrus Public School after the family returned to Cyrus, MN and...
Martin L. Lawrenson
Mar 6, 2013
Martin L. Lawrenson, 91, of Beresford, SD passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD. Visitation will be Friday March 8, 2013 from 4-8PM with family present from 6:30-8PM. The funeral services will be held at Zion United Methodist Church, Beresford, SD on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 2PM. Burial with military honors will follow...
Clark William Wells
Mar 4, 2013
Clark William Wells was born May 21, 1944 in the farmhouse to parents Garth and Cora (Heiman) Wells. He died March 4, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 68 years, 3 months and 4 days. Clark was raised on a farm near Alcester as the only son in a family of four sisters. He...
Inger Hansen
Mar 1, 2013
Inger Hansen was born in Denmark on November 12, 1921 to parents Ludwig and Eli Nielsen. She died March 1, 2013 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 91 years, 3 months and 10 days. Inger came to the United States with her parents in 1924. She graduated from High School in Creighton, NE and attended...
