Edward V. Osterkamp
Feb 28, 2013
Edward V. Osterkamp was born July 2, 1930 in Rockford, IA to parents John and Henrietta (Huisman) Osterkamp. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side on February 28, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, at the age of 82 years. At the age of 6, Ed moved with his parents to Ireton, IA. He...
Opal M. Dahlberg
Feb 24, 2013
Opal M. Dahlberg was born January 28, 1916 in Worthing, SD to parents Jesse and Lillian (Overgaard) DuBois. She died February 24, 2013 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls , SD at the age of 97 years. Opal was raised and educated in Wagner, SD graduating from Wagner High School in 1934. She attended Wayne State Teachers College and taught...
Duane Leroy Lundquist
Feb 16, 2013
Duane Leroy Lundquist, 90, of Beresford, S. Dak., was welcomed home by his Savior on Sat., Feb. 16, 2013 as he passed away in the care of Hospice at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Duane was born December 20, 1922 to Erick and Elizabeth (Meleen) Lundquist in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended Komstad School and graduated from Brookings...
Linda M. Murray
Feb 8, 2013
Linda M. Murray was born January 20, 1956 in Davison, Michigan to parents George and Vida (Burton) Wilson. She died February 8, 2013 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 57 years and 18 days. Linda is survived by her father George Wilson of Oceanside, CA; two daughters, Michelle Mitchell of LaPorte, TX and Sharon Scott...
Norman H. Hartman
Feb 7, 2013
Norman Henry Hartman was born December 6, 1925 in Plymouth County, IA to parents Harry and Anna (Beckman) Hartman. He died February 7, 2013 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 87 years. Norman attended school in Iowa through the 8th grade. He married Margaret Hitzmann in 1949. The couple farmed in the Chatsworth, IA area....
Eldonna Bartlett
Feb 4, 2013
Eldonna Ilithe Peterson was born April 6, 1936 in Washburn, ND to Ellsworth and Ida (Oakland) Peterson. She died Monday, February 4, 2013 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Viborg, SD, surrounded by her family, at the age of 76 years, 9 months and 28 days. Eldonna graduated from Centerville High School in 1954. She married Ronnie Bartlett on December 31,...
Rita Mary Sellner
Jan 30, 2013
Rita Mary Sellner was born August 22, 1944, in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota to Walter and Mathilda (Rosenstengel) Sellner. In August of 1944, Rita became a child of God by Holy Baptism. She attended country school in Stark Township, Minnesota and attended St. Mary's High School in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Rita moved to Willmar, Minnesota in 1978 where she was employed...
Karolyn Henderson
Jan 23, 2013
Karolyn Henderson was born July 26, 1938 in Iowa to Bill and Lois (Lape) Winter. She died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at her home in Beresford at the age of 74 years, five months and 27 days. Karolyn was raised and educated in northwest Iowa and graduated from Rock Rapids High School. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed painting, flowers,...
Dorothy E. Christiansen
Jan 19, 2013
Dorothy E. Christiansen, 92, of Beresford, SD died Jan. 19, 2013 at Bethesda of Beresford. Memorial services will be 9:30AM Thursday, Jan. 31st at Bethesda of Beresford and burial will be this spring at Rockfield Cemetery, rural Beresford. Dorothy Elizabeth Nelson was born September 14, 1920 in Blair, Nebraska to Otto and Minnie (Erickson) Nelson. She died January 19, 2013...
Sophus L. Jensen
Jan 18, 2013
Sophus Lauritz Jensen was born on November 18th, 1922 in Clay County in rural Beresford, SD to Carl and Dorthea (Peterson) Jensen and entered into death on January 18th, 2013 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 90 years, 2 months. Sophus attended Rockfield Grade School until the 8th Grade. He then served in the Civil...
Fern F. Graff
Jan 13, 2013
Fern Graff, 89, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Centerville, SD died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls. Fern Florence Wienert Graff was born June 12, 1923 on the family farm near Armour, SD to parents Carl and Amelia (Krause) Wienert. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Stickney, SD, a brick country...
Laura Zweifel
Jan 13, 2013
Laura Marie (Myran) Zweifel passed away with her daughters by her side on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at the age of 93 at Sanford Heart Hospital. Laura was born on January 15, 1919 in a one-room farm house at Taylor, ND to parents Lars and Esther (Anderson) Myran. She was educated in country school and attended three years of high...
Lavon Teresa Johnson
Jan 6, 2013
LaVon Teresa Johnson was born August 1, 1924 to parents Anthony and Mary (Reinartz) Weiland. She died January 6, 2013 in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 88 years, 5 months and 5 days. LaVon was raised on a farm south of Beresford. She attended Cleveland grade school and graduated from Beresford High School in 1942. She married Melvin...
Margaret C. Lowry
Jan 3, 2013
Margaret C. Lowry of Beresford, SD, formerly of White Sulfur Springs, MT, passed away on January 3, 2013 at Bethesda of Beresford where she resided for the past 16 months. Margaret celebrated her 92nd birthday in November. Margaret Golda Kjemperud was born November 17, 1920 in International Falls, MN to Chris and Caroline (Forsberg) Kjemperud. She grew up on a...
Robert J. Bovill
Jan 2, 2013
Robert J. Bovill was born January 4, 1931 in Beresford, South Dakota to Robert and Rose (Voegeli) Bovill. He died January 2, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 28 days. He was raised on a farm near Beresford and graduated from Beresford High School. He farmed with his...
Ona L. Abraham
Jan 1, 2013
Ona Johnson Abraham was born February 26, 1921 in Geddes, South Dakota to J. Emil and Hilma (Frick) Johnson. She died January 1, 2013 at Bethesda of Beresford at the age of 91 years, 10 months and five days. Ona was raised and educated in the Geddes and Beresford area and graduated from Beresford High School. She worked at Brueller...
Patricia Joann Moerke
Dec 29, 2012
Patricia Joann Moerke was born May 22, 1956 in Sioux Falls , SD to Harm and Isabell (Winterboer) Moerke. She died December 29, 2012 at her home in Beresford following a six year battle with cancer at the age of 56 years, seven months and seven days. Pat lived in California and Rapid City before returning with her family to...
Mildred Evelyn Hogen
Dec 28, 2012
Mildred Evelyn "Evy" Cotton Hogen was born June 12, 1920 in Beresford , South Dakota to Dr. Daniel and Mildred (McDonald) Cotton. She died Friday, December 28, 2012 at Bethesda of Beresford at the age of 92 years, six months and 16 days. Funeral services will be 10AM Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford. Visitation will...
Nila I. Miller
Dec 19, 2012
Nila Irene Miller was born June 16, 1925 in Lincoln County, SD to parents Nels and Myrtle (McConniel) Homandberg. She died December 19, 2012 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD at 87 years of age. Nila attended Riverside and Oakland rural schools. She married Howard Miller on April 1, 1945. To this union four children were born, Linda, Dale,...
Tonya Marie Anderson
Dec 18, 2012
Tonya Marie Anderson was born June 26, 1974 in Vermillion, SD to parents Leslie and Karen (Buum) Anderson. She died December 18, 2012 as the result of a motor vehicle accident, at the age of 38 years, 5 months and 22 days. Tonya was baptized and confirmed at Brule Creek Lutheran Church. She graduated from Beresford High School in 1992...
