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...
Caryn I. Jacobson
Dec 18, 2012
Caryn Jacobson was born February 9, 1955 in Akron, IA to parents Vernon and Florence (Siemers) Fickbohm. She died December 18, 2012 at Sanford Vermillion Hospital at the age of 57. Caryn attended Hillswood and Newdale rural schools and graduated from Beresford High School. She married Dean Jacobson on July 16, 1983 in Alcester. She operated an in-home daycare and...
Clara M. Falk
Dec 11, 2012
Clara M. Skotvold was born November 20, 1918 in rural Centerville, SD to parents Christian and Kirsten (Anderson) Skotvold. She died December 11, 2012 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 94 years and 21 days. Clara attended Mt. Zion rural school. She married Floyd Falk on February 17, 1945. The couple farmed until 1969, when...
Carrie Westling
Dec 10, 2012
Carrie Westling was born June 28, 1918 in Union County, SD to parents Henry and Kate (Hulls) Meinjohans. She passed away on December 10, 2012 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 94 years, 5 months and 12 days. Carrie married Harold Westling on June 29, 1938. The couple welcomed two children into the world, their...
Albert A. Brue
Dec 6, 2012
Albert A. Brue, 76, of Yankton, South Dakota, died Dec. 6, 2012, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Funeral services will be 2 PM Wed., Dec. 12, 2012, at Wass Funeral Home in Centerville, SD. Visitation with the family present is 5-7PM Tuesday at Wass Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7 PM. Albert was born May 25, 1936,...
Dolores G. Mcgill
Dec 5, 2012
Dolores O'Connor McGill was born at Garryowen, SD January 9, 1918, the youngest of ten children born to Vincent and Mary Ellen O'Connor. She died December5, 2012 at Bethesda of Berresford at the age of 94 years. She married Edmund McGill in 1943. Dolores was a longtime resident of Beresford. She attended the first class at Mount Marty College in...
Marjorie Ruth Carlson
Dec 5, 2012
Marjorie Ruth Carlson was born on December 19, 1927 in Madison, SD to parents Benjamin and Minnie (Boeck) Long. Ruth passed away December 5, 2012 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 84. She had one sister and 5 brothers. After the death of her mother, her father married Gladys Hagen. To this marriage a step-sister...
Rolland Amundson
Dec 2, 2012
Rolland Wayne Amundson was born March 28, 1932 in Yankton, SD to Oscar and Pearl (Anderson) Amundson. He died December 2, 2012 in Sioux Falls at the age of 80 years, eight months and four days. Rolland was raised and attended school in several states as his father worked road construction. When he was 19 he joined the US Army...
Richard E. Johnson
Nov 29, 2012
Richard E. Johnson of Alcester passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls at age 88. Johnson was a long-time employee of the State Bank of Alcester, serving as a Loan Officer, Vice-President, and member of the Board of Directors. Richard Johnson was a prominent leader in the community, a distinguished member of the School...
Ruth M. Lind
Nov 25, 2012
Ruth Mae (Vrana) Lind was born June 1, 1936 to Thomas and Alice (Ruzicka) Vrana in Wahoo, NE. She died November 25, 2012 in Oklahoma City, OK at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 24 days. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at Prague Presbyterian Church of Prague, NE, attended county school by Malmo for grades 1-8 and graduated...
Vickie M. Knutson
Nov 17, 2012
Vickie Marie Knutson was born on April 26, 1955, the daughter of Guy and Jennie (Joesting) Lines. She went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, November 17, 2012. Vickie grew up in Charles City, Iowa on the family farm. Following high school graduation she worked as a legal secretary in Charles City. She later attended Sioux Falls College and...
Arthur Norling
Nov 16, 2012
Arthur J. "Scratch" Norling was born April 28, 1929 in rural Clay County, SD to parents Arthur, Sr. and Amy (Berquist) Norling. He died November 16, 2012 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at 83 years of age. Scratch attended Glenwood rural school. He then began his lifelong career as a farmer. He married Arlys Haugen on January 7,...
