Theodora "Teddy" Williamson
Aug 28, 2012
Theodora "Teddy" G. Williamson was born May 17, 1932 in Hudson, SD to parents Gerrit and Anna (Vander Schaaf) Gerritsen. She died August 28, 2012 at Good Samaritan Home in Centerville at the age of 80 years, three months and 11 days. Teddy lived at and attended Rock Valley, IA schools. She was employed at a local café where she...
Edward Carlson
Aug 22, 2012
Edward Carlson was born May 2, 1935 near Vermillion, SD. His parents were Ernest W. Carlson and Effie (Lundberg) Carlson. He attended Newdale country school in his early years and graduated from Beresford High School in 1953. After graduation from high school Ed moved to Minneapolis, MN where he worked in the construction industry for a few years; but along...
Mavis Jean Austin
Aug 19, 2012
Mavis Jean Austin was born July 3, 1927 in Lincoln County, SD to parents George and Tillie (Johnson) Ende. She passed away on August 19, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Center in Centerville, SD at the age of 85 years, 1 month and 16 days. Mavis was raised on a farm near Beresford, SD. She attended multiple country schools and...
Marilynn Elaine Hustrulid
Aug 14, 2012
Marilynn Elaine Hustrulid was born September 20, 1927 in Union County, SD to parents Martin and Anna (Braastad) Miller. She died August 14, 2012 at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls at the age of 84 years, 10 months and 24 days. Marilynn was raised on a farm near the Union Grove State Park. She attended Hillswood School and graduated from...
Dorthy E. Larson
Aug 9, 2012
Dorthy Elizabeth Larson was born on October 25, 1932, near Viborg, SD, to parents Chester and Tina (Hansen) Hankins. She died August 9, 2012, at the age of 79. Dorthy received 7½ years of education at the District 81 Country School and the Hurley School. She earned her GED in 1976. Dorthy married Merlyn Larson on March 25, 1951. The...
Donald W. Hughes
Aug 5, 2012
Donald William Hughes died August 5, 2012 at Bethesda Home in Beresford, SD. Don, 85, was born in Ireton, IA on January 13, 1927, the first of nine children. Don grew up in Ireton and worked various jobs as a youth before entering military service. He was a veteran of both WWII and the Korean War. Don was united in...
Elvera Heinzman
Jul 28, 2012
Elvera Heinzman was born August 1, 1944 in Canton, SD to parents Ingvald and Esther (Petersen) Ekle. She died July 28, 2012 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 67 years, 11 months and 27 days. Elvera attended Moe rural school and graduated from Alcester High School in 1963. She married Don Heinzman on February 14,...
Eddie Leu Newberg
Jul 25, 2012
Eddie Leu Newberg was born May 16, 1930 in LeMars, IA to parents Paul and Opal (Engeman) Edwards. She died July 25, 2012 at her home in Akron, IA at the age of 82 years. Eddie Leu attended Big Springs country school and graduated from Alcester High School in 1948. After high school she worked for local businesses in Alcester....
Mary Trudeau
Jul 24, 2012
Rena and Ray Waddell welcomed Mary Rebecca Trudeau (Waddell) into this world on November 28, 1923 in Akron, IA; she enjoyed growing up and spending time with her siblings Hazel and Orville Waddell. Mary and Len Trudeau were united in marriage on December 13, 1941 at St Joseph Catholic Church in Emmett, SD. After spending six weeks together in California...
Bernard C. Gellerman
Jul 23, 2012
Bernard Charles "Bernie" Gellerman was born September 2, 1934 in LeMars, IA to parents Henry and Florence (Luikens) Gellerman. He died July 23, 2012 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 77 years, 10 months and 21 days. Bernie graduated from high school in LeMars, IA. He was honorably discharged from the Army National Guard in...
Morris Sommervold
Jul 20, 2012
Morris Sommervold was born July 22, 1925 in Union County, South Dakota to parents John K. and Petra (Abraham) Sommervold. He died July 20, 2012 at the Sioux Falls VA Hospital at the age of 86 years, 11 months and 28 days. Morris was raised and educated in Alcester graduating from Alcester High School. He served in the US Army...
Rick "Rudy" Pingrey
Jul 19, 2012
Rick "Rudy" Pingrey was born March 15, 1955 in Viborg, SD to parents Sheldon and Joyce (Edman) Pingrey. He passed away on July 19, 2012 at the age of 57 years. Rudy graduated from Centerville High School in 1973 and attended Nettleton College in Sioux Falls. Rudy sold insurance for a few years and was bookkeeper at the Centerville Co-op....
Jim D. Wiese
Jul 6, 2012
Jim Darrell Wiese was born August 3, 1950 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents Byron and Gladys (Briggle) Wiese. He died July 6, 2012 in Beresford, SD at the age of 61 years, 11 months and three days. Jim was raised in Beresford and graduated from Beresford High School. He joined the US Army and served 18 months in Vietnam...
Cleo Jurgenson
Jul 5, 2012
Cleo Jurgenson was born March 1, 1931 in South Dakota to William and Hattie (Nissen) O'Connor. She died July 5, 2012 in Viborg, SD at the age of 81 years, four months and four days. She was raised in the Beresford area and attended Sunnyside country school and graduated from Beresford High School. She worked as a telephone operator in...
William Snoozy
Jun 27, 2012
William (Bill) G. Snoozy, 84, passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Morningside Manor in Alcester, SD. Bill was born on October 19, 1927 in Centerville, SD to Alfred (Edsol) and Ella (Johnson) Snoozy. He grew up in Beresford and graduated from Beresford High School in 1946. He then joined the Air Force and was stationed in Germany. Upon...
Doris M. Carlson
Jun 27, 2012
Doris Marilyn Carlson was born to parents Carl and Nettie (Asper) Hagen on April 16, 1926 in Hawarden, IA, the youngest of eleven children. She died June 27, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA at the age of 86 years, 2 months and 11 days. Doris was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She was a...
Elizabeth J. Sebern
Jun 24, 2012
Elizabeth J. Sebern was born June 2, 1922 in Lincoln, Nebraska to parents Sidney and Theresa (Kirsenbach) Brick. She died June 24, 2012 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 90 years and 22 days. Betty graduated from Cathedral High School in Lincoln, NE in 1940. She married Richard Sebern in 1941. The couple moved to...
Gordon Lee Pedersen
Jun 17, 2012
Gordon Pedersen was born August 6, 1933 in Beresford, SD to parents Martin and Marie (Jensen) Pedersen. He died June 17, 2012 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg at the age of 78 years, 10 months and 11 days. He grew up in Beresford and received his education there. He was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church and currently...
Nick Sassel
Jun 15, 2012
Nick Sassel was born June 6, 1914 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents Emil and Anna (Buthala) Sassel. He died June 15, 2012 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 98. Nick was raised in the Beresford area and attended Cleveland grade school. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Weiland on September 9, 1941 at...
Richard Newman
Jun 14, 2012
Richard Newman, 87, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Hawarden Community Hospital. He was born April 12, 1925 to Ben and Edith Newman. Richard attended Hawarden High School. After graduation in 1943, he volunteered for the US army and served in the Philippines during World War II. After...
