Ella Marjorie Duerst
Mar 11, 2011
Ella Marjorie Duerst, 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2011 in Mesa, AZ. Ella was born in Akron, IA on June 29, 1916 to Clarence and Ella Pike. She spent her younger years in Beresford, SD. She worked at Dorothy's Apparel for several years and continued employment after the purchase by Bill and Fern Vermillion. She married Elmer...
Luella E. Schuler
Mar 11, 2011
Luella Schuler was born January 8, 1927 in Hutchinson County, SD to parents Theodore and Pauline (Reiner) Schnabel. She died March 11, 2011 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 84 years, 2 months and 4 days. Luella attended rural school, graduated from Tripp High School, and attended Beauty School in Omaha, NE. She married Leonard...
Edward Jensen
Mar 1, 2011
Edward Jensen, age 68, died at his home in Beresford March 1, 2011. Memorial services will be 2PM Friday, March 4th at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with visitation one hour prior to the service. Ed was born in Hudson, South Dakota on September 29, 1942 to Raymond and Gladys (Torkelson) Jensen. He died March 1, 2011 in Beresford, SD...
Lillian A. Trudeau
Feb 28, 2011
Lillian was born January 6, 1918 in Sioux County, Iowa to Ole and Sena (Hendrickson) Loe. She died Feb. 28, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA at the age of 93 years, one month and 22 days. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith but attended St. Teresa Catholic Church. Lillian married Lee Trudeau September 30, 1947...
Leland Lundt
Feb 26, 2011
Leland Jay Lundt of Alcester, South Dakota, left this earth to meet his Heavenly Father on February 26, 2011. He was born January 12, 1944, to Cato and Harriet Lundt. Jays upbringing on an Iowa farm gave him his passion for buying, selling and feeding cattle. He was preceded in death by his father, Cato. Jay was privileged to share...
Dorothy M. Schaefer
Feb 24, 2011
Dorothy Mae (Vellek) Schaefer was born in Blaha, SD on June 2, 1925 to parents Ralph C. and Helen A. (Mach) Vellek. She grew up in the Tyndall, SD area. Dorothy attended rural grade school and graduated from Tyndall High School in 1942. She attended summer session at Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls, SD. In the fall, she enrolled...
Richard N. Menigoz
Feb 22, 2011
Richard Norman Menigoz, son of Richard and Denise (Young) Menigoz, was born December 30, 1958 in Chicago, IL. Rich and his family moved to Port Washington, WI in 1972 where he graduated from high school. He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin Stout in Menomonie, WI where he graduated with a bachelors degree in business. Richs passion was...
Harold R. Clay
Feb 18, 2011
Harold Russel Clay was born October 8, 1920 on the family farm north of Beresford to parents Russel and Mabel (Young) Clay. He died February 18, 2011 at Bethesda of Beresford at the age of 90 years, four months and 10 days. Harold attended Lincoln Grade School, three years at Pioneer High School and graduated from Beresford High School in...
Agnes Fickbohm
Feb 18, 2011
Funeral services for Agnes Fickbohm will be 11AM Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Komstad Covenant Church, rural Beresford, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Agnes Ingeborg Fickbohm was born on December 9th, 1914 to parents: Anton and Johanna (Running) Wolden in Union County, near Spink, SD. She passed away at the Good Samaritan...
Ronald Anderson
Feb 9, 2011
Ronald Anderson, 61, of Beresford, South Dakota died February 9, 2011. He was born in Viborg, SD. He was one of three sons of Wayne and Gertrude (Vik) Anderson. He grew up on his family farm in Centerville, SD. He graduated from Centerville High School in 1967. Ron attended South Dakota State University in Brookings. He graduated in 1971 with...
Emma A. Murray
Feb 8, 2011
Emma Alice (Bonine) Murray was born June 4, 1923 near Beresford, SD to parents Theodore and Alice (Glidden) Bonine. She died February 8, 2011 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 87 years, 8 months and 4 days. Emma attended Pioneer Grade School. After graduating from eighth grade, Emma moved to Perry, Iowa to make...
Dora Marie Strand Horton
Feb 5, 2011
Dora Strand Horton, 91, of Centerville, SD died Feb. 5, 2011 at the Centerville Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services will be 2PM Tuesday, Feb. 8th at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with visitation one hour prior to the service. Dora Horton was born January 28, 1920 in rural Vermillion, SD to Ole and Petra (Aalberg) Strand. She died February 5,...
Merlyn Brosz
Jan 23, 2011
Merlyn Brosz passed away on Sunday, January 23 at Sanford Centennial Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls after a short battle with cancer. He was born, to use his words, the 4th month, 30th day of 1929 to Oscar and Ruth Brosz. After graduating from high school in Tripp, SD he attended Yankton College, served in the military and taught school...
Dolores Mickelson
Jan 23, 2011
Dolores M. Mickelson, age 86, passed away January 23, 2011 at her home in Alcester, SD. A Celebration of Life service will be 1:30PM Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 at the Alcester United Church of Christ. Dolores was born in Chicago, IL August 30, 1924 the oldest of eight children. She was raised in Chicago and worked as a cook and...
Grace Hammitt
Jan 15, 2011
Grace Hammitt, 83, of Alcester, passed away peacefully at her home on January 15, 2011. She courageously battled a form of Lou Gehrigs disease. The disease took a lot away but never took away her smile or sense of humor. A prayer service will be held on Wednesday, January 19th, starting at 6 PM. Memorial services will be held Thursday,...
Dorothy E. Johnson
Jan 11, 2011
Dorothy E. Johnson was born April 6, 1915 in Union County, SD to parents Martin and Beda (Olssan) Johnson. She entered into eternity on January 11, 2011 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 95 years, 8 months and 25 days. Dorothy attended West Union rural school near Union Creek. She married Robert E. Johnson on...
Merritt Roy Webster
Jan 8, 2011
Merritt Roy Webster was born July 4, 1946 in Huron, SD. He died January 8, 2011 in Canton, SD at the age of 64 after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Delila (Ochsner); two daughters, Danielle (David) Vlastuin of Ellsworth, WI and Darcie Webster of Ellsworth, WI; four grandsons, Casey and Jordan...
Sylvia M. Holthe
Jan 8, 2011
Sylvia M. Holthe was born July 25, 1923 in Akron, Iowa to parents Albert and Clara (Anderson) Solem. She entered into her death January 8, 2011 in Sioux Falls at the age of 87 years, five months and 13 days. Sylvia attended North Spink Country School. She was baptized and confirmed at Roseni Lutheran Church. On March 2, 1940 she...
Donald W Anderson
Jan 6, 2011
Donald W. Anderson, 92, passed away after a brief illness on January 6, 2011 at Morningside Manor in Alcester. He was born October 25, 1918 in River Falls, Wisconsin. His family moved to a farm north of Alcester when he was a young child, and he attended rural grade school and Alcester High School. After 2 1/2 years at South...
Eugene M. Nordquist
Jan 5, 2011
Eugene Nordquist, 80, formerly of Beresford, SD died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester. Memorial Mass will be 10AM Saturday, Jan. 8th at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Beresford. Gene was born in Beresford, SD January 13, 1930 to Albert and Margaret (Reinartz) Nordquist. He was raised in Beresford and graduated from Beresford High School before...
