Roda M. Sweeney
Aug 28, 2010
Roda Mae Sweeney was born October 21, 1931 in Kennebec, SD to parents Cliff and Bertha (Olsen) Halverson. She died August 28, 2010 due to cancer at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 78 years, 10 months and 7 days. Roda attended Kennebec schools and graduated in 1949. She attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD...
Lawrence H. Kiewel
Aug 28, 2010
Lawrence H. Kiewel was born March 25, 1923 in Granite Falls, MN to parents William and Alma (Day) Kiewel. He died August 28, 2010 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 87 years. Lawrence graduated from Sioux Falls Washington High School in 1941. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and then...
Liane Emly
Aug 27, 2010
Liane Emly was born September 20, 1951 in Champaign, IL to parents Anthony and Inge (Eisfeld) Hill. She died August 27, 2010 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 58 years. Liane moved to Centerville, SD in 1989 where she worked at nursing homes in Centerville, Beresford, and Viborg. She is survived by her mother Inge...
Rodney Berg
Aug 23, 2010
Rodney Berg was born January 4, 1933 in Union County, SD to parents Oscar and Alice (Hansen) Berg. He died August 23, 2010 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 77 years, 7 months and 19 days. Rod attended schools in the Alcester area. He married Patricia Patty Goodwin on March 26, 1955 at the Methodist...
Berenice R Jacobson
Aug 17, 2010
Berenice R. Jacobson, age 98 of St. Paul, MN died peacefully on August 17, 2010. She was a nurse, homemaker, world traveler, gifted crocheter and avid gardener. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Curtis "Jake"; her parents and three siblings. Berenice is survived by her children, Gordon (Fran), Donald (Katy Van Leur), and Mary...
Lynn A. Edman
Aug 12, 2010
Lynn A. Edman was born April 8, 1953 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents Ellsworth and Doris (Amundson) Edman. He died August 12, 2010, of natural causes, at his home in Centerville, SD at the age of 57. Lynn graduated from Centerville High School in 1971. He worked for his father hauling milk and then held a variety of jobs...
Verlyn K. Lapour
Aug 7, 2010
Funeral services for Verlyn Lapour will be Wednesday, August 11th at 10AM at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester. Visitation will be Tuesday at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester from 2-8PM with the family present from 6-8PM. Verlyn K. Lapour was born August 19, 1937 in Geddes, South Dakota to parents Roy and Marcella (Johnson) Lapour and entered into death on...
John Stene
Jul 20, 2010
John Jack Stene was born February 20, 1929 in Union County, SD to John O. and Pearl (Ronan) Stene. He died July 20, 2010 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 81 years and five months. Jack attended Brule School and graduated from Beresford High School in 1947. He farmed with his dad. Jack married Norma...
Barbara Jean Lykken
Jul 8, 2010
Funeral services for Barbara Lykken will be 10AM Monday, July 12, 2010 at Roseni Lutheran Church, rural Beresford, SD. Visitation is Sunday from 4-8PM at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester, SD with the family present from 5-7PM. Barbara Jean (Amundsen) Lykken was born January 15, 1928 in Alcester, South Dakota to parents Sverre Amundsen and Marie (Meinjohans) Amundsen. She died...
Ralph B. Boswell
Jul 7, 2010
Ralph Boswell, 93, of Beresford, SD died July 7, 2010 at Sunset Manor in Irene, SD. Following Ralphs wishes, there are no funeral services planned at this time. Ralph was born April 4, 1917 in Castlewood, SD to Albert and Flora (Watson) Boswell. He graduated from high school and worked for Lockheed aircraft manufacturing in California during WWII. He married...
Lawrence Lind
Jul 6, 2010
Lawrence Andrew Lind died unexpectedly of natural causes on July 6, 2010 at his family home near Alcester, South Dakota. He was born in Hawarden Iowa on May 7, 1944, son of the late Arthur and Hilda (Igelsrud) Lind. Lawrence began his formal education at a rural one room school, Ring #65, in Union County S.D. He attended Hawarden High...
Burdette Heiman
Jul 3, 2010
Burdette Heiman was born September 27, 1926 in Hawarden, Iowa to Earl & Marie (Busch) Heiman. He was pronounced dead at the Hawarden Community Hospital on July 3, 2010 at the age of 83 years, nine months and six days. Burdette was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD and was a life member of Peace Church....
Joyce M. Sommervold
Jun 25, 2010
Joyce Sommervold was born August 30, 1921 in rural Beresford, SD to parents James and Anna (Johnson) Fedderson. She died June 25, 2010 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford at the age of 88 years, 9 months and 25 days. Joyce attended Brule rural school and graduated from Beresford High School. She married Marvin Sommervold on August 31, 1940. The...
Earl J. Farley
Jun 24, 2010
Earl Joseph Farley was born to Len and Gertie (Merrigan) Farley on July 18, 1924 on a farm south of Beresford. He died on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 85 years, 11 months and 7 days after a long, hard fought battle. Earl was a proud veteran having served...
Clarence Lewis Jr.
Jun 19, 2010
Clarence Bud Lewis, Jr. was born August 29, 1933 in Mortintown, WV, to parents Clarence and Evelyn (Summers) Lewis. He died June 19, 2010 at his home in Beresford, SD at the age of 76 years, 9 months and 20 days. Clarence served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He moved to Beresford in 1988. He married...
Waldemar Gamaliel Sippel
Jun 19, 2010
Waldemar Gamaliel Sippel was born February 14, 1925 in Ruff, Washington to parents Reverend John Christoph and Linde A. O. (Sumnicht) Sippel. He died June 19, 2010 at his home in Beresford, South Dakota at the age of 85 years, four months and five days. Funeral services will be at 10AM on Friday, June 25, 2010 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church...
Richard Lingberg Sr.
Jun 18, 2010
Richard Rich Lingberg, Sr., 82, of Sioux Falls, SD died Friday, June 18, 2010 at the Community Living Center at the Sioux Falls Veterans Administration Medical Center. Rich Lingberg was born March 22, 1928 to E. Walter and Florence (Peterson) Lingberg in rural Clay County, South Dakota near Hub City. Rich was the youngest of four children. He attended Marshall...
Heath David Steeneck
Jun 16, 2010
Heath David Steeneck was born June 10, 1981 in Akron, IA to parents David and Orinda (Swoyer) Steeneck. He died June 16, 2010 at the age of 29 years and 6 days. Heath grew up in Beresford and graduated from Beresford High School in 2000. He worked at various jobs in this area including Dakota Millwork and most recently driving...
Delores Hult
Jun 16, 2010
Delores Hult was born June 11, 1928 in Clay County, SD to parents Noble and Ida (Osthus) Nelson. She died June 16, 2010 at the Centerville Good Samaritan Center at the age of 82 years and 5 days. Dee was raised on a farm in Clay County. She graduated from Centerville High School in 1946 and then attended Yankton College....
Viola Werdebaugh
Jun 7, 2010
Viola Werdebaugh, age 95, of Alcester, SD died June 7, 2010 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be at 1PM on Saturday, June 12th at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester. Visitation will be Friday from 5-8PM at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester with the family present from 6-8PM and a prayer service at 7PM. Laura Viola...
