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Alyce L Bartlett
Mar 5, 2009
Alyce L. Bartlett was born December 29, 1921 in rural Centerville, SD to parents Robert and Kathryn (Flynn) Young. She died March 5, 2009 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 87 years, 2 months and 6 days. Alyce received her education in the Centerville Public School and graduated in 1939. She married her husband...
Wesley Sundstrom
Mar 4, 2009
Funeral services for Wesley Sundstrom will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Wass Funeral Home. The family will be present at the funeral home Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wesley Sundstrom was born November 11, 1926 in Beresford, South Dakota to Richard and Ruth (Sanford) Sundstrom. He died March 4, 2009 at Good Samaritan Society in Canton,...
Lillian L Ericson
Feb 20, 2009
Lillian Laverne Ericson, 92 years, 9 months and 17 days, passed away at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on February 20, 2009. She had been ill since January 17, 2009. Lillian had a courageous fight with various obstacles that were thrown her way. She was positive and cheerful up to the day before she went to sleep. When...
Selma Westin
Feb 14, 2009
Funeral services for Selma Westin will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18th at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester. Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. and the family present from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Selma was born December 12, 1912 in Union County, South Dakota to Sigvald and...
Erna Lehman Goodrich
Feb 7, 2009
Erna Lehman Goodrich died February 7 at La Rosa Health Care Center in Tucson, Arizona. She was 99 years old. Erna Wilhelmina Frieda Lehman was born in 1909 in Beresford, South Dakota, to Emil R. Lehman and Frieda (Schoft) Lehman. She received her primary and secondary education in the Beresford public schools and graduated with honors in history and economics...
Linda Poll
Jan 21, 2009
Funeral services for Linda Poll will be held at 10:00AM, Saturday, January 24 at the United Church of Christ in Centerville. Visitation will be Friday from 5PM to 8PM with family present from 7PM to 8PM with a prayer service at 7PM at the church. In lieu of flowers, Linda requests any memorials to the Centerville United Church of Christ...
Reginald J Stone
Jan 21, 2009
Funeral services for Reginald Stone will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford. Visitation will be Friday from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A prayer service will be at 7:00 p.m. and the family will be present from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Reginald J. Stone was born May 1, 1919 in Beresford, South...
Sara A Olson
Jan 15, 2009
Sara Olson was born July 6, 1902 at Alcester, SD to parents Ole and Sophie (Peterson) Pearson. She died January 15, 2009 at the Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 106 years, 6 months and 9 days. Sara attended Finn rural school, graduated from Alcester High School in 1921, and attended National Business Training School in...
Alta Alvera Heath
Jan 7, 2009
Funeral services for Alta Heath will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Alcester United Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 4:30-8:00 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2009 with the family present from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester.
April 5, 1917 Alta Alvera Naeve was born to Alfred and Anna...
Lily Marie Quall
Jan 5, 2009
Lilly was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She attended grade school and high school and went on to college to become a rural school teacher. Lilly taught for seven years and enjoyed teaching very much.
She married Owen Quall of Alcester, they shared 62 years together. They were members of Roseni Lutheran Church....
Stephen J Pool
Dec 20, 2008
Stephen John Pool was born January 13, 1932 near Davis, South Dakota to parents Frank and Alice (Noteboom) Pool. He died December 20, 2008 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 76 years.
Steve graduated from Chancellor High School in 1950. He then began his lifelong career as a farmer. Steve...
Merle Christensen
Dec 20, 2008
Merle Christensen was born April 23, 1923 in Esmond, SD to parents Adolph and Ingeborg (Neilsen) Christensen. He died December 20, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Scotland, SD at the age of 85 years.
Merle moved to the Beresford area as a young boy and attended Pioneer rural school. He served in the United States...
Ruby E Marshall
Dec 7, 2008
Ruby E. Marshall, 97, died Dec. 7, 2008 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden , IA. A memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008 at Big Springs Baptist Church , rural Alcester , SD. She donated her body for medical education to the University Of...
Alice Cooper Ericson
Dec 4, 2008
A memorial service for Alice Cooper Ericson will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2009 at Alcester Baptist Church. She died December 4, 2008 at Mission, Texas at the age of 95. Alice was born July 8, 1913 at Hawarden, IA to parents Irwin and Maude Cooper. Alice grew up near of Hawarden, attending rural school and...
Gerry Coffman
Nov 25, 2008
Geraldine 'Gerry' Coffman, age 66, of Beresford, SD entered into Heaven November 25, 2008 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Gerry was born July 10, 1942 in rural Beresford, SD to H. J. and Ida (Hongslo) Henle. She graduated from Beresford High School in 1960 and married Cherlan H. Coffman on February 18, 1965. After Cherlan's retirement from...
Kathaleen Holmberg
Nov 23, 2008
Funeral services for Kathaleen 'Dollie' Holmberg will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Centerville with burial at Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the church with a wake service at 7:00 p.m.
Kathaleen 'Dollie' Logue was born September 22, 1916 in rural Centerville, SD to...
Geoffrey S. Merriman
Nov 20, 2008
Geoffrey S. Merriman was born May 16, 1959 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents Don and Elaine (Dahlin) Merriman. He died November 20, 2008 at the age of 49 years, 6 months and 4 days.
Geoff graduated from Beresford High School in 1977 and attended Mitchell Vo-Tech. He then worked with his family in Merriman Drilling Company...
Lucille A. Nelson
Nov 17, 2008
Lucille A. Nelson was born September 14, 1915 to parents Nick and Anna (Lakness) Larson, and was raised by Olai and Marie Espeland. She entered into death on November 17, 2008 at Bethesda of Beresford at the age of 93 years, 2 months and 3 days.
Lucille married Elden Nelson on July 31, 1936. He died in...
Mary Ann Johnson
Nov 3, 2008
Mary Ann Johnson was born December 30, 1923 to Charlie and Nannie Anderton in Hawarden, Iowa. She died November 3, 2008 in Sioux City, Iowa at the age of 84 years 10 months 4 days.
Mary Ann lived her entire life in the Alcester, SD area. She attended Big Springs Rural School and graduated from Alcester High...
Nels M. Thormodsgaard
Nov 2, 2008
Nels Thormodsgaard was born on December 18, 1917, on the family farm near Alcester, South Dakota to parents, Haakon and Ida (Sullestad) Thormodsgaard. He passed away on November 2, 2008, at Golden Living Center in Madison, South Dakota, at the age of 90 years, 10 months, and 14 days.
Nels was a lifetime member of Trinity Lutheran...
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