Obituary Listing

Jul 18, 2024

Joan Bernice (Oines) Hurd, 99, of Beresford, S.D. passed away July 18, 2024 at the Bethesda of Beresford. She was born on August 5, 1924 in Kingsbury County near Arlington, S.D. to parents Alfred and Inga (Kittleson) Oines, the fourth of six children. They lived near Dempster, S.D. and in Washington state before settling on the family farm near...

Jul 13, 2024

Milton Oliver Ustad was born October 18, 1944 in Beresford, South Dakota to Gilbert and Mildred (Johnson) Ustad. He died July 13, 2024 at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 79 years.

He was raised on the family farm and attended Star Country School before graduating from Beresford High School in 1962....

Jul 10, 2024

Kenneth Carlson, 101, was born January 28,1923 to J. Verner and Tilda (Oakland) Carlson on the family farm near Harrison, SD.  He was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran church and attended DeLange country school.   After school he helped his parents on the farm but wondered what else life might offer away from home.  As a teenager, he followed...

Jul 7, 2024

Wayne M. Sorenson was born on July 14, 1952 to Richard and Helen Sorenson (Olson).  Wayne passed away July 7, 2024 at his farm south of Beresford, South Dakota where he lived and farmed his entire life.

Wayne graduated from Beresford High School in 1970.  Thereafter he farmed and he was also in the SD Army National...

Jun 29, 2024

Ruth Lillian (Weber) Thompson passed away peacefully on June 29, 2024.  She was born to parents Elizabeth (Klehman) and Jacob Weber on August 25, 1925 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  She was educated in Lincoln and upon completion of high school went to work at Gold & Company department store.  She met her husband while he was stationed in Lincoln in...

Jun 19, 2024

Charles Allen Norling (92) passed away at his home on June 19, 2024.  He was born at the home place west of Beresford, Clay County SD to parents Arthur and Amy (Berquist) Norling on April 22, 1932.  He received his elementary education at Glenwood Country School and then began farming with his father and brothers.

Charles was...

Jun 10, 2024

Charles Petrus Emanuel Strom was born on a very hot day, July 12, 1938 at the farm house of his parents, Herbie and Josie (Hansen) Strom, in Emmett Township, Union County, Beresford, SD. He was recently recognized as the oldest lifelong member of Dalesburg Lutheran Church where he was baptized as an infant and also confirmed on June 8,...

Jun 6, 2024

Ronald Lyle "Foxy" Lavoy was born January 10, 1940 in Lansing, Michigan to Lyle and Virginia (Vroegindewey) Lavoy. He died June 6, 2024 at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 84 years.

Ron lived in Lansing and Kalamazoo, MI before his family moved to South Dakota. He graduated from Chamberlain High School...

May 29, 2024

Carrol Ann Heidebrecht was born October 6, 1941 in Centerville, South Dakota to Ole and Lila (Myers) Halverson. She got to meet Jesus face to face on May 29, 2024.

Carrol was raised on the family farm near Centerville with her older brother, Ole Jr. She attended country school during 6th and 7th grade because the school...

May 10, 2024

Deborah Jo Pease, of rural Centerville, SD, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024, at her home. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 am Thursday, May 16, 2024 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Centerville, SD. Father David Roehrich will be the celebrant. Burial will follow at Saint Columbkille Cemetery. Liturgical wake service will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm...

May 8, 2024

Sara JoAnn Clementson was born to Herbert and Olive (Hofstad) Clementson on June 27th, 1938, at Akron Hospital in Akron, Iowa. JoAnn lived most of her childhood in and near Alcester, SD. She was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Elk Point and confirmed at Nathanael Lutheran Church in Alcester, SD. JoAnn was active in many activities throughout...

May 4, 2024

Maureen C. Moriarty, 89, passed away peacefully on May 4th, 2024 at Legends at Lake Lorraine in Sioux Falls, SD.

Maureen was born July 22nd, 1934 on the family farm in Tabor, SD to Clara (Kronaizl) and Wenceslaus Rokusek. She grew up in Tabor, SD with her brothers and sisters where she attended and graduated from Tabor...

Apr 29, 2024

Jean Lois Bergdale Eilers, age 90, of Maysville, Georgia died April 29, 2024, at Northeast Georgia Hospital in Gainesville, Georgia.

Jean was born on April 25, 1934, at home in rural Union County, South Dakota near the town of Alcester to parents Leslie Bergdale and Ruth Wilson Bergdale. She grew up in the same home, attended Miller...

Apr 20, 2024

Madonna Esther (Nordquist) Manning passed away peacefully on April 20, 2024. She was born August 4, 1933, in Huron, South Dakota, to Albert and Margaret (Reinartz) Nordquist.  They moved to Beresford a year later, where her dad and uncle, Leo Reinartz, started the Beresford Auto Salvage.

She attended Beresford schools and graduated in 1951.  While in high...

Apr 15, 2024

Karen Kaye (Carnes) Conklin, born July 9th, 1944, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Miles and Marcella (Staley) Carnes, passed away on April 15th, 2024, in Vermillion, South Dakota, after a short illness.

Karen graduated from Lennox High School in 1962 and married Harold Lee Conklin on June 7th, 1963, in Lennox, South Dakota. Together, they welcomed two children,...

Apr 2, 2024

Brian Jude Hofer was born September 30, 1954 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Ottwin and Mildred (Kappenman) Hofer. He died April 2, 2024 in Sioux Falls at the age of 69 years.

Brian was raised in Bridgewater, SD where he attended Catholic school through the 8th grade. Following his graduation from Bridgewater High School he attended...

Apr 1, 2024

Rosa Muller was born October 16, 1925 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. She died April 1, 2024 at the Alcester Care & Rehab Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 98 years, five months and 15 days.

Rosa was adopted into the family of Robert and Faye (Hiscox) DeRemer and raised on the family farm east...

Mar 28, 2024

Dennis Kaye Davidson, a caring husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather unexpectedly passed away on March 28, 2024.  Dennis was born in Okeene, Oklahoma on August 29, 1950, to Irene (Armstrong) Davidson.  Dennis' dad, Corky, worked for the telephone company putting in phone lines across the country which had the family moving about every six months. Eventually that landed them...

Mar 23, 2024

Veronica A. (Fitzgerald) Muller died March 23, 2024 at the Bethesda Care Center in Beresford, South Dakota at the age of 91 years, three months and two days. Veronica, also known as "Bonnie" to many, was born December 21, 1932 in rural Beresford to John and Theresa (Gendreau) Fitzgerald. She was the eighth of 13 children. She was raised...

Mar 21, 2024

Donna Fay Olsen was born February 13th, 1934 in Union County, South Dakota to Mabel Olsen and Laverne Lundberg. Her step dad was Gust Steeneck. She was born into eternal life Thursday March 21st, 2024 at Alcester Care and Rehab at the age of 90 years, one month and eight days. She was baptized and confirmed at Roseni Lutheran...