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Jean B. Wanamaker
Apr 13, 2008
Jean B. Wanamaker, age 75 of Centerville, South Dakota died on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, South Dakota. She was born June 11, 1932 in Centerville to Vernon and Palma (Tysdal) Squires. Jean graduated from Centerville High School in May 1950 and attended Springfield State where she completed her certification to teach in rural...
Alden B. Lundquist
Apr 5, 2008
Alden Lundquist, 95, of rural Beresford, SD died April 5, 2008 at home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9th at Dalesburg Baptist Church, rural Beresford. Visitation will be Tuesday at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford from 2:00-8:30 p.m. with the family present from 7:00-8:30 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Alden B. Lundquist...
Bruce E. Jensen
Mar 28, 2008
Bruce Jensen was born February 14, 1931 in Hawarden, IA to parents Walter and Bonnie (Akin) Jensen. He died March 28, 2008 at Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 77 years, 1 month and 14 days. Bruce attended rural schools in Union County and graduated from Alcester High School in 1949. He served in the United...
Barbara J. Haneke
Mar 27, 2008
Barbara Jean (Bucher) Haneke was born November 25, 1944, at Miller, SD. She died March 27, 2008 at Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD after a 9 year battle with cancer, at the age of 63 years. She was the daughter of Elmer & Lorine Bucher. She attended St. Liborius Grade School and Fairview High School at Polo, SD. She...
Lawrence Hagen
Mar 14, 2008
Lawrence S. Hagen was the 5th born child to Carl and Nettie Asper Hagen on their Union County farm near Alcester, S.D. on Sept. 8, 1912. He died March 14, 2008 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, SD at the age of 95 years, 6 months and 6 days. He attended Cole School and attended Augustana Normal in Canton....
Helen Sundstrom
Mar 9, 2008
Helen Sundstrom was born August 6, 1908 at Cypress Mill, TX to parents Reinhold and Ulrika (Kellersberger) Schroeter. She died March 9, 2008 at Waterford at All Saints in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 99 years, 7 months and 3 days. Helen graduated from Plainview High School in Texas and from the University of Texas at Austin in...
John A. Ivarsen
Mar 9, 2008
Funeral services for John Ivarsen will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Romsdal Lutheran Church, rural Beresford. Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with a prayer service at 6:00 p.m. and the family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. John A. Ivarsen was born May 31, 1941 in Lincoln County,...
Patricia J. Nelson
Feb 25, 2008
Patricia Jeanette Nelson was born at Bruce, SD on December 21, 1934 to Vern W. and Blanche A. (Sedig) Johnson. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 25, 2008, at the age of 73 years, 2 months and 4 days, after her battle with cancer. She attended school in Bruce until her junior year in...
Caroline Genevieve Howard
Feb 17, 2008
Caroline Howard, age 86, of Centerville, SD died Feb. 17, 2008 at the Centerville Good Samaritan Center. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 at Beresford Zion United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with the family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and a prayer service at...
Delona M. Johnson
Feb 15, 2008
Delona Marthea Johnson was born July 7, 1926 to parents August and Martha (Engal) Rasmussen, of rural Beresford, SD. She died February 15, 2008 at Sanford Foundation Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 81 years, 7 months and 8 days. Delona attended Pioneer rural school, graduated from Beresford High School, and attended beauticians school in Sioux...
Cameron Wesley Jensen
Jan 27, 2008
Cameron attended Newdale rural school. He married Betty Holley on August 20, 1952. He served in the United States Army from December 9, 1952 to November 24, 1954 and was stationed in Okinawa. Cameron returned to Beresford and began his lifelong career as a farmer. He and Betty moved into town in 1985. Upon his retirement Cameron was promoted to...
Joe Monson
Jan 26, 2008
Funeral services for Joe Monson will be Thursday, Jan. 31st at 10:00 a.m. at Scandia Lutheran Church in Centerville. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Centerville with the family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Joe Monson was born January 1, 1909 in Centerville, South Dakota to Henry and...
Beverly Anne Day
Jan 24, 2008
Funeral services for Beverly Day will be held Monday, January 28, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at the Alcester United Church of Christ. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester with the family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Beverly Anne Severson Day went to be with her Savior and Lord on January 24th, 2008, having lived...
Margaret Heiman
Jan 23, 2008
Funeral services for Margaret Heiman will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester. Margaret Heiman was born March 29, 1927 in Hawarden, Iowa to Frank and Amelia (Wendel) Holtkamp in Union County at Hawarden, Iowa. She died January 23, 2008 in Hawarden, Iowa at the age of 80 years, nine months...
Maxine F. Bayer
Jan 17, 2008
Maxine Fayne (Hampton) Bayer was born in Walthill, Nebr. January 7, 1918 to Myrtle Ester (Rose) and Fayne Milton Hampton. Her family moved to a ranch near Oelrichs, South Dakota when she was small. She attended Windy Hill country school and later Central High in Omaha, Nebraska. She received training as a secretary and worked at Mutual of Omaha Insurance...
Leda C. Manning
Jan 13, 2008
Leda Manning was born April 4, 1916 to parents John and Mary (Gard) Shanker. She died January 13, 2008 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 91 years. Leda attended Cleveland rural school and graduated from Beresford High School. She married Daniel Manning on October 12, 1936 at Emmett. The couple farmed in the Garryowen community,...
Mildred E. Ziegler
Jan 10, 2008
Funeral services for Mildred Ziegler will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 14, 2008 at Alcester Baptist Church. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester with the family present from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Mildred Ziegler was born February 16, 1909 in Ida Grove, Iowa to parents David and Jessie (Hamilton) Wilson. She died January...
Rene Kritz
Jan 9, 2008
Memorial services for Rene Kritz will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 at Dalesburg Lutheran Church, rural Beresford. Nellie Rene Lorene Kritz was born February 8, 1918 in Granby, Missouri to parents, William Harris and Maude Mae (Miracle) Birkes. She died January 9, 2008 in Beresford, South Dakota at the age of 89 years, 11 months and...
Violet E. Nelson
Jan 2, 2008
Violet "Vi" Emila Lenander Nelson was born September 22, 1926 in Hendricks, MN to parents John and Annie (Anderson) Lenander. She died January 2, 2008 at her residence in Centerville, SD at the age of 81 years, 3 months and 11 days. Vi attended Roosevelt rural school, graduated from Toronto High School and attended Nettleton Business School. She worked as...
Kent G. Voegeli
Jan 1, 2008
Kent Voegeli was born September 30, 1963 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents Kenneth and Gwynneth (Stalheim) Voegeli. He died January 1, 2008 in Beresford, SD at the age of 44 years. Kent attended Silver Lake rural school and continued his schooling in Beresford, graduating in 1982. In June of 1983 he began working at Alkota in Alcester, SD where...
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