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Linda R. Kirk
Jun 7, 2006
Memorial services for Linda Kirk will be held 2PM, Friday, June 9 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Centerville. Linda Kirk was born December 29, 1947 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents Allen and Annabelle (Reese) Granum. She died June 7, 2006 at her home in rural Centerville, SD at the age of 58 years after a courageous battle with...
Henry W Fickbohm
Jun 7, 2006
Henry W. Fickbohm was born May 25, 1904 in rural Union County, South Dakota to parents George and Inez (Shuck) Fickbohm. He died June 7, 2006 at the Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 102 years. Henry married Alveda Peterson of Alcester, SD on January 9, 1929. The couple resided in rural Union County, SD where...
C. Gerald Gubbrud
Jun 3, 2006
Funeral services for Jerry Gubbrud will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at Lands Lutheran Church, rural Hudson, SD with burial following in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6th at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford. The family will be present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
Arthur E. Ludwig
May 23, 2006
Arthur Earnest Ludwig was born July 9, 1920 in Chatsworth, IA to parents Hugo and Violet (Patrick) Ludwig. He died May 23, 2006 at the Morningside Care Center in Alcester, SD at the age of 85 years, 10 months and 14 days. After graduating from the 8th grade, Art farmed with his father until the outbreak of World War II....
Margaret Ostrem
May 22, 2006
Margaret Ostrem was born December 23, 1934 near Centerville, SD to parents Tom and Rachel (Axlund) Nelson. She passed away May 22, 2006 at the Centerville Good Samaritan Center at the age of 71 years, 4 months and 29 days. Margaret attended Midway Country School and graduated from Centerville High School in 1952. She married Boyd Ostrem on November 20,...
Mayme Kratochvil
May 20, 2006
Mayme Kratochvil, 90, died Saturday, May 20, 2006 at Morningside Manor in Alcester. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Alcester. Visitation will be Tuesday with the family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Alcester. Mayme Brewer was born in Elk Point, SD on...
Irvin Heimes
May 19, 2006
Funeral services for Irvin Heimes will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at Dalesburg Lutheran Church, rural Vermillion. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford. The family will be present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will have a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Irvin...
Harold F. Holmberg
May 12, 2006
Harold Fredrick Holmberg was born April 12, 1913 at the family homestead in rural Centerville, SD to parents Fredrick and Lena (Kundert) Holmberg. He died May 12, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Center in Centerville, SD at the age of 93 years and 30 days. Harold attended Morning Star School District #79 and graduated from Centerville High School. He married...
Eva Hansen
May 9, 2006
Eva Marie (Kumm) Hansen was born December 31, 1921 at Bazile Mills, NE to parents Carl and Anna (Scheer) Kumm. She died May 9, 2006 at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD at the age of 84 years, 4 months and 8 days. Eva attended school in Nebraska. She married Palmer Larson in 1945. She then married Mike Gerhardt Hansen...
Doug D. Nygaard
May 9, 2006
Douglas Dean Nygaard, 73, of Beresford, SD died May 9 at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs, FL. Doug was born April 14, 1933 in Ihlen, MN to Jacob and Sarah (Sabie) Nygaard. The family moved to Beresford in 1935. Doug received his education in Beresford. He served in the US Army 24th Infantry Division as a Sergeant in...
Florence Gubbrud
May 9, 2006
Florence Gubbrud was born January 6, 1914 in Canton, SD to parents David and Julia Dexter. She died May 9, 2006 at Bethany Lutheran Home in Sioux Falls at the age of 92 years. Florence graduated from Canton High School in 1932 and was Homecoming Queen her senior year. She attended Sioux Falls College and received her teaching certificate. She...
Paul C. Klosterman
May 8, 2006
Paul C. Klosterman, age 88, of Worthington, Ohio died Sunday, May 7, 2006 at Riverside Hospital. A memorial service was held May 13th in the Chapel of Worthington Presbyterian Church. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 8th at North Nathanael Cemetery. The family will gather at Nathanael Lutheran Church following the service. Paul...
Judy Walz
May 8, 2006
Judy Walz was born September 10, 1939 in Avon, SD to parents Louie and Margaret (Duermier) Schulz. She died May 8, 2006 at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD with her family by her side after a long courageous battle with cancer. Judy graduated from Delmont High School. She then graduated from the South Dakota Beauty and Cosmetology Academy...
Fay Ellen Rusten
Apr 30, 2006
Fay Ellen Rusten, age 96, died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at Bethesda of Beresford. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 4th at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with the family present from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fay Ellen...
Ileen Tollefson
Apr 28, 2006
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3rd at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Beresford. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with the family present from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ileen V. Tollefson was born March 18, 1918 in rural Lincoln County near Beresford, SD to...
Betty L. Bystrom
Apr 16, 2006
Funeral services for Betty Bystrom will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Dalesburg Baptist Church, rural Beresford. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Wass Funeral Home in Beresford with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Betty Louise Justesen was born on June 26, 1928 in Centerville, SD to parents Just and...
Vernon Newton
Apr 15, 2006
Vernon Newton was born August 18, 1912 in Centerville, South Dakota to parents Charles and Lucille (OConnor) Newton. He died April 15, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 93 years. Vernon graduated from Centerville High School in 1931. He entered the United States Army in 1944 and served until his honorable discharge....
Craig T. Johnson
Apr 14, 2006
Craig T. Johnson was born September 8, 1953 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents Harris and Ruth (Klopstad) Johnson. He died April 14, 2006 at the age of 52 years, 7 months and 7 days. Craig attended North Star rural school and graduated from Beresford High School in 1972. He worked for Hudson Lean Pork for many years and several...
Eleanor M. Anderson
Apr 13, 2006
Eleanor M. Anderson, 88, passed away as the result of a heart attack on April 13, 2006 at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. Eleanor M. Anderson, seventh child of Mathias and Mary Thompson was born June 12, 1917 on the family farm southeast of Alcester. She attended Finn Rural School, Alcester High School, and, after one year at Southern...
Kay Salvis
Apr 5, 2006
Kay Salvis was born July 24, 1919 in Beresford, SD to parents Clarence and Edna (Erickson) Clark. She died Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Morningside Manor in Alcester, SD at the age of 86 years, eight months and 11 days. Kay was raised and educated in the Beresford area. She worked for Boeing Aircraft near Seattle for a few years...
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