Obituaries
Joyce Questad
Mar 18, 2021
Joyce Darlene was born on May 5, 1932 in Sioux Falls to Carl and Leona (Smith) West. She received her education in Sioux Falls at Washington High School.
In 1951, Joyce was united in marriage with Talmage Questad at San Louis Obispo, California. While they were stationed at Ft. Monmouth, NJ, Karen was born. When Tal was discharged, they moved...
Opal Van Der Werff
Mar 18, 2021
Opal was born on Feb. 15, 1950 in Sioux Falls to Clifford and Margaret (VanRoekel) Van Der Werff.
She grew up in Sioux Falls and attended public school. Opal was married to Dan Thompson for a few years before divorcing. She married Norbert Batsch and they were together for many years before their union ended.
Opal worked at...
Mary Kopecky
Mar 15, 2021
Mary was born on October 17, 1943 in Sioux Falls, the daughter of Carl and Dorothy (Lindner) Fisher. She grew up and attended school in Sioux Falls. She married Charles Kopecky and they had a son, Charles. Mary and Charles later divorced. Mary met Larry Bjerk in 1966 and they had been partners for 35 years when Larry passed away...
John Heege
Mar 9, 2021
John was born April 3, 1954, the third child of Grace Anne and Robert C. Heege of Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School in 1972. His education continued at Sioux Falls College, Yankton College, and USD Law School where he received his law degree in 1985. His father swore him into the South Dakota Bar in September 1985,...
Allan Larson
Mar 7, 2021
Allan E. Larson, 72, of Sioux Falls passed away on Sunday, March 7th at Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford, SD with family by his side. Visitation will be 1:00 PM March 10, 2021 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will immediately follow visitation at 2:00PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family...
Robert Begay
Mar 4, 2021
Robert Begay, 63, of Aberdeen, SD passed away on March 4, 2021 after a long courageous battle with COVID-19 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Robert was born on August 16, 1957 in Rapid City, SD. He attended Rapid City Central High School and the University of South Dakota. He was an enrolled member of the Rosebud...
Jeremiah Petersen
Feb 27, 2021
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, Jeremiah Richard Petersen, beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend passed away from heart complications. Jeremiah was born on April 1st, 1974 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Jeremiah attended and graduated from Sioux Falls schools, he worked in the Service Industry and for the last several years worked for Same Day Express. On June 24th,...
Steven Natvig
Feb 25, 2021
Steven Wayne Natvig was born on October 24, 1948 and went home to be with his Lord on February 25, 2021. Steven was born and raised in South Dakota. He graduated from Kimball Public School and then from Augustana College in Sioux Falls with a double degree in Math and Chemistry. He was baptized into the Christian faith and later...
Della Farley
Feb 22, 2021
Della Marie Farley, age 77, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away February 22nd at Sanford Hospital after a brief illness. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, June 12, at 3:00 pm at the Winner City Cemetery, Winner, SD.
Della was born December 29th, 1943, in Winner, SD, to George and Velma (Hiserote) Farley. At the young age of 3...
Harry Wiebers
Feb 20, 2021
Harry Wiebers was born on December 9, 1940. He graduated from Washington High School and was a lifelong resident of Sioux Falls. He married Kathleen Garity in 1961, and they had two daughters. (He and Kathleen later divorced.)
Harry had multiple careers and was most proud of his time spent as a traveling salesman for Sioux Falls Paint and Glass,...
Pereley "Chip" Clelland
Feb 14, 2021
Chip Clelland age 56 of Sioux Falls, SD passed away unexpectedly February 14, 2021. The family is planning a private service at a later date with burial at Riverside Cemetery in Pierre, SD.
Pereley James “Chip” Clelland was born on September 3, 1964, to Pereley and Regina Clelland in Pierre, South Dakota. He attended school in Pierre through high school, graduating...
Donna Brown
Feb 13, 2021
Family will hold a memorial visitation Saturday Feb. 20th at the funeral home from 4-5 pm.
On Saturday, February 13th, Donna Belle Brown, left this earth for heaven. She was a resident of Sioux Falls, SD and left behind 3 children, 7 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren.
Donna was born in Sioux City Iowa on April 7th, 1940 to Donald...
Charlene Wright
Feb 5, 2021
Charlene Marie Wright was born in Yankton SD on April 17, 1942 to Ida & Raymond Halverson. She passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at Ava’s Hospice House due to complications of Alzheimer’s.
Charlene married Verlyn Kropp in Humboldt in 1960. While living in Humboldt she worked at the local hardware store & the local café.
In 1982 she moved...
Lazar Spiric
Feb 3, 2021
Lazar Spiric was born on April 30, 1939 in Zehovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He grew up and attended school in Zehovina.
Lazar married Zora Markovic in 1963 and they lived in Zehovina where they raised two children. He was a mechanical supervisor at the Zeljezara Zenica steel mill in Zenica for 40 years. Lazar came to the USA in 2003...
Mary Helfrich
Jan 29, 2021
Mary Jeane (Reep) Helfrich passed away peacefully in Sioux Falls, SD, the early morning on Jan 27th, 2021, one week after her 70th birthday. She was wrapped in a soft purple and green quilt, with photos of her family looking down on her, and the grace of her Lord illuminating the path home. Mary was a very talented quilter....
Leota Fuerst
Jan 27, 2021
Leota Laverne Fuerst was born on September 4, 1928 to Gottfried and Elizabeth (Dieterle) Hartman in Delmont, SD. She was the 13th in the family of 14 children.
Leota married Ervin Fuerst on October 26, 1947. They made their home in Parkston, SD. Later, they lived in Tripp and Mitchell and eventually settled in Sioux Falls. They loved to travel...
Anthony Ralph Schafer
Jan 10, 2021
Tony Schafer passed away at home January 10, 2021 after a hard battle with Acute Myeloid Luekemia.
Anthony Ralph Schafer was born in St Cloud, MN to Ralph and Margaret Peg (Neis) Schafer on June 28, 1964. He married Linda Tholund on January 22, 1994 and renewed their vows 10 years later.
He was a proud husband, father, grandpa, and...
Annette Godinez
Jan 7, 2021
Private family services will be held at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worthington, MN.
Richard Vermeulen
Jan 7, 2021
Richard B. Vermeulen, 77, of Sioux Falls, SD passed away at Sanford Hospital January 7, 2021. Due to the current pandemic, the family will hold a memorial service and celebration of life at a later date, so all of Richard’s loved ones are able to attend.
Richard was born February 8, 1943, in Mitchell, SD to Bernard and Wilma Vermeulen....
Berniece Preston
Dec 27, 2020
Berniece Preston, 92, died Dec 27, 2020, at her Sioux Falls residence.Berniece was born September 26, 1928, in Mitchell, SD to Fred and Elizabeth Hendricksen.She graduated from Mitchell High School and received her RN degree from Methodist School of Nursing in Mitchell. Berniece married William “Bill” Preston on September 1, 1949, and they lived in Mitchell until 1986 when they...
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