Obituaries
Carole Marie Quiram
Jan 10, 2022
Carole was born on April 28, 1951 to Walter and Marie Visser of Dell Rapids. She graduated from Dell Rapids High School. Carole lived and worked in Sioux Falls for most of her life. She was employed at David Tailors for several years and at Midland Life Insurance for many years. In the years prior to her retirement, she operated...
Maria Loretta Buchholz
Jan 7, 2022
Maria was born March 11, 1943 at Belcourt, ND, the daughter of John and Cecelia (Harvey) Parisien. She grew up at Dunseith, ND.
As a young woman in her 20's, Maria worked at the state hospital in Yankton. While working in Yankton, she met Gerald Buchholz. They were married on March 15, 1968. Gerald was in the military and they...
Richard Javers
Jan 5, 2022
Richard was born on January 22, 1944 in Sioux Falls, the son of Enna and Florence Javers. He attended Washington High School and earned a GED while in the US Navy Reserve. He was called into active duty with the Navy for two years.
After his discharge from the Navy, Richard returned to South Dakota and attended Southern State College...
LaVonne Inglett
Dec 9, 2021
LaVonne was born April 10, 1938 in a farm house in Lyon County north of Russell, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Orvin and Hilda Broughton of rural Russell. She attended grade school in Russell and graduated salutatorian from Lynd High School, Lynd, Mn.
LaVonne attended Augustana College for several years. While in college, she had several jobs in Sioux Falls....
Baltus Fritzemeier
Dec 9, 2021
Baltus “Fritz” Fritzemeier, 99, of Sioux Falls, SD, died December 9th at the Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. He was married to Miriam Smith on June 12, 1950 in Alpena, SD. They were blessed with 4 children: 2 girls and 2 boys.
Fritz was born to Yeltze and George Fritzemeier on September 1, 1922 in Mt. Vernon, South Dakota. He...
George Putnam
Dec 7, 2021
George Putnam passed away December 07, 2021 peacefully at home after a long battle with health complications. He was born in Saginaw, Michigan. George married Ruby Stallard in 1990 and had one son, Travis Putnam. He had an interest in Architecture and loved to draw and build things with his hands. He had a contagious personality that...
David Sabers
Dec 7, 2021
Family requests no flowers. Memorials may be directed to PO Box 123 Montrose, SD 57048
David William Sabers passed away unexpectedly on December 7, 2021. He was born on August 11, 1961 to Don and Shirley Sabers. He grew up in Salem, SD and graduated from Salem High School. He worked at the family business- The Short Stop- for...
Nicky Eastman
Dec 4, 2021
Nicky (Nick) LeRoy Eastman, Centerville, SD passed away December 4, 2021 at Sioux Falls VA Hospital. He was born July 13, 1953 in Sioux Falls, SD to LeRoy and Leona (Hovland) Eastman. He attended Beresford High School and received his GED through the Army. He enlisted when he was 18 and was stationed in Berlin, Germany and Hawaii during his 7 years.
He...
Alina Golubeva
Dec 3, 2021
Alina Golubeva, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 3rd, 2021, in Sioux Falls after a battle with lung cancer.
Alina was born on April 3rd, 1941 in Belarus, to Josif and Olga Kanarskij. As a young child, Alina and her parents moved to Lithuania, where she lived most of her life before moving to Sioux Falls in 2006.
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Evelyn Holtberg
Nov 28, 2021
Evelyn was born September 11, 1923 in Newport, Rhode Island to Franklin and Eva Gifford. She was married to Mawrence Dexter Holtberg in Newport and, being a Navy bride, moved to Frazier, Montana where they began their life and became part of a much alrger family. Evelyn enjoyed going to church and loved t play bingo where she was usually...
Steven Eide
Nov 27, 2021
Steve Eide passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack on Saturday, November 27, 2021. He was 64 years old.
Steven Donald Eide was born on January 4, 1957 in Sioux Falls to Don and Judy (Clausen) Eide. Steve worked at several jobs in the Sioux Falls area through Lifescape. However, when he began working part-time at EastwayBowl over 30 years...
Catherine Bamesberger
Nov 25, 2021
Catherine Ann Ness was born November 29, 1932 to Lewis L. Ness and Mathilda Iverson Ness in Brookings County, South Dakota. Catherine attended District 55 rural school in Brookings County for through the 8th grade and then Brookings High School where she graduated in 1948. She then enrolled at Augustana Academy in Canton from 1948-1950.
After graduating from the academy,...
Richard Keys
Nov 24, 2021
Richard was born on April 16, 1970 in Wisconsin, the son of Harold and Evelyn Christiansen Keys. He married Jane Dodd and they drove truck together for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Jane and his siblings, Wanda Taylor, Barbara Retzlaff, Nancy sward, Robert Keys, Kathy Biolo, Louis Keller and Linda Keys; aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
No...
Ray Roy Schmig
Nov 22, 2021
Ray was born in Waubay SD to Marie (Leimkuhl) and Julius Schmig. Ray’s mother passed in 1939 when he was just 5 years old. His father, Julius passed away in 1960. Ray’s 12 siblings, 7 boys (2 babies, Harry, Floyd, Harold Orville & Earl) & 5 girls (Opal, Violet, Lorraine, Alice and Ruth) (all having now preceded him in death) helped...
Joyce Tornberg
Nov 12, 2021
Joyce passed away Nov. 12, 2021 at Ava's House in Sioux Falls. Private family services will be held.
Bruce Lindemann
Nov 5, 2021
Bruce William Lindemann, age 65, of Sioux Falls, SD passed away the afternoon of November 5, 2021 at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, MN. He was born on September 24, 1956 to Robert and Marlys (Groenewold) Lindemann of Rushmore, MN. Bruce was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church south of Rushmore.
Bruce proudly and honorably...
Mary Tramp
Oct 18, 2021
link to video recording of the service: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/TBYSMR7KLMQW2C93
On Monday, October 18, Mary Katherine Tramp, 85, went home to be with her Savior, her parents, Victor and Nona Kremer, her twin brother, Richard Kremer, his wife Jan, lifelong confidant and friend, Connie Meyer and her special friends, Kenny Bohner and Marv Menge. There will be a public visitation at...
Paulette Heigh
Oct 10, 2021
Paulette Elizabeth Heigh came into this world on June 15, 1954 to William "Bill" and Ruth Pelley in Sioux Falls. Paulette graduated from Washington High School. She started her first job serving customers at the Colonial House. This love for the food service industry would continue for many years and upcoming jobs.
Taking a job at a local laundromat would...
Charles Kepford
Oct 9, 2021
Charles Eldon Kepford, born August 15, 1933 to Nadine and Eldon Kepford in Garretson SD, passed away on October 9, 2021 at the age of 88.
Charles always had a love for the outdoors and enjoyed hobbies like hunting and fishing . He also had a love for animals. He always had a dog around and had fun feeding...
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