Obituaries
Ellen Van Noort
Nov 10, 2020
Ellen Rae VanNoort (nee Hennings) was born on December 30, 1948 to LeeRoyal and Madeline Hennings in Soiux Falls, SD. She grew up in Sioux Falls, graduating from Washington High School. She had one daughter, AmyJo, with her first husband, Duane Schafer; although through the years many, many kids called her “Mom.”
In 1978 she married Robert D. (Bob) VanNoort. ...
Karen Keimig
Nov 5, 2020
Karen was born on June 13, 1960 at Batavia, New York, the daughter of Willis and Joan (Bardo) Gamber. She grew up in several communities in the United States, moving frequently as her father was in the military and, after his discharge, worked as a heavy crane operator which required moving as well.
Karen married Edward Angerhofer in Milbnk, SD...
Hazel Landman
Nov 4, 2020
Hazel was born to Gust and Tena (Haugen) Nysveen in the rural Volin, South Dakota. She attended the West Prairie and McFarland schools. Her family moved to a farm in the Centerville area where she graduated from high school.
Hazel worked in Sioux Falls for a time and then moved to Brainerd, Minnesota area where her sister, Louise, lived. She...
Colten Sheets
Oct 31, 2020
A Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm Friday, November 6, at the funeral home.
Colten William Sheets was born June 11, 1974 in Cheyenne Wyoming and passed away October 31, 2020. He is survived by his parents Conner and Dena Sheets, brother Conner LeRae Sheets, children Drake Sheets, Miguel Sheets, Piper Sheets, Lily Sheets, four grandchildren, three uncles, one aunt...
Dorothea Kurtenbach
Oct 31, 2020
Dorothea Jones, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother, was born January 28th 1930 in Flandreau S. D.
She married Donald Kurtenbach on November 4th 1948 at Gary S. D. They lived in Moorhead, MN for a few years, then moved to Sioux Falls, S.D. and started their family. She was a stay at home mom until the...
Carol Callahan
Oct 2, 2020
Carol was born on a farm near Park Rapids, Minnesota on October 10, 1922 to William and Carol “Hattie” (Stevens) Morrison. Her family moved to Sioux Falls in 1927, where Carol was raised and attended school.
Carol married Henry Callahan, of Elk Point, South Dakota, during WWII at Fort Benning, Georgia on September 19, 1942. They lived in Sioux Falls...
Rose Barber
Sep 21, 2020
Rose Barber, 92 of Sioux Falls, passed away on September 21, 2020 at Good Samaritan Luther Manor, Sioux Falls.
Rose was born on Nov. 24, 1927 in Mitchell, South Dakota, the daughter of Michael and Celcia (Mooney) Mullin. She grew up in Salem where she graduated from St. Mary High School.
Rose married Kenneth Barber on June 12, 1948 in...
Candis Newman
Aug 30, 2020
Candis Carpenter Newman was born in Sioux Falls, SD on May 9, 1956 to Genevieve and Donald Carpenter. She was one of ten children which grew to a large extended family whom she loved very much.
Candy went to school in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1974. During high school, she met the love of her...
Harold Grieger
Aug 12, 2020
Harold Grieger was born July 29, 1927. His father, Alfred Grieger, and his mother, Ida Birk Grieger, had one other child, Alverna. Harold and Alverna were very close growing up and enjoyed living in the country as well as small towns. After their mother died, Alfred insisted on keeping the children together. His sister, Vera was very important in helping...
Shirley Quick
Aug 8, 2020
Shirley Ann Toering Walkins was born September 25, 1935 at her grand parents farm near Bruce, Sd. She attended school at Dempster and Bemis before moving to Watertown in December of 1946. Shirley attended grade school, junior high and high school in Watertown.
On August 9, 1952, she was united in marriage to Chester Irvin Quick. They made their home...
Jerry Engeman
Aug 3, 2020
Jerry Lee Engeman was born February 9, 1939 in Redwood Falls, MN. His family moved to Mt. Lake, MN in 1947.
He graduated from Mt. Lake High School in 1957 and from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX in 1961 With a degree in business administration. He married Edna Jean McDonald on August 14, 1960. He served in Germany during...
Lenora McMillan
Aug 2, 2020
Lenora Madge Van Steenwyk Newman McMillan passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society- Sioux Falls Center. She was 90 years old.
Lenora was born February 15, 1930 in Sioux Falls, SD to Myrl and Fern (Hickok) Van Steenwyk. Lenora married the late Melvin Newman in October of 1950 in Salem, SD. Six children were born to this...
Barbara Ten Cate
Jul 29, 2020
Barbara Jean Gryzen was born on September 25, 1942 in Hudsonville MI. She dated and later married Robert Ten Cate of Edgerton, MN during a quiet ceremony in California in 1962. While their marriage did not last forever her love for the children and grandchildren produced from that union did. Nothing in the world made her more happy than seeing...
Harland Strong
Jul 26, 2020
Harland Charles Strong, of Luverne MN, passed away under the care of Ava’s House Hospice, Sioux Falls SD, on July 26, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. He was 70. Born to Alvin John and Dorothee (Bercier) Strong on May 27, 1949, he grew up in Devils Lake ND, graduating in 1968 from Saint Mary’s High School.
Harley went...
Eugene Heller
Jul 25, 2020
Eugene (Gene) Washington Heller, Sioux Falls, was called back to his Lord’s side on 25 July 2020, with loving family at his bedside as he passed. Born 9 December 1935 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Berthold John Heller and Helen Washington, Gene was raised in wartime Philadelphia that shaped his core value of service to the nation. An alumnus of...
Brenda Vandersnick
Jul 23, 2020
Our vibrant, loving mother, Brenda Vandersnick, who successfully battled cancer with a bone marrow transplant from her sister and struggled with Graph vs. Host complications for 12 years, went to heaven on Thursday, July 23rd, peacefully in her sleep, with her children at her side. True to her generosity in life, she decided to donate her body to the USD...
Chuck Lauritsen
Jul 14, 2020
Chuck (Charles) Lauritsen Jr. born May 13, 1938, in Barron Wisconsin and passed away on July 14, 2020. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Lorna Lauritsen; a brother, Daniel Lauritsen; a niece, Jennifer Lauritsen. He is survived by his wife, Janice; six children, Donald (Nita) Lauritsen, Lorie (Kevin) Hagen, Karen (Rob) Ewing, Barb (Gregg) Stahl,...
Eugene Mielenz
Jul 5, 2020
Gene was born on November 16, 1929 at Yankton, SD, the son of Walter and Lillian (Reinhart) Mielenz. He graduated from Yankton High School. He served in the South Dakota National Guard two years and then was called to active duty with the US Army for three years during the Korean War. After his discharge from active duty, he returned...
Gary Lanners
Jun 17, 2020
Gary was born on January 22, 1955 in Sioux Falls, the son of Ralph and May (Smook) Lanners. HE grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Franklin, Whittier and Lincoln schools.
After school, he had a few jobs before he started his own business, Lanners Concrete. Gary was affiliated with Faith Lutheran Church. He loved hunting and spending time at...
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