Obituaries
Ruth Shriver
Nov 25, 2017
Ruth Margrette (Stangeland) Shriver was born on December 2, 1930 in Dawson, Minnesota, the daughter of Selmer (Sam) and Mabel (Mae) Stangeland. Ruth married Gerald (Gerry) Shriver on January 21, 1951 at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson, Minnesota. Ruth and Gerry lived in various cities in the Midwest prior to settling in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1977. Ruth worked...
Pearl Hubert
Nov 14, 2017
Pearl was born September 26th 1941, in Aberdeen, SD to Russell and Vernus Melcher. She married Delbert Hubert on February 17th, 1964. They had four children; Brian Hubert, Renae Hinrichs, Otto Hubert (Deenah), Tammy Mittleider (Stacy). Five grandchildren; Danielle Hubert, Chelsie Anderson (Ross), Dylon Hubert (Amber), Ashley Nickelson, Zach Hinrichs. Three great grandchildren; Gunnar Wilson, Henzley Dykstra, Briggan Dykstra. She...
Gloria Solhiem
Nov 12, 2017
Gloria was born January 27, 1945 in Plankington, S.D. to Ablert and Marlene (Soulek) Goos. She passed away November 12 at the age of 72. She lived her first 16 years of life on rural farms. Loved those wide open spaces. She then moved to the Oacoma-Chamberlain area where she finished high school, graduating in 1964. Gloria got married in...
Gary Wilson
Nov 7, 2017
Gary Wilson, 77 of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Gary was born on November 4, 1940 in Clyattville, Georgia, but spent most of his life at Bradenton, Florida. He served in the US Marine Corp for 4 years. Gary worked as a truck driver for many years. He moved to...
Norma Riley
Sep 27, 2017
Norma was born on March 23, 1925 near Volga, South Dakota the daughter of Herman and Agnes (Reppe) Grieme. She graduated from Volga High School. After high school, she lived with a relative in Milwaukee and worked in a factory during WWII. Near the end of WWII, Norma moved to Sioux Falls. Norma married Lyle Riley on December 1, 1951...
Rose Mary McDowell
Aug 28, 2017
Funeral 11:00 am Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at First United Methodist Church. Visitation 1 hour prior to the service. Rosy was born August 22, 1934 in Garretson, South Dakota, the daughter of Julius and Laura Heesch. As a child, her chores were bringing in coal or wood for the house and collecting eggs. She attended Palisades School. She loved to...
Carolyn Bill
Aug 16, 2017
Carolyn went home to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 84 years. The family requests memorial donations be made in Carolyns name to Faith United Church (Brandon), Feeding South Dakota Backpack Program, or Dougherty Hospice House. Visitation will be 2-5 pm Sunday at Faith United...
Kenneth Adams
Aug 12, 2017
Kenneth R. Adams, Sr., 91, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Saturday, August 12, 2017, in Hospice Care at Southridge Healthcare in Sioux Falls, SD. There will also be an Open House/Celebration of Kens life held on Friday , August 18, 2017, at the home of his son, Kenneth Adams, and wife, Janells, residence in Homer,...
Arthur Harms
Aug 11, 2017
Arthur was born on February 13, 1935 at Lennox, South Dakota, the son of Everet and Henrietta (Wallenstein) Harms. He grew up near Chancellor and attended country school. As a young man, he worked as a farmhand. Art moved to Sioux Falls in 1958 where worked at Fenns Ice Cream for 11 years and then at Foremost Dairy. He married...
Dorothy Clark
Aug 6, 2017
Dorothy T. Clark, formerly of Sioux Falls, passed away on August 6th at the Tyndall Good Samaritan Center. Dorothy was born on January 26th, 1919 in Watertown, South Dakota to Ida and Theodore Erickson. She spent her childhood years in Minneapolis, Minnesota and South Shore, South Dakota. After graduating from South Shore High School, Dorothy moved to Chicago where she...
Beverly Roelfsema
Jul 21, 2017
Beverly Rose (Hittle) Roelfsema was born Nov. 4, 1931 to William and Mary Hittle (Feurer) in Sioux Falls, SD. Her dad built their home in South Sioux and Beverly attended South Sioux School before attending Washington High School and graduating in 1950. She then attended General Beadle State Teachers College in Madison, SD. While teaching at a country school, she...
Arlene Kosberg
Jul 15, 2017
Arlene was born on March 8, 1925 at Astoria, South Dakota, the daughter of Henry and Christina (Reppe) Berg. She graduated from Hendricks High School in 1944. Arlene married Harvey Kosberg on August 14, 1945 at Hendricks, Minnesota. They moved to Sioux Falls in 1946 where they raised their daughters. Arlene worked as a cashier for many movie theaters in...
Dolores Bain
Jul 3, 2017
Dolores was born May 25, 1929 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Alice (Wallin) and Kenneth Bird. She grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High Schoo l. Dolores married Francis Bain on July 26, 1947 at Luverne, Minnesota. They lived in Sioux Falls. Dolores was a homemaker for most of her life. She worked part-time...
Patsy Foster
Jun 20, 2017
Patsy Ann Malone Foster (birth name Anna Madaline Wray) was born on March 3, 1925, in Indianapolis, Indiana to parents Mary Garnett Kennedy Wray and Norman Ellis Wray. On July 21, 1931, Patsy and her three brothers and one sister were given to the Board of Children's Guardian for care and custody. She went to live with Patrick and Marie...
Jim Larson
May 8, 2017
James Christian Larson was born on October 5, 1943 at Englewood, California, the son of William and Verna (Ingalls) Larson. He grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1961. He then attended North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, North Dakota and graduated with an Architectural Drafting Degree in 1963. Jim was in the...
David Oren
May 6, 2017
David Oren, age 73, passed away on May 6, 2017 at his home in Tea, South Dakota. Dave was born on August 9, 1943 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, the son of Norman and Mary (Perkinson) Oren. He grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. Dave also attended Nettleton Jr. College in Sioux Falls. Dave married Cheryl...
Vicki Breyfogle
Apr 28, 2017
Vicki was born on August 12, 1958 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota the daughter of Don and Carol (Reibel) Willard. She attended Washington High School and later earned a GED. She married James Breyfogle on August 20, 1985 and they had two children, Sarah and James. Vicki worked at 1 Hour Martinizing for several years. She then worked at Tires...
Richard Eugene Sorum
Mar 27, 2017
Richard (Dick) Sorum, 73, of Renner, South Dakota, was called to be with the Lord on March 27, 2017 after a courageous 10 month battle with leukemia. He was born on February 10, 1944 to Mort and Genevieve Sorum. Dick grew up in Renner and attended Brandon High School and Augustana College. He loved sports and was inducted into the...
Walter Kroger
Mar 19, 2017
Walter Stanley Kroger, age 98, of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, March 19, at Avera Mckennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. He was born Oct. 14, 1918 on a farm in Moody County in rural Colman, S.D., the first child of Herman and Laura Arnilda (Hanson) Kroger. Walter worked as a carpenter and mason during his extensive, professional career. He married Harriet...
Donald Henle
Mar 18, 2017
Donald Henry Henle was born on October 5, 1937 in Beresfrod, SD, to Henry and Ida (Hongolo) Henle. He was born in the back room at his parents gas station. He graduated from Beresford High School in 1955. While in school, he worked at Ryger Produce where Don said he thought he got a better education than in high school...
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