Obituaries
Elizabeth "Betty" Nearman
Mar 12, 2017
Elizabeth Betty Jane Nearman, age 97, died March 12, 2017 in Sioux Falls. Betty was born February 25, 1920 in Sioux City, Iowa to Howard and Vera Reeves Kapsen. The family moved to Sioux Falls when she was a child. After graduating from Washington High School, Betty married Russell Nearman on July 16, 1938. They were married for 60 years...
Ardis Neish
Mar 4, 2017
Ardis Elaine Neish, 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Services will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 3300 E. 18th St., Sioux Falls. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 7, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 901 S. Minnesota Avenue Sioux Falls. Ardis was born...
Velda Elsie Pearson
Feb 3, 2017
Velda was born August 28, 1924 in Parkston, SD, the daughter of Gust and Emelia (Hanselman) Fuerst. On December 18, 1949, Velda married Eldridge Pearson, and the couple spent their married life in Sioux Falls with their four children. For over fifty years, she was a faithful servant of God as a Sunday School teacher at Central Baptist Church. Her...
Esther Snyder
Jan 16, 2017
Esther (Gerken) Snyder, 103 of Sioux Falls, passed away at Avera Prince of Peace on Jan. 16, 2017. Service will be held 2 pm on Thursday in the Prince of Peace Chapel with visitation one hour prior to the service and interment at Hills of Rest Memorial Park. Esther was born in Tea, Sd., on December 8, 1913 to Ben...
Daniel Dilley
Jan 3, 2017
Daniel was born on April 22, 1960 at Jackson, Minnesota, the son of Lyle and Donna (Dorskie) Dilley. He grew up at Jackson where he enjoyed playing football, baseball and hockey. Dan had a passion for archeology, astronomy, oceanography and history. If you entered his bedroom, you would find yourself in a small museum filled with collectable coins, telescopes, rocks,...
Iola Walkes
Dec 20, 2016
Iola was born July 28, 1917 at Avon, South Dakota, the daughter of Emmanuel and Ida Mae (Schmidt) Buchholz. She grew up near Avon and attended country school through the 8th grade. She then worked for her brother as a housekeeper and caretaker while he worked on the farm. Iola also worked at a caf in Tyndall for a number...
Alan Surdez
Dec 19, 2016
Alan was born on March 28, 1945 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son of Floyd and Doris Surdez. He grew up just north of Sioux Falls. He attended country school and later graduated from Baltic High School. After high school, Alan worked as a cabinet maker and a welder. He worked in California for 10 years and then moved...
Gordon Schmuck
Dec 14, 2016
Gordon Schmuck was born July 26, 1928 at Luverne, Minnesota to Dietrich and Maymie (Wahlert) Schmuck. He attended country school near Hardwick, Minnesota through the 8th grade. Gordon came to Sioux Falls and began working at John Morrell Company in 1944. He worked there until the Korean War began and then served in the US Army from 1951 to 1953....
Ed Ziegenbalg
Dec 11, 2016
Edwin Dewey Ziegenbalg was born February 5, 1931 in Highmore, South Dakota to Paul and Emma (Reider) Ziegenbalg. He attended school for awhile and then worked construction and as a laborer. Edwin lived in Yankton, Redfield, and Watertown over the years, and moved to Volunteers of America in Sioux Falls SD in 2011. He most recently resided at Palisade Healthcare...
Gloria Jean Grimble
Dec 10, 2016
Gloria Wright was born on June 8, 1951 at Alexandria, Louisiana. She was the daughter of Willie and Olevia (Crayton) Wright. Gloria was raised in Alexandria where she went to school and took training courses at the Job Corps. Gloria married Henry Grimble on December 28, 1982. They had four daughters, Melissa, Gloria, Audrey and Marquette. Gloria was a stay...
Betty Turgeon
Dec 6, 2016
Betty was born August 29, 1921 at Hot Springs, South Dakota, the daughter of William and Maragret (Langen) Husten. She attended country school and graduated from high school at Hot Springs. She came to Sioux Falls took business classes at Sioux Falls College. Betty also worked at Morrells for a short time. Betty married Richard Turgeon on November 15, 1946....
Richard Korstad
Dec 6, 2016
Richard was born September 8, 1922 at Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the son of Karl and Ruth (Godward) Korstad. He attended college at the University of Minnesota and then served in the US Navy during WWII. Dick married Arlene Hultstrand and they had three children. Dick operated a Team Electronics Store in Sioux Falls for 25 years. He was an...
Faye Pinkerton
Dec 5, 2016
Faye was born August 30, 1923 at Pomeroy, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Artha (PeCoy) Sigler. She grew up and attended school in Sioux Falls. Faye married Horace Pinkerton in 1942 at Sioux Falls. They lived in Colorado for several years. Horace passed away in 1973 and Faye returned to Sioux Falls. Faye worked in the cafeteria at Memorial...
Keith Remme
Nov 29, 2016
Keith was born on August 21, 1949 at Sioux Falls, Sd., the son of Delmar and Adalyn (Haugen) Remme. Keith grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Hope School in Sioux Falls at which his mother was one of the first teachers. After his father passed away, Keith lived at a residential home at Lifescapes. He also loved going to...
Leslie Vermundson
Nov 20, 2016
Leslie was born December 24, 1962 at Webster, South Dakota, the daughter of Donald and Betty (Mathison) Vermundson. The family moved to Hartford where Leslie attended school and graduated from West Central High School. She then took some courses at Nettleton Business School . Leslie worked for several restaurants in Sioux Falls and then became a production worker at Starmark...
Casey Smith
Nov 16, 2016
Casey was born on August 10, 1978 in Denver, Colorado. He grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Aberdeen Central High School. He moved with his parents to Sioux Falls in 1995. Casey was a very caring person and loved helping people, which is why he worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant H and medical technician. When asked what he...
Mary Alice Crabill Patterson
Nov 11, 2016
Mary passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family and tender care of Joey Manning, and Hospice of Siouxland, November 11, 2016. Mary was born to Jacob and Mary Emmaline Crabill, February 8, 1927, in Council Bluffs, IA. Her character and humanity were spawned by reading library books during the Great Depression, developing an avid adult appreciation of...
Don Hedlund
Nov 11, 2016
Retired Colonel Don J Hedlund passed away on this Veterans Day, November 11th, 2016 at the age of 92, with family by his side. He was in the 14th Air Force Signal Corp during World War II for the China-Burma-India Theatre. He continued his service and entered the 114th Air Force Air National Guard Reserves, where he became a Distinguished...
Robert Syfert
Nov 10, 2016
Robert Syfert was born July 10, 1953 at Portland, Oregon, the son of K. Eugene and Roberta (Beckner) Syfert. He graduated from Laurel Wood Academy and attended college. Robert served in the US Army for three in Texas and was discharged in 1982. He moved to Sioux Falls where he worked as an owner/operator truck driver for 35 years with...
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