Obituaries
Jay Allen Johnson
Jan 29, 2014
Jay Allen Johnson was born April 7, 1958 at New Castle, Wyoming to Bill and Orllee (Herrick) Johnson. He held many jobs in the Sioux Falls area ; John Morrell, Cracker Barrel, Gil Haugen Construction, Woods Equipment, Westward Ho Country Club and Holiday Inn. He also worked at Oak Valley Turkey Plant at Watertown, and PBM at Howard, South Dakota....
Alan McCain
Jan 18, 2014
Alan Roger McCain, age 84, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at his home in Sioux Falls. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls. Alan was born in Clark, SD, on September 6, 1929, to Roy and Inga McCain. When he was four years old, they moved to a farm...
Oliva Valencia
Dec 31, 2013
Oliva Valencia was born November 15, 1923 in Yuriria, GTO. Mexico, the daughter of Celso and Marcaria Gutierrez. Oliva married Tarcisio Valencia on June 29, 1946 in Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico. She moved to the United States in 1983 and became an American Citizen in April 1995. Oliva was a stay at home mom and loved raising her 10 children. In...
Helen Koppien
Dec 25, 2013
Helen was born Jan. 12, 1911 at Inwood, Iowa the daughter of Soren and Margaretha (Beckman) Pedersen. She grew up on the family farm. When she was 18 year old, Helen moved to Sioux Falls to live with her sister. She attended Nettleton College. She worked at Alexs Cafe in Sioux Falls for 15 years. Helen then went to work...
Myron "Bud" Hanson
Dec 13, 2013
Myron Bud Hanson, 92 of Flandreau and formerly of Sioux Falls, died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Riverview Manor in Flandreau. Myron was born February 19, 1921 at Dell Rapids, South Dakota, the son of Melvin and Mildred (Sundal) Hanson. After high school, he attended Nettleton College. Myron served his country during WWII from 1941 1945. Myron was a Signalman...
Ihlene Rubin
Dec 13, 2013
Ihlene Cheryl (Aasen) Rubin passed away Friday the 13th of December at the age of 66. Ihlene was born to Charlotte Bernice and Irwin Joseph Aasen on the 8th of January, 1947 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ihlene was baptized at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1966. Ihlene...
Cordellia Franken
Dec 1, 2013
Cordellia was born August 15, 1928 at Sinai, South Dakota, the daughter of Bernard and Hazel (Quam) Ericksen. She grew up near Sinai where graduated from high school. She married George Franken on November 19, 1949 at Hendricks, Mn. They settled in Madison, Sd. where Cordellia worked for Winks Egg Plant for a number of years. In 1970. Cordellia and...
Laura Gulbrandson
Nov 29, 2013
Laura was born March 19, 1924 at Sioux Falls, the daughter of Ramona and Emille Ogdie. She grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from high school. Laura was a homemaker and a stay at home mother. She enjoyed attending dances, listening to country music and was known as a great cook. She is survived by her children, Frances Hicks,...
Arleen Howlett
Nov 28, 2013
Arleen Katharina (Bauer) Howlett died Thursday, November 28 at the Southridge Health Care Facility. Arleen was born to William and Katharnia (Schick) Bauer, January 13, 1926 on a farm near Eureka, South Dakota. She recounted her early years of having lived in the dust bowl and playing on the mounds of dirt which had blown in and filled the road...
George D Fisher
Nov 8, 2013
George D Fisher was born November 9, 1962 in Sioux Falls, the son of George and Mary Fisher. He was raised in Sioux Falls. As a young man, he helped Dutch Stansbury with a garbage route in Sioux Falls. George worked as an assembler at Litton Microwave in Sioux Falls for a number of years. He later worked on small...
Arlene Krohn
Oct 24, 2013
Arlene Bernice was born September 1, 1930 at Lansford, North Dakota to Enoch and Alice (Helgeson) Evanger. They moved to Sioux Falls when Arlene was 1 year old and she received her education in Sioux Falls schools. Arlene married Chester Krohn on October 22, 1947 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They had one daughter, Sharon. Arlene loved taking care of...
Ila Maurine Anderson
Oct 18, 2013
ILA Maurine Pippett Anderson, 91, of Cokato, MN formerly of Sioux Falls and Lennox, SD passed away on October 18, 2013 at the Cokato Manor. Prior to moving to Cokato, she had resided for six years at the Lennox Good Samaritan Center. Ila Pippett was born October 6, 1922 in Hartford, SD to Rex and Helen Pippett. Ila was the...
Steve Fitzgerald
Sep 12, 2013
Steve was born October 28, 1951 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Raymond and Eileen (Kitchen) Fitzgerald. He grew up in Sioux Falls. Steve and Violet Ericksen were married on November 20, 1972 and raised three children, Jim, Steven and Amy. In 1971 Steve, along with his father and brothers, started Fitzgerald Concrete. Steve retired in 2002. Steve enjoyed spending...
Jennifer Ann Dean
Sep 5, 2013
Jennifer Ann Dean, formerly of Lee?s Summit, Missouri passed away on Monday September 5, 2013 in Sioux Falls SD Jennifer was born February 6, 1967 in Sacramento, California, the daughter of Ted and Joann (Skillman) Trunnels. She was a 1985 graduate of Holden High School in Holden, Missouri On June 21, 1986 Jennifer married Stephen Dean. They spent their married...
Robert E. Bradford
Aug 31, 2013
Robert Bradford, age 85 of Sioux Falls, passed away Saturday at his residence in Sioux Falls. He is survived by his daughter, Carol Cramblit of Sioux Falls. No services are planned at this time.
Josephine Oswald
Aug 14, 2013
Jo was born November 27, 1932 at Clear Lake, SD, the daughter of Thomas H. and Dorothy (Bork) Law. She attended grade school at St. Theresa's Catholic School in Huron and then attended school at Clear Lake for two years. She graduated from Gary High School in 1950 and then entered McKennan Hospital Nurses Training, graduating in 1953. Jo married...
Palmer Karli
Aug 12, 2013
Palmer was born July 26, 1918 on the family farm near Garretson, South Dakota, the son of Adolph and Emily (Johnson) Karli. He graduated from Garretson High School. Bud married Wanda Scott August 26, 1943 at Beaver Valley Lutheran Church. They farmed near Brandon and Corson for 10 years. Bud managed the Corson Elevator for 13 years and then worked...
Robert Anderson
Jul 25, 2013
Bob was born December 13, 1952 at Sioux Falls, the son of Orlen and Carol Ann (Nelson) Anderson. He grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1971. He attended Augustana College, graduating with a degree in accounting. Bob was united in marriage to Pam Aulner on June 6, 1975 at Christ the King Church in...
Joan Joyce Van Doren
Jul 24, 2013
Joan Joyce Van Doren died July 24, 2013 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls from cancer. Joan Joyce Paesl was born October 27, 1933 at Newman Grove, Nebraska to Bertha and Jospeh Paesl. She lived on a farm near Newman Grove and moved to Norfolk, Nebraska in 1948. Joan attended Norfolk Senior High and Technical Institute in Omaha,...
Linda Sorensen
Jul 22, 2013
Linda was born in Tyler, MN on March 5, 1949 to Delbert and Velma "Jackie" Foster. She grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Laura B. Anderson Elementary School, Whittier Junior High School, and Washington High School. On December 17, 1971 she was united in marriage to Thomas Sorensen. Linda worked for Covington Heights Health Care Center for almost 20...
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