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Eunice Crittensen

Eunice Crittensen

Dec 26, 2012

Eunice ?Eunie? Crittenden passed away at Sanford Hospital on December 26, 2012 at the age of 85. She was born Eunice Rena Kroeger in Hartford, SD March 24, 1927 and lived on the family farm until June 1, 1948 when she married Floyd ?Bud? Crittenden. Eunie loved children, crocheting and dancing. She did daycare from the early 1970?s until around...

Donald Reents

Donald Reents

Dec 13, 2012

Don Reents was born November 13, 1922 at Clara City, Mn, the son of John and Hazel Reents. He graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls. Don served in the US Army during WWII and the Korean War. Don married Arlene Nelson in 1948 and they had three children. Don worked at John Morrell Company for over 30 years....

Dale Wooledge

Dale Wooledge

Dec 12, 2012

Dale was born on October 31, 1924 at Bijou Hills, South Dakota to Desmond Denver and Amy Olive (Burger) Wooledge. At the age of six they moved to a ranch near Gann Valley, South Dakota. There he grew up attending school and working with his father. He enlisted in the Army in July of 1944. Following basic training he was...

Richard Rice

Richard Rice

Dec 2, 2012

Having blessed the earth with his presence, Richard Gordon Rice, 56, of rural Lennox, born February 29, 1956, from the union of Verlyn and Betty Rice, died Sunday December 2, 2012 at his home. An Air Force veteran, Rich was proud of his country and his current service working for the Internal Revenue Service. Rich is survived by his wife...

Bessie McMicheal

Bessie McMicheal

Dec 1, 2012

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Elaine Bachtell

Elaine Bachtell

Nov 30, 2012

Elaine was born Nov. 14, 1928 at Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Reinhold and Katie Heckenlaible. She married Orville Bachtell on Aug. 2, 1947 at Luverne, MN. They lived in Sioux Falls where they raised their family. Elaine worked at the ArKota Ballroom, Dixie?s Bake Shop and the Good Samaritan Center. She enjoyed baking and gardening. She loved to...

Jack Foster

Jack Foster

Nov 24, 2012

Jack Ernest Foster was born on May 1, 1917 to Andrew (Ned) and Florence Ethel (Kellogg) Foster at Montrose, South Dakota. He moved to Sioux Falls as an infant and received his education in Sioux Falls. Before entering the service he dug basements with his dad and brothers, Earl and Bill. Jack entered the U.S. Army on July 5, 1941...

Cyril Tebben

Cyril Tebben

Oct 25, 2012

Cyril was born October 20, 1922 near Alvord, Iowa, the son of August and Anna (Mackel) Tebben. His family moved to a farm in Springdale Township in 1930. Cyril attended Simmons Country School. He married Phyllis Poppenga on December 11, 1945 in Sioux Falls. They farmed in the Harrisburg, Tea and Lennox areas for many years. Cyril married Ruby Niewald...

Pauline Summy

Pauline Summy

Oct 21, 2012

Pauline was born May 3, 1927, in Spencer, South Dakota, to Maurice and Ella McManus. She passed away Sunday at her daughter?s home in Lennox after a short battle with cancer. Shortly after graduating from Spencer High School in 1946, she moved to Sioux Falls where she worked for Manchester Biscuit Company. She met her husband, Dale Summy, at a...

Cathy Barck

Cathy Barck

Oct 12, 2012

Cathy was born with Down Syndrome to Alvin and Corice (Hovland) Barck on October 31, 1956. She attended Hope School in Sioux Falls in 1965. She was admitted to Redfield State Hospital from 1966- 1980. In November of 1980, she enrolled at Sioux Vocational Services. In her early years, Cathy liked to go shopping, out to eat and camping. She...

Lester Verley

Lester Verley

Oct 6, 2012

Lester Ephron Verley passed away October 6, 2012 at the Avera McKennan Hospital after suffering a stroke. He would have been 98 years old on October 22. Lester was born October 22, 1914 at Hooker, South Dakota, one of six children born to Myron and Katie (Lodde) Verley. The family moved to Hurley where Lester graduated from high school in...

Clement Tucker

Clement Tucker

Sep 24, 2012

Clement was born Jan. 16, 1923 in the church parsonage located in Lynd Township, Lyon County, Mn. He grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. Clement worked at Sioux Tire & Battery for a few years the then enlisted in the US Coast Guard. He served as a Gunners Mate 2nd Class in the Coast Guard...

Juanita Cupit

Juanita Cupit

Sep 9, 2012

Juanita (Jeannie) was born at Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 29, 1937 to Richard and Margaret (Remley) Watson. She had nine brothers and sisters. When she left their home she took five of her siblings with her. Juanita married Darvin (Curt) Ishmael on May 18, 1959 at Chicago, Illinois. They moved to South Dakota and started having babies. A son in...

Vincent Kraft

Vincent Kraft

Sep 7, 2012

Vincent Roger Kraft was born March 26th, 1943 to Richard and Evelyn (Sordrager) Kraft in Portland, Oregon. On June 13th, 1963 he married Patricia Ann Shook. To this union were born three children, Donald Kraft (Deceased), Robert (Angie) Kraft, Sioux Falls, S.D., Pamela (Chad) Boheman, Valley Springs, S.D. His grandchildren, Ivy Kraft, Ashley Hansen, Jacob Lee, Caleb Lee, and Tasha...

Reade Nelson

Reade Nelson

Aug 15, 2012

Reade was born on February 16th, 1966 at Sioux Valley Hospital to Gene and Adeline Nelson. He attended Bancroft Elementary, Whittier Junior High, and Washington High School, graduating in 1984. Reade was employed at the Bike Barn, Schoeneman?s Lumber and for the past several years at Justice Fire & Safety. He married Michelle Hermann on May 18th, 1990 at Emmanuel...

Dorothy Loebig

Dorothy Loebig

Aug 10, 2012

Born in Iowa City, IA, she graduated in 1952 from Britt High School, Britt, Iowa where she was the class homecoming queen and band majorette. Married to Al Loebig of Wesley, Iowa, they had 5 children together: Michael (Vicki) Loebig of Texarkana AR, Larry Loebig of Sioux Falls SD, Suzanne (David) Potratz of Sioux Falls SD and David Loebig of...

Janice Schuldies

Janice Schuldies

Jul 6, 2012

Janice ?Spring? was born October 1, 1943 at Eagle Butte, South Dakota, the daughter of Cyril Benoist and Evelyn Whitney. She graduated from high school and attended college. Spring was known for her innate artistic ability through the medium of wood carving. She created works of art symbolizing life experiences, heritage, and Sioux Culture. She was known to her children...

Harriet Lovseth

Harriet Lovseth

Jun 21, 2012

Harriet was born at Centerville, South Dakota on October 25, 1911 to John and Anna ( Nupen) Solheim. The family moved to the Parker area when she was a small child. She attended rural grade school and graduated from Parker High School. Harriet attended Dakota State at Madison, SD and Augustana College and Minnesota University at Minneapolis, MN. She taught...

Edward Eide

Edward Eide

Jun 16, 2012

Edward was born July 12, 1930 at Benson, Minnesota, the son of Henry and Clara Eide. He was raised in Minnesota until he was 14 years old and the family moved to Sioux Falls in 1944. Edward attended school in Sioux Falls until he began working. Edward began working at the Old Home Bakery in Sioux Falls when he was...

Dona Underberg

Dona Underberg

Jun 1, 2012

Dona Jeanne Underberg (Siegfried) was born March 5, 1940 in Gregory, SD. As children, Dona and her three sisters spent time in the Abbot House orphanage in Mitchell, SD. Lynda (Ammann), the youngest of the four was the first to be adopted by Ralph and Helen Ginn of Brookings, SD. Dona and Dorothy (Martinez) were then adopted by Everette and...

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