Obituaries
Marjorie Anderson
May 28, 2012
Marjorie was born on February 15, 1932 to Oscar and Jennie (Bolhouse) Clausen in Castlewood, South Dakota. She grew up on a farm near Castlewood and graduated from Castlewood High School in 1950. She then attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls. Marge married Seth Anderson on March 10, 1967 at First Baptist Church in Sioux Falls. She worked in...
Sandra McConniel
May 15, 2012
Sandra Charlene Loughlin was born August 5, 1943 in Sioux Falls, the daughter of Lawrence and Lillian (Plagman) Loughlin. She married Jim McConniel. She is survived by five children, Lisa, Suni, Deb, Bill and Leonard; 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jim; and a grandson, Jeremy Johnson.
Minnie Houg
May 8, 2012
Minnie Houg, 90, passed away on May 8, 2012 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage. Minnie was born on August 4, 1921 in Sioux Falls, SD. Minnie married Charles ?Chuck? Houg on February 5, 1948. Minnie was employed at John Morrell & Co., Raven Industries and EconoFoods in Sioux Falls. Minnie enjoyed many activities in life, including puzzles and knitting items...
Jeanne Nelson
May 6, 2012
Jeanne Marie Nelson went home to the Lord on May 6, 2012. Jeanne was born in Wilmot, SD May 22, 1934 to Henry Cramer and Alberta Slick-Cramer. Alberta passed away in childbirth and Jeanne was raised by her maternal grandparents Anna and Jay Slick. She grew up in Wilmot and graduated high school there. Jeanne married Howard L Nelson Sr...
Janice O'Connell
Apr 23, 2012
Janice Elaine Robb was born April 15, 1941 to Ernest and Sarah (Repp) Robb at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She grew up and attended school in Sioux Falls graduating from Washington High in 1959. Janice married Darrell O?Connell on March 12, 1960 at Sioux Falls. They lived at Beresford until 1967 and then lived one year at Pipestone, Minnesota. In...
Fred Schumacher
Mar 27, 2012
Fred ?Fast Freddie? was born April 26, 1959 at Sioux Falls, SD to Leland and Janet Schumacher. He was raised in Sioux Falls where he attended Laura B. Anderson Elementary School, Whittier Middle School and Lincoln High School. He enlisted with the US Army in 1975. He served in Korea and was honorably discharged in 1979. Fred worked in Topeka,...
Irene Lund
Mar 7, 2012
Irene Alice (Selken) Lund, 82, passed away on March 7, 2012 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, SD after more than four years of battling cancer. Irene was born on September 22, 1929 to Chas. Henry Sr. and Goldia Adelia (Wilka) Selken at the farmhouse where they lived near Larchwood, Iowa. She was the 6th child of 8...
Della Perkins
Mar 6, 2012
Della was born November 21,1907 at Axtell, Kansas to Carl and Matilda (Carlson) Swanson. She grew up on the farm in Kansas and attended country school. She moved with her family to South Dakota. Della married Charles Perkins on August 16, 1924. They owned the Shady Lane General Store near The Buffalo Trading Post. They moved to Sioux Falls in...
Fidelia Mellenberndt
Feb 28, 2012
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Olive Fleming
Feb 4, 2012
Olive Marie (Frerichs) Fleming was born March 2, 1922 to her parents, Herman and Lillian (Sundquist) Frerichs. She moved to Sioux Falls with her parents at an early age and received her education, graduating from Washington High School in 1940. She married Michael Fleming in Canistota, South Dakota on Nov. 5, 1946. She was a homemaker and then followed her...
Merle Powell
Jan 17, 2012
Merle was born to Frank and Alice (Blood) Powell on September 14th 1933 in Brandon, SD. He attended Garretson High School where he graduated in 1951. Following graduation he joined the Air Force where he served until he was discharged in 1955. He met the love of his life, Connie Stoner and was united in marriage on October 5th 1956....
Kathleen Axtell
Jan 14, 2012
Kathleen was born April 29, 1952 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Alvin and Viola (Fetters) McTague. She was raised in Sioux Falls and graduated from high school. She married Wayne Axtell on June 12, 1970. They lived in Sioux Falls where Kathleen worked as a housekeeper in dormitories for Augustana College from 1980 to 2009. Wayne passed...
Leona Mae Eastman
Jan 7, 2012
Leona was born February 2, 1922 at Beresford, South Dakota. She grew up at DeSmet and graduated from high school in 1940. Leona, also called Toni, began working as a switchboard operator with Northwestern Bell in the fall of 1941. In February of 1945, she entered the US Navy. Her Navy training was in Rochester, NY and she later served...
Robert Groff
Jan 3, 2012
Robert ?Bob? Groff was born on December 1, 1927 in Fort Dodge, IA, where he grew up and then joined the Navy in 1946. On July 22, 1948 he married JoAnn Johnson at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Fort Dodge. Bob and JoAnn were together for 63 years, and had 5 children; Kris, Kevin, Kathy, Kelley, and Kori. Bob had...
Joseph Hanson
Dec 31, 2011
Joseph Hanson was born to Leonard and Olga (Kluken) Hanson on October 25, 1928 on the homestead of his grandparent?s farm. Joe spent most of his early years on his grandparents farm, due to the fact that his parents lost their government bonds and their farm during the depression. Joe?s dad worked on road construction and his mother worked in...
Howard Joyce
Dec 30, 2011
Howard, son of Martin and Inez Joyce, was born Dec 30th, 1919 in Golden Valley North Dakota. His family moved to Brandon 1920 where he attended school, graduating in 1937. While in high school, the Brandon High School did not have a mascot and Howard's suggestion of the Lynx won in a contest at the school. He then attended South...
Charles M Houg
Dec 23, 2011
Charles was born January 14, 1923 in Brookings. He served on the front lines in the US Army during WWII. Charles married Minnie Lock on February 5, 1948 in Sioux Falls. He was employed at the Serum Plant in Sioux Falls for nearly 20 years, and then worked for the US Postal Service, Ace Neon Sign and Reynolds Welding. ?Long...
Linda Peterman
Dec 16, 2011
Linda was born in Rupert, Idaho, on January 17, 1945, to Avis and Leonard Joseph. She and her twin sister, Linell, lost their father as toddlers, but when their mother remarried they found a forever father, Edgar Colgrove, who adopted them as his own. She grew up in New England, North Dakota, and moved to Miller, South Dakota during her...
Billie Jo Pittenger
Dec 16, 2011
Billie Jo was born to Larry and Nancy (Ross) Pittenger on January 22, 1962 in Sioux Falls . At the age of 14, she moved to Sherman and attended school in Garretson. She participated in the Special Olympics in Michigan and was awarded the bronze medal in track. Billie Jo was employed with Service Master for several years. She enjoyed...
Steven Ray Robb
Dec 7, 2011
Steven Ray ?Momo? Robb, 58 passed away December 7, 2011 at 5:30 am at Sanford Hospital due to complications of a long illness. He was born January 4, 1953 in Sioux Falls, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayne and Helen Robb. Steven is survived by 12 siblings, Mike (Wanda), Gary, Dale (Dawn), Russ (Maddie), Linda (Pat),...
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