Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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