Obituaries
Rodney Javers
Dec 9, 2010
Rodney was born May 31, 1950 at Lennox, SD. He grew up at Lennox and Sioux Falls and attended school at Sioux Falls. He served in the Navy and then returned to Sioux. Rodney and JoAnn Bachtell were married June 7, 1970 and raised 3 children. He worked for John Morrell for 25 years, retiring in 2002 due to his...
Florence Hanson
Oct 29, 2010
Florence was born on March 25, 1922 at near Ben Claire, South Dakota, the daughter of James and Nellie (Schat) Perkinson. She was raised on the family farm near Valley Springs. As a young women, Florence worked as a nanny and housekeeper. She also operated a caf in Sioux Falls with her sister and later worked as a seamstress for...
Annie Johnson
Oct 22, 2010
Annie J. Johnson, 86, died at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls on October 22, 2010. She was born at Chancellor, SD on May 10, 1924 to Herman and Tena (Burma) Johnson. She received her education in a one-room country school. She accepted the Lord as her personal Savior and was baptized and became a member of Chancellor Baptist Church....
Viola Lape
Oct 21, 2010
?Viola was born to James and Nellie (Schat) Perkinson on December 25, 1919 in Larshwood, Iowa. She grew up around Larchwood and got married July 27, 1940 to Tim Lape. They farmed aroundLarchwood until 1956 when they moved to Ben Clare, South Dakota. They lived there until 1990 when they moved to Sioux Falls. Her husband of 54 years, Tim,...
Donald Clayton Kurtenbach
Oct 18, 2010
Donald Kurtenbach, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, was born Dec, 1, 1925 at Brookings, the son of Preston and Emma (Tolk) Kurtenbach. He graduated from Toronto High School in 1943 and then served in the US Navy for three years during WWII. He married Dorothea Jones on November 4, 1948 at Gary, SD. They lived at Moorhead, Mn.,...
Alvin Kraft
Sep 15, 2010
Alvin L. Kraft was born February 2, 1920 at Brewster, MN to Edward and Frieda (Langholz) Kraft. He was raised in northwest Iowa. Alvin left school early to help on the family farm. Alvin entered the Army and served during WW II in Alaska and the European Theater and the Aleutians Islands. Alvin married Margaret Endicott on January 15, 1950...
Donald Meyer
Aug 28, 2010
Donald was born September 22, 1926 to William and Ida (Wendland) Meyer on the family farm near Jasper, Minnesota. He was raised on the farm and attended school near Jasper. Don farmed with his father and helped his brother-in-law on his farm as well. He served in the US Army during WWII. Following his discharge, Don settled in Sioux Falls...
Viola Hazel Ordal
Aug 25, 2010
Viola Hazel Ordal, age 93, died Wednesday morning at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Viola was born in Colton, SD, on May 8, 1917, to Gottlieb and Ella Egger. Viola attended school in Colton and graduated from High School in 1935. She married Conrad Gerhard (?Connie?) Ordal in Sioux City, IA on March 11, 1941. They were married...
Halden Larson
Aug 21, 2010
Halden was born August 5, 1939 at Colton, Sd, the son of William and Verna Larson. From a young age, Halden accepted changes and challenges and whatever came his way. As a young boy, he moved with Dad & Mom to California and while he was there, welcomed his little brother, Jimmy, into the family. A move back to South...
Hamod Sallie
Aug 17, 2010
Hamod Sallie passed away from natural causes at the age of 89 at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on August 17, 2010. Hamod or Ham was born on March 25, 1921, in Sioux Falls to Syrian-Lebanese parents, Fatena Ameen and Said Sallie, who came to the USA during World War I. He was raised and lived most of...
Carol Geske
Jul 23, 2010
Carol Geske, 77 of Sioux Falls died Friday at the Dougherty Hospice House. She was born Sept. 28, 1932 at Sioux City, Iowa the daughter of Harry and Lillian (Wittrock) Barnes. She grew up on a farm near Renner and graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls. Carol married Elmer Hopper in 1951 and lived in Sioux Falls. Carol...
Joseph E Cynkar
Jul 19, 2010
Twenty-seven year old Joseph Edward Cynkar died tragically Monday, July 19, 2010. Joe was born June 22, 1983, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was a 2001 graduate of Lennox High School where he enjoyed theatre, band, softball and wrestling. In the years following high school, he loved spending time with his family and his children, working on cars, and...
Marian Hartle
Jul 18, 2010
Marian was born on November 16, 1928 at Alvord, Iowa to Christ and Borghieda (Twedt) Hartle. She grew up and attended school at Canton. Marion was employed at John Morrell Company for a few years and this is where she met Don Hartle. Don and Marian were married on August 20, 1947 in Sioux Falls. They lived in Sioux Falls...
Doreen Pospisil
Jul 12, 2010
Doreen was born October 18, 1955 at Madison, SD, the daughter of Leonard and Doris Janke. She grew up at Madison and graduated from Madison High School. Doreen married Terry Pospisil on December 29, 1978 in Madison. After marriage, the couple travled and played music together. They lived in Yankton and Kansas City, MO before settling at Sioux Falls in...
Lester W Wilson
Jun 19, 2010
Born on May 4, 1929, Les liked to say that he was born the year the stock market crashed. And that simple statement explains much of what the life of he andhis 11 brothers and sisters was like in those difficult days. He told stories of picking up coal along the train track,WPA work for his dad, big pans of...
Averil Edith Matthies
Jun 8, 2010
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Shirley Comer
Apr 21, 2010
Shirley Ann was born August 28, 1944 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Fred (Fritz) and Jennie Boehrns. She moved to Huron as a young lady and met and married Raymond Keller. They moved to Sioux Falls and had three daughters. She later married Gerald Comer and they had two daughters. Shirley worked at Hutchinson Technology for a few years....
Dorothy Yesda
Apr 13, 2010
Dorothy Lenore Yesda was born Dorothy Lenore Holmes on June 12, 1923 to Leonard and Ruth (McMillen) Holmes at Madison, South Dakota. She was married to Mohammed ?Moody? Yesda on September 11, 1941 at Sioux Falls. Dorothy worked for Beatrice Foods, Kaiser Ship Yards and Woolworth Dime Store. She also was a teachers aide for nine years in the Sioux...
William Wesley Preston
Apr 8, 2010
Bill was born July 22, 1927 at Mitchell, South Dakota, the son of Ralph and Cora (Huber) Preston. He attended school in Mitchell and immediately after high school served in the US Army. Bill married Berniece Elizabeth Hendricksen on September 1, 1949 at Mitchell. He lived at Mitchell until 1986 when he and Berniece came to Sioux Falls. While living...
Lorraine Smith
Feb 23, 2010
Lorraine was born on October 24, 1925 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was the daughter of Jerome and Emma (Mundt) Smith. She was raised in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School in 1943. Lorraine worked for a dentist in Sioux Falls for a number of years and attended Sioux Falls College during the evenings. She wrote an...
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