Obituaries
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
Friday March 2, 2012, 11 am at Sunnycrest United Methodist Church Click for Map and Directions
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...
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...
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...
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),...
John Theisen
Nov 20, 2011
John Alan Theisen, of Valley Springs SD, was born 02/21/52 in Estherville IA to Eugene and Cherita Theisen. He grew up in Dolliver IA and graduated from high school in Gruver IA in May 1970. He went to college at United Electronics Institute in Des Moines IA, graduated in 1972. He married Mary Lustgarten November 24, 1974, and had 3...
Connie Meyer
Nov 11, 2011
Constance Meyer was born August 5, 1936 at Sioux Falls, the daughter of Sidney and Evelyn (Pruner) Harding. She was raised in Sioux Falls and attended Washington High School. Connie married Donald Meyer on November 20, 1953 at Luverne, Minnesota. They lived in Sioux Falls where they raised their family. They moved to Brandon in 1973 where on July 25,...
Doris Anderson
Nov 8, 2011
Doris Viola Anderson died on November 8, 2011 at Good Samaritan Village Hospice. Doris was born February 15, 1918 at Wakonda, South Dakota to Ole and Josephine (Anderson) Knudson. She grew up and attended school at Wakonda, SD. Doris was united in marriage to Howard Anderson at Parker, SD on March 3, 1936. They made their home at Sioux Falls,...
Leona "Grammy" Horr
Nov 3, 2011
Leona was born on a farm near Garretson, South Dakota on September 15, 1914, the daughter of John and Ida (Muth) Ridpath. She came to Sioux Falls at the age of 15 and lived with an older sister. Leona married Russell Horr on December 25, 1933 and they raised two sons, Lanny and Roger. She worked at several businesses in...
Doris Hillberg
Oct 29, 2011
Doris Maria Hillberg was born November 27th, 1928 in Augsburg, Germany and passed away on October 29th, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her son, Norm (Sheryl) Hillberg of Brookings, grandchildren, Chloe and Ethan Hillberg, sister Helen Fritz of Sioux Falls, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Johann...
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