Obituaries
JoAnn Groff
Oct 29, 2011
JoAnn ?Jo? Groff was born on September 7, 1929 in Sioux City, Iowa. She married Robert Groff on July 22, 1948 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Her family was the most important part of her life. Together for 63 wonderful years, JoAnn and Bob had 5 children, Kris, Kevin, Kathy, Kelley, and Kori. JoAnn lived for...
LaVeeda Wiese
Oct 29, 2011
LaVeeda M. Wiese was born September 5, 1928 at Sutherland, Iowa to Raymond and Attie (Cooper) Stanley. She graduated from Hartley High School in 1944. LaVeeda was united in marriage to Burdette Wiese on July 3, 1947 and they raised six children. She worked at the Town Club in Sioux Falls and then began working at Minnehaha Country Club. She...
Dale Russell
Oct 19, 2011
Dale E. Russell was born December 9, 1915 to Ira and Emma Russell on a farm near Platte, South Dakota. He was their only child. The family moved to Platte in 1923 where Dale graduated from Platte High School in 1934. He played trombone in the school band. He was interested in amateur radio and qualified for an Amateur Radio...
Lyle Dilley
Oct 13, 2011
Memorial Service Wednesday September 21, 2011, 10 am at First Presbyterian Church Click for Map and Directions
Brandon Henle
Sep 28, 2011
On December 16, 1992, 9-1/2lb Brandon Henle made a grand entrance into this life. He left an imprint in the heart of everyone he touched from that day forward. Over the years Brandon was involved in a variety of sports and activities including t-ball and football. He bowled for many years and competed in several tournaments. You might otherwise find...
Tekla Bern
Sep 28, 2011
Tekla Mae (Rekstad) Bern of Sioux Falls, formerly of Alcester, South Dakota was born at Melham, South Dakota on July 3, 1928 to Hans and Sybil (Lewis) Rekstad. She was baptized on September 16, 1928 and confirmed in 1942 at Grace Lutheran Church in Willow Lake, South Dakota. Her confirmation verse was Mark 16:16. Tekla graduated from Willow Lake High...
John French
Sep 10, 2011
John was born July 29th, 1947 in Cortland, NY to James and Dorothy French. He moved to Sioux Falls, SD in 1965 to study Psychology and Sociology at the University of Sioux Falls where he met Janet. The two were married in 1969 in National City, CA where John was working as a youth minister. A few years later they...
Donald "Joe" Mierau
Jul 12, 2011
Joe Mierau was born on August 24, 1950 at Yankton, South Dakota to Hugo and Leola (Schrag) Mierau. His family moved from South Dakota to Illinois and Nebraska and then settled in South Dakota. Joe worked for more than 45 years in the farming, construction and printing businesses. He was the owner and manager of Pine Hills Press in Freeman...
Marion "Peg" Rohl
Jun 14, 2011
Saturday June 18, 2011, 10:30 am at Christ Lutheran Church Click for Map and Directions
Karl Klepel
May 20, 2011
Karl was born March 15, 1927 in Big Stone County, Minnesota, the son of Herman and Sophia (Vangsness) Klepel. As a young man, he worked as a farmhand and later moved to Sioux Falls where he drove truck for Mayflower Trucking hauling the mail. Karl and Verna Geiken were married on August 12, 1961 at Pipestone, Minnesota. They moved to...
Eleanor Small
May 5, 2011
Eleanor Mae Halverson was born on July 10, 1924, in Presho, SD, to Ben and Josephine Halverson. She graduated from Gayville High School in Gayville, SD, in 1943. She moved to Minnesota to work in a bank, and it was there that she met Donald Small. They were married on December 22, 1949, at the original East Side Lutheran Church...
John Richard Hermann
Apr 25, 2011
John was born July 23, 1930 at Miller, SD to John and Leata (Fisher) Hermann. He graduated from high school at Evart, Michigan in 1949. The summer of 1949 the family moved back to South Dakota. John married Gwen Osterberg March 11, 1951 at her home in Miller, SD. John was drafted and served in the Marine Corp. from December...
Clyde Kopfmann
Apr 25, 2011
Clyde was born December 23, 1929 at Alpena, South Dakota, the son of Carl and Tillie Kopfmann. He grew up at Alpena, graduated from high school, and attended college. Clyde started out farming in the Alpena area and then worked in the insurance industry. He was an active member of the Kingdom Hall in Sioux Falls for many years. Clyde...
Harry Reiner
Apr 23, 2011
Harry N. Reiner, 78 of Sioux Falls, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011. Harry was born on June 17, 1932 at the Reiner homestead west of Hillsview, SD, the eldest son of Edwin F. and Caroline (Adam) Reiner. He attended Jackson Township School, Eureka High School and graduated from SDSU with a degree in journalism in 1957. He served...
Bonnie Kumlien
Apr 22, 2011
Bonnie was born on June 15, 1950 at Madison, South Dakota, the daughter of Raymond and Sara (Leavitt) Runge. The family moved to Sioux Falls where Bonnie grew up and graduated from Lincoln High School. While she was in school, Bonnie began working at Betty?s Caf on 8 th street in Sioux Falls. She continued working at the caf for...
Duane Goodroad
Apr 16, 2011
Duane Gail Goodroad, Son of Adney and Ada (Johnson) Goodroad, passed away peacefully at the Good Samaritan Center on April 16, 2011. Duane was born November 27, 1923 in rural Brookings, SD. He received his education in country schools in Brookings County and attended Brookings High School. He was married to Delila M. Boettcher on December 3, 1946. He served...
Lois Carlson
Apr 2, 2011
Lois was born on a farm north of Canton, South Dakota, on July 8, 1917, to Frank and Addie (Farley) Painter. The family later moved to Sioux Falls. Lois graduated from Washington High School in the class of 1935. After graduation, she worked for Production Credit Association until 1945 when she married Leo K. Carlson and moved to Des Moines,...
Paul E Drager
Mar 10, 2011
Paul was born Sept. 19, 1944 at Onawa, Iowa to Paul E. Sr. and Phyllis J. Drager. He lived in Onawa with his grandparents, Anni and Ed Volkert. He joined the Air National Guard in June of 1965. During that time he served in Korea and Japan. He retied from the military on June 17, 1986. After his military career,...
Dolly May Rierson
Mar 5, 2011
Dolly May Anderson Rierson died on March 5 with family by her side in Roseville, MN. She was born to John Fingal Anderson and Ellen Amanda Ekstrom Anderson on Aug. 7, 1923. She was born at home at 727 S. Euclid Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. She attended Emerson grade school and graduated from Washington High School in 1941. Dolly was...
Nettie Roberts
Mar 1, 2011
Nettie Ilene (Honey) was born on July 24, 1920, to John Wesley and Thea (Heier) Etzel in Michigan, ND. She graduated salutatorian from Michigan High School and was offered a scholarship to the University of ND at Jamestown. She married Kenneth (Cap) Roberts of Lakota, ND, on July 22, 1939 and they celebrated 65 years of marriage together. After their...
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