Obituaries
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...
Hilda Koch
Feb 20, 2010
Hilda Johanna Maria was born December 22, 1918 at Parkston, South Dakota to Traugott and Ida (Tiede) Deguisne. She graduated from Ashley High School in North Dakota and went to Wartburg Business College in Waverly, Iowa. Hilda married Lincoln Koch April 14, 1946 at Scotland, South Dakota. They had two children, Jeanette and Tom. Lincoln passed away November 7, 1978....
Chad Lund
Feb 17, 2010
Chadwick ?Chad? Allen Lund, passed away from this life on Feb. 17, 2010 at Lennox. He was born on October 6, 1961 to Douglas and Gloria (Zahrenhusen) Lund, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He attended Garfield, Axtell and Washington schools. In 1986, he married Brenda Boggs and this marriage was blessed by the births of two sons, Justis and Spencer....
Paul Brandsgaard
Jan 18, 2010
Paul was born October 20, 1934 at Sioux Falls, the son of Sigford and Nellie (Rabbitt) Brandsgaard. He attended school in Sioux Falls. Paul enlisted in the Marine Corp in 1951 and began a 20 year military career. He served four years in the Marines followed by four years in the Army. Paul returned to the Marines for six additional...
Joseph Poss
Jan 17, 2010
Joseph Edward Poss was born November 21, 1982 in Germany to Darell Poss and Sun Yin Sin. He attended school in Brandon, South Dakota and graduated from high school there. He was currently attending college. Joseph was known as a hard worker and he was employed as a customer service rep at Wells Fargo. Joseph loved his family and spending...
Loretta Harmsen
Jan 10, 2010
The Lord called Loretta home on January 10, 2010. She was born December 1, 1919 in Edgerton, MN. to Henry and Nellie (Post) Vande Kamp. She worked on the family farm and various jobs to help the family earn a living through the depression. She moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan during the war, working in factories and later met and...
Tammy Oliver
Jan 9, 2010
Tammy Oliver passed away Saturday at her residence. She was born December 1, 1968 to Roger and Juanita Mommer at Newberg, OR. She is survived by her parents, Juanita Mommer, a step-father, Roger Mommer, birth father, Dale Aschmeller, all of Sioux Falls; a son, Kyle Swenson, Brandon, two daughters, Samantha of Lennox, and Cristin of Sioux Falls a granddaughter, Ashlynn;...
Ruth Frick
Dec 22, 2009
Jesus called home his saint, our mother, Ruth Frick, unexpectedly on Tuesday December 22nd. Ruth was born September 17, 1929 at the Hansen family farm in the original log house outside of Clearbrook, MN to Hans Andrew and Thora (Thompson) Hansen. After completing high school in Clearbrook, Ruth spent 2 years at LBI (Lutheran Bible Institute) in Minneapolis MN and...
Donald Goens
Dec 14, 2009
Donald was born June 24, 1949 at Watertown, South Dakota, the son of Melvin and Delores (Mohan) Goens. He enlisted with the US Navy and served from January of 1968 to November of 1971. Don married Laurie Anderson at Castlewood, South Dakota, on July 1 1972. They lived at Milbank, Castlewood, Sioux Falls and Crooks. Laurie passed away July 24,...
John Wuestewald
Dec 11, 2009
John David Wuestewald was born September 22, 1968 in Canton, South Dakota and was adopted by Louie and Joan Wuestewald on April 23, 1972. He attended school in Huron and graduated from Huron High School in 1986. While living in Huron he attended the Mt. Olivet Church and then the First Methodist Church. He gave his life to the Lord...
Deloris Wallenberg
Nov 30, 2009
Deloris Adeline (Halverson) Wallenberg, age 81, died Monday November 30th at her home. Deloris was born in Hendricks, MN on March 13, 1928 to Henry and Ida (Landmark) Halverson. She was raised on the family farm near Brandt, SD, attended country school for 8 years, and graduated from Brandt High School in 1946. She was a member of Highland Lutheran...
Veramae Tolle
Nov 5, 2009
Veramae was born October 24, 1923 in Larchwood, Iowa to Charley and Goldia Selken (Wilka). Veramae grew up in the Howard, SD area. She served as a Wave in WWII where she met her late husband, John (Jack) Tolle. As a retired bookkeeper, Veramae spent much of her working life in Denver, Colorado. She moved to Sioux Falls, SD in...
Eugene Rang
Oct 14, 2009
Eugene Rang was born July 13, 1931 at Sioux Falls, the son of Louis and Jeanette (Hoekstra) Rang. He grew up on farms near Parker and Colton. Eugene served in the Air Force during the Korean War. After his discharge from the Air Force, he came to Sioux Falls. Eugene married Shirley Spindler on October 20, 1956 at Luverne, MN....
Jessie Larson
Oct 10, 2009
Jessie Marie Larson was born July 23, 1938 at Nowata, Oklahoma, the daughter of James and Beulah (Harell) Donaldson. Her family moved to Sioux Falls in 1950. Jessie married Don Larson on October 23, 1954 in Canton and shared fifty-four years together. They were blessed with three children, nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Jessie was a proud homemaker and...
Jim Levitt
Sep 27, 2009
James ?Jim? Levitt James ?Jim? Elmer Levitt was born on October 5,1935 in Kalispell, Montana, the son of Francis D. Levitt and Stella (Knapp) Levitt. He graduated from Flathead High School in Kalispell in 1955, and soon went to serve his country in Korea. Following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army in 1960, Jim returned to live and work...
Wayne Shearer
Sep 26, 2009
Wayne Eugene Shearer was born on March 1, 1941 in Townsend, Montana to A. F ?Frank? Shearer and Evalyn Shearer. The youngest of four brothers, he grew up and worked for his brother, Don, on the Shearer family ranch. He loved working with cattle and was an avid horseman. After graduating from high school, Wayne attended auto mechanic school in...
John Alvey
Sep 7, 2009
John ?Jack? Alvey was born on April 2, 1920 at Hartford, South Dakota, the son of William L. Alvey and Mary (Fernan) Alvey. He graduated from high school and attended college. Jack served in the US Army Air Corps from October of 1942 ? February of 1946. Jack returned to live and work in Sioux Falls. Jack worked as a...
Erma Lahn
Mar 10, 1923
Erma was born March 10, 1923 at Mont, North Dakota, the daughter of Thomas and Deede (Wilder) Varns. She married Roy Charlton on March 17, 1956 in Luverne, MN. Erma was employed at John Morrell Company for 29 years. Roy passed away in 1996. Erma married Richard Lahn October 13, 2007 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She enjoyed completing crossword...
Dorothy Jensen
Jan 6, 1919
Dorothy Helen Jensen was born on January 6, 1919 in Hayti, SD to Peter & Florence (Sotka) Thompson. She was married to Arthur Peter Jensen on December 18th, 1941. They made their home in Badger, SD where Arthur owned his own service station. They soon moved to Watertown, SD where Dorothy owned and operated her own restaurant. She was famous...
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