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Maurice "Morris" Jundt

Maurice "Morris" Jundt

Sep 10, 2021

Maurice (Morris) Jundt, 90 of Sioux Falls, formerly of Leola, died September 10, 2021.

He was born January 7, 1931 on the family farm in Dewey Township, Mc Pherson County, SD to Emma (Brandner) and Henry J. Jundt.  He completed grade school at Dewey Township country school.  

Morris was drafted into the Army on May 7, 1952 and served...

Jimmy Taylor

Jimmy Taylor

Sep 6, 2021

Jimmy Lee was born on February 25, 1954 in Aleandria, Louisiana to Don Taylor, Jr. and Mary (Rainey) Taylor. The family moved to Kansas City, MO when he was 6 years old. Jimmy attended school in Kansas.

He worked for Tyson Construction Company for about 10 years and then opened a thrift store that he operated for 3 years. Jimmy...

Mary Guenther

Mary Guenther

Sep 5, 2021

Mary was born on June 17, 1932 in Parkston, South Dakota to Edward and Dorothy (Batenhorst) Boehmer.

On May 1, 1954, she married Earl V. Guenther. Mary's career as a mother, homemaker, nurses aide and a motel owner/operator kept her busy. Mary has lived in South Dakota most of her life except for 15 years in Texas.

She enjoyed singing...

Dorothy Schnose

Dorothy Schnose

Sep 5, 2021

No services are currently planned. Interment of cremated remains will take place at the Hurley Cemetery, Hurley, South Dakota and the date has yet to be determined. 

Theresa Schmidt

Theresa Schmidt

Sep 2, 2021

Theresa Katherine Schmidt, 83, of Sioux Falls, S.D. passed away on Thursday, September 2nd. The family is not planning to hold services at this time.

She was born to parents Frank and Theresa Thury, on June 28th, 1938 in Parkston, SD. Theresa worked as an Education Assistant for 30+ years at Axtell Park Middle School, from which she received an...

Jesse Bremer

Jesse Bremer

Aug 24, 2021

Jesse was born on Aug. 24, 1990 at Webster, Wisconsin, the son of Paul and Debra Bremer. He grew up in Webster and graduated from high school in 2009.

After high school, Jesse lived and worked in Arizona. He moved to Sioux Falls in 2012 and worked for FeDex for a few years. Jesse married Amanda Provencial on October 8,...

Ken Brintnall

Ken Brintnall

Aug 18, 2021

Ken Brintnall, age 67, entered eternal life on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in a small town in South Dakota, during one of his numerous road trips, his favorite retirement activity, accompanied by his dear pets, Cora and Callie.

Ken is survived by two sisters, Mary Ann (Ray) Perzee and Kim (Ken) Brintnall and one brother Tim Brintnall.  He is survived...

Ethel Strum Larson

Ethel Strum Larson

Aug 18, 2021

Ethel was born Jan. 11, 1931 in Knox County, Nebraska, the daughter of Edward and Grace Grass.

She married Darold "Corky" Strum and was widowed for several years before she married Don Larson. She worked at Shipley's Laundry for many years before retiring 1n 1996.

Ethel was an active member of the Free Methodist Church and she shared her love...

Ardis Wilde

Ardis Wilde

Jul 12, 2021

Ardis was born on May 3, 1946 in Madison, Sd. to Albert and Velma (Horsten) Klamm. She grew up in Madison and graduated from Madison High School.

Ardis married Jerry Wilde in 1964 and they live in Madison for a short time and then moved to Brookings.  Ardis enrolled at DSU and earned a teaching degree. She worked as a...

Warren Jay Stults

Warren Jay Stults

Jul 10, 2021

Warren “Jay” Stults, age 69,  passed away July 10, 2021 in Sioux Falls.

Jay’s life began on October 19, 1951 in Kearney, NE, the son of Albert and Dorothy Stults. His family lived in Nebraska until Jay was a teenager and they moved to South Dakota. After his teens, Jay attended commercial arts college in Oklahoma. 

He eventually settled in...

Darrell Reyelts

Darrell Reyelts

Jul 9, 2021

Darrell Eugene Reyelts, son of Ruby Jeanette Walker and Albert Reyelts, was born February 5, 1943 in Sioux Falls, Sd. He served in the US Army as a Medic.

After his discharge from the Army, Darrell met LaVonne Anderson and they were married on May 15, 1965 in Sioux Falls. Darrell was employed as a Physician Assistant for a few...

Sean Seymour

Sean Seymour

Jul 5, 2021

Committal service will be held 9 am on July 13, 2021 at the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, Sioux Falls.

Wendell Hanson

Wendell Hanson

Jun 15, 2021

Wendell H. Hanson, 101, passed away June 15, 2021 at Bethany Meadows. Brandon, SD. Born August 4, 1919, in Sioux Falls to Harry N. and Alice E. (Dorland) Hanson; a State Senator, WW II hero, service minded businessman, philanthropist, man of strong faith, he grew up in the 'roaring twenties' and 'dirty thirties' in Texas and Sioux Falls, graduated from...

Douglas Groth

Douglas Groth

Jun 13, 2021

Doug was born May 26, 1964 in Sioux Falls, SD the son of Melvin and Betty (Javers) Groth. He was raised in Sioux Falls.

As a young man, Doug worked for a few years at the Canton Café in Sioux Falls. Later, he was employed the Howard Johnson Hotel and Convention Center for over 30 years as the Banquet Manager....

Dale Oren

Dale Oren

Jun 8, 2021

Dale R. Oren, 75, passed away June 8, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital surrounded by those he loved and who loved him dearly. Dale met his Lord and Savior that afternoon and heard, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” A Celebration of Dale’s Life will be held on Friday, June 11th at 10:00am at The Point is to Serve Church...

Timothy Dean

Timothy Dean

Jun 6, 2021

On June 6th, 2021 Tim Dean passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family at the age of 62.

Tim was born on March 14th, 1959 in Sioux Falls, SD to Eugene and Cecilia (Anderson) Dean. He was the second youngest of seven children and was raised in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School in 1978. After...

Carole Pagones

Carole Pagones

May 29, 2021

Carole Pagones, 81, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021. She was the youngest of two daughters and a brother, born to Carl Bernard and Angela Elizabeth Gilbertson (O’Connor) on April 27, 1940, in Watertown, S.D.

Carole’s ambition earned her three Masters degrees including an M.B.A., M.A., M.P.A. and 70 hours of law school training. Her lifelong commitment to education...

Douglas Cook

Douglas Cook

May 14, 2021

Doug was born on 29 March 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio.  After finishing high school, he went into the US Air Force. He served as an Airman at the Grand Forks Air Base in North Dakota. He got out of the US Air and attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND, achieving a BA in Geology.  After graduation,...

James David Colwill

James David Colwill

May 12, 2021

Jim was born on April 28, 1928 at Canton, South Dakota, the son of Thomas and Nellie (Huntwork) Colwill. He grew up on a farm and attended country school. His father passed away and Jim discontinued his schooling to take care of his family and the farm.

He married Shirley Edwards on ____. They raised two children, David and Lori....

Arlene Miner

Arlene Miner

May 11, 2021

Arlene was born on October 17, 1927 at Pulaski, NY, the daughter of Albert and Edna (Look) Widrig. She graduated from Mexico High School at Mexico, New York in 1944.

Arlene married Charles Miner on March 1, 1946 in Buffalo, New York. They moved to Sioux Falls in 1949 where Charles was stationed with the Air Force. 

Arlene worked at...

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