Obituaries
Lenora McMillan
Aug 2, 2020
Lenora Madge Van Steenwyk Newman McMillan passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society- Sioux Falls Center. She was 90 years old.
Lenora was born February 15, 1930 in Sioux Falls, SD to Myrl and Fern (Hickok) Van Steenwyk. Lenora married the late Melvin Newman in October of 1950 in Salem, SD. Six children were born to this...
Barbara Ten Cate
Jul 29, 2020
Barbara Jean Gryzen was born on September 25, 1942 in Hudsonville MI. She dated and later married Robert Ten Cate of Edgerton, MN during a quiet ceremony in California in 1962. While their marriage did not last forever her love for the children and grandchildren produced from that union did. Nothing in the world made her more happy than seeing...
Harland Strong
Jul 26, 2020
Harland Charles Strong, of Luverne MN, passed away under the care of Ava’s House Hospice, Sioux Falls SD, on July 26, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. He was 70. Born to Alvin John and Dorothee (Bercier) Strong on May 27, 1949, he grew up in Devils Lake ND, graduating in 1968 from Saint Mary’s High School.
Harley went...
Eugene Heller
Jul 25, 2020
Eugene (Gene) Washington Heller, Sioux Falls, was called back to his Lord’s side on 25 July 2020, with loving family at his bedside as he passed. Born 9 December 1935 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Berthold John Heller and Helen Washington, Gene was raised in wartime Philadelphia that shaped his core value of service to the nation. An alumnus of...
Brenda Vandersnick
Jul 23, 2020
Our vibrant, loving mother, Brenda Vandersnick, who successfully battled cancer with a bone marrow transplant from her sister and struggled with Graph vs. Host complications for 12 years, went to heaven on Thursday, July 23rd, peacefully in her sleep, with her children at her side. True to her generosity in life, she decided to donate her body to the USD...
Chuck Lauritsen
Jul 14, 2020
Chuck (Charles) Lauritsen Jr. born May 13, 1938, in Barron Wisconsin and passed away on July 14, 2020. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Lorna Lauritsen; a brother, Daniel Lauritsen; a niece, Jennifer Lauritsen. He is survived by his wife, Janice; six children, Donald (Nita) Lauritsen, Lorie (Kevin) Hagen, Karen (Rob) Ewing, Barb (Gregg) Stahl,...
Eugene Mielenz
Jul 5, 2020
Gene was born on November 16, 1929 at Yankton, SD, the son of Walter and Lillian (Reinhart) Mielenz. He graduated from Yankton High School. He served in the South Dakota National Guard two years and then was called to active duty with the US Army for three years during the Korean War. After his discharge from active duty, he returned...
Gary Lanners
Jun 17, 2020
Gary was born on January 22, 1955 in Sioux Falls, the son of Ralph and May (Smook) Lanners. HE grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Franklin, Whittier and Lincoln schools.
After school, he had a few jobs before he started his own business, Lanners Concrete. Gary was affiliated with Faith Lutheran Church. He loved hunting and spending time at...
Slobodan Topic
Jun 14, 2020
Slobodan was born on May 30, 1955 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He is the son of Petar and Vjera Cojo.
Slobodan married Daniela Maric and they have a son, Miso. Slobodan attended the University of Sarajevo. He came to the United States in 1997 and completed his studies at Colorado Technical Institute. He worked at Wells Fargo as a risk management...
Dee Elsing
Jun 13, 2020
Delores “Dee” was born on March 18, 1938 in Sibley, Iowa, the daughter of John and Jennie (Wessels) Renken. She grew up and attended school in Worthington, Minnesota.
Dee married Milford Elsing on August 3, 1954 at Reading, Minnesota. After marriage, they lived at Rushmore, Minnesota until 1962 and then moved to Sioux Falls. Dee worked and Sioux Valley Hospital...
Mary Columbus
May 17, 2020
Mary Ann Columbus was born to Danny Wildey and Barb (Engberg) Wildey on July 14, 1955 in Minneapolis Minnesota. Mary grew up and attended school in Minneapolis.
Mary worked in different fields of employment throughout her life and married Charles Columbus Sr. in 1978. Mary and Charles were together until he passed away, and after that, she moved on in...
John Nhamburo
Apr 30, 2020
John was born in Zimbabwe. He completed his education and 1st degree in Zimbabwe. He went on to work as a Plant Research Scientist in Zimbabwe and then Zambia.
He left Zimbabwe in the late 1970s to pursue a Master’s degree at the South Dakota State University in Brookings USA.
In Brookings, he worked at the South Dakota State University...
Lindsay Markwed
Apr 14, 2020
Lindsay Markwed was born to Earl and Monica Markwed on November 6, 1984 in Brookings, South Dakota. She was raised in Aurora, South Dakota and graduated from Brookings High School.
After school, Lindsay worked at Falcon Plastics, Daktronics, various hotels, and cared for the elderly. She especially enjoyed her time caring for the elderly due her loving, caring spirit. She...
Donald Cohoon
Apr 5, 2020
Donald was born on July 10, 1931 in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Andrew and Margaret (Bartle) Cohoon. He graduated from high school in Omaha and attended college for two years.
Don worked as a milkman for four years. He then had a long career in tool and equipment sales, thirteen of those years with Grainger.
Don moved to Sioux...
Debra Jane Hass
Mar 28, 2020
Debra, 65, passed away on March 28, 2020 at her home. She had a long and courageous battle with type I diabetes for 60 years. Deb was born on August 4, 1954 in Sioux Falls to Hans and Lillian (Dearing) Hass.
Deb worked at the Driver License Exam Station for 36 years. She had a love for writing poetry, animals...
Connie Mielenz
Mar 18, 2020
Connie was born on December 31, 1932 at Yankton, South Dakota, the daughter of Gus and Ella (Zinck) Economy. She graduated from Yankton High School.
She married Eugene Mielenz on April 19, 1953 in Yankton. Connie and Gene lived in Seattle, Washington for a few years while Gene was serving in the Army. They returned to South Dakota and lived...
Doris Wiedenmeyer
Mar 10, 2020
Doris Wiedenmeyer, 86, passed peacefully in her home on March 10, 2020.
She was employed at Bell Telephone over 35 years.
Survivors include three siblings, Vivian Fossum, Rapid City; Joyce Melton, Colorado Springs; Arden Wiedenmeyer, Santa Cruz; two nephews, Drew Fossum and Dr. Reed Fossum; a niece, Tenley Stibbe; seven grandnieces and grandnephews.
A memorial service will be held at...
Gudrun Moir
Feb 29, 2020
Gudrun K.J. Moir, 80, died February 29, 2020 at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born on July 12, 1939 in Suhl, Germany, the daughter of Alfred and Johanna Langguth. She graduated from Suhl High School in Deutsch Demokratishe Republik (East Germany). As a teenager, Gudrun was required to do spy related work by the East German government...
Judy Eide
Feb 27, 2020
Judy was born January 3, 1937 at Castlewood, SD, the daughter of Oscar and Jennie Clausen. She married Don Eide on June 8, 1956.
Judy worked at the Labor Temple for many years.
She is survived by her husband, Don; four children, Steven of Sioux Falls, Larry (Laurie) Eide of Sioux Falls, Tamara (Brad) Bosch of Sioux Falls and Jamie...
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