Obituaries

Oct 12, 2014

William Patrick Giles, 52 of Grand Junction, Co passed away on October 12, 2014 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. William was born in Denver, Colorado on January 16th, 1962 to Charles and Doris Giles. After his father's retirement from the Air Force in 1970 the family settled in Box Elder SD where he attended Douglas School Systems...

Sep 28, 2014

Sarah Opel,81, of Sioux Falls died September 28, 2014 at he Dougherty Hospice House. She was born in Golden, CO on November 8, 1932. She is survived by her husband Kenneth Opel; and daughters: Kathy (Louie) Sabarini, Victoria (Dale) Keldenick, Roxanne Opel and Theresa Opel. She had 19 grand children, 29 great grand children and 1 great great grand child....

Sep 28, 2014

Lori was born on June 12, 1964 to Stanley and Esther Hixson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lori spent her entire life in Sioux Falls. Loris life was filled with trips down rocky roads. She fell many times and had many battle scars, but always got up wounded but willing to fight the battle again. On August 17, 1992 she...

Sep 23, 2014

Sam was born August 28, 1949 at Washington D.C. , the son of Ralph and Edna (Bruce) Boyer. His parents were both active duty military members and were stationed in Japan after Sam was born. They returned to the United States when Sam was in grade school and they lived in and Montanna. Sam entered the US Army when he...

Sep 14, 2014

Dale was born April 9, 1951 in Sioux Falls, SD to William and Darlene (Hartson) Gillen. He grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Sioux Falls Public Schools. He married Roxanne Harmar in 1971. They had one child Jennifer Marie. The marriage ended in 1976. On April 30, 1986 Dale married Mardel Huber in Las Vegas. He inherited five children;...

Sep 12, 2014

Michael Kay Wood of Sioux Falls, SD passed away September 12, 2014 at the age of 67 from cancer. Michael was born February 12, 1947 to Louis Glenn and Hilda (Geistfeld) Wood in Cottonwood, MN. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at English Lutheran Church, Cottonwood. Michael attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis and worked in the auto...

Sep 9, 2014

Ruby was born September 23, 1915 near Northwood, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Sophia (Nessett) Nelson. She was raised at Northwood and attended high school. Ruby married Harold Perry on March 19, 1932 at Albert Lea, Minnesota. They lived in Northwood until 1944 when they move to Sioux Falls. Ruby worked at several retail stores in Sioux Falls including...

Aug 19, 2014

Marcelene Loretta, the daughter of Engelbert and Viola (Jewell)) Laur was born September 2, 1922 in Bloomfield, Nebraska. At the age of 2 her family moved to Sioux Fall, South Dakota, and that is where she grew up. She graduated from Washington High School in 1941. Upon graduating from High School, she was employed at John Morrell and Company until...

Aug 3, 2014

Iona was born November 29, 1923 at Larchwood, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Lilly (Christensen) Lewis. She grew up at Larchwood and graduated from high school in 1942. Shortly after graduation, Iona married Harvey Waagmeester on August 28, 1942 in Dakota City, Nebraska. They lived on the Waagmeester family farm near Larchwood and operated the farm from 1942 to...

Jul 28, 2014

Theodor Elefterescu was born January 11th, 1938 to Claudia Popescu and Theodor Elefterescu in Chisinau, USSR. On December 27th, 1982 Theodor was united in marriage to Marilena Doina Bocarnea. He lived his life in Bucharest, Romania and moved with his wife Doina to Sioux Falls, SD in 1999. Theodor was 76 years old when he passed away on Monday, July...

Jul 25, 2014

Jul 24, 2014

Jeffery Mayers was born March 25, 1955 to Daryll and Orvetta Mayers at Bismark, North Dakota. He graduated high school and attended Bismark State College where he obtained a degree in boiler engineering. Jeff worked many jobs in North Dakota and was a hard worker. He retired from John Morrell where he was employed for 20 years. He made many...

Jul 11, 2014

Jim was born December 19, 1927 in Waseca, MN the son of William and Odessa Schmidt. He served in the US Army after high school. Jim married Marlys Christianson on May 6, 1950 in Hendricks, MN. Jim and Marlys lived in Mankato, MN until they moved to Sioux Falls, SD in 1959. He worked for Spitznagel Architecture for a few...

Jul 4, 2014

Donald Ardean Nelson was born August 15, 1926 at Bryant, South Dakota, the son of Bennie and Minnie Nelson. Don served his country honorably during WWII in the United States Army. He married Iola Grotjohn on May 9, 1948 at Bryant, South Dakota and their marriage was blessed with five children; Marilyn, Janet, Larry, Craig and Lori. Don was an...

Jul 4, 2014

David William Wicks passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Friday July 4, 2014, after a valiant struggle with cancer. Dave was born on December 3, 1949 in Des Moines IA, to Margret Eloise (Knoll) Wicks and Robert Irl Wicks. Most of Daves childhood was spent living in Rapid City and enjoying one of his favorite places...

Jun 26, 2014

Randolph H.B. Hartmann, 95, Rapid City, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at New Underwood Good Samaritan Center. Randolph was born to Henry & Clara (Bruemmer) Hartmann on August 4, 1918 at Mercer, North Dakota. He grew up on a farm near Rowena and attended country school. Randolph served in the US Army from November of 1942 January of...

May 13, 2014

Joann was born April 5, 1942 in Sioux Falls, SD the daughter of Ralph and Frances Wittrock. She grew up in Sioux Falls. She was married to Ollie Aleck and they lived in Sioux Falls and had one son, Robert. She worked as an office cleaner for several years. She is survived by her son, Robert of Sioux Falls and...

May 12, 2014

Randy Mammenga was born on July 30, 1951 at Sibley, Iowa, the son of Louis and Verna (Schnepf) Mammenga. He grew up in Rock Rapids, Iowa and graduated from high school in 1969. Randy attended technical college in Sheldon. Randy was drafted by the US Army in 1971. He returned to Rock Rapids after serving in the Army. He married...

Apr 30, 2014

Jerry JJ Taylor was born July 21, 1938 at Seminole, OK, the son of Wiley and Vada Taylor. He grew up at Glendive, Montana and was a graduate of Dawson County High School. JJ had a passion for airplanes and flying since he was a young boy which put him on the pathway to serving his country in the US...

Apr 25, 2014

Memorial services are pending.