Obituaries
Gary Dean Loos
Jan 20, 2013
Gary Dean Loos was born June 24, 1942 to Joseph and Margaret (Huck) Loos at Buffalo Center, Iowa. Gary graduated from high school. He loved to laugh and was a very happy and giving person. He collected coins and was interested in gold and silver pricing. His passion was doing sweepstakes, which he won a lot and walking up to...
LeMoyne Martell
Jan 19, 2013
LeMoyne Lloyd Martell was born January 10, 1932 in Yankton SD to parents Alexander Paul Martell and Anna (Kruger) Martell. He lived in Menno, SD until 4th grade then Parker, SD. He graduated from Parker High School in 1950. LeMoyne married Marcene Vietor August 20, 1950. They raised 3 children Leno, Monte, and Jeannie. Marcene died in 1987. LeMoyne married...
Victor Mortenson
Jan 6, 2013
Victor was born August 23, 1929 to Victor and Edith (Nelson) Mortenson at Estherville, Iowa. He graduated from Estherville High in 1948. He joined the National Guard in 1951 and served until 1953. He served in Bat. C 194th Field Artillery during the Korean Conflict. He attended Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated in 1957. Victor began his work with the...
Eunice Crittensen
Dec 26, 2012
Eunice ?Eunie? Crittenden passed away at Sanford Hospital on December 26, 2012 at the age of 85. She was born Eunice Rena Kroeger in Hartford, SD March 24, 1927 and lived on the family farm until June 1, 1948 when she married Floyd ?Bud? Crittenden. Eunie loved children, crocheting and dancing. She did daycare from the early 1970?s until around...
Donald Reents
Dec 13, 2012
Don Reents was born November 13, 1922 at Clara City, Mn, the son of John and Hazel Reents. He graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls. Don served in the US Army during WWII and the Korean War. Don married Arlene Nelson in 1948 and they had three children. Don worked at John Morrell Company for over 30 years....
Dale Wooledge
Dec 12, 2012
Dale was born on October 31, 1924 at Bijou Hills, South Dakota to Desmond Denver and Amy Olive (Burger) Wooledge. At the age of six they moved to a ranch near Gann Valley, South Dakota. There he grew up attending school and working with his father. He enlisted in the Army in July of 1944. Following basic training he was...
Richard Rice
Dec 2, 2012
Having blessed the earth with his presence, Richard Gordon Rice, 56, of rural Lennox, born February 29, 1956, from the union of Verlyn and Betty Rice, died Sunday December 2, 2012 at his home. An Air Force veteran, Rich was proud of his country and his current service working for the Internal Revenue Service. Rich is survived by his wife...
Bessie McMicheal
Dec 1, 2012
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Elaine Bachtell
Nov 30, 2012
Elaine was born Nov. 14, 1928 at Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Reinhold and Katie Heckenlaible. She married Orville Bachtell on Aug. 2, 1947 at Luverne, MN. They lived in Sioux Falls where they raised their family. Elaine worked at the ArKota Ballroom, Dixie?s Bake Shop and the Good Samaritan Center. She enjoyed baking and gardening. She loved to...
Jack Foster
Nov 24, 2012
Jack Ernest Foster was born on May 1, 1917 to Andrew (Ned) and Florence Ethel (Kellogg) Foster at Montrose, South Dakota. He moved to Sioux Falls as an infant and received his education in Sioux Falls. Before entering the service he dug basements with his dad and brothers, Earl and Bill. Jack entered the U.S. Army on July 5, 1941...
Cyril Tebben
Oct 25, 2012
Cyril was born October 20, 1922 near Alvord, Iowa, the son of August and Anna (Mackel) Tebben. His family moved to a farm in Springdale Township in 1930. Cyril attended Simmons Country School. He married Phyllis Poppenga on December 11, 1945 in Sioux Falls. They farmed in the Harrisburg, Tea and Lennox areas for many years. Cyril married Ruby Niewald...
Pauline Summy
Oct 21, 2012
Pauline was born May 3, 1927, in Spencer, South Dakota, to Maurice and Ella McManus. She passed away Sunday at her daughter?s home in Lennox after a short battle with cancer. Shortly after graduating from Spencer High School in 1946, she moved to Sioux Falls where she worked for Manchester Biscuit Company. She met her husband, Dale Summy, at a...
Cathy Barck
Oct 12, 2012
Cathy was born with Down Syndrome to Alvin and Corice (Hovland) Barck on October 31, 1956. She attended Hope School in Sioux Falls in 1965. She was admitted to Redfield State Hospital from 1966- 1980. In November of 1980, she enrolled at Sioux Vocational Services. In her early years, Cathy liked to go shopping, out to eat and camping. She...
Lester Verley
Oct 6, 2012
Lester Ephron Verley passed away October 6, 2012 at the Avera McKennan Hospital after suffering a stroke. He would have been 98 years old on October 22. Lester was born October 22, 1914 at Hooker, South Dakota, one of six children born to Myron and Katie (Lodde) Verley. The family moved to Hurley where Lester graduated from high school in...
Clement Tucker
Sep 24, 2012
Clement was born Jan. 16, 1923 in the church parsonage located in Lynd Township, Lyon County, Mn. He grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. Clement worked at Sioux Tire & Battery for a few years the then enlisted in the US Coast Guard. He served as a Gunners Mate 2nd Class in the Coast Guard...
Juanita Cupit
Sep 9, 2012
Juanita (Jeannie) was born at Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 29, 1937 to Richard and Margaret (Remley) Watson. She had nine brothers and sisters. When she left their home she took five of her siblings with her. Juanita married Darvin (Curt) Ishmael on May 18, 1959 at Chicago, Illinois. They moved to South Dakota and started having babies. A son in...
Vincent Kraft
Sep 7, 2012
Vincent Roger Kraft was born March 26th, 1943 to Richard and Evelyn (Sordrager) Kraft in Portland, Oregon. On June 13th, 1963 he married Patricia Ann Shook. To this union were born three children, Donald Kraft (Deceased), Robert (Angie) Kraft, Sioux Falls, S.D., Pamela (Chad) Boheman, Valley Springs, S.D. His grandchildren, Ivy Kraft, Ashley Hansen, Jacob Lee, Caleb Lee, and Tasha...
Reade Nelson
Aug 15, 2012
Reade was born on February 16th, 1966 at Sioux Valley Hospital to Gene and Adeline Nelson. He attended Bancroft Elementary, Whittier Junior High, and Washington High School, graduating in 1984. Reade was employed at the Bike Barn, Schoeneman?s Lumber and for the past several years at Justice Fire & Safety. He married Michelle Hermann on May 18th, 1990 at Emmanuel...
Dorothy Loebig
Aug 10, 2012
Born in Iowa City, IA, she graduated in 1952 from Britt High School, Britt, Iowa where she was the class homecoming queen and band majorette. Married to Al Loebig of Wesley, Iowa, they had 5 children together: Michael (Vicki) Loebig of Texarkana AR, Larry Loebig of Sioux Falls SD, Suzanne (David) Potratz of Sioux Falls SD and David Loebig of...
Janice Schuldies
Jul 6, 2012
Janice ?Spring? was born October 1, 1943 at Eagle Butte, South Dakota, the daughter of Cyril Benoist and Evelyn Whitney. She graduated from high school and attended college. Spring was known for her innate artistic ability through the medium of wood carving. She created works of art symbolizing life experiences, heritage, and Sioux Culture. She was known to her children...
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