Obituaries
Tekla Bern
Sep 28, 2011
Tekla Mae (Rekstad) Bern of Sioux Falls, formerly of Alcester, South Dakota was born at Melham, South Dakota on July 3, 1928 to Hans and Sybil (Lewis) Rekstad. She was baptized on September 16, 1928 and confirmed in 1942 at Grace Lutheran Church in Willow Lake, South Dakota. Her confirmation verse was Mark 16:16. Tekla graduated from Willow Lake High...
John French
Sep 10, 2011
John was born July 29th, 1947 in Cortland, NY to James and Dorothy French. He moved to Sioux Falls, SD in 1965 to study Psychology and Sociology at the University of Sioux Falls where he met Janet. The two were married in 1969 in National City, CA where John was working as a youth minister. A few years later they...
Donald "Joe" Mierau
Jul 12, 2011
Joe Mierau was born on August 24, 1950 at Yankton, South Dakota to Hugo and Leola (Schrag) Mierau. His family moved from South Dakota to Illinois and Nebraska and then settled in South Dakota. Joe worked for more than 45 years in the farming, construction and printing businesses. He was the owner and manager of Pine Hills Press in Freeman...
Marion "Peg" Rohl
Jun 14, 2011
Saturday June 18, 2011, 10:30 am at Christ Lutheran Church Click for Map and Directions
Karl Klepel
May 20, 2011
Karl was born March 15, 1927 in Big Stone County, Minnesota, the son of Herman and Sophia (Vangsness) Klepel. As a young man, he worked as a farmhand and later moved to Sioux Falls where he drove truck for Mayflower Trucking hauling the mail. Karl and Verna Geiken were married on August 12, 1961 at Pipestone, Minnesota. They moved to...
Eleanor Small
May 5, 2011
Eleanor Mae Halverson was born on July 10, 1924, in Presho, SD, to Ben and Josephine Halverson. She graduated from Gayville High School in Gayville, SD, in 1943. She moved to Minnesota to work in a bank, and it was there that she met Donald Small. They were married on December 22, 1949, at the original East Side Lutheran Church...
Clyde Kopfmann
Apr 25, 2011
Clyde was born December 23, 1929 at Alpena, South Dakota, the son of Carl and Tillie Kopfmann. He grew up at Alpena, graduated from high school, and attended college. Clyde started out farming in the Alpena area and then worked in the insurance industry. He was an active member of the Kingdom Hall in Sioux Falls for many years. Clyde...
John Richard Hermann
Apr 25, 2011
John was born July 23, 1930 at Miller, SD to John and Leata (Fisher) Hermann. He graduated from high school at Evart, Michigan in 1949. The summer of 1949 the family moved back to South Dakota. John married Gwen Osterberg March 11, 1951 at her home in Miller, SD. John was drafted and served in the Marine Corp. from December...
Harry Reiner
Apr 23, 2011
Harry N. Reiner, 78 of Sioux Falls, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011. Harry was born on June 17, 1932 at the Reiner homestead west of Hillsview, SD, the eldest son of Edwin F. and Caroline (Adam) Reiner. He attended Jackson Township School, Eureka High School and graduated from SDSU with a degree in journalism in 1957. He served...
Bonnie Kumlien
Apr 22, 2011
Bonnie was born on June 15, 1950 at Madison, South Dakota, the daughter of Raymond and Sara (Leavitt) Runge. The family moved to Sioux Falls where Bonnie grew up and graduated from Lincoln High School. While she was in school, Bonnie began working at Betty?s Caf on 8 th street in Sioux Falls. She continued working at the caf for...
Duane Goodroad
Apr 16, 2011
Duane Gail Goodroad, Son of Adney and Ada (Johnson) Goodroad, passed away peacefully at the Good Samaritan Center on April 16, 2011. Duane was born November 27, 1923 in rural Brookings, SD. He received his education in country schools in Brookings County and attended Brookings High School. He was married to Delila M. Boettcher on December 3, 1946. He served...
Lois Carlson
Apr 2, 2011
Lois was born on a farm north of Canton, South Dakota, on July 8, 1917, to Frank and Addie (Farley) Painter. The family later moved to Sioux Falls. Lois graduated from Washington High School in the class of 1935. After graduation, she worked for Production Credit Association until 1945 when she married Leo K. Carlson and moved to Des Moines,...
Paul E Drager
Mar 10, 2011
Paul was born Sept. 19, 1944 at Onawa, Iowa to Paul E. Sr. and Phyllis J. Drager. He lived in Onawa with his grandparents, Anni and Ed Volkert. He joined the Air National Guard in June of 1965. During that time he served in Korea and Japan. He retied from the military on June 17, 1986. After his military career,...
Dolly May Rierson
Mar 5, 2011
Dolly May Anderson Rierson died on March 5 with family by her side in Roseville, MN. She was born to John Fingal Anderson and Ellen Amanda Ekstrom Anderson on Aug. 7, 1923. She was born at home at 727 S. Euclid Ave., Sioux Falls, S.D. She attended Emerson grade school and graduated from Washington High School in 1941. Dolly was...
Nettie Roberts
Mar 1, 2011
Nettie Ilene (Honey) was born on July 24, 1920, to John Wesley and Thea (Heier) Etzel in Michigan, ND. She graduated salutatorian from Michigan High School and was offered a scholarship to the University of ND at Jamestown. She married Kenneth (Cap) Roberts of Lakota, ND, on July 22, 1939 and they celebrated 65 years of marriage together. After their...
Roland Jensen
Feb 27, 2011
Roland Theodore Jensen was born to Niels and Serina (Trenker) Jensen on August 8, 1919 at Viborg, SD. He grew up in the Viborg/Davis/Hooker, SD area and the family later moved to a farm at Marvin. Roland met his wife, Edith Sturgeon of Summit as he drove his sisters to the country school where she taught. They were united in...
Anne E Clauson
Feb 26, 2011
Anne passed away Saturday at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, Sioux Falls. Visitation will be 3-8 pm Tuesday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home & Crematory with family present 6-8 pm and prayer service at 7:30 pm. Interment 9:30 am Wednesday at Hills of Rest Memorial Park and memorial service 11:00 am Wednesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls. Anne was...
Vernon Bovee
Feb 16, 2011
Vernon Marvin Bovee was born September 1, 1916 at rural Parker, South Dakota to Clyde and Maude (Sletten) Bovee. He was raised and attended country school in Turner County. He left school in 8th grade to help farm when his father became sick. Vernon married Neva Davey November 20, 1937 in Sioux Falls. They farmed in Turner County near Humboldt...
Sylvia Lokkeberg
Feb 2, 2011
Monday February 7, 2011, 2-7 pm at Chapel Hill Funeral Home Click for Map and Directions
Dorothy Clark
Feb 1, 2011
Dorothy was born January 2, 1923 at Sioux Falls, the daughter of Ralph and Mabel (Wallin) Jaqua. She married William Clark March 13, 1941 at Rock Rapids, Iowa. They lived in Sioux Falls had one daughter, Sandra. She enjoyed working at home and helping William with his construction business. She was a member at the Seven Day Adventist Church in...
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