Obituaries

Deborah Pederson

68  Thursday, Aug. 5 Viborg  Deborah Kay Pederson was born on May 29, 1953, near Kaylor to Floyd and Edith (Munkvold) Weisz.  She attended country school and moved with her family near Custer before moving back and graduating from Scotland High School...

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Ron Muller

78  Wednesday, Aug. 1 Parker  Ronald Gene Muller was born on Oct. 21, 1942, to Donald and Jeanette (Geiken) Muller. He attended country school and Parker Elementary, graduating from Parker High School in 1961. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, from which he was...

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Robert Eugene Eichel

90 Thursday, July 22 Parker  Robert was born on Nov. 17, 1931, in Parker to Herbert and Vera Eichel. He went to a country school for eight years, then to high school in Parker, where he met and later married Bonnie Wrage. In their marriage, they had three sons,...

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Donna Lea Egan

86 Wednesday, Aug. 4 Sturgis  She was born April 7, 1935, to Duard and Mildred Merrill in Parker. Donna married Warren “Bud” Dannenbring in 1956, who passed away on Nov. 30, 1993.  Donna re-married three more times to Harry Curwen, Maurice Dachtler and James...

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Irene Jorgensen

91  Friday, July 30 Viborg Irene Ellen Cotton was born on March 26, 1930, to Robert and Geneva Cotton. She graduated from Parker High School in 1948 and attended General Beadle Teachers College, where she obtained her teacher’s certificate.  She was united...

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Ronald M. Viet

70  Thursday, Aug. 5 Parker  Ronald Morris Viet was born on July 16, 1951, at Sioux Falls to Virgil and Lorraine (Vos) Viet.  He grew up near Parker, where he graduated from Parker High School in 1969.   After receiving an associate degree in...

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Robin Dale Dannen

50 Saturday, July 31 Chancellor Robin Dale Dannen, 50, would tell you that her greatest passion in life was her family. Robin, a woman with a heart created for giving to others, died on July 31, 2021 in a tragic house fire.  Robin is survived by her best friend...

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Shari Johnson

73  Thursday, July 29 Salem On Feb. 7, 1948, Shari was born in Vermilion to Sidney and Evelyn (Johnson) Hope. She attended Prairie Bell Country School, rural Vermillion and graduated from Vermillion High School. She was a VHS Class of 1966 student, the first...

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Robin Dannen

50 July 31, 2021 Chancellor Robin Dannen, 50, of Chancellor, SD, died tragically in a house fire at her home near Chancellor on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Memorial services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9 at Chancellor Reformed Church. Visitation,...

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Rod “Grizz” Garrison

73 Thursday, July 22 Sioux Falls  Rodney Allen Garrison was born on Nov. 2, 1947, at Urbana, Mo., to Bert and Edna (Sneller) Garrison.  He grew up in Rock Rapids, Iowa, where he attended school and graduated from Southern State Teachers College in...

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Rusten Curtis Anderson

24  Thursday, June 24 Scotland  Rusten was born March 16, 1997, in Pensacola, Fla., the son of Jana (Steele) (Stepfather William) Sheppard and Rodney (Stepmother Natalie) Anderson. He graduated from Viborg-Hurley High School in 2015 Viborg. A couple of years...

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Rita Ann Graber

90 Tuesday, June 29 Freeman Rita Ann (Graber) Graber was born Feb. 14, 1931, east Freeman to Carl J. and Lena (Preheim) Graber, joining two older brothers, Cleon and O’Ray. Together they shared fond memories of growing up on the farm and attending grade school at...

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Loren Dale Glanzer

73 June 21, 2021 Salmon, Idaho Loren Dale Glanzer passed away at Steele Memorial Medical Center on June 21, 2021. Loren was born on February 15, 1947 to Reuben and Lillian Tieszen Glanzer in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was the youngest of six children. Loren...

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Kathryn (Kay) Wieman

99  Nov. 13, 2020 Marion  Kathryn J. (Gunderson) Wieman was born Sept. 9, 1921, to Herman and Christine (Knutson) Gunderson, to a family of nine siblings. She grew up on a farm in Hurley and graduated from Hurley high school. She furthered her education by...

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John Cink

87  Monday, July 12 Parker   John Wilbur Cink was born on Aug. 31, 1933, on a farm northwest of Parker to George and Ruby (Douty) Cink.  He attended Parker Elementary and Country School #17, graduating from Parker High School in 1951.  John...

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Bev Freese

 92  Monday, July 12 Hurley Beverly (Breen) Freese was born on April 30, 1929, to Enoch and Amelia (Mansfield) Breen. Beverly’s mother passed away from complications following the birth. Beverly was lovingly cared for by her father and maternal grandmother....

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George Behrend Jongeling

78 Tuesday, June 29 Milford, Mass.  George was a generous, wise and kind man whose life was a blessing to his loving family and many friends. He was born in 1943 in Sioux Falls. George was the eldest child of George and Evelyn Jongeling. His childhood was spent...

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Holly Buckman

46 Friday, June 18, 2021 Parker Holly Buckman, 46, died unexpectedly, Friday, June 18, 2021 at the home of son, in Parker, of an apparent heart attack. Holly Ann Buckman was born January 24, 1975, at Viborg, the daughter of Michael and Arlyce (Christopherson) Buckman....

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Donald Freese

92  Wednesday, Nov. 18 Hurley  Donald Freese was born on June 7, 1928, to Willie and Emma Freese at Wessington.  He grew up at Wessington, where he attended all 12 grades and graduated from Wessington High School in 1946.  He served in the US Army...

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Ron Cink

57 Friday, June 18 Sioux Falls  Ronald James Cink was born on Jan. 9, 1964, in Rochester, Minn., to James and Kathryn (Bollinger) Cink. He grew up in Beresford, where he graduated from Beresford High School in 1982. After receiving a degree from Minnesota West...

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