Obituaries

62 Hurley Wednesday, Jan. 6 Lyle Willard Moege was born on July 20, 1958 at Parkston to Willard and Florence (Reichert) Moege.  He grew up at Parkston where he graduated from Parkston High School in 1976.  After attending Mitchell Vo Tech, he worked as an...

68 Centerville Thursday, Dec. 17 Nancy was born in Peoria, Ill. on March 19, 1952 to H. Richard and Betty Waltmire.   Upon graduation from Central High School in Peoria she attended Yankton College where she met her future husband, Gary Ward.  They were...

99 Sunday, Dec. 20 Port St Lucie., Fla. He was born in Freeman on May 19, 1921. He was one of five children with his sister Hertha at 101 years of age, the last living family member. Erv moved to a farm north of Menno in his early years where he attended school. In...

96 Friday, Dec. 25 Madison Alice Lorraine Skalland was born on April 4, 1924 at Garretson to Isaac and Nana (Olson) Skalland. She graduated from Garretson High School in 1941. She attended Augustana College and the Sioux Valley Hospital School of Nursing and...

89 Friday, Dec. 25 Parker Berneta Faye Plucker was born on Jan. 15, 1931, near Chancellor, with her twin sister, the daughter of Peter and Katie (Weeldreyer) Plucker. She grew up near Chancellor attending rural school. On Jan. 19, 1955 she was united in marriage to...

59 Lennox Friday, Dec. 18 Daniel Joseph Ketcham was born on May 25, 1961 to Earl and Dorothy (Kueter) Ketcham in Dell Rapids.  In 1980, Dan married his high school sweetheart, Karen Sechser, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Humboldt. They made their home in Lennox...

73 Viborg Friday, Dec. 18 Joyce Ann was born on Oct. 15, 1947 in McKennan Hospital at Sioux Falls to Robert C. and Elvira “Scotty” (Morrison) Joffer. She moved with her family from Sioux Falls to Chicago, Elgin, Ill. and to Hooker.   After graduating...

 88 Sioux Falls Friday, Dec. 18 Kathleen spent her childhood years in Belle Fourche and Igloo.  She raised her five children in Chadron, Neb., Edgemont, Belle Fourche, Spearfish, Rapid City and Parker. During her retirement years she lived in Sturgis, Rapid City...

85 Tuesday, Dec. 15 Viborg Chris Kilmer Christensen was born on Dec. 17, 1934 near Viborg to Chris and Sena (Madsen) Christensen. He attended country school and started farming at an early age. From 1957-1961 he served in the US Army reserves.  On Aug. 22,...

81 Saturday, Dec. 12 Freeman Gene Elwood Kaufman was born to Walter and Anna (Miller) Kaufman on Oct. 16, 1939, on their farm near Freeman. He joined older brother, Duane and was later followed by sister, LeAnne and brother Loren. Gene attended Fairview School...

75 Thursday, Dec. 10 Viborg Opal Elaine Mark was born on March 31, 1945 in Akron, Iowa to Otto and Elvira (Bratt) Stene. She grew up attending Roseni Lutheran Church near Beresford.  After graduating from Augustana Academy in Canton in 1963 she attended...

77 Tuesday, Nov. 24 Salem Born and raised in Viborg, Susan spent the majority of her life as a businesswoman. She served as bookkeeper for a number of her late husband’s businesses and owned a number of small stores/boutiques. She even created a line of women’s...

66 Thursday, Nov. 26 Freeman Lon was born in Sioux Falls, Aug. 9, 1954. Lon attended Howard High School and business school at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell. He spent most of his younger professional years with Ford Motor Co., Vern...

78 Friday, Nov. 20 Monroe Allan Burton Hepner was born on Oct. 17, 1942 at Mitchell to Willard and Lucille Hepner. The family moved to Wisconsin where he graduated from Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie, Wisc. in 1961.  He served in the US Navy for four...

89 Friday, Nov. 20 Marion Violet (Vi) Engbrecht, daughter of Dr. Edward D. Tieszen and Linda Thomas Tieszen was born in Marion, Turner County and spent her entire life in Marion.    On March 28, 1948 she was baptized in the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church and...

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 and was...

91 Friday, Nov. 27 Sioux Falls Donafaye Louise was born on June 8, 1929 at Sioux Falls to William and Marguerite (Froelich) Cottrell. She grew up in Sioux Falls where she graduated from Washington High School in 1947.  After attending USD in Vermillion for...

64 Friday, Nov. 20 Marion Randy Mark Wieman was born on Dec. 23, 1955 to Hilbertus and Goldie Wieman of rural Monroe. Randy will be missed for his gentleness and his loving spirit. Randy was baptized in 1956 at the First Reformed Church in Monroe. He attended churches...

88 Monday, Nov. 16 Irene Leland Clayton Eide was born in rural Irene to Rachel Marie (Lee) and Arnt Eide on June 12, 1932. He was baptized and confirmed at the Meldal Lutheran Church. He was a longtime member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Irene and faith...