93 Friday, June 19 Hurley Waldo Jorgensen was born on Dec. 13, 1926, in Viborg. Waldo married Marilyn Myreholt on Dec. 28, 1951, and they shared the next 68 years of their lives, most of them without boxes or 2x4’s. Together, they ran the Pavilion at Swan Lake,...
92 Thursday, May 21 Sioux Falls Harlan Lee Olson was born on Sept. 15, 1928, near Parker to Harvey and Grace (Getman) Olson. On June 6, 1954, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Wollman at Parker. They were blessed with five children. He lost Evelyn to cancer in...
Friday, May 8 Hurley Dale Ray Sorensen was born on April 30, 1953, to Ray and Shirley (Mahoney) Sorensen. He graduated from Hurley High School and attended Mitchell Area Vocational Tech as an electronics technician. He went to work for Dale Electronics in...
89 Friday, June 19 Freeman Myrtis Marie Burr was born May 16, 1931, to Orla Otto and Fern E. (Ellis) Burr in Liberal, Kansas. She attended Banner County School and graduated from Sublette High School in 1949, where her father served as superintendent. Myrtis earned...
89 Thursday, June 11 Parker Clara Margaret was born on Jan. 19, 1931 on the farm near Monroe to Albert and Ida (Wynalda) Deelstra. After completing the eighth grade at Monroe, she left school to take care of her mother when she became ill. On July 28, 1954, she was...
90 Saturday, May 30 Sioux Falls Joy Broughton was born at home, with her twin sister, on Dec. 20, 1929, near Worthing, the daughter of Adam H. and Mamie (Zebarth) Broughton. She grew up here attending school and graduated from Worthing High School in 1947. She...
Evelyn Larson 98 Tuesday, May 19 Parker Evelyn was born on Aug. 7, 1921, to John and Florence (Crowell) Rogers in Parker. She grew up in the Parker area and graduated from Hurley High School in 1939. Evelyn married LuVerne Larson on Nov. 14, 1941, and they farmed for...
Harlan L. Olson 91 Thursday, May 21 Chancellor Harlan Lee Olson was born on Sept. 15, 1928, near Parker to Harvey and Grace (Getman) Olson, the family name was changed from Hielgeson to Olson when his grandparents immigrated from Norway. He grew up seven miles north...
Wally Larsen 81 Saturday, May Irene Wallace was born on Dec. 15, 1938, to Lewis and Evelyn Larsen. On June 22, 1958, he married the love of his life, Barbara Weier. Wallace (Wally) worked road construction and helped build Interstate 29 and other roads. He started his...
Harlan L. Klinghagen 77 Sunday, April 26 Parker Harlan Leo Klinghagen was born on June 9, 1942, on a farm in Turner County to George and Lucille Klinghagen. Harlan is the older brother to his twin Harvey. On Oct. 14, 1961, he was united in marriage to Janet Bishop at...
Marian Bingner 90 Sunday, April 19 Lennox formerly of Chancellor Marian Jane Timmerman was born on Feb. 25, 1930, on a farm near Davis, the daughter of Henry and Margaret (Conroy) Timmerman. She lived in this area and attended rural school until moving with her family...
Dennis Otten 81 Sunday, April 19 Sioux Falls Dennis was born Dec. 28, 1938, at home on a farm northwest of Parker to Harley and Katie Otten. Growing up, he lived in Madison and Arizona. At the age of 14, his family moved back to the family farm in Parker. Dennis...
Delores M. Nielsen 95 Saturday, April 25 Viborg Delores Marie Nielsen was born on Feb. 6, 1925 in Yankton County to Lars and Mae (Hansen) Christensen. She grew up in the Viborg area where she attended country school. On Dec. 29, 1944, she was united in marriage to...
Janice L. Dangel 74 Monday, April 13 Sioux Falls Janice L. Petersen was born on June 10, 1945, at Viborg to Marvin and Selma (Simonson) Petersen. Jan graduated from Hurley High School in 1963 and received her BS degree from Dakota State University and her Master’s...
Madeline “Topsy” Konda 98 Saturday, April 11 Marion Madeline “Topsy” was born on Aug. 12, 1921 south of Humboldt, to Will and Carolyn (Mathews) Miller. She attended country school and on March 2, 1949, she was united in marriage to Henry Konda at St. Ann’s Catholic...
Ronald J. Leber 86 Sunday, March 29 Parker Ronald Jerome Leber was born on Feb. 20, 1934, at Parker to Vincent and Cecil (Verley) Leber. He grew up near Parker and graduated from Parker High School in 1952. On Sept. 1, 1962, he was united in marriage to Patricia...
Janice M. “Jan” Thompson 82 Tuesday, March 24 Sioux Falls and formerly of Parker Janice Marie Joffer was born on July 15, 1938, at Chandler, Minn. to George and Marie (Hoekman) Joffer. The family moved to Parker where she attended District 13 country grade school and...
Joy Berthelsen 89 Saturday, March 21 Parker Veva Joy Berthelsen was born on Jan. 13,1931 at Parker to Ray and Laura (Finn) Bousfield. Joy grew up in Parker and graduated from Parker High School in 1948. She married the love of her life, Howard Berthelsen, on June 11,...
Brad Christensen 66 Wednesday, March 4 Davis Brad Christensen was born the fifth child to Maurice and Georgianna (Sechser) Christensen on Jan. 14, 1954 in Sioux Falls. He grew up on a farm, near Davis and attended Rieman District 25 Country School and Hurley Public...
74 Friday, March 13 Viborg Beverly (Bev) Colleen was born on Monday, Dec. 3, 1945, in Sioux Falls to Thomas and Elsie (Bakker) Urban. She attended Lennox High School and graduated in 1963. She then moved onto Nettleton Business College, earning a secretarial degree in...
