84 Monday, Nov. 11 Parker Madelyn Mae Kraemer was born on Oct. 14, 1935, to Paul William and Henrietta (Rehmstedt) Kraemer at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. She lived on the Kraemer homestead seven miles north of Parker until she was married. After attending...
75 Tuesday, Nov. 12 Sioux Falls Gary Lee Marso was born on June 30, 1944, at Hurley to Raymond and Eleanor (Thompson) Marso. After graduating from Parker High School in 1963 he attended General Beadle State College. He was united in marriage to Pat Weiland at...
90 Monday, Nov. 11 Marion She was born in Parker on May 19, 1929, to Homer and Louise Doonan. Lillie graduated from Parker High School in 1947 before entering the workforce. She married her sweetheart, Clarence Schmidt, on Jan. 16, 1949. She and Clarence had four...
86 Tuesday, Nov. 12 Sioux Falls Neva Mae Larson was born in Clark County on her parent’s farm southeast of Clark, on April 7, 1933, to Leo and Gertie (Thompson) Killmer, the youngest of three sisters. She was baptized and confirmed at Good Hope Lutheran Church, near...
71 Sunday, Nov. 3 Viborg Gary Enoch Bak was born on April 10, 1948, to Ray and Elaine (Vugteveen) Bak in Viborg. He graduated from Viborg High School in 1966 and attended SDSU for two years before enlisting in the United States Air Force. In 1970, Gary...
89 Saturday, Nov. 2 Marion Irvin Ford Dykstra was born on July 13, 1930, at the family farm near Monroe to Pearl Evelyn (Parry) Dykstra and George Peter Dykstra. He joined big brother Delmar George. He attended Monroe High School and graduated at age 16. He attended...
87 Sunday, Nov. 3 Marion Lester was born on May 11, 1932, to John C. and Clara (Tieszen) Ensz of Marion. Lester was united in marriage to Loretta Miller on Dec. 23, 1951. They celebrated 67 years of marriage until Loretta passed on Aug. 2, 2019. To this union...
69 Tuesday, Nov. 5 Sioux Falls Ronald (Ron) Joseph Flynn was born on Jan. 14, 1950. The son of LaVerne and Deloris Flynn, he grew up on a small acreage on the edge of Parker. He married his high school sweetheart, Vicki Clikeman, on Nov. 8, 1969. That union...
66 Thursday, Oct. 31 Monroe Judie Marie Nelson was born on Sept. 12, 1953, to Lowell and Mildred (Hagen) Nelson. She was raised on a farm near Monroe and attended country grade school and Parker High School, graduating in 1971. After attending SDSU for two years she...
82 Tuesday, Oct. 22 Viborg Barbara “Barb” Kay Bauer was born to Cecil and Anna “Ekeren” Bauer on Nov. 21, 1936, in Yankton. Barb grew up and attended school in Yankton. After graduating from high school, Barb earned her teaching certificate and later went on to...
85 Friday, Oct. 18 Freeman Edward Louis Massey was born on Dec. 5, 1933, near Freeman to William and Rose (Dangel) Massey. Ed grew up on a farm in the Turkey Ridge area and attended country school. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and served in Korea....
94 Sunday, Oct. 6 Lennox Raymond Harms, 94, of Lennox, died Sunday, Oct. 6, at his home, under hospice care. Services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at Chancellor Reformed Church. Visitation also at Chancellor Reformed, with the family present, will be...
80 Sunday, Sept. 29 Freeman Ruth Elaine Mohr Lundblade was born on Feb. 4, 1939, at Marion to John and Helen (Stubbe) Mohr. She grew up in Marion and the Parker area and graduated from Marion High School in 1957. While in Marion she worked at the Home Cafe before...
89 Sunday, Oct. 6 Monroe Arliss Erleen Nelson was born August 31, 1930, at Beresford to Anders and Antke “Mary” (Groon) Nelson. She attended and graduated from Parker Public School, then went on to General Beadle College in Madison and Augustana College in Sioux Falls...
91 Monday, Sept. 23 Viborg Cornell was born on March 6, 1928, to George and Marie (Isakson) Munkvold at their home place in Viborg. He joined the army and was stationed in Tacoma Washington, Philippines and Japan during his assignment. He married Lois Nelsen on Sept....
71 Sunday, Sept. 8 Freeman formerly of Parker Cherished mother of Brian Skinner, Freeman and Mark Skinner (Michele Marker), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died last week. She is survived by her children, two grandsons Schyler Sterna (Jennifer) and Cadan Skinner, four...
86 Tuesday, Sept. 10 Parker Donald Peter VanDeRostyne was born Dec. 22, 1932 in the depth of the depression near Garretson to Margaret (Kuechenmeister) and Joseph VanDeRostyne. He was the third of five children. He was drafted into the US Army in 1952 and served until...
71 Thursday, Sept. 5 Sioux Falls Dale Steven Garry was born on Dec. 25, 1947, at Sioux Falls to Melvin and Bertha (Bannworth) Garry. He grew up near Humboldt where he graduated in the last class from Humboldt High School in 1967. He served his country with pride in...
99 Wednesday, Aug. 28 Sioux Falls Agena Lucy (Freese) Knudsen was born on a farm north of Parker on Oct. 8, 1919, to Peter and Grace (Viet) Freese. She attended country school, District 52, north of Parker for eight years. At the age of 12, her mother passed and she...
43 Saturday, Aug. 17 Sioux Falls Lisa A. Janssen, daughter of Charles and Karen (Langer) Janssen, was born Aug. 8, 1976, in Sioux City, Iowa. As a child, she moved with her family to Sioux Falls. Lisa attended St. Mary’s Elementary School and graduated from O’Gorman...
