92 Sunday, June 9 Viborg Madelyn (Madge) M. Johnson was born to Francs Miller and Gladys Swallow on April 26, 1927 at Yankton. She was later adopted by Edward and Cecelia Wiebelhaus. She attended high school at Mount Marty in Yankton. Madge married Virgil L. Johnson...
45 Saturday, June 8 Freeman Christopher John Schenkel was born Oct. 15, 1973, in Champaign, Ill. to Patty (Jensen) Olesen and Don Schenkel. He was baptized at Viborg Methodist Church in Viborg and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman. Chris attended...
89 Wednesday, May 29 Ellsworth Dorothy Marie Hocking was born Dec. 29, 1929, the only child of Levi Guemmer and Frances Engel at Moe Hospital in Sioux Falls. She was baptized and confirmed in Wellington Lutheran Church of rural Parker. Raised on Guemmer’s Corner south...
75 Sunday, June 2 Freeman LeRoy was born March 13, 1944, in Yankton to Sollie and Nellie (Preheim) Kaufman. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Marion and graduated from Marion High School in 1962. He attended Freeman Junior College in Freeman for two years...
Eudell Nelson92Wednesday, May 29IreneEudell Wayne Nelson was born on July 26, 1926, to Silas and Hilda (Skov) Nelson.He started farming at the age of 13 after his father was injured in World War 1.Eudell married Ruth Joyce Hakl on Aug. 9, 1964, in Pierre. They farmed...
88 Wednesday, May 15 Sioux Falls Kathleen I. Freed was born on June 15, 1930, at Parker to Golden and Dorothy (Dopp) Carrell. She grew up at Parker where she graduated from Parker High School in 1948. On May 7, 1951, she was united in marriage to James Freed at...
Elmer Wieman 100 Saturday, May 11 Monroe Elmer was born in Monroe on Aug. 2, 1918, to Hilbert & Minnie (Ackerman) Wieman. He received his grade school education at Spring Valley # 5 School District #5 and graduated from Monroe High School in 1936. He then enrolled...
Susan Saylor 59 Saturday, May 4 Wakonda, formerly of Aberdeen Susan Kay Saylor was born on June 18, 1959 in Webster to Lorane and Florence (Kaiser) Harms. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Bristol. She grew up in the Butler area. She...
Larry L. Nelson 76 Saturday, May 5 Sioux Falls Larry L. Nelson was born on May 17, 1942 to Howard R. and Loretta C. (Berthelsen) Nelson in Sioux Falls. He passed away in his home on Saturday, May 4 at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer. Larry attended...
Brynn Lundy 41 Wednesday, May 1 Sioux Falls Brynn Rochelle Lundy was born on Sept. 10, 1977, to Roger and Pamela Nelson of Sioux Falls. She had one sister, Noel Christina Hanson and one brother, Logan Bryce Nelson. She was married to Thomas F. Lundy in July...
Gregory Mark Ludens 60 Wednesday, May 8 Sioux Falls Greg was born in Sioux Falls on Feb. 27, 1959, to Alvin Leroy and Eva Maxine Ludens née Pool. Greg welcomed a son, Thomas Totton on Nov. 19, 1984. Greg was united in marriage to Ann Therese Gaffney on Sept....
52 Friday, April 19 Sioux Falls Rick was born on July 21, 1966, in Sioux Falls to Norman and Josephine (Vellek) Dvorak. He was the youngest of six children. He graduated from St. Mary High School in Dell Rapids, and like his father and brother, Brad, he served...
Marjorie Wilson 89 Sunday, April 28 Marion, formally of Lander, Wyo. Marjorie Anne (Schurr) Wilson was born on Nov. 16, 1929, to George and Rose (Timm) Schurr at Cozad, Neb. Marjorie attended country school in rural Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School in 1947...
Marion T. Fincher 85 Saturday, May 4 Lennox Marion Theodore Fincher was born on April 14, 1934, in Wall Lake Township to Henry and Anna (Vander Linde) Fincher. He grew up in the area west of Wall Lake and attended country school and Parker High School. He served in...
Marjorie Wilson 89 Marion Marjorie Wilson, 89 of Marion, formerly of Lander, Wyo. passed away Sunday, April 28 at the Tieszen Memorial Home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 3 at the Tieszen Memorial Chapel. Services will also be held at Hudson...
Frank “Fritz” Martin Eichler 88 Thursday, April 11 Cincinnati, Ohio Fritz was born on July 7, 1930, in LeFors, Texas, the first son to Frank Cook Eichler and Josephine Eugenia “Gene” (Collier) Eichler. Fritz served over 20 years in the United States Air...
Beverly Kaye Beeninga 77 Friday, April 5 Marion Bev was born on Jan. 25, 1942. She was also born mentally handicapped; she had a tremendous talent for playing the piano by ear. She used this talent to provide special music at church and in many other venues. Her...
Janet (Keating) Giddings83Saturday, March 16Southern NewHampshire Medical Center in NashuaJanet was born on Aug. 19, 1936, in Sioux Falls, to Paul and Frances (Boushka) Keating. She grew up in nearby Parker attending Parker schools. After graduating from South Dakota...
Linda Kotzea 66 Sunday, March 31 Sioux Falls Linda was born in Webster on Jan. 17, 1953, one of four children of Donald and Marcella (Czmowski) Kotzea. She grew up on a farm near Waubay and graduated from Waubay High School with the Class of 1971. She continued her...
Charles H. “Chuck” Denbow, Sr. 81 Monday, April 1 St. Joseph, Missouri Chuck was born June 12, 1937, in Parker to Harold and Eldora “Dode” (Purcell) Denbow; they preceded him in death. Chuck married Rosie Casebolt on May 23, 1959; they later divorced. He married Rose...
