Melanie Coffey

65 Winner, SD  December 31, 2020  Melanie Ann Coffey was born on January 22, 1955, to Orville and Mary Olson in Madison. Melanie graduated from Madison High School in 1974. She later met her future husband in 1978 while both were working at McKennan Hospital...

Ronnie LeRoy Bents

69 Salem, SD January 1, 2021 Ron was born in Sibley, Iowa in 1951 to Andy Hugo and Vivian (Dagel) Bents-Post. He attended Sibley High School and was married to ViAnn Hofmeyer in 1970 at the First Reformed Church in Melvin, Iowa. They made their home in Baker Township...

Reverend George Edmund Nielson

92 Crooks, SD January 1, 2021 George Nielson was born in Sioux Falls on January 22, 1928, and grew up working hard on his family’s depression-era farm near Crooks. His parents were Otto John Nielson (from Copenhagen, Denmark) and Tina (nee Johnson) from Crooks. George...

William “Bill” P. Huntimer

89 Dell Rapids, SD December 31, 2020  William Patrick Huntimer was born on September 13, 1931 in Colton, the son of Joseph and Regina (Elscamp) Huntimer. He grew up in the Colton and Dell Rapids areas. He attended school at Chester grade school, St. Mary Catholic...

Humboldt Elementary’s December Trojan Tributes

December students of character The students who received the most Trojan Tributes in the month of December are pictured (left to right) Sophia Redher-Wright (2nd), June Gale (3rd), Porter Smith (4th) and Grace Rick (5th).  (Photo/Submitted)  Sara Stadem | Editor ...