92 Colton, SD December 31, 2021 Lila LaVonne was born on March 7, 1929, in Sioux Falls, the only child of Rosanna (Haslam) and Harold Zimmerman. When she was five, her parents divorced and she was raised by her mom Rose and her mom’s mom Gram Turner. After LaVonne...
92 Sioux Falls, SD December 31, 2021 Donna Dawson of rural Sioux Falls died as a result of natural causes. Donna was born on January 23, 1929, to Newell and Marcella (Richard) Sisson at the family home on 1310 N. Main Street in Sioux Falls. As the story goes, it was...
88 Hartford, SD December 23, 2021 Mae Benning, daughter of Vino and Inga (Pederson) Benning, was born March 1, 1933, in East Sioux Falls. She grew up in East Sioux Falls and graduated from Brandon High School in 1950. She then worked as a bookkeeper for the Minnehaha...
90 Sioux Falls, SD December 20, 2021 Mildred Ann Mullett was born on November 11, 1931, in Althol, SD, to Harry and Dollie (Minnick) Mullett. She was raised on a farm near Redfield. She received her education in Redfield graduating from Redfield High School. Mildred...
57 Hartford, SD November 7, 2021 Robert Smith passed away at Dougherty Hospice following complications resulting from a stroke. He was 57 years old. Robert Leslie Smith, Jr., son of Robert Sr. and Patricia Smith, was born August 26, 1964, in Monterey Park, Calif....
80 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly Hankinson, ND) December 24, 2021 Judith Friday passed away at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Judy was born and raised in Hankinson, ND, where she met the love of her life, Noel in the 7th grade. They were married on December 31, 1959,...
69 Colton, SD December 13, 2021 Rick was born on June 25, 1952, to Gerrett and Johanna (Gelderman) Van Heerde at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. He grew up in the Colton area and attended Washington Country School until they moved to the Chester area. He then...
69 Colton, SD December 13, 2021 Rick was born on June 25, 1952, to Gerrett and Johanna (Gelderman) Van Heerde at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. He grew up in the Colton area and attended Washington Country School until they moved to the Chester area. He then...
85 Sioux Falls, SD December 7, 2021 Carol Huemoeller (Anderson), daughter of George and Glena (Meek) Huemoeller, was born May 7, 1936, in Sioux Falls. She attended Lincoln High School through 8th grade. In 1955 she married Eddie Anderson and had five children together...
67 Sioux Falls, SD December 8, 2021 Douglas Joseph Brende, son of Joseph and Marilyn (Becker) Brende, was born December 22, 1953, in Des Moines, Iowa and later settled in Sioux Falls. Doug was united in marriage with the love of his life Kandy Osterkamp on June 24,...
91 Madison, SD December 4, 2021 Marlys Rozella Bargmann was born on November 11, 1930, in Madison, the daughter of Rudolph P. and Anna (Storevik) Bargmann. She was a graduate of Madison Central High School and attended General Beadle College. She married Raymond Milo...
69 Colton, SD December 13, 2021 Richard Van Heerde passed away at his home. Memorial services were held Friday, December 17, 2021, at The Reformed Church, Dell Rapids. Burial will be at the Colton Cemetery. Arrangements were provided by Minnehaha Funeral Home.
88 St. Anthony, MN (previously Sioux Falls) Donald Allan Christopherson lived a life of public service, serving the people of the U.S. and our military veterans for 38 years. Born in Minot, ND, the son of two teachers from farms nearby who brought public education to...
58 Sioux Falls, SD November 28, 2021 Jay Yttreness passed away in Huron after some brief health struggles. Jay, son of Gary Yttreness and Kathleen Tassler was born July 6, 1963, in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School in 1981. He later attended SDSU...
76 Chester, SD December 4, 2021 On December 4, 2021 God, through his divine grace, called Mary Paulette Gillespie to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in heaven. Love of his life and wife to David Gillespie for almost 51 years, Paulette opened her arms to Jesus...
72 Hartford, SD December 3, 2021 Verla Jean Borgen was born April 8, 1949, in Sioux Falls to Duane and Victoria (Krogstad) Howe. She was raised in the Baltic area and graduated from Baltic High School. She continued her education at South Dakota State University...
75 Sioux Falls, SD November 21, 2021 Donald C. Monrad, 75, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. Donald Charles Monrad, son of Donald L. and Charlotte (Ekle) Monrad, was born December 8, 1945, Canton. The family moved to...
77 Sioux Falls, SD November 22, 2021 Rita Schumann, the daughter of Ballard Taylor and Bernice (Stockwell) Taylor, was born September 25, 1944, in Sioux Falls. She attended Washington High School. Rita married Clarence Safar in May of 1963. They had one son, Keith...
85 Sioux Falls, SD November 18, 2021 Donald Francis Burggraff was born on November 5, 1936, in Sioux Falls to Math A. and Dorothy (Kueter) Burggraff. He was raised on a farm near Humboldt and began his education in country school for the first few years before...
91 Sioux Falls, SD November 13, 2021 Janet was born August 9, 1930, in Sioux Falls to Frank and Theresa (Mitchell) Lindner. She attended Sioux Falls public schools graduating from Washington High School in 1948. Janet was united in marriage to Dean Everetts on January...