Obituaries

Mary Paulette Gillespie

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...

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Verla Borgen

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...

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Donald C. Monrad

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...

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Rita Joyce Schumann

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...

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Donald F. Burggraff

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...

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Janet Audrey (Lindner) Everetts

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...

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Martha Ann Thomas

90 Sioux Falls, SD November 15, 2021 Martha was born in Ashton, Iowa and spent the first years of her long life on a farm. When she was a little girl her family moved to Rock Rapids, Iowa, where her father Walter Haack owned and operated a gas station on the northeast...

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Ordell Krogstad

92 Sioux Falls, SD November 14, 2021 Ordell Krogstad, age 92, of Baltic, died on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  Funeral services were held on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at East Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Baltic. Interment...

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Mark Allen Lewis

67 Sioux Falls, SD March 16, 2020 Mark Allen Lewis was born in Winner, South Dakota on November 22, 1953 to Conn Lewis and Angie (Chudomelka) Morehead. He lived in the Winner area until 1959, when the family moved to Presho. Mark graduated from West Lyman High School...

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Jeremy John Edberg

44 Hartford, SD November 10, 2021 Jeremy Edberg passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2021, due to a tragic car accident. Jeremy was born on July 29, 1977, to John and Jacklyn (Warnke) Edberg at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Jeremy attended school in Hartford and...

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Cynthia “Cindy” Diane Johnson

71 Colton, SD November 19, 2021 Cindy was born on May 19, 1950, in Sioux Falls to Frank and Catherine (Swier) Immeker. She grew up in Colton and graduated from Tri-Valley High School in 1968. She also attended the Gale Airline Institute in Minneapolis. On September...

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Marguerite C. Barrett

100 Sioux Falls, SD November 12, 2021 Marguerite Catherine Clark, daughter of Jones and Josephine (Ziegler) Clark, was born October 19, 1921, in Sioux Falls. The family had moved to Humboldt and Spencer. Marguerite returned to Sioux Falls in 1936 where she stayed with...

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Mark Allen Lewis

67 Sioux Falls, SD March 16, 2020 Mark Allen Lewis was born in Winner on November 22, 1953, to Conn Lewis and Angie (Chudomelka) Morehead. He lived in the Winner area until 1959 when the family moved to Presho, South Dakota. Mark graduated from West Lyman High School...

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Marilyn Joyce Drewes

84 Tea, SD November 3, 2021 Marilyn was born to Freeman and Mildred (Traxinger) Hansman on June 11, 1937, at Watertown. She grew up in Hazel and graduated from Brookings High School in 1956. She then attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., before...

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Myrtle Fuglsby Odde

92 Dell Rapids, SD November 3, 2021 Myrtle was born at home near Hartford to Wilhelm and Clara (Drugley) Jastram. In 1942 she moved with her family to Garretson, where she was confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church and graduated from Garretson High School. On June 29,...

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Addisyn Sue Lauck

11 Salem, SD October 29, 2021 Addisyn Lauck passed away on Friday, October 29, 2021, at the Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Neb. Addisyn Lauck was born January 19, 2010, at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls to Adam and Peggy (Ordal) Lauck. She lived on a farm near Salem and...

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Carol J. McMahon

93 Colton, SD October 29, 2021 Carol McMahon passed away at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids. Carol Jean McMahon was born May 15, 1928, to James and Mae (Dickerson) Young. She grew up on the family farm outside Wakonda. She graduated from Wakonda High...

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Susie Waldner

92 Sioux Falls, SD October 27, 2021 Susie Waldner went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Susie was born on January 25, 1929, to David and Sarah Waldner at Milltown Colony near Elie, Manitoba, Canada. At...

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Marcene Saundra Woldt

93 Sioux Falls, SD October 28, 2021 Carol J. McMahon died Friday, October 29, 2021, at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids. Carol Jean McMahon was born May 15, 1928, to James and Mae (Dickerson) Young. She grew up on the family farm outside Wakonda. She...

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Berniece S. Blake

78 Dell Rapids, SD October 15, 2021 Berniece Blake passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Berniece is survived by her seven children, Tina (Mark Ericksen) of Sioux Falls, Bart (Kathy) of Dell Rapids, Brett of...

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