Obituaries

Clarice Tebbe

86 Colton, SD August 23, 2021 Clarice (Splonskowski) Tebbe, 86, of Colton, SD died on August 23, 2021 at Bethel Nursing  Home in Madison SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 28 at St. Joseph the Workman Catholic Church at Huntimer....

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Marian June Peterson

85 August 17, 2021 Sioux Falls, SD Marian was born on June 24, 1936, the first born child of eight to Andrew and Amelia (Eide) Vant Hul in Flandreau. The family lived in Flandreau and Egan while their father served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Upon his return, the...

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Mark Volden

64 Sioux Falls, SD August 20, 2021 Mark was born August 7, 1957, in Sparta, Wisc., to Elmer and Martha (Borst) Volden. He was the middle brother of three. Mark, along with his big brother, Bruce, and his little brother, Perry, called themselves “Army Brats,” since...

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Connie Sue Meyer

71 Humboldt, SD August 15, 2021 Connie was born on May 12th, 1950 in Adrian, Minn., to Richard and Betty (Rust) Mulder. She grew up outside of Rushmore, Minn., and attended elementary school in Rushmore. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1969 and then went...

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Kirby Lee Peterson

49 Sioux Falls, SD May 23, 2021 Kirby was born July 30, 1971, to Ivan and Beverly (Thomas) Peterson in Sioux Falls. He attended public school and graduated from Tri-Valley High. On July 31, 1999, Kirby was united in marriage to Tamera Coy on his family farm in Crooks....

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Peggy Swier

78 Hartford, SD August 13, 2021 Peggy Ann Van Kekerix was born in Chester on November 29, 1942 to Harry and Florence Van Kekerix. She married Harold Swier on April 1, 1959, in Colton. They farmed in the Colton area for 46 years. Peggy loved flower gardening, baking...

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Jennifer Hoefert

37 Hartford, SD July 31, 2021 Jennifer Christine (Vitek) Hoefert, Hartford died Saturday, July 31, 2021, as the result of a car accident in Montana. Jennifer Christine Vitek was born on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13, 1984, to Kristie Vitek in Tyndall.  She graduated...

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Andrew “Drew” Hoefert

32 Hartford, SD July 31, 2021 Andrew “Drew” Joseph Hoefert, 32, was born May 31, 1989, and died Saturday July 31, 2021 as the result of a car accident in Montana. He was the son of Kerry and Gail (Huls) Hoefert. A lifetime resident, Drew grew up in Hartford and...

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Abbigail Vitek

15 Hartford, SD July 31, 2021 Abbigail (Abbi) Vitek age 15 of Hartford passed away in an automobile accident on Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Montana while on a family vacation. Abbi was born on March 21, 2006 to Jennifer (Vitek) Hoefert and Eric Lupkes and immediately...

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Colleen M. O’Toole

79 August 7, 2021 Sioux Falls, SD Colleen Mary Ellis was born on February 13, 1942, in Sioux Falls to Fenton and Genevieve (Berther) Ellis. She was raised and received her education in Sioux Falls, graduating from Cathedral High School. Colleen was united in marriage...

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Jim LeTendre

57 Sioux Falls, SD July 28, 2021 James Joseph “Jim” LeTendre was born in Lakefield, Minn., September 28, 1963, the second son of Joseph and Rosemary (Collins) LeTendre. While in high school, Jim was active in cross country, basketball and track. Upon his graduation in...

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Alta Koball

94 Sioux Falls, SD August 5, 2021 On November 19, 1926, Alta (Starks) Koball was born to the prairie farming couple, Roy and Corra (Symes) Starks, near Hartford. Her twin sister, Alice, was born just moments before. Living her childhood on area farms near Hartford and...

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Bernice Rubach

97 Hartford, SD July 27, 2021 Bernice Marie Rubach was born in rural Hartford on November 29, 1923, to parents Phillip and Inez (Main) Johnson of Hartford. She grew up in the Hartford area, attending country school and graduating from Hartford High School. She then...

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Cleone Avis “Coney” Foster

85 Chanhassen, MN November 30, 2020 Cleone was born on August 25, 1935, in Colton, one of five sisters. One major part of her upbringing was attending First Lutheran Church in Colton where Cleone’s love of music began. Cleone loved to sing and sang in the Augustana...

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Patricia Nancy (Nelson) Buechler

80 Sioux Falls, SD July 26, 2021 Patricia Nancy “Pat” Buechler (Nelson) was born May 12, 1941, to Mabel (Rehn) and Melvin Nelson in Sioux Falls. She was raised in rural Crooks where she attended Foster Elementary School and graduated from Lyons High School in 1959....

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Andrew and Jennifer Hoefert, Abbigail Vitek

Hartford, SD Andrew (32), Jennifer (37) and Abbigail (Vitek) (15) Hoefert of Hartford passed away on July 31, 2021, as the result of an automobile accident near Butte, Mont., while on family vacation. Family members are attending to the medical needs of the other two...

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Lowell Huls

90 Humboldt, SD July 22, 2021 Lowell Joseph Huls was born on the farm in Salem on his dad’s birthday March 18, 1931, to Maurice and Agnes (Krantz) Huls. Lowell quit school to help on the farm. He joined the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. After returning, he...

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Alfred English

88 Sioux Falls, SD October 28, 2020 Al English, son of Leslie and Catherine (Heiberger) was born July 27, 1932, in Sioux Falls. The oldest of three brothers, he was dearly loved by his siblings. He attended Cathedral Grade School and High School and he was always...

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Steven Kollis

46 Hartford, SD July 22, 2021 Steven Troy Kollis, son of William and Mary (Van Marel) Kollis, was born May 5, 1975, in Rock Valley, Iowa. As a young boy, the family moved to Schindler where he began school in Harrisburg. He later transferred to Sioux Falls Christian...

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Gerald Harsma

86 Sioux Falls, SD April 13, 2020 Gerald James Harsma, son of Gerald and Bertha (VanderZiel) Harsma, was born March 25, 1934, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Gerald was united in marriage with Evelyn Jeanette Eernisse on November 29, 1953, in Valley Springs and they lived in...

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