75 Hartford, SD February 11, 2021 Marianne was born in Rapid City to Richard and Betty (Ross) Plouf. She moved to Watertown as a young girl where she later graduated from Watertown High School. In 1963, Marianne met the love of her life, Larry Englund. They were...
Obituaries
Bruce Mueller
86 Sioux Falls, SD February 9, 2021 Bruce Burdette Mueller was born May 19, 1934, at Rose Valley Farm in rural Freeman, to David and Lydia (Graber) Mueller. He attended Fairview #96 country school through 8th grade and Freeman Academy for high school, graduating in...
Donald J. Hardegger
85 Sioux Falls, SD February 2, 2021 Donald J. Hardegger was born August 7, 1935, to Arthur and Stephanie (neé Tupy) Hardegger in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School in 1953. Don started working, selling newspapers on street corners and delivery...
Connie McDougall
48 Sioux Falls, SD February 2, 2021 Connie Bakker, daughter of Cornelius and Arlene (Brands) Bakker, was born November 24, 1972, in Huron. She attended school in Valley Springs through 6th grade and graduated from Brandon High School in 1990. She was united in...
Mark Douglas Juhl
68 Sioux Falls SD February 6, 2021 Mark was born on March 1, 1952, the eldest of five sons of Donald and Patricia (Wilson) Juhl. Mark was born and raised in Miller and graduated from Miller High School in 1970. Mark found and maintained an interest in the Boy Scouts...
Robert Beck
67 Sioux Falls, SD February 2, 2021 Robert James Beck was born July 13, 1953, to Charles and Doris (Kiewel) Beck. Bob grew up in western Sioux Falls and attended public school in Hartford where he graduated from West Central High School. Bob was a skilled artisan,...
Scott Lynn Pearson
67 West Fargo, ND January 28, 2021 Scott was born in Holdrige, Neb., June 7, 1953, to Lorraine and Delmar Pearson. From Holdrige, he moved with his family first to Sioux Falls and then to a farm outside of Crooks when he was 10 years old. He spent his formative years...
Connie McDougall
48 Sioux Falls, SD February 2, 2021 Visitation with family present to greet friends will take place from 1-3 pm, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux Falls. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Michael, Sioux Falls;...
Veronica Ann Groeneveld
94 Sioux Falls, SD (formally of Hartford) January 28, 2021 Veronica Ann Rothans was the daughter of Lawrence and Margaret (Staebell) Rothans born on January 12, 1927, in Turner County. Her mother and baby sister died in 1931 and she and her sisters were raised by...
Cleo Damm
72 Sioux Falls, SD January 28, 2021 Cleo Kay Damm was born on March 7, 1948, to Gilbert and Hilda (Weidenbach) Sayler on the family homestead or “The Farm” as she regularly called it, near Menno. She grew up in the Scotland area attending and graduating from Scotland...
Cecile Binkerd
89 Sioux Falls, SD January 20, 2021 Cecile Crippen was born June 13, 1931, in O’Neill, Neb., to Lloyd and Hallie (Meeker) Crippen. She married Nyle Binkerd and they were blessed with eight children. Cecile drove school bus for 39 years for West...
Curtis Gene Koepp
72 Colton, SD January 20, 2021 Curt, the oldest child of Wayne and Eleanor (Forseth) Koepp, was born September 15, 1948, in Sioux Falls. He was baptized and confirmed at East Side Lutheran Church and graduated from Lincoln High School. Curt served in the...
Jonathan “Jon” Amend
59 Hartford, SD January 24, 2021 Jonathan “Jon” Amend was born to Robert and Karel Amend on October 22, 1961, in Sioux Falls. He attended Eugene Field, Whittier and West Central schools. He was baptized and confirmed at East Side Lutheran. After a brief service...
Erna Decker
97 Sioux Falls, SD January 16, 2021 Erna was born July 31, 1923, in Menno to Philip and Katherina (Mehlhaf) Neuharth. One of 14 siblings, she grew up in the Menno area and graduated from Menno High School. She married LaVerne Decker on August 27, 1946, in rural...
John O. Johnson
94 Salem (formerly Crooks) January 18, 2021 John Orville Johnson was born on April 5, 1926, in Mount Vernon to William and Anna (Soma) Johnson. He was raised on a farm near Letcher and attended and graduated from Letcher High School. John then joined the war...
Warren Glen Johnson
88 Hartford, SD January 15, 2021 Warren was the second child born to Glen and Myrtle Johnson on September 2, 1932, in Strandburg. He was baptized and confirmed at Tabor Lutheran Church and later graduated from Strandburg High School. Warren met the love of his life,...
Annette Marie Hoekman
77 Watertown (formerly Colton) January 13, 2021 Annette was born July 4, 1943, to parents Anton and Henrietta (Kolthoff) Hoekman in Sioux Falls. Her dad was serving in the Army, so her early years were spent in Monroe, Salina, Kan., and Los Angeles, Calif., before...
James “Jim” Asmussen
91 Ramona, SD January 15, 2021 Jim, the son of Harold and Alma (Titze) Asmussen, was born on September 7, 1929, in Mount Vernon, SD. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on January 26, 1951, and was honorably discharged on March 7, 1951. He married Mary Ann...
Kenneth Leo Heinemann
85 Dell Rapids, SD January 6, 2021 Kenneth was born on January 25, 1935 to Leo and Genevieve (Kopren) Heinemann in Garretson. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in Garretson. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy serving on the...
Roger Lorrin Tiahrt
76 Renner, SD January 4, 2021 Roger was born on February 16, 1944, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls to Elmer and Huldah (Gortmaker) Tiahrt. He grew up on an acreage outside of Bridgewater and graduated from Canistota High School in 1962. He joined the Air...