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...
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...
69 Colton, SD January 8, 2021 Dan was born in Sioux Falls on February 24, 1951, to Gene “Bubs” and Aileen Baldwin, joining his sister Pat into the family. He spent all of his school years and graduated from high school in Chester. After graduation, Dan worked...
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...
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...
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...
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...
88 Sioux Falls, (formerly Lyons, SD) December 20, 2020 Ron was born on November 24, 1932, at Sioux Valley Hospital to Roy O. and Johanna (Bunde) Thompson. Ron grew up farming with his dad on two farms near Lyons and attended the Lyons School. He entered the Army in...
86 Crooks, SD (formerly of Arlington) December 28, 2020 Ardy Clarence Smith was born July 10, 1934, in rural Erwin to Clarence (C.P.) and Lillie (Berger) Smith. He married Marge Smith on August 25, 1962, and they proudly raised three daughters, Jolene, Gaylene...
86 Hartford, SD December 25, 2020 Audrey Anne Matthies was born October 22, 1934, in Canton to Elmer and Gunhild (Severson) Twedt. She moved to the Hartford area as a young girl and later the family moved to Sioux Falls where she attended Sioux Falls schools. In...
70 Crooks, SD December 22, 2020 Bobbi Anderson, daughter of Gene and Marjorie (Nelson) Anderson, was born August 3, 1950, in Bryant. She grew up there and graduated from Bryant High School with the class of 1968. Following high school, she attended...
59 Lennox, SD December 18, 2020 Daniel Joseph Ketcham was born on May 25, 1961, to Earl and Dorothy (Kueter) Ketcham in Dell Rapids. In 1980, Dan married his high school sweetheart, Karen Sechser, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Humboldt. They made their home in...
92 Sioux Falls, SD December 24, 2020 Alexander Koscielski, son of Joseph and Victoria Koscielski, was born February 18, 1928, near San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from high school in Lovena, Texas. Following high school, he enlisted in the United...
79 Sious Falls, SD December 25, 2020 Marvin Leon Johnson was born with his twin sister, Marlys, July 2, 1941, on their family farm near Flandreau to Homer and Dollie (Hurley) Johnson. Marvin was raised on the farm and attended country schools and Flandreau...
71 Sioux Falls, SD December 20, 2020 Calvin Wayne Krueger, son of August and Betty (Bentz) Krueger, was born June 30, 1949, in Gregory. He grew up and received his education in Fairfax. He then attended the University of South Dakota and received his Bachelor of...
72 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly from Hartford, SD) December 14, 2020 Shirley was born on January 1, 1948, to Arnold and Cleo (Main) Theel on a farm outside of Montrose. She spoke fondly of growing up in Hartford with hardworking parents, her younger brothers,...
56 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly Hartford, SD) December 9, 2020 LeRoy was born in Freeman on March 21, 1964, to Frederick and Delores (Cornell) Huntimer. He grew up in the Hartford area, living on Wall Lake for many of those years. He attended West Central school,...
81 Rural Humboldt December 20, 2020 Severin (John) Drobny was born December 30, 1938, at Milbank to Albert and Julia Drobny of Rosen, Minn. He attended grade school in Rosen. John graduated from Bellingham, Minn., high school in 1956. He served in the U.S. Army...
66 Crooks, SD December 14, 2020 Roberta Jean (Bobbie) Miller (Rayhill) was born in Martin on March 13, 1954. Roberta attended school in Martin. The highest job she held before marriage was Deputy Auditor for Bennett County. Roberta was united in marriage with Donald...
68 Rural Colton, SD December 16, 2020 Gloria was born on March 26, 1952, in New York state to Edward and Gloria (Ainsworth) Hill. She grew up in Galway, N.Y., and graduated from Galway Central High School in 1970. After graduation, she met Charles Christopherson...