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...
86 Crooks, SD December 10, 2020 Shirley was born on November 26, 1934 in Sioux Falls to Isaac and Gladys (Benson) Larson. She was baptized and confirmed at Benton Lutheran Church near Crooks and remained a member there all her life. She attended grade...
99 Chester, SD December 12, 2020 Walter William George was born November 26, 1921 on the family farm North of Chester to William and Clara (Mergen) George. Walter attended Chester school until he was needed on the farm. He entered the U.S. Army in August 1942...
89 Dell Rapids, SD December 12, 2020 JoAnn Darlene Park was born in Dell Rapids on February 25, 1931, the daughter of Freeman and Mildred (Flood) Bowles. She grew up in Lake Andes until moving to Dell Rapids at the age of seven. JoAnn graduated from Dell Rapids High...
101 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly from Colton) December 2, 2020 Alice was born November 30, 1919 in Harrison to Cornelius and Kate (Paauw) Van Zanten. As a child her family moved to a farm in the Colton area, interrupted by a move to Grand Rapids, Mich., for several...
80 Garretson, SD November 28, 2020 Grant was born to Gilbert and Myrtle (Bokker) Kringen on the family farm in Logan Township near Garretson on April 10, 1940. He attended Norway Church for Sunday School and confirmation. Grant attended country school (perhaps riding...
79 Brookings, SD (formerly of Hartford) December 2, 2020 Clarice was born March 21, 1941 on her family’s farm east of Edgerton, Minn., to Elbert and Nelvia DeKam. She attended Leota Christian School in Leota, Minn., through the 8th grade. She graduated from...
86 Sioux Falls, SD December 5, 2020 Marilyn Rembold was born on March 1, 1934 in Scotland, SD to Gottlieb and Millie (Sattler) Rembold. She attended Scotland High School graduating in 1952 and she then attended the University of South Dakota and University of...
86 Colton, SD December 5, 2020 Shirley Mary Ann (Salomonson) Amundson was born on April 18, 1934, in Colton to Martin and Myrtle (Vermillion) Salomonson. She attended school in Colton and graduated from Colton High School in 1952. She worked at the local café in...