Obituaries

Shirley Aileen Larson

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...

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Walter “Walt” George

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...

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JoAnn Darlene Park

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...

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Alice Burgers

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...

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Grant Joel Kringen

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...

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Clarice Wixon

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...

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Marilyn Lenore Carpenter

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...

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Shirley M. A. Amundson

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...

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Ronald E. “Barney” Bernards

64 Crooks, SD December 8 Ronald was born April 5, 1956 in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School in 1974 and married the love of his life, Judy Campbell, February 14, 1976 in Brandon. His family called him Ron, most others knew him as Barney. During...

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Bonnie (Lewin) Viet

95 Hartford, SD  November 30, 2020 Bonnie C. Lewin, daughter of Henry and Wanda (Adams) Lewin was born July 1, 1925 in Hartford. She grew up in that area and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1943. On December 12, 1943 she was united in marriage to Earnest...

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Gary Eugene Thompson

78 Formerly of Dell Rapids and Baltic, SD November 22, 2020 Gary was born on June 16, 1942, to Lyman and Judith (Oien) Thompson. He was baptized and confirmed at West Nidaros Church. Both of Gary’s parents passed away by the time he was 12 years old. After their...

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Cindy Ann (Peterson) Liesinger

62 Hartford, SD November 23, 2020 Cindy was born July 24, 1958, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls to LeRoy and Janice Peterson. She graduated from West Central High School in Hartford, class of 1976. Cindy received her Licensed Practical Nursing diploma in 1977...

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Glenn Sebesta

86 Baltic, SD November 23, 2020 Glenn was born on October 24, 1934, on a farm near Kimball to Tweed and Hannah (Berry) Sebesta. He grew up in Kimball and graduated from Kimball High School in 1951. He joined the United States Air Force in 1955 and served four years at...

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Ralph Larson

70 Canistota November 25, 2020 Ralph was born on December 21, 1949, in Sioux Falls to Lyle and Ruth (Truex) Larson. He graduated from Canistota High School in 1969. He went on to Mitchell Votech and graduated from the Ag Program. He worked as a mechanic in Mitchell...

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Leland Elbers

62 Sioux Falls, SD  November 21, 2020 Grateful for sharing his life are his daughters, Deb (Troy) Johnson of Hartford, Mitzi Elbers of Luverne, Minn., Heather (Zac) Myers of Sioux Falls, Megan (Chase) Wilson of Sioux Falls; 10 grandchildren; five...

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Marvin Arthur Shumaker

78 Hartford, SD November 22, 2020 Marvin was born January 8, 1942, to Lyle and Edna (Kroeger) Shumaker on the family farm in rural Humboldt. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1960. He was a member of the South Dakota Air National Guard. He started working for...

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Ronald Lawrance Gates

75 Hartford, SD  November 15, 2020  Ronald was born March 31, 1945 in Canton to Lawrance Joseph Gates and Margaret (Schladweiler). He attended elementary school in Beloit and Canton before moving to Hartford in January of 1958 where he attended school at...

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Judy Lee Delaney

80  North Kansas City, MO (formally from Humboldt)  November 9, 2020  Judy Lee (Rehfeldt) Delaney of North Kansas City, Missouri passed away on November 9, 2020 at NorthCare Hospice House. Visitation will be held Monday, November 23 from 1-2pm at...

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Jerry Fowlds

72 Rural Baltic, SD  November 10, 2020  Jerald Bryant Fowlds, son of Donald & Esther Marian (Peterson) Fowlds, was born on March 23, 1948, in Tyler, Minn. As a child he moved with his family to Sioux Falls where he grew up and graduated from Washington...

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Lance Blackford

42 Murfreesboro, Tenn.  (Formerly of Crooks, SD)  September 9, 2020  Lance Lee Blackford was born on January 14, 1978, in Sioux Falls to Myrna and Terry Blackford. Lance had a smile and a personable personality from the moment he was born. He grew up in...

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