Obituaries

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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Cindy Krueger

68 Sioux Falls, SD November 11, 2020  Cynthia Ann Stahlecker was born January 12, 1952, to Marvin and Delores (Zeitner) Stahlecker at Lynch, Neb. She grew up in Spencer, Neb., where she received her education graduating from Spencer High School in 1970. Following...

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Bruce Fowlds

70 Crooks, SD  November 10, 2020  Bruce was born July 15, 1950, in Hendricks, Minn., to parents Donald and Esther Fowlds. As a young child he moved with his family to Sioux Falls and he graduated from Lincoln High School.  Bruce married Paula Peterson...

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Rodney Wayne Smart

82 Sioux Falls, SD  November 9, 2020  Rodney Wayne Smart was born November 26, 1937, at Arlington to Maurice and Rachel (Holcomb) Smart. He grew up in Arlington, moving with his family to Sioux Falls in 1949. He attended Washington High School in Sioux...

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Roger Allen Florey

65 Hartford, SD  November 10, 2020  Roger Allen Florey, son of Derald and Mary Ann (Niehus) Florey was born August 18, 1955 in Platte, SD. He grew up in the Lake Andes, SD area and graduated from Lake Andes High. On November 30, 1974, he was united in...

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Candace Ann Ihnen

60 Sioux Falls, SD  November 9, 2020  Candace Ann LaBore or “Gus” as she was affectionately known as by her family, was born on September 4, 1960, in Anaheim, Calif. to Dennis and Beverly (Doeden) LaBore. She was raised in California until her family made...

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Billie Fern Paxton

99 Sioux Falls, SD  November 6, 2020  Billie Fern Paxton was born on February 24, 1921, in Milo, Mo., to Alfred and Hattie Leer. Billie came from a large family of 15 children. She left home at 13 and moved to Nevada, Mo. to work as a live-in maid for the...

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Shirley (Colwell-Stevens-Miles) Heiden

98 November 8 Hartford  Shirley LaVonne Colwell, daughter of Harlan and Essie Colwell, was born September 22, 1922, in Rapid City. She grew up and graduated from high school in Centerville. She then worked at the Air Base in Sioux Falls during the war. She later...

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Debbie Vogel

71 November 6 Montrose Deb was the daughter of Arnold (Buzz) and Evelyn (Wingen) DeBates born October 8, 1949, in Madison. She grew up in Montrose and graduated from Montrose High School in 1967. Debbie attended Presentation College, finishing her degree at Northern...

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