94 October 8 Hartford Eugene Francis Coyle was born September 18, 1926, in Dallas to John and Rose (Muller) Coyle. In 1934, during the Great Depression, the family moved to Akron, Iowa to farm. Gene worked hard on the farm and provided his family with wild game, as he...
96 October 8 Trimble, Mo. (formerly Hartford) Roy Leo Ruud was born August 17, 1924, to Leonard G. and Violet Fern (Antrim) Ruud in Worthing where he grew up and graduated from Hartford High School. Roy enlisted in the U.S. Navy on March 26, 1943, as a selective...
86 October 6 Baltic Ruth was born in her home in Canton on October 10, 1933, to Thorval and Jennie (Swenson) Olson. She attended Baltic Public School and graduated in 1951. She was united in marriage to James Haugen on December 6, 1952, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church...
64 September 20 Formerly Hartford Susan Kay Hanson was born September 28, 1955, in Sioux Falls to Herbert and Evelyn (Hartmann) Ranschau. She graduated from West Central High School in 1973 and then went on to serve in the South Dakota Air National Guard from 1974...
89 October 10 Sioux Falls Thomas Aquinas Skaff was born in Sioux Falls on April 19, 1931, to Joseph and Agnes Skaff. As the seventh out of eight children, he was the baby boy of the family and always fondly remembered being doted on by his big sisters and brother...
73 October 4 Hartford Bonnie was born April 10, 1947, in Sioux Falls, to Eugene and Louella (Helling) Hollmann. She graduated from Hartford High School in 1965 and then attended the University of South Dakota where she majored in elementary education and was a member...
85 September 30 Salem Marilyn was the fifth and youngest child born to Walter and Alma (Gerth) Begalka on October 21, 1934, in Clear Lake. After graduating high school in 1952, Marilyn attended summer school and taught for a short while in a one-room schoolhouse. In...
101 October 3 Crooks Esther was born October 6, 1918, to Ben and Tillie (Klock) Peters in Chancellor. Esther grew up in Chancellor, with her sisters Christina, Hermina (Minnie) and Mable. She graduated from Chancellor High School. From there she would go on to attend...
87 October 1 Sioux Falls Rita Ann Johnson, daughter of Axel and Phyllis Johnson, was born March 10, 1933, at Centerville, SD. She grew up in Parkston where she received her education. She moved with her family to Lennox during her sophomore year of high school...
92 September 23 Hartford James Fennimore Cooper, Jr. “Sonny” or “Coop” was born on March 23, 1928, in Freeman to James F., Sr. and Sadie (Wipf) Cooper. As a toddler, his family moved to the North side of Sioux Falls. James considered himself a life-long, Northender,...
87 September 17 Sioux Falls Loretta was born July 29, 1933, at Humboldt, to parents Thomas and Deede (Wilder) Varns. She grew up in Colton and graduated from Colton High School in 1951. She then attended Sioux Falls College and graduated in 1955. She then was an...
88 March 21 Madison Gordon Hagemann was born May 13, 1931, on the family farm near Winfred to Alfred and Meta (Borchardt) Hagemann. He attended country school through 8th grade near Winfred and later received his GED at age 65 with the top score in his class. He...
78 September 10 Sioux Falls Ron was the son of Leroy and Louis Jacobson. He was born Nov 28, 1941, in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School. He was united in marriage December 7, 1963, to Gloria. They made their home in Hartford for several years and...
93 September 4 Sioux Falls Irene Raabe was born to Harry and Myrtle (Kramer) Raabe on December 13, 1926, on a farm near Montrose. She weighed in at 11 pounds, joining her infant brother Eugene. Gene’s twin sister died shortly after birth. Irene attended country...
97 September 7 Sioux Falls Evelyn Marie Engelson was born on March 12, 1923, in Andover, to Carl and Marie A. (Kuep) Engelson. She received her education in Webster, graduating from Webster High School in 1942. Following high school, Evelyn made her home in Sioux...
88 September 3 Brandon (previously Colton) Clazina (Veldkamp) Van Wyhe was born November 30, 1931, in Valley Springs, the daughter of Arend and Minnie (Uithoven) Veldkamp. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school near Valley Springs. After...
69 September 7 Renner Glen was born on August 3, 1951, to Eleanor (Severson) and Robert “Bob” Helgeson. The family, including siblings Lyle, Cheryl and Linda, resided on a farm between Renner and Crooks until 1962 when they moved across a field to the family homestead...
91 August 31 Salem Joyce Nelson was born Joyce Melissa Kneen on April 26, 1929, to Harold and Beatrice (Estabrook) Kneen at Artesian. She lived with her family in the Artesian area and later lived with her sister, Shirley Vinz, in the Spencer area and attended school...
89 August 30 Humboldt Eileen was born December 22, 1930, to Ralph and Edna (Pipgras) Kelley, on a farm north of Hartford. Eileen graduated from school in Humboldt in 1947. On December 19, 1947, two legends were united in marriage when Eileen married Garlin in...
83 August 24 Crooks Sharon Lee Aubert Konop Finch was born on February 12, 1937, to Ida and Marvin Aubert in Pierce, Neb., and was raised in Colome. Sharon was a devoted mother and grandmother and much of her joy came from spending time with her family....