91 November 1 Sioux Falls Herman Rudy Plagge was born on April 21, 1929, in Dell Rapids to Joseph and Rosa (Beckmann) Plagge. Herman was raised on a farm near Dell Rapids and attended country school and then St. Mary Catholic School in Dell Rapids. Following his...
43 October 24 Dell Rapids Angela Kay Austin was born July 3, 1977, in Dell Rapids. Angela was very athletic, riding a bicycle at age two and a motorcycle at age four. She played softball for many summers and volleyball throughout high school. In 1995 she was named to...
88 October 28 Sioux Falls Al English, son of Leslie and Catherine (Heiberger) was born July 27, 1932, in Sioux Falls. The oldest of three brothers, he was dearly loved by his siblings. He attended Cathedral Grade School and High School and he was always proud to be...
80 October 19 Colton Roy was born on April 28, 1940, to Pete and Dena (Van Hunnik) Van Liere. He attended Berdahl and Huntimer Country Schools. Roy was united in marriage to Elaine Van Dyk on December 11, 1959, in Colton. They were blessed with four children,...
97 Miller, SD October 20, 2020 Eleanor Ida (Sorben) Miller, 97 of Sioux Falls, SD, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at her home at Dow Rummel Village. Eleanor was born on February 16, 1923, near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to Clarence O. and Clara A. (Steineke)...
100 October 17 Sioux Falls, formerly Hartford Lynette was born October 3, 1920, in Humboldt, to Leo Even and Olive Stephens. Lynette was fortunate enough to have two sisters and five brothers growing up where she went to school in Humboldt and graduating in 1938. In...
77 October 13, 2020 Sioux Falls Dennis was born on August 3, 1943, in Beulah, N.D. to Clarence and Rose (Becker) Sailer. He was raised on a farm northeast of Hazen, N.D. Following high school, Dennis attended and graduated from Dickinson State University where...
80 October 6 Sioux Falls Alice Sommervold was born April 18, 1940, in Sioux Falls to Lillian Sommervold. She was later adopted by Ben Harkema. She was united in marriage to Stanley Gillette on November 10, 1956, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. They moved to Whittier, Calif.,...
59 October 8 Sioux Falls Charles was the 10th child of 12 born to Lawrence and Celestine “Sally” (Roth) Puthoff in Sioux Falls. He was raised on a farm near Humboldt. Chuck graduated from Parker High School in 1980. Chuck began working at Pfeifer Implement in 1982 and...
84 October 9 Sioux Falls Darlene Ann Suitor was born on September 25, 1936, in Bloomfield, Neb., to Jesse James and Frieda Orilla (Beach) Howard. She was raised and received her education in Bloomfield. Darlene made her home in Sioux Falls in the early 1970s and began...
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,...