43 August 29 Sioux Falls Eric Wayne Top was born August 11, 1977, in Sioux Center, Iowa, to Robert and Marilyn Top. He enjoyed riding motorcycle and was working for Tammen Auto and Tire at the time of his death. Eric is survived by his children, Emma, Madison and...
100 August 18 Sioux Falls Alice Luella Karsten, daughter of August and Josephine (Johnson) Karsten, was born on January 8, 1920, in Mott, N.D. They lived in several places and relocated to Beaver Creek, Minn., where Luella graduated high school. She attended Nettleton...
73 August 19 Hartford Edwin was born on July 27, 1947, to Edgar and Louella (Campbell) Ahlquist in Luverne, Minn. The family soon moved to South Dakota where he attended school. In 1968, Edwin was drafted into the United States Army. He had great pride for bravely...
90 August 23 Hartford Howard Lawrence Davis was born September 7, 1929, to the late Lawrence and Thelma (Sprague) Davis in Faulkton. His parents farmed near Orient, and it was here that Howard began to appreciate the value of a hard day’s work. He received...
44 August 12 Worthing Lisa was born on November 19, 1975, at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, to Elmer and Cornelia (Kuhl) Stratmeyer. She attended United Baptist in Sioux Falls and in later years obtained a GED. After attending high school, Lisa married Patrick Toft,...
89 August 13 Dell Rapids Bob was born in Tea on June 22, 1931, to August and Elizabeth Ollerich. His mother passed away from childbirth. His grandmother, Louise, grandfather, Paul, and his Uncle Bill raised him. They farmed near Tea until he entered the Army in...
91 August 9 Sioux Falls Veronica E. Quissel was born on February 8, 1929, in Miller, to Fred and Ruth (Gaughran) Peterson. She married Gale Quissel in Hendricks, Minn. on July 3, 1946, and together they lived in White, while Gale worked for Standard Oil. In...
73 August 8 Sioux Falls Laurie Jean Brown, daughter of Donald and Phyllis (Thornton) Brown, was born April 23, 1947, in Sioux Falls. She grew in in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High in 1965. Laurie then attended Augustana College and the University of...
85 August 10 Sioux Falls MaeBelle Harriet Johnson, daughter of Harry and Helene (Trobak) Johnson, was born February 10, 1935, in Sioux Fall. She was raised in Crooks until the age of 8, when her family moved to Sioux Falls. She graduated from Washington High and then...
Kristi Lorang August 8 48 Humboldt Kristy Jo Smeby was born March 13, 1972, to Edward and Patricia (Moug) Smeby in Fargo, ND. She attended South High School in Fargo and went on to receive her degree as a paralegal from Colorado Technical University. She married David...
89 August 2 Hartford Donald Even was born March 17, 1931, to Leo and Olive (Stephens) Even near Pumpkin Center. He grew up in the Humboldt area and graduated from Humboldt High School. On June 2, 1954, he married Marilyn Dunn in Alexandria. He was a...
79 August 1 Sioux Falls Alfred Ripley Shipman was born in Boston, Mass., on July 28, 1941, at Massachusetts General Hospital to Dr. Thomas and Frances (Ravenel) Shipman. In 1949, Ripley’s father was recruited to head the Health, Radiation and Safety Division at the...
58 April 2 Colton A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 15 at 3 p.m. at the Humboldt Community Center followed by a benefit and meal. Please join the family and come prepared to share stories and memories of Mark. Arrangements provided by Kinzley...
82 July 29 Hartford Susie Chaney was born on June 15, 1938, in Earth, Texas, to Garland and Della (Harms) Chaney. The family moved to South Dakota and eventually settled in Sioux Falls. On September 14, 1957, Susie was united in marriage to John Trapp. She...
78 July 28 Hartford, formerly Salem Maxine Hipschman was born June 21, 1942, in Salem to Henry and Antonella (Bies) Hipschman. She lived most of her life in Salem and had recently moved to Hartford. On February 11, 1961, she married Richard...
33 July 16 Colton Nichole Ann Waters was born November 7, 1986, in Hot Springs, S.D., to Karl Tonsager and Marcia Kasowski. She graduated from Tri-Valley High School in 2005. Nichole had a passion for learning and growth, which led her on a journey through many years...
81 July 21 Pipestone, Minn. Grateful for sharing his life are his wife, Marilyn Flanagan of Pipestone; children, Mary (Nikki) Coughlin-Julian of Iowa City, Iowa, Casey Coughlin of Tulsa, Okla., Tim Coughlin of Sioux Falls, Sean (Tammy) Coughlin of Hartford, Rose...
69 November 23 Boise Ed was born to Clarence and Elizabeth in Sioux Falls where he grew up with his three sisters. Ed graduated from Lincoln High School, went on to college in Colorado and graduated with a mechanics degree. He was drafted into the Army...
77 July 24 Hartford Jerry Zacharias was born on January 27, 1943, to Nellie (Van Kekerix) and Herman Zacharias. He grew up in Hartford on a farm northwest of town. After graduation he started his lifelong passion in the construction industry with Sweetman...
33 July 16 Hartford Memorial visitation with the family present will be from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, July 24, at the Miller Westside Chapel. A private funeral service will be held with burial at the St. George Cemetery in Hartford. Arrangements provided by Miller Funeral...