102 Saturday, May 9 Formerly Humboldt Gladys was born on June 30, 1917, on a farm south of Humboldt, to George and Mahala Rehfeldt. Her baptism and confirmation were held at West Wall Lake Church in Hartford. She attended country school and the Humboldt High School...
Obituaries
JaNelle Elizabeth Baeté
69 Wednesday, May 6 Sioux Falls JaNelle Elizabeth Baeté was born Jan. 12, 1951, to parents, Louis and Alta (Wick) Baeté. JaNelle graduated with a nursing degree from Southeast Area Technical Institute in July 1979, and later she earned her Bachelor’s of Business...
Lavon (Healy) Gstohl
90 Tuesday, May 5 Salem Lavon, daughter of Peter and Ida (Schimmel) Jacobsen, was born July 16, 1929, in Spencer. She grew up on a farm near Spencer and Salem. On Nov. 27, 1947, she married Vern Healy at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Montrose. Her...
Donald Martin Eisenberg
88 Thursday, April 16 Formerly of Humboldt Donald was born March 15, 1932, in Worthington, Minn., the fourth of five children to Carl W. Eisenberg, Sr. and Betty Ann Larson. Don moved to South Dakota in his teens and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1951, where...
Kevin Lee Dale
61 Monday, April 20 Formerly of Humboldt Kevin Lee Dale was born on April 6, 1959, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls to Ronald and Sharon (Holiway) Dale. Kevin received his education at Brandon Valley High School where he excelled in playing football and...
Kathleen (Kathy) Ann Deters
70 Sunday, April 19 Salem Kathleen Ann Healy was born on Aug. 22, 1949, to Joseph and Florence Healy. She was the fourth of five daughters. She graduated from Montrose High School in 1967 and continued her education at Presentation College in Aberdeen. She graduated...
Viola Fox
90 Tuesday, April 7 Humboldt Viola Rothans, daughter of Lawrence and Margaret (Staebell) Rothans, was born Nov. 2, 1929, in Monroe County. Her mother and baby sister died in 1931 and she and her sisters were raised by their aunt Rose Staebell in Humboldt. ...
Roxey Ann Kutil
72 Thursday, April 9 Sioux Falls Roxey Ann Rogers Kutil was born on Aug. 4, 1947, in Huron, to Laurrell Clarence Rogers and Marilyn Glea Snyder Rogers. She attended Huron public schools and graduated from Huron High School in 1965. Following high school, she...
Duane Joseph Kappenman
83 Wednesday, April 1 Montrose Duane was born on Oct. 30, 1936, the last of five boys and a twin in his parents’ home north of Montrose. He attended Orland High School and graduated in 1955. He then went into the family business of farming. Duane met and married...
James (Jim) Edwin Moore
95 Wednesday, April 1 Formerly Hartford Jim was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Stanton, Neb., to Frank Emery and Florian Alice (Dana) Moore. The fourth of six children, he grew up on farms near DeSmet and Humboldt, where he attended elementary and high school. At...
Duane Joseph Kappenman
83 Wednesday, April 1 Montrose Duane was born on Oct. 30, 1936, the last of five boys and a twin in his parents’ home north of Montrose. He attended Orland High School and graduated in 1955. He then went into the family business of farming. Duane met and married...
Mark Paul Mathieu
58 Colton Thursday, April 2 Mark was born April 23, 1961, to Harvey and Nancy (Oltman) Mathieu in Madison. He grew up in the Chester area and graduated from Chester High School in 1979. He then went to work on the farm and later did digging for a living. He...
James (Jim) Edwin Moore
95 Wednesday, April 1 Formerly Hartford Jim was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Stanton, Neb., to Frank Emery and Florian Alice (Dana) Moore. The fourth of six children, he grew up on farms near DeSmet and Humboldt, where he attended elementary and high school. At...
Katherine R. Schartz
94 Sunday, March 29 Formerly of Humboldt Katherine was born Dec. 28, 1925, in Sioux Falls. She was the eldest of five children of William and Margaret (Terrell) Morrison. She grew up on the family farm near Humboldt. She attended public school in Humboldt and...
Colleen M. Jesse
58 Thursday, March 19 Hartford Colleen was born Dec. 19, 1961, in Sioux Falls, to Robert and Lois (Burkey) O’Kane. She grew up on the family farm west of Hartford. She graduated from West Central High School in 1980. She attended Nettleton Hairstyling Academy and...
Sherri Zuber
83 Tuesday, March 24 Hartford Sherri Camille Zender was born on Feb. 11, 1937 to Armand and Hilda (Hoscheid) Zender in Billings, Mont. She was the valedictorian of her class in 1955. Sherri continued her education in nurse’s training and worked as a hospital...
Marlys Zimmer
94 Saturday, March 21 Marlys was born Dec. 6, 1925, at the Montrose farm home of her parents, Ferdie and Colletta (O’Hara) Erickson, and lived there until the death of her father, Ferdie, in 1936. The family, Colletta, Marlys, Bob and Colleen moved to Buffalo Township...
Marlene Henjum
83 Wednesday, March 11 Lennox Marlene was born on Jan. 10, 1937 to parents Orville and Sarah (Jibben) Nelson of Hurley. Marlene received her education in Hurley and graduated from Hurley High School in 1955. On Oct. 4, 1958, Marlene was united in marriage to...
Teresa Jo Benson
71 Sunday, March 8 Lyons Teresa Jo (Oppold) Benson was born Sept. 9, 1948, in Sioux Falls, to Bernard Paul and Lois Mildred (Linton) Oppold. She grew up on Sunny Flat Farm near Harrisburg. She happily attended Radar District 54 Country School with her sisters and...
Craig Reiners
47 Tuesday, Feb. 18 Florida Craig Charles Reiners was born March 12, 1972 to Dave and Pat (Carmody) Reiners. He lived in Madison until he was 12-years-old, attending St. Thomas School through sixth grade. He moved with his family to Humboldt where he attended...