Obituaries

Juanita Jones

80   Thursday, May 21 Formerly Hartford Juanita June Cords was born December 7, 1939, to Paul and Margaret (Zinn) Cords in Hartford. Juanita grew up in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High in 1957. Following graduation, Juanita continued her education...

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Harvey Mathieu

80 May 25 Colton Harvey was born May 1, 1940, to Joe and Agnes “Elizabeth” (MaWhinney) Mathieu at the family home in rural Colton, here he lived until he retired in 1992 from farming the land and milking dairy cows. When he retired, he worked for the Colton Feed...

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Theresa Meyer

73 Friday, May 22 Humboldt Theresa Schwebach, daughter of William and Mildred (Bernning) Schwebach, was born on August 22, 1946, on a farm in Garvin, Minn. The family moved to Elkton and she graduated from Elkton High School. Theresa was united in marriage with Lile...

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Theresa M. Whalen

92 Friday, May 15 Hartford Theresa was born in Adrian, Minn., on August 30, 1927, to John and Johanna (Brennan) Lewis, the fourth of six children. She attended grade and high school at St Adrian Catholic School and went on to Presentation School of Nursing in Sioux...

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Elaine Marie Painter

57 June 22 Montrose Elaine Marie Painter was born June 22, 1962, in Yankton, to Leonard and Erna (Pinkelman) Kuchta. She lost her battle with cancer and is now home with her almighty God and Father.  Elaine attended elementary school in Menominee, Neb., and then...

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Gladys Halstenson

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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