Obituaries

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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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James O. Wrage

91 Thursday, March 5 Colton  Jim served in the Navy onboard the USS Abnaki and was a member of the American Legion for 65 years. After marrying Alice Colledge on Aug. 25, 1952, they made their home in Colton. He worked for Sioux Valley Telco for 35 years. In the...

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William “Bill” Michael Bruns

52 Friday, March 6 Crooks Bill was born in Clarion, Iowa, to William and Carolyn (Rippentrop) Bruns on March 30, 1967. In 1975, Bill and his family made their home in Sioux Falls and it is here that Bill received his education graduating from Lincoln High School in...

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Julie Swier

92 Sunday, March 1 Colton Julie Geraldean Van Liere was born July 25, 1927, in Colton to Pete and Dena (Van Hunnnik) Van Liere.  She attended Berdahl Country School where she graduated from eighth grade. After her education, she stayed home helping on the...

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Charlotte Swanson

81 Monday, March 2 Hartford Charlotte Johnson was born on May 5, 1938 in Sioux Falls to Dale and Ferne (Bratland) Johnson. She attended Bancroft and Springdale elementary schools and graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1956. She worked for Dan Dugan Transport...

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Nichole Gail (Tripp) Anderson

42 February 24 Hartford Nicole Gail (Tripp) Anderson was born Nov. 30, 1977 to Loretta Hall Tripp Swanson and Keith Tripp. She lived in Pettibone, ND, for a short while before moving to Glyndon, Minn., where she lived until middle school. She moved to...

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