Joseph R. "Joe" Massey
Jun 18, 2019
Joseph Robert Massey (Joe) was born on August 20, 1960 in Yankton, SD to Robert and Janice [Haberer] Massey. Joe went to country school till 4th grade and then went to Menno Public School. He graduated in 1979. He worked for various farmers, Stuart Huber, Heinie Farms, Guthmiller Trucking, Valley Ag Service and Svartoien Harvest Crew where...
Lucy Holdorf
Jun 18, 2019
Holdorf, Lucy
Lucy Holdorf, age 88 of Yankton, SD passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton.
Lucy was born January 29, 1931 to Maurice and Julia Ketter (Wiebelhaus) in Hartington, Nebraska .
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Michael John Sykora
Jun 18, 2019
Michael was born November 25, 1961 in Yankton, South Dakota to Ralph Charles and Lavonne Elizabeth (Eggerling) Sykora. He was raised on the family farm and first attended Highland Country School until its closure, after which he attended Public School in Springfield, South Dakota where he graduated high school in 1980. Michael then attended the University of...
Verna M. Zeeb
Jun 17, 2019
Zeeb, Verna
Verna M. Zeeb, age 91 of Freeman, SD and formerly of Menno, SD passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Salem Mennonite Home in Freeman, SD.
Verna Zeeb was born on the family farm near Menno, SD on October 21, 1927...
John H. Thornton
Jun 15, 2019
John was born August 11, 1952 in Yankton, SD to Walter and Lena (Cook) Thornton, Sr. John was raised in Yankton and had a large family. He worked in construction and roofing before health issues prevented him from working. John attended school in Yankton, Marty and Job Corp. He was a longtime softball player.
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Robert Vernon "Bob" Jensen
Jun 13, 2019
Robert Jensen was born March 20, 1931 in Yankton, SD to Chris and Annie (Schmidt) Jensen. Robert went to school in Ogden, UT and Yankton, SD. He went into the Army in 1947 to 1950. He served in the elite group of paratroopers and took green beret and special forces training. ...
Vera Peterson
Jun 12, 2019
Peterson, Vera
Vera Peterson, age 91 of Tyndall, SD passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall.
Vera was born on November 8, 1927, to William and Sarah ( Woolhiser) Baker in Pierre South...
Clinton Mehlhaf
Jun 8, 2019
Clinton was born October 26, 1948 to Eugene and Lenora (Mehlhaff) Mehlhaf. A lifelong member of Zion Reformed Church of Menno, SD, he was baptized on December 19th, 1948 by Rev. William Korn and confirmed on June 24th, 1962 by Rev. William Korn. He attended Huber Country School District 13, and later graduated from Menno High School...
John Swensen
Jun 6, 2019
John Alan Swensen was born on July 23, 1953 to Wilmar and Margaret (Anderson) Swensen in Yankton, South Dakota, the fourth of 11 children. He attended Lincoln Elementary, Yankton Middle School, and graduated from Yankton High School in 1971. In the early 1980’s, after hurting his back trucking coast-to-coast, he attended Southern State College in Springfield one...
Jacolyne R. "Jackie" Gilbertson
Jun 5, 2019
Jackie was born January 31, 1952 in Pickstown, SD, the daughter of Delores (Denker Mason) Jacobs and William Mason, Sr. At eighteen months, Jackie moved with her family to Amherst Ohio, and when Jackie was five, her family moved again, to Henrietta Township near Oberlin, Ohio, where she lived until graduating from Firelands High School in 1970....
Darlene Schempp
Jun 3, 2019
Darlene was born on October 28, 1932 in rural Menno, South Dakota to Hildebert and Martha (Schaeffer) Guericke. She attended rural elementary school, graduated from Menno High School in 1950 and from Stewart’s School of Hairdressing in 1961.
On April 22, 1951, Darlene married Ervin Schempp, living most of their married lives in the Menno...
Victor Peter Auch
May 31, 2019
Victor was born August 31, 1928 to John and Lydia (Schoppert) Auch on a farm eight miles north of Menno. Victor grew up in Menno and was baptized on November 22, 1928 at Johannestahl Reformed Church, rural Menno, SD. Victor married Evon Ferdinand on October 11, 1979 and to this union, two children were born,...
Frank E. Hoxsie
May 28, 2019
HOXSIE FRANK
Frank E. Hoxsie, age 87 of Yankton, SD passed away unexpectedly at his home.
Frank E. Hoxsie was born September 3, 1931 at Winnebago, NE to Rufus and Eva (Kohler) Hoxsie. He attended school at Walthill, NE...
Agnes C. Kocer
May 28, 2019
Agnes was born on September 4, 1919 to Stiny and Agnes (Schuch) Carda on a farm near Tyndall, SD. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor. She attended the Richard Steckly Rural School, Bon Homme County.
She moved to Omaha, NE for...
Anna Harty
May 25, 2019
Anna Elizabeth was born December 22,1976 to Bernie and Robin (Cutts) Goeden in Yankton, SD. She grew up in Yankton attending Webster school and graduating from Yankton High in 1995. She was active in girls softball and marching band.
Anna attended Southeast Tech, graduating with an Associate Degree in Business Administration. ...
Ryan Sestak
May 24, 2019
Ryan Gary Sestak was born on February 7, 1977 to Gary and Marilyn (Teply) Sestak in Sioux Falls, SD. Ryan attended Bon Homme High School and graduated in 1995. His two biggest accomplishments in high school came from winning the State Football Championship and the heart of his wife, Hilary (Munkvold). After high school, he enlisted in...
Ellen Mcvay
May 23, 2019
Ellen Frances Rodman McVay was born May 4, 1949, in Louisville, KY, to George Hurst Rodman and Francis Mulligan Rodman. She grew up in Greenville, KY, and graduated from Greenville High School in 1967. Ellen received her Bachelor of Arts from Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, OH, in 1971 and then completed her Masters in Social...
Michael Erick "Erick" Haynie
May 20, 2019
HAYNIE, MICHAEL
Michael Erick Haynie, age 43 of Yankton, SD passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at his residence. Honorary pallbearers are: Joe Haynie, Rose-Marie Haynie and Ethan Haynie.
Michael Erick Haynie was born on April 1, 1976 in Vermillion, SD...
Peder A. Pederson
May 19, 2019
PEDERSON PEDER
Peder A. Pederson, age 95 of Yankton, SD passed away peacefully early Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD.
Peder A. Pederson, son of John and Anna (Jorstad) Pederson, was born on July 6th, 1923 in...
Alice Thomsen
May 16, 2019
Alice Thomsen was born on September 25, 1924 in rural Irene, SD to Martin and Christina (Guldhammer) Swensen. She was baptized and confirmed in Turkey Valley Lutheran Church, rural Irene, SD. She married Virgil Thomsen on September 26, 1943 in Yankton, SD. and lived in rural Irene and Tabor where Virgil farmed until they moved into Yankton...
