Rita Mae Basham
Nov 9, 2018
Rita worked as a bookkeeper for many years, including time at Gurney’s Seed and Nursery, Pfieffer Chevrolet and Yankton Rexall Drug, retiring in 1990. She belonged to a craft club, volunteered at the Sacred Heart Church office, and served on the Sacred Heart Funeral Committee. Rita enjoyed baking cookies for her grandchildren, traveling across the United States...
Ronald A. "Ron" Sestak
Nov 7, 2018
SESTAK RON
Ronald Sestak, age 69 of Tabor, SD passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, November 07, 2018 at his residence, doing what he loved most, farming.
Ronald Allen Sestak was born April 27, 1949 to Robert and Lillian (Petrik) Sestak in Yankton, SD. Ron grew up...
Jacquelyn L. "Jackie" Wray
Nov 4, 2018
Jackie was born on September 7, 1939 in Mitchell, SD to James W. and Brenese (Sayles) Lalley of Mitchell, SD. She attended Notre Dame Catholic school in Mitchell and graduated in 1957. Jackie attended the University of South Dakota and received her two year teaching degree in Elementary Education. Years later, Jackie persevered to earn her Master’s...
Jerry M. Shade
Nov 2, 2018
Jerry was born June 6, 1921 at the Shadeland Hereford farm, one mile north of Kingsley, Iowa to his parents, George M. and Evelyn (Marshall) Shade.
Jerry attended grade school at Kingsley during the dry 30’s. In 1932, Jerry’s parents decided to have a farm sale and bought a grocery store...
Ann J. Herrboldt
Oct 24, 2018
Ann Gluenkin was born to Albert and Josie (VanNingen) Gluenkin on Dec. 8, 1938 at Davis, SD. She was baptized at Bethel Reformed Church in Davis, SD. Her family moved to Sioux Falls when she was four years old. At the age of fourteen, she received her Lord and Savior as a member of the...
David Warnock
Oct 14, 2018
David was born October 21, 1956 in Yankton, SD to Guy & Frieda (Schmidt) Warnock Jr. He grew up in Yankton and graduated from Yankton High School. He worked at Cimpl Meats, Gurneys, Fordyce Locker, Sapa and Minerva's Restaurant. He moved to Sioux City for a while, worked at I.B.P. in Dakota City earlier and then moved...
Gerald Lloyd "Jerry" Hausman
Oct 11, 2018
Jerry was born to Lloyd and Lucy Hausman in Detroit Michigan. Raised in Yankton and growing up on the Family Mink farm.
Jerry was a very Devoted son, Hardworking man; working on the family Mink farm, went to college, joined the Navy where he served his country...
Audrey Wuebben
Oct 10, 2018
WUEBBEN AUDREY
Audrey Wuebben, age 82 of Yankton, SD passed away early Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society, Sioux Falls, SD.
Audrey M. Wuebben, daughter of Theodore A. Jr. and Dorothy L. (Peitz) Kleinschmit was born on March...
Luverne E "Bud" Lange
Oct 7, 2018
Luverne “Bud” Lange, age 95 of Yankton, SD passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton with his family present.
Pallbearers are Adam Lange, Justin Eskens, Tyler Eskens, Weston Schwartz, Curt...
Adeline Ruth Burton
Oct 3, 2018
Adeline was born 9 miles southeast of Menno, SD on February 11, 1937, to Albert and Linda (Ulmer) Schaeffer. She was delivered on the family farm in a blizzard by her grandmother, Anna Marie Mehers. Adeline met her first love, Arnold Paul Sailer while he was working on the dam in Yankton, SD where they later married...
Lavelle Jiricek
Sep 30, 2018
LaVelle (Woods) Jiricek daughter of Orville and Edna (Dunsmore) Woods was born June 13, 1925 in Wagner SD.
LaVelle was the second of 16 children. She attended rural school and graduated from Wagner High School. She went on to receive her teaching degree and taught school for several years.
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Glenda Alice Zupfer
Sep 30, 2018
Zupfer, Glenda
Glenda Alice (Siekmann) Zupfer of Yankton SD earned her angel wings on Sept. 29,2018 at the age of 61.
Glenda was born January 14th 1957...
Rose Marie Gabriel
Sep 30, 2018
Rose M. Gabriel was born September 2nd, 1926, in Columbus, NE, to John M. and Victoria (Micek) Staroscik. She graduated from Osceola High School in 1944. Rose went to work as a secretary for the U.S. Government in Washington D.C. then later returned to Osceola to become a dental assistant for Dr. C. R. Peterson. On April...
Larry L. Schenk
Sep 21, 2018
Larry Lee Schenk, son of Lorene & Theodore Schenk (Ness) was born April 13th, 1940 in Yankton, SD. He passed away peacefully on Friday, September 21st, 2018 at Majestic Bluffs in Yankton, SD, having reached the age of 78 years, 5 months, 5 days.
In...
Dorothy Sylliaasen
Sep 18, 2018
Dorothy Ann (Remington) Sylliaasen was born on March 12, 1938 in Yankton, SD to William and Dorothy (Sickmann) Remington.
Dorothy attended grade school at Willowdale District #3 in Yankton, SD. She graduated from Yankton High School in 1956. Dorothy worked at the Red Owl Store, Means Cleaners and Drier’s Creamery during...
Leroy Alva Kuestermeyer
Sep 9, 2018
Kuestermeyer, LeRoy
LeRoy A. Kuestermeyer, age 93 of Yankton, SD passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton.
LeRoy was born December 14, 1924 in Hitchcock, SD to Fred and Mary (Wieben) Kuestermeyer. He married Delaine Aubert on...
Earl D. Keller
Sep 9, 2018
Keller, Earl
Earl D. Keller, age 87 of Sioux Falls, SD passed away early Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his home.
Earl David Keller was born on Friday, March 20, 1931, to David and Leah (Hauck) Keller at the farm house 4 miles...
George R. Bares
Sep 8, 2018
Bares, George
George R. Bares, age 76 of Tabor, SD passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society – Tyndall after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
George was born August 4, 1942 on a family farm to George Sr. and Rose...
Joyce M. Wiepen
Sep 8, 2018
Joyce Marie Wiepen, the daughter of Lawrence and Dorothy (Liekhus) Brandt, was born on February 20, 1935 at Starbuck, MN. Her family moved to Nebraska, and it was there she received her education, graduating with the Class of 1954 from Wynot High School. Following high school, she lived in Yankton and worked at Stuelpnagel’s and a local...
Darren Dean "Big D" James
Sep 5, 2018
Darren Dean James, also known as Big “D” was born on June 3, 1967, in Norfolk, NE to Ivan Lavern James and Elaine Carrie James (Mackey), and later became a son to Henry (Jim) James. Darren was raised around Niobrara and Santee, NE area and attended the Santee Public Schools from his elementary years through his completion...
