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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...
Raymond F. Haar
Sep 1, 2018
HAAR RAYMOND
Raymond F. Haar, age 95 of Yankton, SD passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno, SD.
Ray was born February 3, 1923, in Menno, SD, the son of Fred and Emma (Heckenlaible) Haar. Ray...
Lori A. (Bares) Pinkelman
Aug 28, 2018
Pinkelman Lori A (Bares)
Lori A (Bares) Pinkelman, age 48, of Tyndall, SD, went into the arms of her Heavenly Father on August 28, 2018 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton after a long, very courageous battle.
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Kipp A. Kinsley
Aug 26, 2018
KINSLEY KIPP
Kipp Andrew Kinsley, age 25, a lifelong resident of Yankton, SD died at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton on Sunday, August 26, 2018 of an apparent cardiac event. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM, Friday, August 31, 2018 at Riverview Reformed Church, Yankton, SD with Rev. Jacob...
Thomas E. Noll
Aug 25, 2018
NOLL, TOM
Tom Everett Noll, age 75, of Tabor, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday, August 25, 2018.
Tom was born to Tom and Eleanor Noll on August 20, 1943 in Tabor, SD. He attended the Tabor Public School and Tabor...
James A. Donohoe
Aug 23, 2018
James was born April 13, 1936 in Yankton to Francis and Ruth (Moore) Donohoe. He went to Sacred Heart Catholic grade school and Yankton High. He then went to St. John's University in Minnesota and Law School at the University of Chicago.
He married Joyce Heimes of Wynot, NE on June...
Raleigh Frederick King
Aug 23, 2018
Raleigh was born 15 weeks early on April 25, 2018 to Geoffrey King and Erika Hauck. Raleigh spent his entire life between three neonatal intensive care units in Sioux Falls, SD, Omaha, NE, and Minneapolis, MN. He captured the hearts of all those who took care of him. He enjoyed listening to those around him and loved...
Ralph T. Kleinschmit
Aug 23, 2018
Ralph T. Kleinschmit, the son of Theodore A. Jr. and Dorothy L. (Peitz) Kleinschmit, was born on May 11, 1925 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton and was raised on the family homestead near Menominee, Nebraska. He was baptized, received his first communion, confirmed, and also an altar server in the St. Boniface Parish in...
Anna Louise Ulmer
Aug 17, 2018
Anna was born May 10, 1915 to Stanley “Stiny” and Agnes (Schuch) Carda on a farm northeast of Tyndall, SD. She completed 8 years of education at the rural farm school, Steckly Elementary, in Tyndall. She married Jerry Adam in St. Wensceslaus Catholic Church in Tabor, SD in September 1932 and they started farming four miles east...
Greg Pirak
Aug 16, 2018
Greg Pirak, age 48, of Gayville, SD passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, August 16, 2018 in Cheyenne, WY. He and his wife Tara were traveling to California for Greg’s 30th high school class reunion when he suffered a pulmonary embolism.
Greg, who was a lover of...
Robert G. Harvey
Aug 9, 2018
Robert Glenn Harvey, the son of Glenn and Myrtle (Anderson) Harvey, was born on April 14, 1940 at Akron, Iowa. He spent his early years in Hawarden, Iowa and received his education near his childhood home. Robert remained in western Iowa for most of his adult life and was later united in marriage to Carol Roth, and...
Rita M. Handel
Aug 3, 2018
Rita Marilyn Handel, the daughter of Herman and Portia (Rademacher) Hein was born on April 29, 1928 near Clayton, SD. She received her education near her childhood home, having attended school in Freeman and Menno. She later took a course through Presentation College to become a dietary manager. She served in this capacity at MOCC for twenty...
Luetta R. Hamberger
Aug 1, 2018
Luetta was born to Charles J and Echo N (Huber) Wagner on September 19, 1927 near Utica, SD. Luetta attended Huber School #44 to 8th grade. She married Donald E. Hamberger on June 22, 1949 at St Agnes (Sigel) Catholic Church in rural Lesterville, SD. They moved to a farm near Lesterville where they lived...

William Francis Fisher
Jul 27, 2018
Bill Fisher was born June 2, 1942 in Hammond, IN, to Arnold C. and Helen Estelle (Crane) Fisher. He was a resident of Sioux Falls for many years and attended Washington High School. He graduated from Sioux Falls College in 1964. His working years were mainly spent with the J.C. Penney Company in Omaha and Grand Island,...
Lonnie G. Schultz
Jul 20, 2018
Schultz, Lonnie G.
Lonnie G. Schultz, age 61 of Menno, SD passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center in Menno.
Lonnie G. Schultz was born on April 14, 1956, in Freeman, SD to Gust and Eleanora (Oswald) Schultz. He grew...
David William Vollmer
Jul 18, 2018
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VOLLMER DAVID
David W. Vollmer, age 77 of Springfield, SD passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg, SD.
David was born on June...

Keannan W. Simpson
Jul 17, 2018
Keannan was born June 15, 1992 in Tucson, AZ to Keith and Brenda (Goolsby) Simpson. He was raised in Yankton, SD. Keannan’s greatest attributes were giving the gift of joy and laughter to those he loved. Keannan will be forever missed as we continue to be happy for each tomorrow because of all the yesterdays....
Eleanor R. Gimbel
Jul 12, 2018
Eleanor was born on November 11, 1925 to Philipp and Gertrude Walz. She grew up on the family farm west of Freeman, SD and attended the nearby country Walz school.
She married Reinhold D. Gimbel in October, 1946 and they had three children. Early in their marriage they started farming near...
Janice K. Cass
Jul 11, 2018
Cass, Janice
Janice was born October 1, 1947 in Huron, SD to Wesley and Helen Newlon. Wesley and Helen moved the family to Pierre, SD soon after, where Janice resided until age 50. Janice graduated from T.F. Riggs High School in 1965. In 1966 she met LeRoy Cass and they married...
Dorothy L. Buss
Jul 9, 2018
Dorothy Louise Smith was born May 25, 1942 to Harry L. and Rachel H. Smith on the family farm in Stevens County near Donnelly, MN. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed in St. John Lutheran Church, Donnelly. She attended District 35 country school and graduated from Herman High School in 1960.
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