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Kenneth L. Hagen

Kenneth L. Hagen

Feb 20, 2018

Ken was born near Volin, SD to Jorgen and Ragna (Roley) Hagen on November 13, 1924.  He attended 8 years of grammar school.  He enlisted in the Army January 19, 1945 where he was a Tech 5 Radio Operator and honorably discharged on August 7, 1946.  Ken then moved home to the family acreage to farm.  He...

Annabell E. Clausen

Annabell E. Clausen

Feb 13, 2018

Annabell was born July 16, 1929 in Le Mars, Iowa to John P. and Elizabeth (Kusser) Werdel.

Annabell grew up on the family farm near Ree Heights South Dakota and graduated from Mount Marty High School.  She married Bob Clausen in 1950 and raised her family in Onida, Rapid City, Vermillion,...

David L. Parry

David L. Parry

Feb 10, 2018

David Lowell Parry, the son of Donald and Eleanor (Code) Parry, was born on April 22, 1932 in Webster, South Dakota.  He was raised in Minneapolis, MN where he received his education.  After high school, David joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served his country in Korea.  After his honorable discharge, he returned to Minneapolis and went...

Barbara R. Nelson

Barbara R. Nelson

Feb 9, 2018

Barbara Robinson Nelson was born April 10, 1929 in Pierre, SD to Will Grow and Martha (Slattery) Robinson.  She grew up in the Pierre area as a tomboy, often playing ball with her brother (Will Doane) and the boys in the neighborhood.  She spent quality time with her grandfather, Doane Robinson, who initially proposed and championed Mt....

Lois A. Peterka

Lois A. Peterka

Feb 8, 2018

Lois was born November 24th, 1939 to William and Daisy Schutte in Estelline, SD.  She attended school in Estelline until graduating in 1959.  Upon graduating, she attended classes at IBM studying computers.  She returned to Brookings, SD to work admissions at South Dakota State University.  Here, she met her husband, Ronald Peterka and they married February 14th,...

Donald Vandertuig

Donald Vandertuig

Feb 8, 2018

VanderTuig, Donald

Donald VanderTuig, age 63 of rural Springfield, South Dakota, passed away on February 8, 2018 at his home under hospice care.  Memorial graveside services will be 3:30 PM, Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Mission Hill Cemetery, Mission Hill, SD with Rev. Paige Besse-Rankin officiating.  Visitations will be 1...

John A. Cimpl

John A. Cimpl

Feb 7, 2018

John was born on the family farm in rural Tabor, SD to Ladislav and Lillian (Hamberger) Cimpl on April 23, 1923.   He was educated in Tabor and graduated from Tabor High School.  He served in the United States Navy from 1942 -1945.  John’s service included time on the U.S.S. L.S.M 318,...

Yvonne S. Adam

Yvonne S. Adam

Feb 4, 2018

Yvonne Stevie Adam, the daughter of James and Albina (Stluka) Crha, was born on December 26, 1934 near Wagner, SD.  Her early years were spent on the family’s first farm near Clear Lake where Yvonne grew up.  The family moved to another farm north of Avon and it was there where she attended high school,...

Glen R. Olson

Glen R. Olson

Feb 4, 2018

Glen Richard Olson was born on October 23, 1949 to Herbert and Lucille (Paustian) Olson of Bloomfield NE.  He graduated from Wausa High School in 1968 and attended Milford Technical University in Milford NE where he studied auto body.  Glen married Linda Winterringer in November 1970.  To this union a son, Bradley, was born.  Glen...

Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Schorzmann

Rosina Elizabeth "Rose" Schorzmann

Jan 30, 2018

Rose was born April 19, 1918 in rural Menno, SD to William and Augusta (Dierks) Zeeb.  She was the youngest of five children.  She attended Zeeb school through the eighth grade.  On August 22, 1937 she married Ruben Schorzmann.  They farmed in the Menno and Tripp area until they moved to Menno in 1982.  Rose was always...

Sheryl Fejfar

Sheryl Fejfar

Jan 21, 2018

Sheryl Lynn Jenkins Fejfar was born an only child on May 5, 1959 to Edward Lyle Jenkins and Susie Devolia Clatterbuck Rumsey Jenkins near a dairy farm in Culpepper, VA.  She loved spending time with her maternal grandparents, Bernard and Lilly Frazier, where she learned her love for flowers and gardening.  She loved making ice cream with...

Steven J. "Steve" Bouska

Steven J. "Steve" Bouska

Jan 19, 2018

Steven John Bouska was born in Yankton, South Dakota to William and Leona (Novotny) Bouska on October 28, 1958.  He went to Yankton High School and graduated with the Class of 1976.  He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering at Arizona State University, and his Master’s Degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management.  He went to...

Adeline E. Schweitzer

Adeline E. Schweitzer

Jan 14, 2018

Adeline was born on November 5, 1923 in Dolton, SD to Carl and Christina Moeller.  She joined a very large family of brothers and sisters and half-brother and half-sisters of which she was the youngest and the last survivor.  She graduated from Dolton School and was in the last graduating class before that school closed.  She enjoyed...

Sandra Lee Kreber

Sandra Lee Kreber

Jan 13, 2018

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Sandra was born January 29, 1952 to Emil and Irene (Svanda) Herman of Tyndall, SD.

She attended Tyndall Elementary School and graduated from Tyndall High School in 1970. After graduation,...

Pauline W. Nedved

Pauline W. Nedved

Jan 13, 2018

Pauline was born on June 8, 1925 on a farm near Constance Nebraska to Otto and Mary (Wuesterwald) Walz.  In 1945 she married Vernon E Nedved of Yankton, SD.  To this union they had 8 children:  Paul, Rapid City, SD; Kip (Nancy) Deer Park, WA; Kathy (Rich) Trent, Deer Park, WA; Connie (Peter) Dye, Emery, SD; Jane...

Josephine F. Peterka

Josephine F. Peterka

Jan 11, 2018

PETERKA JOSEPHINE

Josephine Janda Peterka was born March 12, 1913 to John E and Frances (Hale) Janda. She grew up in the Lakeport Community, Yankton County.  She attended Lakeport School where she graduated from the 8th grade, then attended Tabor High School.  Josephine married Fred A. Peterka  on February 14, 1939...

Daniel A. Shutt

Daniel A. Shutt

Jan 9, 2018

Daniel Arthur Shutt was born on May 14, 1960 in Yankton, SD to Arthur and Frances (Klimisch).  He grew up on a farm near Utica, SD and went to Kietzman Country School from first through fourth grade.  He then completed the rest of his education in Yankton and graduated in 1978...

Hyacinth O. "Heidi" Tramp

Hyacinth O. "Heidi" Tramp

Jan 3, 2018

Hyacinth ‘Heidi’ Tramp, age 91 of Yankton, SD and formerly of Crofton, NE passed away Wednesday, January 03, 2018 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, January 6, 2018 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Menominee, NE with Rev. Michael Schmitz officiating.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery,...

Delores Gwinn

Delores Gwinn

Dec 31, 2017

Delores M. Gwinn, age 83 of Yankton, passed away at her home on December 31, 2017.  There are no formal services are planned at this time.  The Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, SD is assisting with service details.  On line condolences may be sent at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com.

Delores was born May...

Lonald Lee "Lonnie" Langle

Lonald Lee "Lonnie" Langle

Dec 29, 2017

Lonnie was born prematurely on May 23, 1952, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, the beginning of a lifetime of toughness and perseverance. He grew up on the family farm in rural Clayton, SD, and attended country school until the eighth grade, and thereafter attended Bridgewater High School.

He married...

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