Obituary Listing

Dec 4, 2020

Charlotte Delila Nicolaus was born Jan 4, 1934, at home near Hidden Timber, Todd County, S.D.,to Violet (Allen) Karnes and Ivan (Pat) Karnes. She passed away on December 4th, 2020 at O'Neill St. Anthony's hospital after a very short battle with cancer.

Charlotte moved with her family several times during her childhood, from north of Dallas, S.D.,...

Nov 30, 2020

Daniel "Dan" William Skalla, 70, of Bonesteel, SD died on Nov. 30, 2020. Dan was born June 12, 1950 to Lester and Vera (King) Skalla. He attended school in Bonesteel, SD and he was very active in sports. He played basketball and was quarterback on his high school football team. Dan attended Southern State College in Springfield, SD. He...

Nov 27, 2020

Wesley Darwin Klein, son of Andrew and Tina Elizabeth (Moore) Klein, was born on April 28, 1936 in Burke, SD and passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 27, 2020. Darwin, as he was known, spent his childhood years growing up in Lucas SD, graduating from Burke High School in 1955.

After graduation he enlisted into...

Nov 26, 2020

Jack (Fritz) Steffen was born October 11, 1934 at Colome, South Dakota to Fred and Josephine (Schroeder) Steffen and passed away November 26, 2020 at Gregory, South Dakota at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center. He spent the first 64 years of his life on the family farm South of Colome ¾ of a mile northwest of the Turtle...

Nov 10, 2020

Vivian Viola Bendig was born April 18, 1923 near Naper, Nebraska in Boyd County on the family farm to Adolph and Viola (Stoltenberg) Bendig.  She died November 10, 2020 at the Aventura Arlington in Arlington, South Dakota at the age of 97 years.

She was united in marriage to Jake Hoy in Herrick, South Dakota on December...

Nov 8, 2020

Larry Lee Wilkinson, 73 died from cancer on November 8, 2020 at Monument Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.

He was born April 24, 1947 in Burke, SD to Arnold and Mabel (Stuckers) Wilkinson.  His dad was killed in a motor vehicle accident when Larry was one years old.  At that time, he and his mom moved...

Nov 2, 2020

Howard Earl Martin, son of John and Alvina (Serr) Martin, was born on May 11, 1933, in Gregory County, SD.  He was the youngest of eight children.  He spent his whole life on the family farm around Jamison, NE.

Howard was baptized at the Frieden Lutheran Church, later known as Peace Lutheran Church in Carlock, SD.  He...

Oct 28, 2020

Velma June Inglett was born on June 26, 1936, to parents Noble Inglett and Viola (Smith) Inglett. She grew up on the Inglett ranch near Lucas SD and became an able assistant to her father in raising and selling registered Hereford cattle. This talent would serve her well in her future role.

Velma attended elementary school in...

Oct 28, 2020

Terry Liewer, son of Matt and Lucille (Kinport) Liewer, was born on July 7, 1940 in Spencer, NE.  He was the oldest of seven children.  He spent his childhood years growing up on the family farm west of Butte, NE.  Terry passed away peacefully at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020.

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Oct 9, 2020

Gerald Elbert Pepper was born at the family farm on September 4, 1933 to Muriel (Doane) and Archibald Pepper. His childhood was spent farming near Bonesteel with brothers Duane, Dennis and Roland (Butch). He loved to work the ground, drive tractors, tend to the animals and milk cows (by hand!). Gerald graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1952. After...

Oct 3, 2020

Marilyn Yvonne Baxa was born January 17, 1936 at Burke, South Dakota to William and Laverna (Glick) Tietgen and she died October 3, 2020 at the Avera Gregory Healthcare Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 84 years.

Marilyn joined a brother Robert.  She attended country school and graduated from Burke High School in 1954. ...

Sep 28, 2020

John Emil Holub was born on a cold day on December 3, 1929 at Burke, South Dakota to Emil and Bettsie (Matucha) Holub.  He died September 28, 2020 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 90 years.

John attended grade school at the Rhodes Township school through the eighth grade.  He then...

Sep 26, 2020

Larry Lowell Ticknor, age 84, of Sioux Falls passed away peacefully with his sons by his side, under the loving care of the staff at Ava's House on Saturday, September 26, 2020.  A private family memorial service and burial will be held.

Larry was born to Tillie and Elmer Ticknor on March 1, 1936 in Burke, South...

Sep 21, 2020

Willis Lloyd Goodman was born on the family farm south of Burke, South Dakota on December 11, 1934 to Francis and Edna (Zeiner) Goodman and he died September 21, 2020 at the Butte Healthcare Center in Butte, Nebraska at the age of 85 years.

Willis grew up on the family farm near Herrick, South Dakota,  He attended...

Sep 9, 2020

Boots was born at the Fyle Hospital in Geddes, SD, to parents Joseph Beeson and Agnes Lunak Beeson.

Agnes and her family had come from Bohemia, later known as Czechoslovakia when she was sixteen and Boots was able to speak their language.

Boots was an only child but her mother's extended family from Bohemia stayed...

Sep 3, 2020

Kenneth Ward Miner passed away September 3, 2020, in Independence, MO, from complications of myasthenia gravis and dementia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be August 30, 2021, 1:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Gregory, SD. Visitation will be at noon at the church before the Mass.  Burial will be August 30, 2021, 10:30 a.m. at St. John's...

Aug 31, 2020

Isaac's funeral service can be viewed through Burke Cougars Live http://www.CougarsTV.Live/

Isaac Godfrey Schulte, age 3, entered into the arms of Jesus on August 31st, 2020 at the Sanford Castle in Sioux Falls South Dakota. The entire day, he was surrounded by loving family. Isaac fought a very courageous battle with neuroblastoma for almost a year. He...

Aug 30, 2020

Gary's service will be live streamed through Grace Lutheran Church in Burke under Grace Lutheran Burke .  Social distancing practices will be in place.

Gerald (Gary) Skalla was born June 19, 1953 in Gregory, South Dakota to Lester and Vera (King) Skalla. He passed away August 30, 2020 at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls....

Aug 29, 2020

Clifford A. Chasing Hawk Jr. was born on December 15, 1971 at Burke South Dakota. He entered into eternal rest on August 29, 2020.

Cliff (Speedy) attended his school years at Bonesteel/Fairfax. He graduated with the class of 1990. After graduating he attended USD in Vermillion for 2 years after college, he returned home to Bonesteel and...

Aug 25, 2020

Iris M. Hotz was born on April 13,1930 to Roy and Myrtle (Freeman) Teel, in Burke. S.D. She died August 25, 2020 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke.

Iris grew up in Burke and attended the Burke School. On June 6,1949, Iris married Henry (Bob) C. Hotz at the United Methodist Church in Burke. To this...