Sharon Kaye Jensen
Jan 12, 2021
Sharon Kaye Jensen was born November 9, 1946 in Gregory, SD to Lyle Sr and Cecil (Alexander) Vaughn and passed away January 12, 2021 at home surrounded by her loved ones after a short battle with cancer.
Sharon grew up south of St. Charles, SD and graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1964. She obtained her teacher...
Alvin Frank Bendig
Jan 7, 2021
Alvin Frank Bendig was born April 17, 1925 near Naper, Nebraska to Adolph and Viola (Stoltenberg) Bendig and he died January 7, 2021 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 95 years.
Alvin grew up on the family farm near Bonesteel, South Dakota. He attended Pleasant Valley Country School and...
Dwight Keith Pepper
Jan 6, 2021
Dwight Keith Pepper was born September 30, 1951 to Duane and Cleone (Herman) Pepper in Burke, South Dakota. He was baptized at the Baptist Church in Bonesteel as a young child. He lived north of Bonesteel early on in his childhood and then moved to a farm south of Bonesteel in 1964. He graduated from Bonesteel High School in...
Burnell Jonah Patterson
Dec 25, 2020
Burnell Jonah Patterson was born March 28, 1955 at Ravinia, South Dakota to Phillip Joseph and Gwendolyn Whynne (White Coat) Patterson and he died December 25, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in Scotland, South Dakota at the age of 65 years.
He grew up in Ravinia and attended school in Lake Andes, graduating in 1975. while...
Donna Fae Ludemann
Dec 17, 2020
Donna Fae (Davis) Ludemann was born to James LeRoy and Lenora (Kramer) Davis on March 21, 1932. She passed away December 17, 2020 at Stanton Health Center, Stanton, NE at the age of 88.
Donna grew up north of Naper, Nebraska and attended school at St. Charles, South Dakota graduating from Naper High School in 1950. She...
Robert Allen Yeigh
Dec 12, 2020
Robert Allen "Bob" Yeigh, 57, passed away surrounded by family on December 12, 2020. Bob was born on November 20, 1963, to Raymond and Shirley (Bush) Yeigh. He grew up in Bonesteel, SD with, his two older brothers Rick and Eugene, and his younger sister Jennie. He graduated in May 1982.
Bob enjoyed spending time with family...
Ruth Darlene Sutton
Dec 11, 2020
Ruth Darlene Geyer Sutton was born on July 10, 1929 in Bonesteel, SD to Harry C. Geyer and Mary (Flisram) Geyer. She passed away on December 11, 2020 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, SD at the age of 91 from complications of Covid-19.
She was the youngest of 5 children and grew up on a...
Charlotte Delila Nicolaus
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.,...
Daniel William Skalla
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...
Wesley Darwin Klein
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...
Jack Fritz Steffen
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...
Vivian Viola Hoy
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...
Larry Lee Wilkinson
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...
Howard Earl Martin
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...
Velma June Burkinshaw
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...
Terry Michael Liewer
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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Gerald Elbert Pepper
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...
Marilyn Yvonne Baxa
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. ...
John Emil Holub
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...
Larry Lowell Ticknor
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...
