Obituary Listing

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...

Aug 8, 2020

Betty Mae Neumiller was born on Saturday, June 25, 1932 near Fairfax, South Dakota to John and Emelia (Wolf) Odenbach. She was the youngest with four brothers and grew up on the family farm in the Missouri river hills northwest of Fairfax.  She attended Spotted Tail Rural School near the farm.

On Saturday, July 1, 1950 she...

Aug 7, 2020

Bev Engelmeyer passed away at the age of 66 years on Friday, August 7, 2020, after a lengthy battle with colon cancer.

Bev was born September 28, 1953 in Valentine, Nebraska to Lester 'Gus' and Evelyn (Schipporeit) Bain. Bev's family lived and worked on various ranches and farmsteads until they purchased their land north of Burke, South...

Jul 27, 2020

Dewayne P Matucha (Mook) was born March 13, 1943 to Paul and Doris (Rogers) Matucha.  He was the oldest of five siblings.  He died July 27, 2020 at his home.

Dewayne grew up on the family farm five miles north of Burke attending country school and Graduating from Burke High School in 1961.  During high school he...

Jul 24, 2020

Michael Cole was born April 30,1942 in Pierre, SD to Mike and Helen Cole. He graduated from Gettysburg High School, SDSU, and received his Masters Degree at George Washington University. He was a member of All Saints Episcopal church. Mike passed away at home on July,24, 2020.

Mike had a long career with the Federal government. After...

Jul 18, 2020

Graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Rosebud Cemetery in Bonesteel, South Dakota.

Jul 15, 2020

Lenore Antonia Sutton was born to Billie and Kelsea Sutton on July 8, 2020, at 11:01 AM. She weighed 5.5 pounds and was 19 inches long. She delighted everyone with her head full of dark hair and her sweet spirit.

She honored us with one week of memories and died peacefully in her mom and dad's arms...

Jun 16, 2020

Donna Mae (Kriege) Ryberg was born on April 2, 1937 to Robert & Irene (Mott) Kriege at Murdo, SD. She grew up on the family farm at White River and was joined by three sisters, Midge, Vera, Pat and two brothers, Buzz and Ralph. As a little girl, she milked cows, gathered eggs, herded sheep on horseback, helped tend...

Jun 7, 2020

Robert "Mike" Schmitz entered this world on July 18, 1938, the second child of Clarence and Mary (Darcy) Schmitz at Burke, South Dakota. He went to eternal rest on June 7, 2020. His education started at the rural Pense Country School, continuing to Sister School at Bonesteel, Fairfax Public School and then Bonesteel, graduating in 1957. Mike was a...