Delbert Miller
Mar 10, 2020
Delbert Dale Miller was born Feb 24, 1924 to Otto and Anna Miller in Hoskins, Nebraska. At the age of 7, he moved with his parents and 3 of his 6 siblings to a farm 5 miles north of Burke, South Dakota. He attended country school through 8th grade, then completed his high school education at Burke High School....
Bonnie Bartlett
Mar 9, 2020
Bonnie K Bartlett was born on August 12, 1927 and passed into the next life March 9, 2020. Bonnie was as beautiful as she was selfless. She instituted an open door policy her whole life. Her door was always unlocked, if you needed anything she was there. Even if you didn't need anything she made sure to send you...
Norma Christine Kornokovich
Mar 5, 2020
Norma was born on December 23, 1947 to Edgar & Katherine (Eagle Thunder) Herman. Norma started her spiritual journey on March 5, 2020 at Avantara Rehab Center in Redfield, SD At the age of 2 years, Norma went to live with Pierre Sr. & Josephine (Andrews) LaPointe. They raised her as their own daughter into adulthood. She spent her...
Ronald Gary Bruns
Feb 28, 2020
Ronald Bruns was born in Anchorage, AK on October 26th, 1956 to parents Francis Edward Bruns and Mary Kathryn (Robb) Bruns. Ronald was taken in by his foster parents, Vernon and Dorothy Wells, who raised him through his childhood years, where he received his education through the Burke school district and rooted himself into the Burke community. Ronald married...
Eugene Reuer
Feb 28, 2020
Eugene William Reuer (and his twin sister Estella) were born March 12, 1929 to William & Lena (Wagaman) Reuer in Reliance, South Dakota. He passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on February 28, 2020 at the Burke Community Memorial Hospital.
Eugene (Bud) attended rural school north of Reliance and graduated from Reliance High School, class...
Neil Arthur Burkinshaw
Feb 27, 2020
Neil Arthur Burkinshaw was born on January 21, 1937, in Burke SD to parents Floyd Arthur Burkinshaw and Maude Josephine (Johnson) Burkinshaw. He grew up on the Burkinshaw ranch near Jamison NE and took up that occupation. His wife Velma was also from a ranching background and joined him in that endeavor. Neil attended elementary school in a one-room...
Lois Arlene Glover
Feb 9, 2020
Lois Arlene (Alley) Glover was born Febr. 17, 1928, to Clifford and Hazel Alley at home on the farm near Orient, SD. Dr. Hagin drove 30 miles from Miller, SD, to help with the delivery. The family moved to a farm north of Polo, SD, and later, due to the drought and bad years, moved to another farm west...
Patricia Kay Klein
Feb 7, 2020
Patricia Kay (Grim) Klein was born April 2nd, 1953 to Leonard "Ray" and Irene (Stahlecker) Grim in Gregory, SD. She was the second born child in a family of ten. She passed away February 7th, 2020 at the Burke Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 66 years. Pat grew up on the family farm six miles...
Galen Star Andrews
Feb 2, 2020
Mah'piya Mato (Bear Cloud)
Galen Star Andrews was born May 17, 1974 in Pierre, SD to Jesse Jr. and Helen (Stars) Andrews. Galen began his journey to the spirit world on February 2, 2020 at Avera Health Hospital, in Sioux Falls, SD with his family by his side. Galen grew up in Pierre, SD where he attended...
Earl Ward Pierce
Jan 10, 2020
Earl Ward Pierce, of Callaway, Nebraska passed away January 10, 2020 at the age of 93. Born on October 19, 1926, in Albion, Nebraska. Earl served in the Army and Navy and fought in World War II at Normandie and Iwo Jima. After WWII, Earl volunteered and served in the Army Airborne during the Korean War, and then some...
Eugene Elmer Cullison
Dec 22, 2019
Eugene Elmer Cullison was born June 2, 1930 at Gordon, Nebraska to George and Laura Mae (Willey) Cullison and he died December 22, 2019 at the Butte Healthcare Center in Butte, Nebraska. Gene was orphaned at a young age and spent his young life in the Mills, Nebraska area with the Donason / Wenger family. From there he progressed...
Gale Robert Inglett
Dec 8, 2019
Gale Robert Inglett passed away in the hospital on December 8, 2019 with family members at his side. Gale was born December 4, 1940 in Burke, South Dakota to Noble and Viola (Smith) Inglett. He was the sixth child of seven children. Gale attended grades 1-8 at a one-room schoolhouse near his parent's ranch. He attended Burke High School...
Beatrice Joyce Andrews
Nov 11, 2019
Beatrice "Joyce" Andrews was born on April 4, 1938, the 7th child to Mercy (Stone Arrow) Andrews/ Jesse Andrews, Sr. At home in Bonesteel, SD on November 11, 2019, Joyce began her peaceful spiritual journey home with her family by her side. Joyce attended school at Rosebud Boarding School in Mission, SD and Flandreau Indian School. Joyce spent her...
Alicia Delfina Frank
Nov 11, 2019
Memorial graveside services for Alicia Frank, age 96, formerly of Burke, SD will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 1:30 PM at Graceland Cemetery in Burke.
Lois Connelly
Nov 4, 2019
Lois Marie (Teel) Connelly passed away November 4, 2019 at Rapid City Hospice House at the age of 76. Lois was born April 7, 1943 in Burke, South Dakota the seventh and last child of Harold "H. K." Teel and Opal (Rogers) Teel. Lois grew up on a farm Northeast of Herrick, South Dakota where she attended country school...
Gail Marie Engelmeyer
Nov 2, 2019
Gail Marie (Lewis) Engelmeyer passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 at Ava's Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 90 years old. She was born January 29, 1929 to Roy and Mildred (Thornton) Lewis on the family farm 4 miles east of Burke; at the time, the address was actually Herrick, SD. Her Dad went into...
Dolores Vogt
Oct 29, 2019
Alvena Dolores (Thiessen) Vogt was born September 24, 1928 at home in Lynch, Nebraska to Robert and Emma (Suckstorf) Thiessen and she passed away October 29, 2019 at the Butte Healthcare Center in Butte, Nebraska after a long illness of Alzheimers at the age of 91 years. Dolores was a school teacher for ten years in the Naper area...
Sarah Mae Schmitz
Oct 28, 2019
Sarah Mae Schmitz was born on Oct. 3,1929 to James Leroy Davis and Lenora Lena Kramer in St. Charles, SD and passed away at the age of 90, Oct.29, 2019 at Avera St. Anthony Hospital in O'Neill, NE. Sarah was united in marriage to Gerald M. Schmitz at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Naper, NE on April 3,...
Kathleen Achterhoff
Oct 13, 2019
Kathleen Marie Broome Achterhoff was born April 9th, 1951 in Burke, SD to Walter and Marie Broome. She passed away October 13th, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. Kathy attended school in Burke and graduated in 1969. After high school she attended beauty school in Sioux Falls. She then moved to Minneapolis for a year, and then...
