Donald George Davis
May 30, 2020
Donald George Davis was born August 7, 1920 in Fairfax, South Dakota to George and Alma Davis. He passed away May 30, 2020 at the Westgate Assisted Living Home in Omaha, Nebraska, just short of his goal of 100 years. Don lived in Fairfax, South Dakota most of his life. He graduated from Fairfax High School and was a...
Lila S Krueger
May 24, 2020
Lila Krueger, 92, of Harbor Crest Home in Fulton, IL, died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Generations at Rock Island in Rock Island, IL. Lila was born September 27, 1927, in Wausa, NE, to William and Maria (Peters) Hoppe. She married Louie M. Krueger on April 30, 1950, in Fairfax, SD. He died February 24, 2015. Lila was employed...
Zane Christian Goitia
May 22, 2020
Zane Christian Goitia was born December 12, 2003 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Christel Harbo and Brandon Schumann.
Zane grew up and attended elementary school in Lennox, South Dakota and Amboy, Illinois. He moved to Burke, South Dakota and was in the 10th Grade at Burke High School. Zane was a very well liked, kind and...
Sandra Kay Young
May 14, 2020
FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE LIVESTREAMED THROUGH FACEBOOK LIVE - Lucas Baptist Church
Sandra Kay Vosika was born in Gregory SD to Stanley "Skyk" & Velda (Johnson) Vosika on May 10, 1945. She was baptized and confirmed in the United Methodist Church in Gregory. She attended the Powell School east of Gregory through the 8th grade and then...
Lori Ann Nelson
May 2, 2020
Lori Ann (Klein) Nelson was born in Burke, South Dakota on August 26, 1962 to Andrew Wayne and Eleanor R. (Herndon) Klein. She died May 2, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lori was a member of the Baptist Church. She graduated from Burke High School in 1980. Following graduation, she worked at various jobs...
Raymond Keith Yeigh
Apr 29, 2020
Raymond Keith Yeigh, age 84, of Bonesteel, South Dakota Died April 29, 2020 at the Butte Healthcare Center in Butte, Nebraska. Raymond was born June 14, 1935 to Jerry and Jennie (Canfield) Yeigh. He had three brothers: Francis, David and Harry, and one sister, Mildred. Raymond graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1954. He served on the US Army...
Joann Mary Ricker
Apr 23, 2020
JoAnn Mary Ricker was born April 17, 1944 to James and Irene (Balaschak) Witkoski at Shenandoah, PA and she passed away April 23, 2020 at the Gregory Healthcare Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 76 years. JoAnn was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Gretna, Nebraska. She worked at the Elkhorn Manor for four...
Robert George Bahm
Apr 22, 2020
Robert George Bahm was born March 28, 1934 on a farm near Lucas, South Dakota to Henry and Effie (Hedlund) Bahm. He joined his sister Alice and his brothers Bill, Lawrence and Lester. He attended the Lucas School through the eighth grade. At the age of fourteen, he began working for area farmers. In 1957 Robert moved to Pierre,...
Elton Gary Serr
Apr 5, 2020
Elton Gary Serr was born on December 14, 1940 in Burke South Dakota to Paul and Winnie (Hitchcock) Serr and he died April 5, 2020 at his home. He was 79 years and 4 months old. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Jamison, Nebraska. Elton attended Spotted Tail Country School in Nebraska and graduated from Burke...
Louise Elaine Truax
Apr 5, 2020
Louise "Peewee" Elaine Truax was born November 14, 1936 to Anton and Rose (Cotton) Jensen in Lake Andes, SD. Louise passed away peacefully in her home on April 5, 2020 at the age of 83. Louise grew up on the family ranch near Scalp Creek with her six siblings. Louise helped on the ranch with chores and tended to...
Meta Irene Cox
Mar 13, 2020
Meta Irene (Kerner) Cox, age 97, passed away on March 13, 2020 at the Lake Andes Nursing home in Lake Andes, SD. Meta was born September 24, 1922, the second of 12 children born to Fred and Anna (Williweit) Kerner. She grew up on a farm south of Gregory, SD and attended Gregory High School graduating in 1940. Following...
Jack Broome
Mar 11, 2020
UPDATE!! PUBLIC FUNERAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN CANCELED.  PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE WILL BE HELD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AT THIS TIME.....
The plan is to live stream Jack's funeral through the http://cougarstv.live/.
John "Jack" Robert Broome, affectionately known by many as "Oar" was born February 13, 1946 to Walter and Marie...
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...
