Obituary Listing

Aug 24, 2018

Ruth Edna Sieh was born February 18, 1936 to Harold Sieh and Edna (Fuhrman) Sieh in Burke, SD. She died August 24, 2018 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

She attended Herrick Public School and Burke Community School graduating in 1954. Following...

Aug 9, 2018

William  George Lindwurm was born on January 24, 1919, near Osmond, NE, to William and Rosa (Kumm) Lindwurm. He was baptized on March 30, 1919, at Pierce County, NE. His mother died of the flu shortly after giving birth to his sister Rosie. Bill was one year old and was sent to live...

Aug 4, 2018

Willis M. "Bill" Andersen was born in Herrick, South Dakota to Ernest "Mose" and Alma Loudon Andersen March 20, 1931.  Bill attended elementary school in Herrick, South Dakota with a few years in Bell, California.  Bill attended and graduated from Burke High School in May of 1949.  Basketball was his passion with a few records set in his day. ...

Aug 3, 2018

Betty Purvis passed away, peacefully, with her family by her side August 03, 2018 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg, SD.  Born Betty Ann Bruce to Arthur and Ruth Bruce in Gordon, NE, on May 27, 1930, she was the fourth of six children.  Her life spanned...

Jul 27, 2018

Marlan Everett Green was born on December 25, 1936 in Stuart, NE to Everett and Clara (Nicolaus) Green and he died July 27, 2018 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 81 years.

He grew up on...

Jul 11, 2018

Melvin "Zuke" Schroeder, 87, of Bonesteel, SD passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD.  Funeral service will be held on Monday, July 16, 2018 at 10:30AM at the the Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairfax, SD. Burial will follow in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery south of Fairfax,...

Jul 9, 2018

Dallas "Sam" Burger, 92, of Bonesteel, SD, died Monday, July 9, 2018 at Sister James Care Center in Yankton.

Sam was born on June 17, 1926 in Carroll, Iowa to Finley and Clara Burger. At 17, he enlisted in the Navy and served on a...

May 28, 2018

Phyllis Catherine (Lane) Marts, age 82 of Bonesteel, SD, gained a heavenly home on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018 at the Burke Community Memorial Hospital. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 19, 1935 to Walter and Marie Lane with 4 brothers and a sister.

After getting the name of an active Air Force member from...

May 9, 2018

Rita Mae Sabalka Umberger was born on 17 April, 1954 at Omaha, Nebraska to Dean Russell Sabalka and Betty Mae Petersen and died in Fairfax, South Dakota on 9 May 2018 at the age of 64 years and 22 days.

Rita attended the Trinity Lutheran...

May 7, 2018

Madonna J. Peterson, 74, of Greeley passed away May 7, 2018.  She was born in Stuart, Nebraska on March 25, 1944 to Howard J. and Marjorie (Goodman) Hovey.

The family moved to Nebraska and she graduated from Naper High School, Naper, Nebraska in 1962.

On August 15, 1965, she married Neal F. Peterson at the...

Apr 13, 2018

Opal Ann Boes was born August 19, 1930 at St. Charles, South Dakota to Darwin and Fern Wilson.  She passed away quietly, holding her sons hand, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, South Dakota at 4:09 PM on April 13, 2018 after a courageous battle with health issues.

Opal...

Apr 1, 2018

Robert (Bob) Norman Gnirk Sr. was born to Fred Paul and Adeline Sylvia (Graven) Gnirk on May 13, 1940 in Burke, SD and died on April 1, 2018 at his home on the Gnirk farm/ranch (Sully Flats Homestead).  He was raised on the Gnirk family homestead northeast of Burke.  He attended Hornbeck Elementary School.   He attended and...

Mar 22, 2018

Jerry Jones, age 58 of Lennox, South Dakota and formerly of Burke, South Dakota passed away at his home in Lennox on Thursday, March 22, 2018.

Jerry was born March 3, 1960, forty-five minutes before his twin sister Jody, at the Community Memorial Hospital in...

Mar 19, 2018

Rosemary Matson was born July 16, 1940 to Rudolf and Grace (Fair) Ulrich of Herrick, South Dakota, and died at her home in Columbia, Missouri, on March 19, 2018 after a brief but aggressive bout with cancer.

Rosemary grew up in Herrick with family and friends, playing softball with the women's softball team even in grade school,...

Mar 11, 2018

Elsie Minnie Fode was born July 12, 1916 near Osmond, Nebraska to William and Rosa (Kumm) Lindwurm.  She died March 11, 2018 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 101 years.

Elsie was baptized on September 17, 1916, and...

Mar 6, 2018

Delores Alice Nelson was born January 21, 1926 at Herrick, South Dakota to Simon and Lena (Christensen) Sterling and she died March 6, 2018 at the Mary House Long Term Care in Pierre, South Dakota at the age of 92 years.

When she was a...

Feb 26, 2018

John Duane Baxa was born on May 16, 1930 to John and Nettie (Konop) Baxa, in their farm house near Dixon, South Dakota.  In 1935 Duane and his family moved to a farm west of Burke.  Then in 1938 the family moved to a farm southeast of Herrick.

Duane attended grade school and graduated from the St....

Feb 7, 2018

JoAnn Frances Jons was born June 28, 1930 in Spencer, Nebraska to James and Iva (Carlson) Cerny.  She passed away February 7, 2018 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 87 years.

JoAnn attended country school a mile...

Jan 19, 2018

Cheryl Jean Bendig was born November 10, 1950 at the Gregory Hospital in Gregory, South Dakota to Alvin and Donna (Schonebaum) Bendig and she died January 19, 2018 at Firesteel Healthcare Center in Mitchell, South Dakota at the age of 67 years.

When Cheryl was...

Jan 16, 2018

MELINDA JEAN (SCHLAHT) KRUSE, age 57, of Luverne, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage surrounded by family. Her diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer was December 6, 2017.

She was born April 1, 1960, in Burke, SD to Maurice and Sylvia (Iler) Schlaht.  She attended Burke Elementary and High School, active...