Obituary Listing

Jan 24, 2019

Leona Elizabeth Bentz Opbroek was born on March 9, 1923 to Fred Bentz Jr. and Lydia Wiedrick Bentz. She was the oldest girl in a family of thirteen brothers and sisters. At a young age she worked for several of the neighbors, mostly baby- sitting or doing small chores.

She attended the Bentz school and graduated from...

Dec 25, 2018

Arthur Curtis Hertz was born September 17, 1930 at the family home northeast of Fairfax, SD. He lived in the same house his entire life. He died peacefully at the Gregory Hospital on December 25, 2018 at the age of 88.

Art graduated from Fairfax High School in that famous class of 1948. Art worked with his...

Dec 20, 2018

Alvin Bartling, 92, of Burke, SD passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Avera Gregory Hospital in Gregory, SD.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 10:30AM at the Grace Lutheran Church in Burke, SD.  Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery.  A visitation will be held on Friday, December 28, 2018 at...

Dec 18, 2018

Arne Carl Sund age 72, passed away suddenly, but peacefully on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in Irvine, California. He was born July 19, 1946 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Carl and Annie Sund. He served as a Maintenance Engineer in the US Navy from 1964 to 1968, installed on the USS Perkins DD-877. He married Lee Alys Pierce from...

Dec 16, 2018

George Wesley Nelson was born to George Ejner and Lora (Swift) Nelson on February 6, 1931 at Lucas, South Dakota, joining 3 older sisters in the family.  He died on December 16, 2018 at Sioux Falls, SD.

Wesley attended grades 1-8 at the Bunnel School...

Dec 16, 2018

Gertrude Mildred Ahlers was born near Bonesteel, South Dakota on May 5, 1921.  She was the third child of eleven born to Herman and Lucy (Brunmeir) Fuhrer.  She died December 16, 2018 at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa at the age of 97 years.

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Dec 14, 2018

Lena Mae Williams was born July 14, 1935 to Lewis H. and Louise B. (Kruger) Williams at Grand Junction, CO.  At age 3 Lena moved with her family to St. Paul, MN and then a few years later to Rapid City, SD where she grew up.

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Dec 8, 2018

S. Doyle Hull Hellewell, (90) passed away 8 December 2018 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Center in Winner, South Dakota.

Doyle was born 25 January 1928 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Arthur Thomas Hull and Laura Juanita Allen Hull.

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Dec 7, 2018

Nola Jean Nolan, age 81 of Fairfax, SD passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018 at the Butte Senior Living Center in Butte, NE.  She was born on February 23, 1937 on the family farm north of Bonesteel, SD, the daughter of Elvin and Tracy (Janousek) Bailey.  She was the fifth  of fifteen...

Nov 30, 2018

Edward D. Alford Jr. was born at Monowi, Nebraska on March 5, 1924, to Edward and Elsie (Schindler) Alford Sr. At three years of age, he moved with his parents and sisters, Loraine and Lula Mae, to the farm five miles northeast of Naper, Nebraska, which was owned by his Grandfather, William Alford....

Oct 27, 2018

Kenneth Charles Klufa was born February 5, 1931 at Burke, South Dakota to James and Clara (Aaseth) Klufa.  He died October 27, 2018 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 87 years.

Kenny attended school in Burke and following...

Oct 18, 2018

V elda Jeanne Sieh was born on October 1, 1930 on the family farm eight miles west of Naper, Nebraska to Fred "Fritz" H. and Hertha Christina (Mogck) Sieh.  She passed away at Aksarben Senior Living in Omaha, Nebraska on October 19, 2018 at age 88 years 18 days after a long struggle...

Sep 28, 2018

Edith Oliver was born July 4, 1924. the daughter of Rine and Hannah (Mayer) Deering.  She died September 28, 2018 at the Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 94 years.

Edith grew up in the river hills east of...

Sep 21, 2018

Roy Raymond Goodman was born August 22, 1931 on the family farm west of Naper, Nebraska to William and Dottie (Green) Goodman, the fourth of eight children.  Roy passed away September 21, 2018 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Center in Winner, South Dakota at the age of 87 years.

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Aug 30, 2018

J ohn Lowell Lillibridge was born May 9th, 1939 in Burke, South Dakota, to Doris Evelyn (Erickson) and Lowell Louis Lillibridge. John's life ended in the place it began, in the town he loved on August 30th, 2018. John will be remembered most as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and his most recent...

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...