Obituary Listing

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...

Jan 15, 2018

Rena Pearl (Black Bull) Heck was born July 9, 1932 in Gregory, South Dakota to Clarence and Victoria (Yellow Hawk) Black Bull.  She was an only child and when she was a little girl she moved to Rapid City, with her parents.  When she was a little older she worked in a café...

Jan 11, 2018

Vera Mary Skalla was born August 5, 1930 to Richard and Bertha (Derner) King on a farm north of Bonesteel, South Dakota.  She died January 11, 2018 in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 87 years.

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Jan 6, 2018

Gerhardt R. Bartling was born July 21, 1924 to Henry and Elizabeth (Klein) Bartling and died January 6, 2018 at his home in rural Herrick, South Dakota.

Gerhardt grew up on the family farm with his seven brothers and two sisters.  He was baptized, confirmed...

Jan 2, 2018

Sophie K. McCarthy was born November 4, 1921 at home to Chris and Paulina (Fuhrer) Serr and she died January 2, 2018 at her home near Jamison, Nebraska at the age 96 years.

Sophie, along with her siblings Julia and John, attended school in Naper,...

Dec 12, 2017

Marvelyn was born on September 13, 1945 in Mitchell South Dakota to parents, Vernal and Flerida Glynn. Marvelyn Manke was a woman of God who loved and cherished her family beyond what words could describe. She was selfless and her heart of gold always set the perfect mood for those surrounding her. Her...