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Colleen Mary Flynn
Jul 17, 2017
Colleen Flynn was born on March 23, 1952, in Orange, CA, to John P. "Pat" and Frances (Gassen) Flynn. The daughter of a Marine Corps aviator, she lived in many different places and attended many different schools before her family settled in Gregory in 1966. Colleen attended Gregory High School where she excelled in music and enjoyed the companionship...
Charles Oliver
Jun 18, 2017
Charles William Oliver was born March 22, 1949 in Springfield, Massachusetts. to Ronald and Henrietta Oliver. He passed away June 18, 2017 at the age of 68 years old at Osmond General Hospital. Charlie spent his elementary years in school in Massachusetts. He arrived in Burke, SD during his middle school years to live with Lyle and Edith Oliver...
Dolores Schock
Jun 15, 2017
Dolores Jean Schock was born April 29, 1928 in Stuart, Nebraska to Francis and Rose (Timmermans) Higgins and passed away June 15, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society in Bloomfield, Nebraska at the age of 89 years.
Dolores grew up on a ranch in the...
Bruce Ford
Jun 10, 2017
Bruce Ford was born on November 4, 1951 at his parent's home to Jerome and Frances (Gamel) Ford, in O'Neill, Nebraska during a snowstorm. He was the 4th born of 11 children. He died June 10, 2017 at his home in Fairfax, South Dakota at the age of 65.
Shirley Ann Berg
Jun 2, 2017
Shirley was visited by an Angel on June 2, 2017 and the Angel said "come with me, your place in heaven is prepared". Shirley went peacefully with the Angel and is now before the Throne of the Almighty and those that have gone before her.
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Esther Helena Rang
May 22, 2017
Esther Helena Rang was born September 1, 1929 at Mission, South Dakota to Charlie L. and Olive B. (James) Rang and she died May 22, 2017 at the Lake Andes Health Care Center in Lake Andes, South Dakota at the age of 87 years.
Herman Neumiller
May 8, 2017
Herman Chris Neumiller was born on Friday, December 14, 1928 near Fairfax, South Dakota to Chris and Lydia (Kulm) Neumiller. He was one of seven children and attended grade schools in rural Fairfax, South Dakota; Gross, Nebraska and finally rural Naper.  Herman graduated from Naper High School in 1947.
He was united in marriage to Betty Mae...
Ilah-Lee Willuweit
Apr 30, 2017
Ilah-Lee Staack Willuweit died Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center, Gregory, South Dakota
On September 4, 1925, Ilah-Lee Staack Willuweit was born, the first of two children, to John Walter and Bernice Eliza (Fisher) Staack on the family farm south of Herrick, SD. Ilah-Lee graduated from...
Varner Zalmon Beals
Apr 24, 2017
V arner Beals, 83, of Fairfax, SD passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Avera Gregory Hospital in Gregory, SD. Funeral service will be held on Friday, April 28, 2017, at 11:00am at the Fairfax City Hall. Burial will follow in the Rosebud Cemetery in Bonesteel, SD. A visitation will be held one hour prior to funeral...
Ivan Delaney
Apr 14, 2017
Ivan Delaney, 84, died Friday, April 14, 2017 at The Haisch Haus in Bonesteel, South Dakota.
Ivan was preceded in death by his parents Mark and Esther Delaney and his brother Dennis Delaney. Survivors include two nieces, great-nieces and nephews, many cousins, close friends and...
Cecil Harsin, Jr
Apr 11, 2017
Cecil Lewis Harsin, Jr, beloved husband, father, brother, son and grandfather, passed away peacefully at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota on April 11, 2017 following a lengthy illness.
Louie was born in Burke, South Dakota to Leona and Slim Harsin on February 5, 1963. He was the youngest...
Joseph Benter
Mar 26, 2017
Joseph Harvey Benter
Born, March 16, 1960 to Donald Benter and Darlene (Scholtz) Benter.
Better known as Joe by his family and friends, loved all animals, especially babies and children. We that loved him can still hear him do his tickled laugh whenever they would do something cute.
Joes love was his family,...
Lila Mullen
Mar 26, 2017
Lila Lorraine Mullen died and went her Lord and Savior on March 26, 2017.
Lila was born December 5, 1924, to Bill and Lena (Besmer) Kerner at home near Jamison, Nebraska. She attended school at the local District school through the eighth grade. Lila moved...
Ervin Shipman
Feb 27, 2017
Ervin Leroy Shipman was born March 3, 1928 at Norfolk, Nebraska to Elmer and Esther (Kurpgeweit) Shipman. He passed away on February 27, 2017 following a brief illness at Haven Rehabilitation Center in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 88 years.
Ervin graduated from Fairfax High School in 1945 and attended the Milwaukee...
Arline June Shipman
Feb 20, 2017
Arline June Shipman was born May 29, 1925 on the family farm near Fairfax, South Dakota to Gus and Emma (Walth) Horst. She died February 20, 2017 at the Armour Care & Rehabilitation Center, under the care of Compassionate Hospice, in Armour, South Dakota at the age of 91 years.
Gary Hoffman
Feb 8, 2017
Gary Rudolph Hoffman was born November 28, 1939 at Burke, South Dakota to Rudolph (Rudy) and Lila (June) Willougby Hoffman. He passed away February 8, 2017 at his home in Burke, South Dakota.
Gary grew up as...
Dorothy Jean Johnson
Feb 4, 2017
Dorothy Jean Johnson was born September 7, 1933 to Harvey and Esther(Carlson) Benter at their home in rural Lucas, SD. She attended rural school in Lucas and high school in Burke. While attending high school she boarded and worked at the Burke Hotel. Dorothy then met Raymond Arthur Johnson, the love of her life. They married on October 18, 1952....
Carl George Horst
Jan 30, 2017
Carl George Horst, 90, passed away January 30, 2017 at the Butte Senior Living Home in Butte, Nebraska.  Funeral services will be Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Johns Lutheran church in Fairfax, South Dakota. Burial will be in the Herrick cemetery, Herrick, South Dakota with military rites.
Elsie Hattie Fiebelkorn
Jan 29, 2017
Elsie Hattie Fiebelkorn was born November 26, 1913 at Omaha, Nebraska to Charles Ulmer and Emma Steinke and she died January 29, 2017 at the Butte Healthcare Center in Butte, Nebraska at the age of 103 years.
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Dr. Kenneth Mckenzie
Jan 5, 2017
Dr. Kenneth Homer McKenzie, son of Homer E McKenzie and Esther Pearl McKenzie passed away to his heavenly home on January 5th, 2017 at the Avera Gregory hospital after a courageous 6 month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Kenneth was born on October 11th, 1934 in Tripp County southwest of Dallas, South Dakota. Kenneth was raised on...
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