Leslie Labahn
Mar 18, 2016
Leslie "Les" Labahn, 75, passed away at his home in Pickstown on March 18, 2016. Les loved deeply, and was deeply loved by his friends and family. Les was born on September 26, 1940, in Akron, Iowa to Dorothy (Ragan) and Jack (Virgil) Labahn. Les was the oldest of four children, and grew up on a farm on Ponca Creek...
Robert Johnson
Mar 6, 2016
Robert (Bob) Cecil Johnson was born on a farm southeast of Lucas, SD, on December 31, 1931, and passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the age of 84. Bob had been hospitalized in Mitchell, Sioux Falls and Gregory since July 17, 2015, with serious health issues and underwent many surgeries prior to his death at the Avera McKennan...
Norma Fernau
Mar 2, 2016
Norma Jean Fernau was born March 26, 1937 in Butte, Nebraska to Frank Dale Haney and Florence Marie Beem and died March 2, 2016 at the Gregory Community Hospital in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 78 years. Norma grew up in Butte, Nebraska and graduated from Butte High School. Norma married her high school sweetheart, John "Jack" Fernau,...
Ann (Smizer) Pinger
Feb 13, 2016
Helen S. "Ann" Pinger January 10, 1939 ~ February 13, 2016 Preceded in death parents, Fred and Emma Smizer; siblings, D. Eileen Thies, Harlan Smizer, Jean Smizer,; half brothers, Leo Smizer, Walt Smizer. Survived by husband, Carol J. Pinger, son, Kevin Benzel, daughter, Krystal (Beau) Benzel-Griego; sisters, Mary Jane (Cedric) Fedde, Bonnie Mask, Linda Moerike (Clayton Steele); many nieces, nephews,...
Mary Ann Shaffer
Feb 9, 2016
Mary Ann (Marek) Shaffer was born June 4, 1943 to Joe and Oma Marek in Gregory, South Dakota. She died February 9, 2016 at home at the age of 72. Mary Ann was the eldest of three daughters. She grew up on a farm outside of Gregory until she was a senior in high school when she and her family...
Logan Thoene
Feb 7, 2016
Logan Wayne Thoene was born September 14, 1927 at Bonesteel, South Dakota to Fred and Lillian (Lunn) Thoene. He died February 7, 2016 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 88 years. Prior to his hospitalization Logan and his wife Leone lived in Sioux Falls at the Inn on Westport Assisted Living from...
Olive Sargent
Feb 4, 2016
Olive Juanita Sargent was born April 4, 1922 at Thermopolis, Wyoming to John E and Blanche (Brown) Hammett, Sr. and she died February 4, 2016 at the Gregory Healthcare Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 93 years. She was the oldest of six children. At the age of five her family moved to Upper Lodge Grass Creek...
Marvin Bailey
Feb 1, 2016
Marvin Elvin Bailey, age 82, of Sioux Falls passed away on February 1, 2016. Marvin Elvin Bailey was born September 7, 1933 to Elvin and Tracy (Janousek) Bailey in their Bonesteel farmhouse. He was the third of 15 children. On November 3, 1953, Marvin married Karen Gies. Together they had four children, Barbara, Doug, Cathy, and Bruce. In 1965, they...
Hampton Ray Andrews
Jan 30, 2016
Reverend Hampton Ray Andrews, Wanagila Zintkala Hoksila (Little Spirit Bird Boy) was born to Jesse, Sr. and Mercy (Stone Arrow) Andrews on May 6, 1934 at Bonesteel, South Dakota. He entered into eternal rest at his home on January 30, 2016. He attended country school at Pleasant View School, west and south of Bonesteel. He had various jobs working for...
Thomas Linn
Jan 30, 2016
On January 30th, 2016, Tom Linn, beloved husband, father, and grandfather went to Heaven. Tom was born in Davenport, Iowa on August 7th, 1962 and moved to California in his early 20's. He was loved by many as he always showed love to others, (as he) sought to help and see the best in all those he came in contact...
Gerald Allen Teichman
Jan 24, 2016
Gerald "Jerry" A. Teichman was born October 7, 1960 in Moline, Illinois to Gerald L. and Virginia (Monroe) Teichman. He died January 24, 2016 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 55 years. Jerry attended school in Seattle, Washington. In 1982, he enlisted in the United States Army. After his discharge, he obtained his...
Harold Raymond Johnson
Jan 13, 2016
Harold Raymond Johnson was born on a farm southeast of Lucas, South Dakota on June 1, 1927 and passed away January 13, 2016. He was one of nine children born to Charles and Olive (Fish) Johnson. He grew up on a farm with his eight siblings and attended schools in the Lucas area. Harold and wife Mildred (Nelson) began their...
Kevin Andrews
Dec 23, 2015
Kevin Andrews, age 46 of Bonesteel, passed away December 23, 2015 at the St. Luke's Aurora Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Bonesteel City Hall in Bonesteel. Burial to follow at the UCC Ponca Creek Cemetery. Wake service will be held at 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 30, 2015...
Delores Connell
Dec 15, 2015
Delores Jamison Connell was born December 19, 1933 at home in northern Rock County, Nebraska to Donald and Bernice (Cook) Jamison. She passed away December 15, 2015, at the Burke Community Memorial Hospital, Burke, South Dakota. Delores graduated from Rock County High School in 1951 then attended Morningside College and the Methodist Hospital of Nursing in Sioux City, Iowa. After...
Lelia Adeline Higgins
Dec 14, 2015
Lelia Adeline Boucher Higgins was born April 14, 1923 at home near Dallas, South Dakota to Jacob and Libby (Moses) Boucher. She died December 14, 2015 at the Butte Nursing Home in Butte, Nebraska at the age of 92 years and 8 months. Lelia graduated from Naper High School in 1941. She worked as a household assistant to multiple area...
Emma Brunz
Nov 29, 2015
Emma Brunz was born 1/04/1916 on a farm south of Burke, SD to Henry and Christina Neuharth. Emma's angel wings came to her on November 29, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls, where she had been a resident for several years. Emma died peacefully after a brief illness at the age of 99 years young. Emma attended...
Robert Nile Purvis
Nov 27, 2015
Born December 26, 1923, in Cheyenne, OK, Robert Nile Purvis (known by friends and family as Nile), was the youngest of nine children born to Frank and Annetta Purvis. A cowboy almost from the time he could walk, an eight year old Nile and his 12 year old brother George would "batch", herding the family cattle in pasture miles away...
Delaine Pfaff
Nov 26, 2015
Delaine Rae (Hoffman) Pfaff passed away on November 26, 2015 at Countryside Living in Mitchell, SD at the age of 87 years. Delaine was born December 7, 1928 to Rudy and Ruby Hoffman on a farm near Fairfax, SD, she was an only child. She attended grade school at Star Valley School and then finished her education graduating in 1946...
Margaret Duerfeldt
Nov 24, 2015
Margaret Anna "Peggy" Duerfeldt was born July 15, 1923 at White River, South Dakota to Clifford and Myrtle (Wolf) Phillips and she died November 24, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center in Corsica, South Dakota at the age of 92 years. Peggy attended rural grade schools and graduated from Mount Marty High School in Yankton, South Dakota. She later graduated...
Dorothy Cline
Nov 22, 2015
Dorothy Eileen Cline was born January 20, 1931 in Atkinson, Nebraska to Bertha (Nagel) and Melvin Riley. She was later adopted by Laurence Nagel. Dorothy passed away on November 22, 2015 at the Butte Healthcare Center in Butte, Nebraska at the age of 84 years. Dorothy enjoyed baking during the Holiday's for family and friends. She also really enjoyed traveling...
