Obituary Listing

Mar 29, 2015

Raymond Schmitz was born on April 4, 1928 near Bonesteel, SD to John T. and Helen (Derner) Schmitz and died at the age of 86 on March 29, 2015 at the Burke Community Hospital in Burke, SD. Ray was baptized at the Bonesteel Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He attended country school through eighth grade and worked for various farmers. He...

Mar 21, 2015

Beulah Lorraine Buckman Tamayo was born January 16, 1936, to Mark and Lucille (Archambeau) Buckman in rural St. Charles, S.D. She was called to the spirit world on March 21, 2015. Beulah moved to Omaha in 1954, and worked at the Omaha Livestock Exchange as a cook for 11 years, then at Bethany Lutheran Home in the dining services for...

Mar 15, 2015

Eugene Martin Smith was born January 31, 1937 at Burke, South Dakota to Elmer and Mary (Cerny) Smith. At home, he joined his sister, Lila. In 1941 a brother, Alvin, was born. He passed away during infancy, leaving them a family of four. Gene was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Burke. On September 24, 1959, he...

Mar 1, 2015

Esther Dorothy Elaina Seymour was born April 25, 1924 to Ted and Eva (Wolf) Walters and she died March 1, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Armour, South Dakota at the age of 90 years. Esther met Roy Seymour in Burke, South Dakota while he was working for various farmers. They were united in marriage on February 17, 1943...

Feb 24, 2015

Louie M. Krueger, 89, of Fulton, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at his home.

Louie was born April 30, 1925, in Pierce, NE, to Martin and Lydia (Odenbach) Krueger. Louie was educated in St. Charles, SD grade schools and attended St. Charles High School in SD. He married Lila Hoppe on April 30, 1950 in Fairfax, SD;...

Feb 20, 2015

Delbert Elmer "Pete" Kahler was born July 30, 1928 at his parents home, Reinhold and Leona (Besmer) Kahler, near Herrick, South Dakota. He died February 20, 2015 at his home in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 86 years. Pete attended country school south of Herrick through the eighth grade. He entered the United States Army on April 19,...

Feb 12, 2015

David Harold Graber, 78, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away on February 12, 2015, at his home in Sioux Falls. David was born on July 8, 1936, in Cleveland Ohio.  His given name was Harold Wagner and he was taken to the Berea Children's Orphanage where he was adopted four years later by Arlo Graber and Edith Velma (Orr) Graber...

Feb 9, 2015

Everett was delivered by Dr. Quinn in 1932 on the family farm south of Burke. He was the 3rd boy out of 9 children, born to Lloyd and Emma Carlson. The family was like most during that era, hard working against the many struggles of living in rural South Dakota in the 30's. Everett went to the Klug school. He...

Feb 6, 2015

Elva Caroline Gosch was born October 16, 1923 to Cornelius & Anna Ludemann Gosch in a farmhouse on the Ponca Creek by Naper, NE. She was the third of five children. Throughout her childhood they lived on various farms in the Naper & Jamison, NE areas. She attended the McCumber School, graduated from the 8th grade and then began working...

Feb 6, 2015

Denise Kay Noelle was born May 10. 1963 at the Winner Hospital in Winner, South Dakota to Jerold and Mary (Way) Noelle. She died February 6, 2015 at the Regency Square Care Center in South Sioux City, Nebraska, as a result of cancer, at the age of 51 years. Denise and her family moved to Burke, South Dakota in August...

Feb 5, 2015

Vyrle Violet Swift was born on a farm north of Lucas, South Dakota, on June 12, 1922. She was the oldest of six children born to Loren and Marie (Livingston) Swift. She attended rural schools in the Lucas area and graduated from Lucas High School in 1940. After earning a teaching certificate from Springfield Normal School, she taught in rural...

Feb 4, 2015

Herman Robert Bendig was born August 17, 1934 in Boyd County, Nebraska to Paul and Vera (Ott) Bendig and he died February 4, 2015 at the West Holt Memorial Hospital in Atkinson, Nebraska at the age of 80 years. Herman grew up in the Naper area and attended country school at District #48. He was united in marriage to Grace...

Jan 28, 2015

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Civic Center in Burke. Burial will be in the Herrick Cemetery in Herrick. There will be a prayer service on Monday at 7 pm at the Civic Center. Visitation will be one hour prior to both services. Bernard Lee Baxa passed away on Wednesday, January...

Jan 20, 2015

Mervin John Higgins was born July 20, 1929 to John and Ada (Brown) Higgins at Brocksburg, Nebraska. He died January, 20, 2015 at the Gregory Community Hospital at the age of 85 years. Merv attended country grade school and graduated from Butte High School in 1946. On November 28, 1950, he was united in marriage to Helen Schmitz at her...

Dec 31, 2014

Janet Elaine Murphy was born May 23, 1943 at Burke, South Dakota to Jessie and Gladys (Green) Claussen. She died December 31, 2014 at the Lake Andes Healthcare Center in Lake Andes, South Dakota at the age of 71 years. Janet grew up and attended school in Burke. She was united in marriage to Gerald Kortmeyer and they moved to...

Dec 23, 2014

Eileen (Anhorn) Burger, 90, of Bonesteel, SD died on Tuesday, December23, 2014 at Avera Yankton Care Center. Eileen was born July 16, 1924 in Herrick, SD to Albert and Eigina (Horst) Anhorn    She  grew up in Herrick and attended school there.  Eileen then moved to Bremerton, Washington and found work in a Navy shipyard.  There she was introduced to a...

Dec 12, 2014

Edna Sieh, 102, of Burke, South Dakota died on Friday, December 12, 2014 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care Facility. During this extraordinary long life, Edna proved to be a woman of her time during each stage of her life.  She was born on April 12, 1912 at her parent's home, Jacob and Elizabeth (Frank) Fuhrman, who were recent ...

Dec 11, 2014

Dawn Marie Chasing Hawk was born June 22, 1984 at Wagner, South Dakota to Charmayne and Wilbur Chasing Hawk. She died December 11, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 30 years. Dawn grew up in the Bonesteel-Milk's Camp area. She attended Bonesteel-Fairfax School. She enjoyed life, and being around her family and friends,...

Nov 30, 2014

William Melvin "Billy" Weidner was born February 26, 1927 at Fairfax, South Dakota to William G. and Hilda (Frasch) Weidner and he died November 30, 2014 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 87 years. Billy grew up on the family farm east of Fairfax with his sister, Viola Wittmuss. He attended Fairfax Public...

Nov 26, 2014

Dorothy Arlene Diekmann Laposky, better known as Dee, was born January 27, 1940 at the old Gregory Hospital in Gregory, SD to Henry and Blanche (Steffen) Diekmann. She passed away on November 26, 2014 at 74 years. The family lived on a farm south of Gregory where she attended country school all her elementary years. The family then moved to...