Elva Nicolaus
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...
Denise Noelle
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...
Vyrle Johnson
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...
Herman Bendig
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...
Bernard Baxa
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...
Mervin John Higgins
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...
Janet Murphy
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...
Eileen Burger
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...
Edna Sieh
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 ...
Dawn Chasing Hawk
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,...
William Weidner
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...
Dorothy Laposky
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...
Neal Ronald Inglett
Nov 1, 2014
Neal Ronald Inglett was born November 28th, 1943 in Burke, SD to Noble and Viola (Smith) Inglett. He was the youngest of seven children. He attended grade school at Smith School in Lucas Community. He graduated from Burke High School in 1962 a three sport athlete in basketball, football and track. In the fall of 1962 he attended college at...
Elsie Wentz
Oct 5, 2014
Elsie Kathrina Amelia (Ullrich) Wentz was born west of Naper, NE on November 26, 1917 to John and Lydia (Fischer) Ullrich. Elsie passed away October 5, 2014 at the Butte Healthcare Center, Butte, NE at the age of 96 years, 10 months, and 20 days. Elsie was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of St....
Margaret Deering
Aug 19, 2014
Margaret Freida Deering was born July 23, 1928 at Dallas, South Dakota to Reese and Freida (Jansen) Dunn and she died August 19, 2014 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 86 years. Margaret was the eldest of four children. She graduated from Gregory High School. On March 6, 1949 she married Harold (Shorty)...
Leroy Raymond Smith
Aug 12, 2014
Leroy Raymond Smith was born August 14, 1941 in Gregory, South Dakota to Elmer and Cloris (Ellison) Smith. He was the second born of 3 children. At age 4 the family moved to Kaleva, Michigan because of Leroy's asthma. While he lived in Michigan he grew up in the outdoors where he learned his first love, to fish and hunt....
Achilles Michael Jurisch
Aug 12, 2014
Achilles Michael Jurisch April 7, 2014 - August 12, 2014 ACHILLES Our baby boy was so full of smiles But could only stay a little while In the time he was here Filled us with joy and took away our care Our baby boy was so strong But wasn"t here for very long Long enough to share his love He"s...
Ray Vaughn
Aug 11, 2014
Ray Dennis Vaughn was born September 10, 1937 northwest of Naper, Nebraska in Gregory County at the home of Lyle and Cecil Vaughn. He went home to meet his savior August 11, 2014 at the age of 76. Ray married DeAnne Boyd on July 25, 1959 in White River, South Dakota. To this union four daughters were born: Fonda, Carla,...
Peter Leroy Wilhelmsen
Aug 4, 2014
Peter Leroy (Junior) Wilhelmsen was born November 18, 1929 in Jamison, Nebraska, at Hazel Blake's home, to Peter and Sophie Wilhelmsen. He was the 3rd of five children. His parents had emigrated to the United States from Denmark in 1921. They were a very hard working family. Junior's father was a blacksmith by trade and he worked hard beside his...
