Linda Marie Johnston
Apr 2, 2014
Linda Marie Johnston was carried into Heaven in the arms of her Savior on April 2, 2014. She was born in Sioux Falls, SD on July 1, 1957 to Merle F. and Lena M. (Williams) Woodden and she died at the age of 56 years, 9 months, 1 day in Grand Prairie, TX after suffering courageously for over a year...
Luella Ann Tietgen
Mar 22, 2014
Luella Ann Tietgen was born November 10, 1933 in Fairfax, SD to Peter and Mary (Opst) Bentz. She passed away on March 22, 2014 at the Rosebud Country Care Center at the age of 80. As a young girl, Luella lived in Fairfax where she attended grade school. Her family moved to Burke, SD when Luella was in the 8th...
Charles Mitchell
Mar 18, 2014
Charles was born November 13, 1916 at Burke, South Dakota to William and Mary (Dickl) Mitchell and died March 18, 2014 at the Armour Nursing Home. Burial was held at Graceland Cemetery in Burke.
Leroy Schmitz
Mar 10, 2014
Leroy William Schmitz was born December 24th, 1941 to William Gehardt and Marie Ann (Ertz) Schmitz of Bonesteel, SD where Leroy spent his childhood and high school years, graduating from Bonesteel High School in 1961. He was taken home to his Lord on March 10, 2014. Leroy entered the U.S. Navy in 1961 and served until 1966. He was stationed...
Darlene Sieh
Mar 6, 2014
Darlene Sylvia Sieh was born July 6, 1926, the 5th of 6 children, to Reinhold and Hattie (Stahlecker) Mayer, at her parents farm northwest of Naper, Nebraska. She attended country school and graduated from Naper High School in 1943. She attended Wayne State College and taught country school for three years. She was baptized and confirmed (1941) at St. Paul's...
Robert Pistulka
Mar 4, 2014
Robert J. (Bob) Pistulka was born October 14, 1922 to Albert & Margaret (Opst-Cahoy) Pistulka and passed away to his heavenly home March 4, 2014 at the age of 91 at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton, SD. Bob was born and raised on the family farm north of Fairfax, South Dakota homesteaded by his grandfather Joseph Pistulka in...
Juanita Reutter
Mar 2, 2014
Juanita Jean (Good) Reutter, 84, beloved mother, wife, and sister, passed away peacefully at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kansas on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Juanita was born on July 17, 1929 in Vetal, South Dakota, daughter of Robert and Velma Good. She went through the 9th grade and earned her GED certificate later in life. She...
Mary Fahrenbacher
Feb 26, 2014
Mary Ellen Dion was born to Frank and Lucille (Stevicks) Dion on March 17, 1944 in Gregory, South Dakota. Mary and her sister Betty grew up on a farm North of St. Charles, South Dakota. She received her elementary education in St. Charles and two years of her high school education in Bonesteel and two years in Burke at BHS,...
Marvin Drey
Feb 25, 2014
Marvin Drey, 86, of Burke, South Dakota passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care Facility in Winner, South Dakota. Marvin was born to Albert and Edna (Jones) Drey on June, 17, 1929 in Gregory County, South Dakota. Marvin grew up helping around the farm with his brothers and sisters. He attended a rural...
Inez Grace Tech
Feb 25, 2014
Inez Grace Tech, 78, of St. Charles, SD passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the Burke Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, SD. Funeral will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 10:30am at the Grace Lutheran Church in Burke. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery in Burke. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 28 from...
Lorene Farrand
Feb 21, 2014
Lorene Marie Mayer was born February 12, 1922 at the family farm south of Herrick, SD to Jacob & Mary (Goetz) Mayer. She went to her Heavenly home on February 21, 2014 at the age of 92 years. She attended Elementary School at Klug School, a rural one-room schoolhouse and went on to attend High School in Burke where she...
Ira Sharpfish
Feb 7, 2014
Ira Shawn Sharpfish was born November 26, 1970 at Rosebud South Dakota to Betty Brushbreaker. He was raised and loved by Sydney and Corinne Iwan and also by Ed and Irene Harrison. Ira passed away February 7, 2014 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 43 years. Ira graduated from Todd County High School...
Gary Vogt
Feb 3, 2014
Gary Lavern Vogt was born October 16th, 1941 to Martin and Vergie (Green) Vogt at the family home in Herrick, SD. After a courageous battle with cancer, he left this earth with his loving family by his side, holding the Lord's hand for his journey home. Gary grew up in Herrick, SD and graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1959....
James Norberg
Jan 22, 2014
Jim Norberg, 59, went home to be with the Lord on January 22, 2014. Beloved brother of Pamela Norberg and Janet Norberg-McKelvey and brother-in-law of Gary McKelvey. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Dale and Pat Norberg. Jim was an accomplished welder with over 30 years experience in the field, and was an ardent animal lover. Since Jim's...
Wesley Stinton
Jan 14, 2014
Wesley Eugene Stinton was born on July 19th, 1925 to Orville V. Stinton and Grace B. (Slagel) Stinton. He spent his youth on the family farm. Along with two friends, he spent one year in California working as a truck driver on the docks in Long Beach during the War effort-but then returned to South Dakota and graduated from Burke...
Elmer Kracht
Jan 10, 2014
Elmer David Kracht was born May 29th, 1924 to Chris and Olga (Kahler) Kracht on a small farm south of Burke, South Dakota and gained his angel wings at the Burke Community Memorial Hospital on January 10th, 2014 at the age of 89. Elmer was the oldest of four children. He attended school thru the 8th grade at which time...
Geneieve Lamotte
Jan 10, 2014
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Milks Camp Community Hall near Bonesteel. There will be a wake services beginning on Saturday at the Church. Burial will be in the Ponca Creek UCC Cemetery near St. Charles.
Geneive Steffen
Jan 3, 2014
In her own words... I was born November 14, 1931 to Harold K. and Opal (Rogers) Teel. I was born at their farm home north east of Herrick, SD. Dollie Durfee (my dad's adoptive mother) was my midwife. I was the 4th of 7 siblings: 4 boys; 3 girls- Russell, Harold Jr., Ralph, Max, Ruth Ann and Lois. I attended...
Carol Perlenfein
Jan 1, 2014
Carol Perlenfein was born March 18, 1955 in Omaha, NE to Dean Russell and Betty Mae (Petersen) Sabalka. She passed away on January 1, 2014 at the Lake Andes Health Care Center at the age of 58 years after a long illness. Carol spent most of her youth in Fremont NE. where she went to school at the Lutheran Church...
Louie Janousek
Jan 1, 2014
Louie Janousek was born May 19, 1935 at Hamill South Dakota, son of Frank and Anna (Pistulka) Janousek and he died at Avera Gregory Hospital in Gregory SD on January 1, 2014 at the age of 78 years. Louie grew up in St. Charles and Fairfax areas and attended both St. Charles and Fairfax Schools graduating from Fairfax in 1953....
