Obituary Listing

Aug 23, 2013

Vivian Louise (Drey) Leibel was born September 10, 1924 on a farm east of Gregory, South Dakota to Albert and Edna (Jones) Drey. She died August 23, 2013 at the Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory at the age of 88. Vivian attended country school in the Gregory area through the eighth grade. Moving several times, the family finally settled...

Aug 17, 2013

Devon Ceylon Bennett was born September 26, 1992 at Winner, South Dakota to Sheila and DeWayne Bennett. She died August 17, 2013 near Gregory, South Dakota as the result of a car accident at the age of 20 years, 10 months and 21 days. Devon attended grade school in Burke and graduated from Burke High School in 2011. When she...

Jul 24, 2013

Clarence H Tatum JR was born January 1, 1932 to Clarence SR and Pearl (McGeorge) Tatum near Fairfax, SD. He was born in an old rock house North of the Hoffman farm. He died July 24, 2013 doing what he loved. Clarence attended country school on Scalp Creek. He quit school at the age of 14 to run the Ranch...

Jul 17, 2013

Allie A Husted was born April 29, 1915 in Champion, Alberta, Canada to farmer parents. When he was about five years old, he moved with his family to western Nebraska, where farming continued to be the family occupation. Al grew up doing his share of the chores and farm work. Al attended school in Henry, Nebraska. Because they only had...

Jun 16, 2013

Kenneth John (Butch) Leibel was the youngest child born to John and Selma (Schroer) Leibel on June 23, 1943. He died June 16, 2013 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 69 years. Butch was raised on the family farm northwest of Burke. He attended Streeter School throughout his elementary years and graduating from...

Jun 3, 2013

Neoma Irene Holub was born December 10, 1932 on her aunt Hazel Marins farm west of Lucas, South Dakota to Lee and Viola Pearl (Dappen) Stevicks. She died June 3, 2013 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 80 years. Neoma lived with her parents, brothers and sisters on a farm northeast of Lucas....

May 29, 2013

Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke. Burial will be in the Rosebud Cemetery, Bonesteel.

May 10, 2013

Shirley Jean Baker was born December 1, 1937 at Geddes, South Dakota to Vince and Wilma (Rolston) Raymond and she died May 10, 2013 at the Wagner Good Samaritan Center in Wagner, South Dakota at the age of 75 years. Shirley graduated from Lake Andes High School. She was united in marriage to Lloyd Baker, of Fairfax, on April 12,...

May 6, 2013

Facts Born: December 4, 1921 Death: May 6, 2013 Manfred Peterson December 4, 1921 - May 6, 2013 Manfred Leonard Peterson was born to Axel Leonard and Martha Linnea (Anderson) Peterson on December 4, 1921 and passed away on May 6, 2013 at the age of 91 years, 5 months and two days. He was born in their home in...

Apr 26, 2013

Dolores Marguerite Albright was born on June 16, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan to William and Lela Albright and was the oldest of five girls. She died at the Burke Community Memorial Hospital on April 26, 2013, at the age of 82. Her family moved to South Dakota when she was 5 years old. On October 28, 1946 she married Kenneth...

Apr 25, 2013

Mark Allen Koenig, age 47, of Tracy, MN, was born on July 27th, 1965, to Bill and Pat (Humpal) Koenig at Lynch, NE, and died April 25th, 2013, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He attended all of his years of elementary and high school education in the Fairfax School system, Fairfax, SD, graduating in 1983, which...

Apr 24, 2013

Albert Jules Allpress, age 104, the last of a pioneer family generation. Albert was born August 22, 1908 to Henry Fred and Mertie (Kelley) Allpress in a homesteaded sod house three miles south and west of Jamison, Nebraska.  He was the fourth of nine children and has outlived them all and his nephew, Jason Allpress.  He is survived by Bob...

Apr 15, 2013

Donald E. Bachmann was born on the family Bachmann homestead south of Bonesteel on September 30, 1926. He passed away on April 15, 2013 in the Gregory Hospital. Don was baptized at an early age in the Hope United Church of Christ in Fairfax, SD. He attended the old Pleasant Valley School through 8th Grade. The family moved to Fairfax,...

Apr 11, 2013

Lena Irene Miller was born March 3, 1924 to Rudolph and Bertha (Ring) Willuweit at their home south of Burke near Jamison, Nebraska. She attended country school through the eighth grade, before attending Burke High School. She graduated in May of 1942. She then attended Southern Dakota Teachers College, graduating with her teachers certificate. She taught in rural schools around...

Mar 11, 2013

John Ruben Osnes was born on February 1, 1926, and died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of March 11, 2013, at the age of 87 years with his beloved wife, Myrtle, at his side. John was the son of a 1904 homesteader in Dakota territory, John Jacob Osnes, and his wife, Annie Christine (Fagerli) Osnes. He was born...

Mar 9, 2013

Irene Doris Weickum was born January 7, 1917 on the family home in Nebraska to Rine"Holt" and Mary (Rabe) Martin. She died March 9, 2013 at the TLC Assisted Living Center in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 96 years. Irene attended Naper Schools for ten years. She was united in marriage to Rudy Weickum on July 5, 1933...

Feb 22, 2013

Elizabeth (Betsy) Ann Koenig was born February 19, 1961 at Baltimore, Maryland to F. Joseph and Mary Ellen (Bafford) Scanlan.

Betsy spent her preschool years in Salisbury, Maryland.  Her family then moved to Le Sueur, Minnesota where she attended grade school and high school.  Betsy graduated from Le Sueur High School in 1979.  She then attended Winona...

Feb 20, 2013

Joyce Ann Farabee was born March 8, 1939 to William and Mary (Pusl) Hotz and she died February 20, 2013 at the Avera Gregory Healthcare Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 73 years. Raised in the Burke and Herrick area, she attended Southern State Teaching College in Springfield, South Dakota and graduated in 1958 with a teaching...

Feb 10, 2013

Carol was born on June 5, 1945 at Burke, South Dakota to John and Helen Hutchison. Both parents have preceded Carol in death. Carol died at the Winner Long Term Care Center on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Carole lived with family members in Burke until 1987 and then Community Connections in Winner became her home. In 2010 Caro moved to...

Feb 4, 2013

Harlan (Harley) Duane Smizer Sr. was born on May 10, 1934 on Mother's Day in Burke, South Dakota, the only son of Emma and Fred Smizer and he died February 4, 2013.  Harley was proud of the fact that he attended school in Herrick and began farming at an early age. Harley met his wife, Dorothy Ulrich, while attending school...