Obituary Listing

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...

Feb 1, 2013

Donna Rose Klein died on February 1, 2013, at the Gregory Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, South Dakota. Donna leaves behind her daughter, Cindy Klein-Hopkins, along with three much-loved grandsons (CJ Hopkins (17), Alex Hopkins (15), and Zachary Hopkins (13)). She also leaves behind her siblings, Lucy, June, Betty, and Carl. She was born February 7, 1937, to...

Jan 31, 2013

Mavonne Burger was the only child born to Dallas "Sam" and Eileen (Anhorn) Burger on February 19, 1947 at Burke, South Dakota. She was raised in Bonesteel, SD where she received her education, graduating from Bonesteel High School in 1965. On November 13, 1965, she was united in marriage with Robert L. (Bob) Finke at Bonesteel. For several years, she...

Jan 9, 2013

Frances Mauree Schochenmaier died on January 9, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, South Dakota, from complications of leukemia. Born September 21, 1924, to Albin and Rose (Sedivy) Kalkowski in Lynch, Nebraska, Frances was raised on the family farm near Lynch. Frances was very active in her family, church and community as she grew up. This foundation of family,...

Jan 4, 2013

Robert Eugene "Bob" Hausmann was born on July 8, 1933 in Bonesteel, South Dakota to Joseph and Anna (Sondergroth) Hausmann. He was the youngest of 16 children and enjoyed growing up on the family farm north of Bonesteel. He attended Catholic Grade School in Bonesteel. In the ninth grade, he began attending Bonesteel Public High School. He participated in football,...

Dec 29, 2012

Pearl L. Steffen was born September 5, 1923 on a farm south of Burke, South Dakota to August J. and Pearl L (Martin) Steffen and she passed away on December 29, 2012 at the TLC Assisted Living Center at the age of 89 years. Pearl grew up on the farm, attending rural grade school and Burke High School, graduating in...

Dec 5, 2012

Lois Marie Vosika was born on July 18, 1947 in Burke, South Dakota to Erwin and LaVerna (Leibel) Esterling.  She passed away on December 5, 2012 at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in South San Francisco, California. Lois grew up in Burke and graduated from Burke High School in 1965.  On September 11, 1965 she was united in marriage to Cal...

Dec 2, 2012

Naomi Dorothy Fedde was born on December 2, 1915 to Annabelle (McGill) and Pharis Glick in Monowi, Nebraska. She died December 2, 2012 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, SD at the age of 97. Naomi grew up in the Burke, South Dakota area, attending country school north of Burke, and graduating from Burke High School in...

Nov 30, 2012

Orlando Joseph Black Bull, 65, of St. Charles, South Dakota passed away Friday, November 30th, 2012 at Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Orlando was born in St. Charles on June 18, 1947 to Soloman Black Bull Sr. and Alvina Patterson. Orlando lived in St. Charles and grew up there as well. He also loved traveling, camping, and even...