Leola Halverson
Nov 18, 2012
Leola Mae Halverson was born September 14, 1926 at her parents home near Bonesteel, South Dakota to Gustav and Wilhelmine (Dummer) Witt. She was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the age of 86 years. Leola attended country school just 3/4 of a mile north of the home place for seven years. She then attended...
Regina Ertz
Nov 15, 2012
Regina "Jeannie" B. (Wolf) Ertz-Kehn went into the Spirit World on Thursday, November 15, 2012. She was at her home in Fort Collins, Colorado. Jeannie was born to Fred and Dorothy (Dunn) Wolf on the family farm north of Fairfax, South Dakota, on February 24, 1929. She went to country grade school and graduated from Fairfax High School in 1946....
Richard Stanek
Nov 9, 2012
Richard Stanek was born August 26, 1914 at Parshall, North Dakota to Frank and Flora (Drha) Stanek and he died November 9, 2012 at the Butte Healthcare Center in Butte, Nebraska at the age of 98 years. Richard moved with his family to the Gregory, South Dakota area in 1934. He graduated from Gregory High School in 1937. He then...
Bobby Breece
Oct 19, 2012
Bobby Gene Breece was born July 20, 1932, in his grandfather's house near Lucas, to Mearl and Ruby (Smith) Breece. He was the oldest of five children. Bobby attended country school near Lucas and graduated from Burke High School in 1951. After graduation, he enlisted in the US Air Force and served overseeas in the Korean War. He was honorably...
Duane William Zeisler
Oct 14, 2012
Duane W. Zeisler was born to William and Tillie (Miller) Zeisler February 18th, 1933 at Spencer, Nebraska. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran church in Butte, Nebraska. He attended District 49 through the eighth grade and graduated from Butte High School in 1950. He entered the U.S. Army in 1952 and served in Korea being Honorably Discharged in...
Delbert Birkel
Oct 11, 2012
Delbert Henry Birkel was born June 17, 1939 at Burke, South Dakota to William and Pauline (Leibel) Birkel. He was the youngest of five children. As a young boy, Delbert attended country school in both Burke and Gregory. He graduated from Burke High School in 1958. Upon graduating high school, Delbert worked as a farm laborer until 1962, during which...
Roberta Davis
Sep 23, 2012
Roberta "Bobbi" Lee Davis, was born January 30, 1951, in San Antonia Texas to Jessie Irby and Aaron Lee Parker, and passed away on September 23, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital, at the age of 61 years. As a young girl, Bobbi and her mother moved to South Dakota where she attended school in Herrick & Burke School Districts. On...
Ruth Benter
Sep 16, 2012
Ruth Delores Walden was born in Kingsley, Iowa on October 15, 1925 to Margaret (Pickett) and Fred H Walden, and passed away on September 16, 2012 at the Burke Hospital at the age of 86 years,11 months and 1 day. Ruth suffered loss early in life after her father died when she was 4 years old. Her mother took care...
Douglas Deffenbaugh
Sep 6, 2012
Facts Born: June 26, 1931 Death: September 6, 2012 Douglas Deffenbaugh June 26, 1931 - September 6, 2012 Doug Deffenbaugh was born June 26, 1931 at Burke, South Dakota, the oldest of six children born to Fred and Ruth. Doug"s family lived in Lynch, Nebraska for a short time before moving to Witten, South Dakota for railroad work. He went...
Helen Young
Sep 3, 2012
Helen Edith Brevik Young was born February 19, 1924 to Bert and Elsie Mae (Hyatt) Brevik in a four room farmhouse near Burke, South Dakota arriving the fourth of eight children. She was proud of her Norwegian heritage and held her parents in high regard. Helen passed away September 3, 2012 in the Special Care Unit, in Winner, South Dakota...
Melvin Fuhrer
Sep 3, 2012
Melvin Fuhrer was born February 23, 1926 on the family farm in Boyd County, Nebraska to Gustaf and Lydia (Bachmann) Fuhrer. He died September 3, 2012 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 11 days. Mel attended a country school in Boyd County until the eighth grade. He...
Frieda Hegge
Aug 22, 2012
Frieda C. Hegge, age 98, went to heaven to join the Lord and her husband on August 22, 2012. She passed away peacefully at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota. Frieda was born March 22, 1914 to John and Mathilda (Huber) Fode in a sod house on the family farm 12 1/2 miles southwest of Burke. She was...
Velma Anna Barnes
Aug 10, 2012
Velma Anna Barnes was born March 22, 1920 at Burke, South Dakota, the daughter of Dan and Gertrude (Roggow) Klein. She died August 10, 2012 at the Fountain Springs Health Care Center in Rapid City, South Dakota at the age of 92 years. Velma was raised in the Burke and Lucas area. She always enjoyed helping her grandmother, Anna Roggow,...
Leona Faust
Jul 13, 2012
Leona Magdalena Faust was born August 19, 1920 at Brocksburg, Nebraska to Rudolph and Lydia (Layh) Wetzler and she died July 13, 2012 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 91 years. Leona grew up on a farm and lived in the Herrick area most of her young life. After high school she attended...
Jason Paul Allpress
Jul 1, 2012
Jason was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on September 26th, 1978 to Robert Glenn and Nancy Barber Allpress and passed away on July 1st, 2012 in Bremerton, Washington. At 4 months of age, Jason moved with his parents to Groton, Connecticut. In January of 1985, Jason, along with his parents and sister Jaime, moved to Bremerton, Washington. There is where...
Merle Klufa
Jun 26, 2012
Merle Gene Klufa was born May 26, 1924 at Burke, South Dakota to James and Clara (Aaseth) Klufa. He died June 26, 2012 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 88 years. Following his graduation from Burke High School, he worked two years for Hewitt Construction and went to school in Vermillion, South Dakota....
Donna Mae Schwader
Jun 21, 2012
Donna Mae Schwader was born September 7, 1939 to Lawrence and Georgia Mae Kershner in Buffalo, Wyoming. She passed away on June 21, 2012 at her home in Herrick, SD at the age of 73 years old. On November 7, 1959 Donna married Wallace Elmer Schwader. They had four children. She was the beloved wife of "Wally" for over 40...
Arthur Wittmuss
Jun 19, 2012
Arthur Louis Wittmuss was born to Louie and Ella (Reckling) Wittmuss near Fairfax, South Dakota on May 30, 1917. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fairfax where he remained a lifelong member. Art graduated from Fairfax High School in 1935 and farmed with his father until he enlisted in the US Coast Guard in 1942. After...
Edward Dobesh
Jun 6, 2012
Edward W. Dobesh was born February 28, 1927 at Gregory, South Dakota to Rudolph and Anna (Lubbers) Dobesh. He died June 6, 2012 at his farm near Lucas, South Dakota at the age of 85 years. Ed was raised on the family farm and attended rural school near Lucas. He served in the United States Navy. He was united in...
Donald Preslicka
Jun 6, 2012
On June 6th, 2012 we lost our beloved Moose to a valiant battle with cancer. That day we all lost a great man, a loving husband and father, and a very dear friend to all that have ever known or met him. Donald, better known as Don or Moose; was born October 9th 1945 to Ed and Thelma (Sufficool) Preslicka....
