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Vivian Reckling

Vivian Reckling

Dec 24, 2011

Vivian Irene Reckling was born December 11, 1922 to Everett James Northrup and Olga Walstrom Northrup. She attended Fairfax School at Fairfax, South Dakota graduating in 1940. She then studied at Southern Normal School in Springfield, South Dakota earning a teaching certificate. She taught at country school for 2 years until her marriage to Lorin W. Reckling on March 31st...

Mildred Margaret Liegl

Mildred Margaret Liegl

Dec 14, 2011

Mildred Margaret (Lopour) Liegl was born September 21, 1916 in Gregory County and returned to the Lord on December 14, 2011. Mildred was the only child of Edward and Barbara (Hlavaka) Lopour. They lived in various locations in Gregory County including, at one point, as close neighbors to Oscar Micheaux. Mildred attended country schools and graduated from Gregory High School....

Ranatha Burke

Ranatha Burke

Dec 4, 2011

Ranatha Olinda (Schochenmaier) Burke of Bonesteel, SD passed away December 4, 2011 at the Butte Healthcare center at the age of 91. Ranatha was born on October 28, 1920, one of nine children born to Katie (Wuest) and Fred Schochenmaier, at the family farm in northern Boyd County, Nebraska. She attended school through the 8th grade and then went to...

Lynn Pfaff

Lynn Pfaff

Nov 20, 2011

Lynn Alvin Pfaff, oldest son of Alvin and Delaine (Hoffman) Pfaff, was born July 23, 1952 at Burke, South Dakota and he died November 20, 2011 at the age of 59 years, 4 months, and 20 days. Lynn attended school in Fairfax, graduating in 1970 and continued his education at Mitchell Vo-Tech where he trained in Mechanics. In November of...

Rudolph Frasch

Rudolph Frasch

Nov 18, 2011

Rudolph S. Frasch was born January 9, 1924 at Fairfax, South Dakota to John and Mary (Herman) Frasch and he died November 18, 2011 at the Platte Care Center in Platte, South Dakota at the age of 87 years. Rudolph was confirmed into the Trinity Lutheran Church on April 16, 1939. He graduated from High School on May 17, 1943....

Delores Hay

Delores Hay

Nov 8, 2011

Delores "Dede" May Hay was born June 25, 1947 to Martin and Jean (Roberts) Shope in Atkinson, Nebraska. She was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Herrick on June 27, 1964. She passed away on November 8, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa after a short battle with a heart condition. She grew up near Herrick...

Ronald Andrews

Ronald Andrews

Oct 26, 2011

Ronald James Andrews "Tatanka Isnala" was born March 13, 1956 at Wagner, South Dakota and entered into eternal rest on October 26, 2011. Ronald attended school at St. Charles and graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1974. During his younger days, he would stay with his grandpa Chris and grandma Dora while his parents attended school in North Dakota. His...

Robert Denker

Robert Denker

Oct 22, 2011

Robert "Bob" Dean Denker was born October 13, 1951 on the family farm south of Bonesteel, SD to Otto and Rose (Smolik) Denker. He died October 22, 2011 at the Morrison Community Hospital in Morrison, IL at the age of 60. Robert graduated from Fairfax High School in 1970 and was drafted into the US Army in 1971. He served...

Vera Marie Mccarthy

Vera Marie Mccarthy

Oct 5, 2011

Vera Marie (Tolstedt) McCarthy was born near rural Platte, South Dakota on July 14, 1925, to Arthur and Bertha (Gilchrist) Tolstedt. She entered God's kingdom on October 5, 2011 at the Emeritus Assisted-Living memory unit in Colorado Springs, Colorado having succumbed to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Vera was the fourth of eight children and grew up on the family farm...

Donald Smith

Donald Smith

Sep 29, 2011

Donald Allen Smith was born March 31, 1933 at Gregory, South Dakota to Eugene and Alice (Wood) Smith and he died September 29, 2011 at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 78 years. Donald "Porky" lived his childhood and youth in the Mills, Nebraska area. He was united in marriage to Donna Weickum and to...

Larry Dean Schmitz

Larry Dean Schmitz

Sep 28, 2011

Larry Dean Schmitz was born in Burke, South Dakota on June 30, 1947 to Joseph & Helen (Raterman) Schmitz.  He died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at his home in Bonesteel, South Dakota, with family at his side, at the age of 64 years, 2 months & 28 days Larry was united in marriage to Linda Smolik of Fairfax, South Dakota...

Helen Andrews

Helen Andrews

Sep 17, 2011

Helen Lorene (Stars) Andrews, 62, entered into the spirit world on September 17, 2011, surrounded by family, relatives, and friends. Helen was born on November 18, 1948, to Joseph Jr. and Opal (Marshall) Stars, at the All Saints Episcopal cottage in rural St. Charles, South Dakota. While growing up on the Stars family ranch, she attended the Goodman School in...

Silas Primeaux

Silas Primeaux

Sep 4, 2011

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Milk's Camp Community Hall near Bonesteel. Burial will be in the All Saints Episcopal Cemetery near St. Charles. A wake will begin on Thursday at 3:00 PM at the hall and continue until the time of the services.

Alva Hauf

Alva Hauf

Aug 31, 2011

Alva L. Hauf was born February 5, 1925 to John and Dora (Stahlecker) Hauf and he passed away August 31, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 86 years. Alva attended rural school south of Dallas, South Dakota and worked on the family farm until entering the service where he served his country...

Ranya Oliver

Ranya Oliver

Aug 12, 2011

Ranya Oliver July 30, 2011 - August 12, 2011 Ranya Nora Betty Oliver was born July 30, 2011 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Center in Winner, South Dakota, Sharing a birthday with her grandmother Betty and her uncle Danny. She passed away August 12, 2011 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota. Shortly after her birth, Ranya was...

Jeremy Ekroth

Jeremy Ekroth

Aug 4, 2011

Jeremy Carl Ekroth was born December 21, 1978 at Watertown, South Dakota. He was the first child of Abe and Linda (Gilbert) Ekroth. He died August 4, 2011 at Burke, South Dakota. Jeremy grew up near Burke with his younger brother and sister. He attended school in Burke, graduating in 1997. Jeremy worked at Pats Food Town, formerly Emmitt's Grocery,...

Rosalain Pistulka

Rosalain Pistulka

Jul 31, 2011

Rosalain (Opbroek) Pistulka, 102, died on July 31, 2011 at the AVERA Gregory Healthcare Center, Gregory SD. Rosalain was born to Henry and Margaret (Ritz) Opbroek on April 16, 1909 at Baker, NE. After her schooling, she went by train to Deadwood to work in the St. Joseph's Hospital. She also did housework and childcare in private homes. On August...

Lucille Mabel Fuhrman

Lucille Mabel Fuhrman

Jul 1, 2011

Lucille Dion Fuhrman was born April 26, 1919 To Nora and Charles Stevicks in Lucas, South Dakota and passed away July 1, 2011 at the Burke Community Memorial Hospital. Lucille was married to Frank Dion and to this union two daughters were born. Frank passed away in 1976 and Lucille married Rienhold Fuhrman in 1979. Reinhold passed away in 1994....

Gilbert Frank

Gilbert Frank

Jun 24, 2011

January 21, 1924 Place of Birth: Herrick, SD Death: June 24, 2011 Place of Death: Burke, SD Occupation: Farmer Guestbook Share your thoughts and memories in the guestbook. Sign the guestbook Read the guestbook Services Funeral Service Tuesday June 28, 2011, 10:30 - a.m. at Methodist Church Click for Map and Directions Visitation Monday June 27, 2011, 7:00 - p.m....

Edna Jean Krambeck

Edna Jean Krambeck

Jun 20, 2011

Edna Jean Krambeck was born November 24, 1923 at St. Charles, South Dakota to John and Mable (DuVall) Hermsen. She died June 20, 2011 at Stayton, Oregon. Edna was united in marriage to Kenneth C. Krambeck in Lake Andes, South Dakota on June 26, 1944 and to this union two children were born, Edith Karen and Kenneth Eugene "Butch". Edna...

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