Tristan Jade Schmitz
Aug 16, 2009
Tristan Jade Schmitz was born February 28, 1997 in Winner, South Dakota to Dwayne Donald and Angela Marie (Gill) Schmitz and died Sunday August 16, 2009 near Tea South Dakota, at the age of 12. He was baptized at Immaculate Conception Catholic church in Bonesteel, South Dakota on February 28, 1999. His godparents were his aunt and uncle Brian and...
Mary Andersen
Aug 10, 2009
Mary Andersen was born in Ogallala, NE on August 24, 1936. Surrounded by her family and loving friends prayers Mary left her earthly home August 10, 2009 at 1:52 pm Arizona time. Through the journey her family was able to provide comfort and care at home with the assistance of Hospice of the Valley. Left to mourn her passing is...
August Steffen
Jul 10, 2009
August Steffen Jr. was born July 18, 1926 in Burke, SD and passed away at his home July 10, 2009, just eight days prior to his 83rd birthday. August was the youngest of eight children born to August Steffen, Sr. and Pearl Martin Steffen. He grew up on the family farm nine miles south of Burke and attended country school...
Mary Schmitz
Jun 26, 2009
Mary Catherine Schmitz age 94 of Bonesteel, SD passed away Friday June 26, 2009 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory. Mary Catherine (Darcy) Schmitz was born June 4, 1915 in Stephen, MN to Michael and Jennie (Bulger) Darcy. She lived in Nebraska with her family for a short while and then moved to Bonesteel where Mary graduated...
Rita Pistulka
Jun 23, 2009
Rita Johanna (Nies) Pistulka, daughter of John & Sophia (Opbroek) Nies, was born on November 13, 1924 on the family farm southwest of Bonesteel. She passed away on June 23, 2009 at the Rosebud Avera Healthcare Center in Gregory SD at the age of 84. Rita was the eleventh child in a family of thirteen. She grew up working on...
Bernice Tietgen
Jun 13, 2009
Bernice Annabelle McKenzie was born on April 9, 1924 at the family farm near Bonesteel to Frank and Rose (Herman) McKenzie. She passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She had nine siblings. We heard many stories over the years of the hard work and all of the fun they had growing up....
Ida Marie Martin
Jun 1, 2009
Ida Marie (Stellwag) Martin, one of ten children, was born April 27, 1934, to Hans and Clara (Faatz) Stellwag. She was born and raised on the Stellwag family farmstead south of Gregory, SD. She attended school at Pleasant Site Grade School until the 8th grade at Carlock, SD, and later graduated from Gregory High School in 1952. She was employed...
Larry Schrader
May 9, 2009
Larry Dean Schrader, 65, of Winner, SD, passed away at home with family by his side, Saturday, May 9, 2009, after a battle with brain cancer. Larry was born January 3, 1944, at Jamison, NE, one of seventeen children, to Emanuel and Beulah (Bennett) Schrader. He attended Spotted Tail School of Jamison, NE, through the eighth grade. He helped on...
Gladys Norberg
Apr 29, 2009
Gladys Jean Norberg was born December 11, 1929 in Burke, South Dakota the only daughter of Harold, Sr. and Gladys (Hill) Gunvordahl. She died April 29, 2009 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 79 years. Jean attended school and graduated from Burke High School and the University of South Dakota. She taught school...
Yvonne Spitzenberger
Apr 22, 2009
Yvonne Evelyn (Halverson) Spitzenberger was born October 12, 1922, at Newman Grove, Nebraska, to Christian Bernard and Adelia Madolin (Powell) Halverson. She died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 86 years. Yvonne moved with her family at an early age to a farm on Petes Creek north of Herrick,...
Alice Mae Mitchell
Apr 15, 2009
Alice Mae Mitchell was born November 12, 1928 at her home southwest of Naper, Nebraska to William and Anna (Stahlecker) Ullrich. She died April 15, 2009 at the Gregory Community Hospital in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 80 years. Alice attended rural school in Boyd County, Nebraska and graduated from Butte High School in 1947. She then taught...
Curtis Dean Dobesh
Apr 12, 2009
Curtis Dean Dobesh was born April 7, 1988 at Burke, South Dakota to Rod and Paula (Liewer) Dobesh. He was the second of five children. He died April 12, 2009 at Burke, South Dakota at the age of 21 years. Curt was definitely outnumbered by his four sisters, but he loved them - every one of them! He spent his...
Mae Kershner
Apr 7, 2009
Mae Kershner, 94, Herrick, formerly of Buffalo, Wyoming, was called home Tuesday, April 7, 2009. She was born March 8, 1915 in Buffalo to James and Georgia (Dowlin) Still. She grew up in Buffalo and Fort Dodge, Iowa where she graduated from high school. Mae returned to Buffalo were she met and married the love of her life L.H. (Ole)...
Louie Matucha Jr.
Apr 6, 2009
Louie Junior Matucha was born March 10, 1938 on a farm near Burke, South Dakota to Louie and Sophie (Svoboda) Matucha. He died April 6, 2009 at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 71 years. Louie and his twin sister, Louise, attended all eight years at the Rembrandt Country School and graduated from Burke High...
Clarence Mayer
Mar 17, 2009
Clarence Lawrence Mayer was born August 5, 1922 on the family farm northwest of Naper, Nebraska to Reinhold and Hattie (Stahlecker) Mayer. He died March 17, 2009 near his home at the age of 86 years. Clarence attended country school and graduated from Naper High School in 1939. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Naper....
Alice Hinken
Jan 16, 2009
Alice A. Hinken was born May 9, 1918 at Belvidere, South Dakota to August and Andrea (Peterson) Cacek. She died peacefully January 16, 2009 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 90 years and is in Heaven with her beloved Lord. Alice was the beloved wife of Linley Hinken for 64 years. Linley is...
Hollis Haisch
Jan 15, 2009
Hollis Curley Haisch was born January 24, 1912 at Winner, South Dakota to Oscar and Gertrude (Wheeler) Haisch and he died January 15, 2009 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 96 years. Curley graduated from Fairfax High School in 1930. He then began working at the Mulehead Ranch north of Bonesteel, South Dakota,...
Ida Marie Maertins
Dec 27, 2008
Ida Marie Maertins was born September 16, 1911 at Naper, Nebraska to Jacob and Katy (Risselman) Blum and she died December 27, 2008 at the Butte Healthcare Center in Butte, Nebraska at the age of 97 years. Ida was united in marriage to William Maertins on August 27, 1933. She lived in Naper all of her life. Along with William,...
Alma Hyde
Dec 20, 2008
Alma Helen Hyde was born February 1, 1911 on a farm north of Bonesteel, South Dakota to Joseph and Anna (Sondgeroth) Hausmann. She died December 20, 2008 at the Gregory Hospital in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 97 years. Alma attended the Catholic School and graduated from the eighth grade. After graduation she helped her parents on the...
Leona Hausmann
Dec 16, 2008
Leona (Opbroek) Hausmann was born on February 7th, 1913 and died on December 16th, 2008 at the age of 95 years. She was one of 14 children born to Henry and Margaret (Ritz) Opbroek on their family farm east of Fairfax. She attended school through the 8th grade and soon after started working for the priest in Fairfax doing domestic...
