Byron Lee Kelso
Dec 14, 2008
Byron Lee Kelso was born on March 21, 1937 in Burke, South Dakota to Arthur (Doc) and Alma (Larson) Kelso. Byron passed away at the age of 71 years, 8 months and 7 days on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke. Byron was raised in Burke and attended the Burke School System, graduating in 1955....
Marie Hageman
Dec 7, 2008
M arie Louise Hageman was born September 23, 1922 to Edward and Rebecca (Kothe) Gruener on a farm near Trumbull, Nebraska, a little town northeast of Hastings, Nebraska. She died December 7, 2008 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 86 years. Marie was baptized as a baby in a country church south of...
Eva June Creekmur
Dec 3, 2008
Eva June 'Tillie' Creekmur was born June 7, 1923 at Burke, South Dakota to Emil and Margaret (Bahm) Hedlund and she died December 3, 2008 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 85 years. Eva attended grade school at Lucas, South Dakota through the eighth grade. She was united in marriage to Henry Gentele...
Derek Wade Yellow Hawk
Nov 27, 2008
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 2:00 PM at the UCC Church near Bonesteel, SD. Burial will be in the Ponca UCC Cemetery near St. Charles, SD. There will be a wake that begins Monday at 6:00 PM at the Church and will continue until the time of the services at the church. Derek died...
Daniel Bruntz
Nov 18, 2008
Daniel Fred 'Dan' Bruntz was born January 15, 1923 at Dallas, South Dakota to Fred and Lydia (Kinsvater) Bruntz and he died November 18, 2008 on his farm south of Herrick, South Dakota at the age of 85 years. Dan graduated from Gregory High School in 1941. He later moved to Lodi, California where he worked in the vineyards. Coming...
Gerald Eugene Kulm
Nov 7, 2008
Gerald Eugene Kulm, the second son of a family of four born to Rudolph and Clara (Ahlers) Kulm, was born November 23, 1939 at Burke, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Naper, Nebraska where he was a life-long member. Gerald's boyhood was spent on the Otto Ahlers farm, northwest of Naper. District #...
Genevieve Miller
Oct 22, 2008
Genevieve Miller came into this world on May 18, 1922 to OW and Amy (Gilbronson) Allum. She spent her young life on a farm 11 miles south of Burke. She attended the Allum School for eight years and then went to Burke High School. She received her GED diploma from Sinte Gileska in 1975. Genevieve married Everett L. Miller on...
Jeannie Odenbach
Oct 18, 2008
Jeannie Marie (Wiarda) Odenbach, daughter of Cecil and Bernice (Fischer) Wiarda, was born May 21, 1953, in Watertown , South Dakota. She grew up on a farm near Castlewood in Hamlin County South Dakota. She graduated from Castlewood High school in 1971. Jeannie graduated with an Elementary Education Major and an Art minor from Black Hills State College in 1974....
Earl Glen Sieh
Oct 15, 2008
Earl Glen Sieh was born on Dec. 29, 1921, to George and Anna (Becker)Sieh on the family farm west of Naper, Nebr. He attended country school through the 8th grade. He played baseball with the Naper team for several years. He helped his dad with the farm work and also worked for several other farmers in the area before he...
Lionel Delmar Neilan
Oct 11, 2008
Lionel Delmar Neilan was born June 11, 1936 in Bonesteel, SD to Martin and Edith Adella (Reinoehl) Neilan. He died October 11, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 72 years and 4 months after a long and courageous battle with a very rare disease, Progressive Supra-nuclear Palsy (PSP). Lionel was baptized on...
Esther Florence Smikle
Oct 8, 2008
Esther Florence Smikle was born April 26, 1924 in Fairfax, South Dakota, the only child of Otto and Emma (Dietz) Nachtigal and she died October 8, 2008 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota. When Esther was 2 years old, they moved from their ranch on Scalp Creek, east of Fairfax, to the Nachtigal homestead on the south...
Mary Applebee
Sep 26, 2008
Mary Beth Applebee was born May 15, 1935 at Bonesteel, South Dakota to John and Ethel (Hagadorn) Applebee and she died September 26, 2008 at the Gregory Healthcare Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 73 years. Mary lived in Bonesteel her entire life. She graduated from Bonesteel High School in 1956. She was a child care provider...
Garry Frank Lewis
Sep 22, 2008
Rememberance Celebration services will be held Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the Butte Parish Hall in Butte, Nebraska.
Tom Harlan
Sep 18, 2008
L Thomas Harlan was born December 12th, 1927 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Leo and Opal (Finley) Harlan and he died September 18th, 2008 at his home in Bonesteel, South Dakota at the age of 80 years, 9 months and 6 days. After high school Tom joined the Navy and served in the Philippines until the end of World War...
Wilson Andrews
Sep 18, 2008
It' Unkansan Wanbli - Gray Bald Eagle Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 2:00 PM at the United Church of Christ near Bonesteel, SD. Burial will be in the Ponca UCC Cemetery, rural St. Charles, SD. Wake services will begin on Monday and continue until the time of the services at the Church. Clausen Funeral...
Gary Forsch
Sep 12, 2008
Gary was born July 26, 1947 in Burke, South Dakota to Emil and Albina (Stroh) Forsch. He died September 12, 2008 at the age of 61. Gary was raised on his grandfather's homestead until the age of 17; at which time he left to pursue a truck driving career. After meeting Jean Remter and marrying in July 1976 they were...
Glen Talsma
Sep 11, 2008
Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 10:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Burke. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Burke. Visitation will begin on Sunday at 4:00 PM, with a 5:00 PM prayer service at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke.
Harley Jons
Sep 4, 2008
Harley Verne Jons was born April 17, 1927, in his family's home in rural Bonesteel, South Dakota to Arthur and Alma (Vetter) Jons. He died September 4, 2008 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by his family, at the age of 81 years. Harley attended grade school at Pleasant Valley Country School and Bonesteel High School,...
Foster Farrand
Aug 25, 2008
Foster Farrand was born October 14, 1914 at the family farm near Dorsey, Nebraska to William and Minnie (Gibson) Farrand. He died August 25, 2008 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 93 years. Foster gave his heart to the Lord as a young man and faithfully served God until his death. He worked...
Raymond Blum
Aug 24, 2008
Raymond "Jim" Blum was born March 22, 1933 at Naper, Nebraska to Leo and Elizabeth (Halbur) Blum and he died August 24, 2008 at his home in Naper, Nebraska, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 75 years. Jim lived all of his life around the Naper area and attended the Naper Public School. He...
