Arleta Sage
Aug 6, 2006
Arleta M. Jons-Sage, better known as Pete, was born September 24, 1931 in Bonesteel, South Dakota. She was one of six children, born to the late Emil and Lydia Jons. She died August 6, 2006 in Ashburn, Virginia. She was raised and received her education in the Bonesteel community. She attended Mitchell Business College, Mitchell, South Dakota, and Northern Virginia...
Albert Nicolaus
Jul 30, 2006
Albert Al Nicolaus was born November 14, 1915 on a farm near Naper, Nebraska to John and Sophie (Ulmer) Nicolaus. He died July 30, 2006 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 90 years. Al was baptized and confirmed at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Naper. He grew up on the family farm and...
Doreen Peppel
Jul 28, 2006
Doreen Effie (Dvorak) Peppel was born November 28, 1928 in the family living quarters of the building that also housed The Bonesteel (SD) Enterprise, a weekly newspaper operated by her parents, Joseph E. and Gertrude H. (Steimer) Dvorak. She died July 28, 2006 at the Burke, SD Community Memorial Hospital at the age of 77 years and 8 months. Doreen...
Merna Fernau
Jul 6, 2006
Merna Selma Fernau was born August 11, 1910 to John and Lillie (Schumann) Fritz in Boyd County, Nebraska and she died July 6, 2006 at the Gregory Community Hospital in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 95 years. Growing up with four sisters, Merna became dads boy, milking cows, feeding pigs, stacking hay, and shoveling grain. She attended Fairfax...
Wayne Faatz
Jul 4, 2006
Wayne Harold Faatz was born September 24, 1936 on a farm north of Butte, Nebraska to Albert and Louise (Gall) Faatz. He died July 4, 2006 at the Winner Regional Hospital in Winner, South Dakota at the age of 69 years, 9 months and 10 days. Wayne graduated from Naper High School in 1955. He chose to farm right out...
June Smith
Jun 26, 2006
June Florence Smith was born June 28, 1919 in Boyd County, Nebraska to George and Annie (Becker) Sieh and she died June 26, 2006 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 86 years, 11 months and 28 days. June was united in marriage in 1933 to Clayton Smith. She had many hobbies an interests....
William Hotz Sr.
Jun 7, 2006
William (Bill) Joseph Hotz Sr. was born August 6, 1947 in Burke, SD and passed away on June 7, 2006 at the age of 58. The son of William C. and Mary T. (Pusl) Hotz. He was raised at Herrick, SD all of his life. He attended Herrick School thru the 8th grade and attended high school at Burke, SD...
Clifton Clark
Jun 3, 2006
Clifton Levi Tuffy Clark was born June 28, 1925 at Healy, Kansas to Walter and Cinthia (Morley) Clark, one of their eight children. He died June 3, 2006 at the Avera Gregory Healthcare Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 80 years, 11 months and 5 days. Tuffy moved with his family to Wood, South Dakota in 1930....
Dora Zimmerman
May 27, 2006
Dora Elizabeth Ackerman was born on December 8, 1916 to Eva (Wiest) and John Ackerman on their homestead south of Herrick, SD. She grew to adulthood on the family homestead and graduated from Herrick High School. On May 8, 1938 she was united in marriage to Roy Francis Zimmerman and to this union three children were born: Larry Lee, Ronald...
Benedict Turgeon
May 17, 2006
Benedict Anthony Turgeon was born February 12, 1922 at Burke, South Dakota to Abe and Marie (Dolezal) Turgeon. He died May 17, 2006 at the Gregory Community Hospital in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 84 years. Benedict Ben attended grade school in Todd County, South Dakota and graduated from Mission, South Dakota. After graduation he entered the United...
Terry Jeffries
Apr 25, 2006
Terry Lee Jeffries was born December 15, 1947 at Santa Cruz. California to Orvall and Bonnie (May) Jeffries. He died April 25, 2006 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 58 years. Terry lived with his family in California until he was two years old, when he moved with them to Pickens, West Virginia....
James Allen Davis
Apr 14, 2006
James Allen Jim Davis was born December 1, 1952 at the Lynch Hospital in Lynch, Nebraska to John and Jenna (Kibby) Davis and he died April 14, 2006 at the Winner Regional Hospital in Winner, South Dakota at the age of 53 years, 4 months and 13 days. Jim attended school and graduated from West Holt High School in Atkinson,...
Shelli Frey
Mar 24, 2006
Shelli Rae Frey was born miraculously into this world on February 14, 1963 at Burke, South Dakota to Gayus and Dixie (Deffenbaugh) Frey. She died on March 24, 2006 at her home in Burke at the age of 43 years, 1 month and 10 days. Shelli was born with spina bifida and underwent numerous surgeries as a child and throughout...
Clara Bechtold
Mar 19, 2006
Clara Viola Bechtold was born September 8, 1915 at Chase, B.C., Canada to Joseph and Mary (Zeitner) Stahlecker. She was the youngest of five brothers and two sisters, all of whom preceded her in death. Clara was united in marriage to Albert Bechtold on May 9, 1935. They had two daughters: Carol and Shirley. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary...
John P. Seiler
Mar 18, 2006
John P. Seiler, age 80, journeyed home to be with his beloved wife, Rose (deceased September 27, 1997) on Saturday, March 18th, 2006. He was born on March 4, 1926 to George and Catherine (Schaefbauer) Seiler at Artas, South Dakota. John was united in marriage to Rose Mary Welk on June 27, 1949 in Hague, North Dakota. They farmed in...
Bessie May Ritterbush
Mar 6, 2006
Bessie May Ritterbush was born July 6, 1904 at Creighton, Nebraska to Guy and Cora (Grim) Quimby and she died March 6, 2006 at the Parkside Manor Nursing Home in Stuart, Nebraska at the age of 101 years and 8 months. Bessie grew up in Creighton, Plainview and Osmond, Nebraska where she received her education. She graduated from Osmond High...
Adeline Becker
Feb 21, 2006
Adeline Vira Beckerwas born May 20, 1920, the eighth of nine children, to William and Alvina (Romm) Steppat on a farm near Carlock, South Dakota. She died February 21, 2006 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 85 years, 9 months and 1 day. Adeline attended school through the eighth grade. She worked on...
Marie Cozad
Feb 13, 2006
Marie Ann Schmitz Cozad was born June 30, 1921 at Butte, Nebraska to Henry and Justina (Warnesek) Ertz and she died February 13, 2006 at the Gregory Community Hospital in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 84 years, 7 months and 13 days. Marie grew up on a farm near Butte, Nebraska where she attended the Butte Catholic School...
Edna Whidden
Jan 29, 2006
Edna Emma Whidden was born December 24, 1910 at Naper, Nebraska to Johanas and Mary (Stahlecker) Blakkolb, her grandmother Stahlecker was the mid-wife and an Indian doctor, Dr. Fraiser, was the doctor. Edna died January 29, 2006 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 95 years, 1 month and 5 days. Edna was baptized...
Audrey Sanden
Jan 27, 2006
Audrey Rosalie (Balcom) Sanden was born September 10, 1908 to George and Gertrude (Stevens) Balcom of Wheeler, South Dakota and passed away at St. Benedict's Hospital in Parkston at the age of 97 years, 4 months and 16 days. Audrey grew up and attended school in the Wheeler area and married Francis Sanden on April 19, 1933 at Geddes, South...
