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Marie Schoenefeld
Dec 3, 2006
Grace Marie Schoenefeld was born December 9, 1916 at the home of her parents Adam and Anna (Kortmeyer) Schoenefeld. She died December 3, 2006 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 89 years. Marie was baptized April 8, 1917 at the German Zion Lutheran Church near Naper, Nebraska. She lived with her parents nine...
Curtis Hitchcock
Nov 30, 2006
Curtis Stanly Hitchcock was born March 31, 1926 at Burke, South Dakota to Fred and Euphemia (Johnson) Hitchcock and he died November 30, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 80 years. Curtis grew up on the family farm south of Jamison, Nebraska. He was baptized in the Jamison United Methodist Church...
Calvin Ehly
Nov 24, 2006
Former Hastings resident Calvin Joseph Ehly, 80, of Sutton, died Friday, November 11, 2006 at the Sutton Community Home in Sutton. Local Services are 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton. Services will also be held at 2: 00 p.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke, S.D. Interment will be in...
Mary Gormely
Nov 2, 2006
Mary Louise (Buckman) Gormely age 75 of Omaha, Nebraska passed away Thursday, Noveber 2, 2006 at her home. Mary Louise Buckman was born August 5, 1931 in Milks Camp near Herrick, South Dakota. She was the daughter of Mark and Lucille (Archambeaux) Buckman. She is survived by one sister, Beulah Tamayo of Council Bluff, Iowa and numerous nieces and nephews....
Charles Umberger
Oct 16, 2006
Charles Everett Umberger was born December 6, 1915 on his parents farm east of Burke, South Dakota to Charles J. and Della (Allred) Umberger and he died October 16, 2006 at the Avera Gregory Health Care Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 90 years, 10 months and 10 days. Charles lived east of Burke all his life....
Winnie Serr
Oct 10, 2006
Winnie Iona Serr was born May 28, 1910 in a sod house near Jamison, Nebraska to Fred and Euphemia (Johnson) Hitchcock and she died October 10, 2006 at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 96 years, 4 months and 12 days. Winnie was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist faith. She grew...
Melvin Hoppe
Oct 5, 2006
Melvin Edward Hoppe was born September 2, 1924 at Wausa, Nebraska to William and Maria (Peters) Hoppe. He died October 5, 2006 at the Avera Gregory Health Care Center in Gregory, South Dakota at the age of 82 years, 1 month and 3 days. Melvin was baptized at Golgotha Lutheran Church in Wausa, Nebraska. At the age of five, he...
Erliene Mutt Cerny
Sep 26, 2006
Erliene Anna Mutt Cerny was born July 22, 1917 at Hawarden, Iowa to Arthur and Dora (Jorgenson) Hendricks and she died September 26, 2006 at the Winner Regional Health Care Center Nursing Home in Winner, South Dakota at the age of 89 years, 2 months and 4 days. Erliene Mutt was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in...
Aline Brown
Sep 15, 2006
Aline Pearl Brown, 91, passed away on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Aline was born on April 3, 1915, to A. J. and Edna Fink, at the ranch east of Anoka, Nebraska. She attended a country grade school near the ranch and graduated from high school in Spencer, Nebraska, in 1933. Aline...
Rene' Haisch
Sep 1, 2006
Rene Willene Haisch was born June 22, 1959 at Burke, South Dakota to William and Gerene (Lamborn) Haisch. She went to be with the Lord on September 1, 2006 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota at the age of 47 years, 2 months and 9 days, following a short illness. She was surrounded by many of...
Francis Mccarthy
Aug 31, 2006
Francis Milo McCarthy was born July 31, 1912 south of Burke, South Dakota to Dennis and Rose (Kercher) McCarthy and he died suddenly on August 31, 2006 at Whispering Pines Assisted Living in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 94 years and 1 month. Francis was raised on the family farm and worked for local farmers until he started...
Wilbert Cline
Aug 20, 2006
Wilbert Leonard Cline was born December 4, 1912 at Naper, Nebraska to Perry and Verna (Thibault) Cline and he died August 20, 2006 at his home in Naper, Nebraska, in the presence of his immediate family, at the age of 93 years, 8 months and 16 days. Wilbert was united in marriage to Elsie Kulm on March 16, 1937 and...
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....
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