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...
Ruth Stinton
Jan 21, 2006
Ruth Aileen Stinton was born May 22, 1923 at Niobrara, Nebraska to George and Sophie (Arneson) Brevik and she died January 21, 2006 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Burke, South Dakota at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 29 days. A life-long teacher, Ruth started her education in a rural school near Niobrara. The family moved to...
Audrey Brevik
Jan 9, 2006
Audrey Brevik was born January 26, 1930 at Niobrara, Nebraska to George and Sophie (Arneson) Brevik and she died January, 9, 2006 at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota at the age of 75 years, 11 months and 13 days. In 1931, Audrey and her family moved to a farm north of Herrick, South Dakota. She attended the...
Earl Faatz
Jan 8, 2006
Earl James Faatz was born December 2, 1948 at Burke, South Dakota to Albert and Louise (Gall) Faatz and he died January 8, 2006 in a car accident south of Bonesteel, South Dakota at the age of 57 years, 1 month and 6 days. Earl made his home on the family farm all of his life. He attended 12 years...
Archie Lyon
Jan 4, 2006
Archie C. Lyon, 81, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away on January 4th, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home in Burke, SD. Archie was born on May 1st, 1924 in Correctionville,...
Ann Marie Bruns
Jan 1, 2006
Ann Marie Bruns was born August 25, 1964 at Burke, South Dakota to Earl and Jamie (Patterson) Drey and she died January 1, 2006 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota at the age of 41 years, 4 months and 6 days. Ann was united in marriage to Ronald Bruns on June 22, 1990 at Burke,...
Benjamin Franklin Mangold
Dec 31, 2005
Graveside services for FRANK MANGOLD, age 92, of Mesa, AZ will be held on Monday, January 9, 2006 at 10:00 AM at the Herrick Cemetery in Herrick, SD. Clausen Funeral Home, Burke, is handling the arrangements.
Daryl Margery Shipman
Dec 28, 2005
Daryl Margery Shipman was born June 20, 1936 at St. Charles, South Dakota to Robert and Kathryn (McLaughlin) Hermsen and she died December 27, 2005 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 69 years. Margery was united in marriage to Ervin Shipman on May 22, 1954 in Bonesteel, South Dakota. Margery loved spending time with family and friends. She enjoyed...
Esther Delaney
Dec 25, 2005
Esther Clementine Delaney was born July 18, 1910 at Fairfax, South Dakota to Kris and Kathryn (Stroh) Bollingner and she died December 25, 2005 at the Wagner Good Samaritan Center Nursing Home in Wagner, South Dakota at the age of 95 years, 5 months and 7 days. At an early age, Esther moved with her family to Java, South Dakota....
James Rue
Dec 20, 2005
James Clinton Rue Sr. was born September 8, 1930 to Martin Benjamin and Kjerstine Bertine (Midtaune) Rue. He grew up on a farm near Oak Lake in Brookings County S.D. He attended grade school in District 63 and graduated from Hendricks High School. He helped his dad farm before he went on to work construction where he became superintendent of...
Olive Wilson
Dec 17, 2005
Olive Josephine (Gibson) Wilson was born July 23, 1905 at Keya Paha, Nebr. to Francis Gibson and Euphemia (Wagner) Gibson. Olive was the seventh child of eleven. In 1906 the family moved to Carlock, S.D. Her parents homesteaded in South Dakota they purchased the store at Brocksburg, Neb in 1912. Olive worked at the store, helped in the Post Office...
Joseph Watson
Dec 8, 2005
Funeral services for JOSEPH WATSON, age 88, of Parkston, SD will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 1:00 PM at Clausen Funeral Home in Burke. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Burke. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Adolph Schultz
Nov 29, 2005
Adolph R. Schultz was born March 4, 1911 at Naper, Nebraska to William and Martha (Lange) Schultz. He died November 29, 2005 at the Atkinson Good Samaritan Center Nursing Home in Atkinson, Nebraska at the age of 94 years, 8 months and 25 days. Adolph was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He lived and farmed south of Naper....
