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Michael Erick "Erick" Haynie
May 20, 2019
HAYNIE, MICHAEL
Michael Erick Haynie, age 43 of Yankton, SD passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at his residence. Honorary pallbearers are: Joe Haynie, Rose-Marie Haynie and Ethan Haynie.
Michael Erick Haynie was born on April 1, 1976 in Vermillion, SD...
Peder A. Pederson
May 19, 2019
PEDERSON PEDER
Peder A. Pederson, age 95 of Yankton, SD passed away peacefully early Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD.
Peder A. Pederson, son of John and Anna (Jorstad) Pederson, was born on July 6th, 1923 in...
Alice Thomsen
May 16, 2019
Alice Thomsen was born on September 25, 1924 in rural Irene, SD to Martin and Christina (Guldhammer) Swensen. She was baptized and confirmed in Turkey Valley Lutheran Church, rural Irene, SD. She married Virgil Thomsen on September 26, 1943 in Yankton, SD. and lived in rural Irene and Tabor where Virgil farmed until they moved into Yankton...
Rodney Bickerstaff
May 12, 2019
Bickerstaff, Rodney
Rodney Bickerstaff, age 46 of Santee, NE passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Rodney was born November 12, 1972 at St Mary’s Hospital in Scottsbluff NE to Robert Bickerstaff Sr., and Mary Marquez. Rodney was...

Daniel E "Dan" Zeeb
May 10, 2019
ZEEB DAN
Dan Zeeb, age 61, of Menno, SD passed away unexpectedly at his home, Friday, May 10, 2019.
Daniel Emil Zeeb was born July 27th, 1957 to Emil and Elda (Huber) Zeeb. He was baptized August 25th, 1957 by Reverend Kaempchen and...
John W. Felton
May 9, 2019
John was born June 21, 1945 in The Dalles, Oregon to William and Berenice (Burris) Felton. He was the 5th of fifteen children, 7 brothers and 7 sisters. He grew up in Oregon and Idaho where he learned the importance of hard work and was inspired to travel. He first tried to do this by joining the...
Arlene C. Preszler
May 8, 2019
Preszler, Arlene
Arlene C. Preszler, age 87 of Menno, SD passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2019 at Menno-Olivet Care Center in Menno. Arlene was born on October 4, 1931, near Tripp, SD, to Charley and Mathilda (Guthmiller) Pietz. She was baptized on February 10, 1932, and confirmed on...
Roland H. Preszler
May 7, 2019
Roland Herbert Preszler was born on October 12, 1932 on a farm a couple miles southeast of Menno, South Dakota. He was the second of two sons born to Herbert & Helen (Koerner) Preszler. They lived there until the fall of 1939 and then moved to the family homestead two and a half miles north of Menno....
Ronald D. Pullman
May 6, 2019
Ronald Dale Pullman was born September 3, 1950 to Paul P. and LaVina (Pullman) Pullman at their farm west of Freeman. Ron graduated high school in 1968 and went on to become an automobile mechanic in Denver, Colorado. He moved back to South Dakota in 1970 and began working for a water treatment company. While residing in...
Chad Lee Herrboldt
May 2, 2019
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HERRBOLDT CHAD
Chad Lee Herrboldt, age 51, of Tripp, SD passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 2, 2019.
Chad Lee Herrboldt was born on August 1, 1967...
Elmer E. Fischer
May 1, 2019
Elmer Fischer was born October 28, 1927, to Edward and Adelheid Fischer at Menno, South Dakota. There he met the love of his life, Iona Munkvold and was married December 6, 1953 at a Lutheran Church out in the country south west of Meridian Station.
They have six wonderful boys: LaVern...
Lyndall E. Cornette
Apr 23, 2019
Lyndall Eunice King Cornette was born on February 7, 1935 to Colonel Norman David King and Stella Minnie Clark King in Cheyenne, Wyoming, joining two older brothers, Norman Richard and Gordon Norman (Bud). Lyndall was a tomboy at heart and ran wild with the neighborhood gang of boys as there were no girls anywhere close to her...
Dennis L. Ekeren
Apr 23, 2019
Denny was born on January 13, 1945 to Olaf and Lucille (Warden) Ekeren and joined ten brothers and sisters on their family farm outside of Mission Hill, SD. Denny attended and graduated from Volin High School in 1964. During these years he participated in sports and helped out on the family farm. In 1968 he married Janice...
Clifford R. Hauck
Apr 21, 2019
HAUCK CLIFFORD
Clifford R. Hauck, age 86 of Utica, SD passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Pallbearers are grandsons: Richard, Baron, Braden, Austin, Barak and Daniel Hauck and Kevin Chafee and great grandson Zane Hauck.
Leonilla "Lee" Sheils-Christopherson
Apr 21, 2019
Lee was born December 20, 1911 to Edward C. and Anna (Peshek) Schreiber in Wagner, SD. She attended and graduated high school in Wagner in 1929. She then went to Chicago, IL to attend American School of Nursing for 1 year and met and married Joseph (Joe) Sheils November 5, 1934. While Joe was in the Army,...
Velda C. Heckenlaible
Apr 20, 2019
Velda Heckenlaible was born to Robert and Alice (Descombaz) Schlechter on June 6, 1937, on the family farm near Kaylor, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Congregational Church in Scotland. She attended Brown Country School and Scotland High School, graduating in 1955. After high school, Velda worked as a telephone operator until she...
Bill "Bill" Dayhuff
Apr 20, 2019
Bill, as he was affectionately known, was born July 12, 1925 in California Junction, Iowa. From the age of three, Bill was raised by his Aunt and Uncle Audie and Ross Coulthard along with his siblings. Bill met the love of his life, Lucille Leona Gore in grade school. They quickly became sweethearts and enjoyed...
Rodger J. Harts
Apr 19, 2019
Rodger James Harts, the son of Wendell and Gertrude (Schwarz) Harts, was born in Yankton, South Dakota on March 22, 1943. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Yankton, SD. He received his education near his childhood home and graduated from Yankton High School in 1961. He attended Southern State Teacher’s College in...
Marvin E. Tramp
Apr 15, 2019
Marvin Elroy Tramp, the son of Clem Tramp and Magdalena (Hendricks) Tramp, was born on June 10, 1940 on the family farm near Menominee, NE. While growing-up with eight brothers and sisters, he helped out on the farm and also at the movie theater his dad owned. He sang in the choir when he was in Catholic...
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