Obituary Listing

Mar 6, 2018

Gaynell was born on August 2, 1940 in Winnebago, NE to Clarence and Inez (Rouillard) Mackey.  She grew up on a farm northwest of Bloomfield, NE and attended Center High School in Center, NE, graduating in 1958.  Gaynell went to Chicago, IL for a brief time and studied nursing.  Upon returning home, her and her family moved...

Mar 5, 2018

Charles was born on May 26, 1930 in Gregory, SD to Gerhardt and Clara (DesJarlais) Tienken.  He graduated from high school in Butte, NE in 1948.  He entered the U.S. Air Force in September 1950 and served in the Korean War.  He was honorably discharged as Staff Sergeant in September of 1954.  Charles married Illa Mae Wilson...

Mar 5, 2018

Wilma Rita Cords was born March 1, 1936, to William John and Viola (McElfresh) Cords in Wahoo, Nebraska.  As a child, Wilma resided with her family in Yutan and Mead, NE before moving to a farm southeast of Ceresco, NE in 1941.   She attended the District 35 Pleasant Valley Grade School in Waverly, NE beginning...

Mar 4, 2018

CHRISTENSEN ELMO

Elmo Christensen, age 98 of Yankton, SD passed away early Sunday, March 04, 2018 at the Avera Majestic Bluffs Hospice House, Yankton, SD.  Memorial services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, SD with Rev. Jim Pearson officiating.  Military graveside...

Feb 25, 2018

Stephanie Jo Moose was born on February 14, 1972 to Gary J. & Harriet (Clairmont) Moose in Yankton, South Dakota. Steph, as she was liked to be called, lived her entire life in Santee NE.  She worked most of her life working with the Santee children and for the Santee Head Start Program and then for the...

Feb 25, 2018

Sharon was born in Yankton, SD on June 9, 1955 to George and Doris (Gunn) Novak.  She grew up in Scotland, SD close to grandparents, many aunts, uncles and cousins.  In 1964 she moved to Menno, SD and graduated from MHS in 1973.  Sharon then went to Nettleton College in Sioux Falls and became a Medical Technologist. ...

Feb 22, 2018

HOESING HENRY JOSEPH

Henry Joseph Hoesing was born October 12, 1924 on a farm near Menominee, NE to Edward and Mary (Messling) Hoesing, on the day the Yankton Meridian Bridge opened.  Henry entered the Army in 1943.  He landed on D-day +3 on Omaha Beach, Normandy as a Sherman tank driver. ...

Feb 20, 2018

Ken was born near Volin, SD to Jorgen and Ragna (Roley) Hagen on November 13, 1924.  He attended 8 years of grammar school.  He enlisted in the Army January 19, 1945 where he was a Tech 5 Radio Operator and honorably discharged on August 7, 1946.  Ken then moved home to the family acreage to farm.  He...

Feb 13, 2018

Annabell was born July 16, 1929 in Le Mars, Iowa to John P. and Elizabeth (Kusser) Werdel.

Annabell grew up on the family farm near Ree Heights South Dakota and graduated from Mount Marty High School.  She married Bob Clausen in 1950 and raised her family in Onida, Rapid City, Vermillion,...

Feb 10, 2018

David Lowell Parry, the son of Donald and Eleanor (Code) Parry, was born on April 22, 1932 in Webster, South Dakota.  He was raised in Minneapolis, MN where he received his education.  After high school, David joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served his country in Korea.  After his honorable discharge, he returned to Minneapolis and went...

Feb 9, 2018

Barbara Robinson Nelson was born April 10, 1929 in Pierre, SD to Will Grow and Martha (Slattery) Robinson.  She grew up in the Pierre area as a tomboy, often playing ball with her brother (Will Doane) and the boys in the neighborhood.  She spent quality time with her grandfather, Doane Robinson, who initially proposed and championed Mt....

Feb 8, 2018

Lois was born November 24th, 1939 to William and Daisy Schutte in Estelline, SD.  She attended school in Estelline until graduating in 1959.  Upon graduating, she attended classes at IBM studying computers.  She returned to Brookings, SD to work admissions at South Dakota State University.  Here, she met her husband, Ronald Peterka and they married February 14th,...

Feb 8, 2018

VanderTuig, Donald

Donald VanderTuig, age 63 of rural Springfield, South Dakota, passed away on February 8, 2018 at his home under hospice care.  Memorial graveside services will be 3:30 PM, Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Mission Hill Cemetery, Mission Hill, SD with Rev. Paige Besse-Rankin officiating.  Visitations will be 1...

Feb 7, 2018

John was born on the family farm in rural Tabor, SD to Ladislav and Lillian (Hamberger) Cimpl on April 23, 1923.   He was educated in Tabor and graduated from Tabor High School.  He served in the United States Navy from 1942 -1945.  John’s service included time on the U.S.S. L.S.M 318,...

Feb 4, 2018

Yvonne Stevie Adam, the daughter of James and Albina (Stluka) Crha, was born on December 26, 1934 near Wagner, SD.  Her early years were spent on the family’s first farm near Clear Lake where Yvonne grew up.  The family moved to another farm north of Avon and it was there where she attended high school,...

Feb 4, 2018

Glen Richard Olson was born on October 23, 1949 to Herbert and Lucille (Paustian) Olson of Bloomfield NE.  He graduated from Wausa High School in 1968 and attended Milford Technical University in Milford NE where he studied auto body.  Glen married Linda Winterringer in November 1970.  To this union a son, Bradley, was born.  Glen...

Jan 30, 2018

Rose was born April 19, 1918 in rural Menno, SD to William and Augusta (Dierks) Zeeb.  She was the youngest of five children.  She attended Zeeb school through the eighth grade.  On August 22, 1937 she married Ruben Schorzmann.  They farmed in the Menno and Tripp area until they moved to Menno in 1982.  Rose was always...

Jan 21, 2018

Sheryl Lynn Jenkins Fejfar was born an only child on May 5, 1959 to Edward Lyle Jenkins and Susie Devolia Clatterbuck Rumsey Jenkins near a dairy farm in Culpepper, VA.  She loved spending time with her maternal grandparents, Bernard and Lilly Frazier, where she learned her love for flowers and gardening.  She loved making ice cream with...

Jan 19, 2018

Steven John Bouska was born in Yankton, South Dakota to William and Leona (Novotny) Bouska on October 28, 1958.  He went to Yankton High School and graduated with the Class of 1976.  He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering at Arizona State University, and his Master’s Degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management.  He went to...

Jan 14, 2018

Adeline was born on November 5, 1923 in Dolton, SD to Carl and Christina Moeller.  She joined a very large family of brothers and sisters and half-brother and half-sisters of which she was the youngest and the last survivor.  She graduated from Dolton School and was in the last graduating class before that school closed.  She enjoyed...