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Ronald David Leeper
Mar 31, 2021
Ronald Leeper, age 61, of Yankton, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. A Celebration of Ron’s Life will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Goglin Funeral Home of Yankton, South Dakota. Visitation will be from Noon until 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 17, 2021, at the Goglin Funeral Home of Yankton,...
Vern Warren Hicks
Mar 27, 2021
Vern Warren Hicks died peacefully and unexpectedly at home in Tyndall, South Dakota on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the age of 45. Vern Hicks was born January 24, 1976 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota to William and Linda (Bisson) Hicks. He grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. After high school Vern went to work in security. He then decided that...
Lester "Les" A. Kalda
Mar 24, 2021
Lester "Les" Alvin Kalda, age 77 of rural Springfield, South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Lester “Les” Alvin Kalda was born to Theodore and Stella (Grail) Kalda, Tuesday, February 15, 1944 on the family farm east of Tyndall, South Dakota. He was a 1962 graduate of Tyndall High School. Les married...
Clarence "Gene" Eugene Owens
Mar 23, 2021
Clarence E. “Gene” Owens was born Friday, August 15, 1930 to James Thomas and Ida May (Cooper) Owens at Dunbar, Nebraska. He was baptized in the Presbyterian faith. His early education began in the public school at Wahoo Elementary, graduating from Wahoo Public High School. He played four years of football on the high school squad. Gene went on to...
Patricia Ann Francis Dvoracek
Mar 10, 2021
Pat Dvoracek was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who departed this life on March 10, 2021. She was 84 years old, and slipped away peacefully with family by her side. She had been under hospice care at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, North Dakota. Patricia Ann Francis Bott Dvoracek was born in Flandreau, South Dakota to John and Mary...
Eugene R Weidenbach
Feb 27, 2021
Living a long, full life, Eugene was born on December 17, 1920 to Herbert and Lea (Auch) Weidenbach in a small farmhouse in Odessa Township in Yankton County. He was baptized January 30, 1921 at the Odessa Reform Church in Yankton County and confirmed July 6, 1935 at Bethany Reformed Church. Eugene attended Odessa School District 24 through the 8th...
Edna W. Kludt
Feb 25, 2021
Edna Kludt, 95, of Menno passed away February 25, 2021 at the Menno Olivet Care Center in Menno. Edna Wilhelmina (Schmidt) Kludt was born November 14th, 1925 to Henry and Annetta (Zeeb) Schmidt near Parkston, South Dakota. She was baptized, confirmed, and married at Friedens Reformed Church in Tripp, South Dakota. As a child Edna attended country school through 7th...
Martin Thomas Kubal
Feb 18, 2021
Martin Kubal, of Scotland, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital in Scotland at the age of 96.
Martin (Thomas) Kubal, the third child of Martin (Emil) and Frances, was born on November 20, 1924, southwest of Tabor, SD in the family home. Martin, born a farmer, entered the family business after completing grade school and continued to...
Lambert Francis Pravecek
Feb 15, 2021
Lambert Pravecek, age 84 of Scotland, South Dakota, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at Good Samaritan Society, Scotland.
Lambert was born in Scotland, SD on August 30, 1936 to Frank and Lillian (Stverak) Pravecek. When Lillian passed away Frank married Vlasta (Stverak) when Lambert was seven years old. He attended two country schools, Suess and Vellek, then graduated from Scotland...
Dorothy Diane Bietz
Feb 15, 2021
Dorothy Bietz, age 74 of Scotland, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital in Scotland.Dorothy Diane Thum was born to Elton "Shorty" and Charlotte (Muehlbeier) Thum on December 7,1946, at the Scotland Clinic. She was baptized and confirmed in the Scotland Congregational Church. Dorothy went to eight years of country school, graduated from Scotland High School in...
Larry Richard Kjeldseth
Feb 12, 2021
Larry Richard Kjeldseth was born March 12, 1943 to Ole and Wilma (Gustad) Kjeldseth in Mission Hill, South Dakota.
Larry worked for 40 years as an accountant. He was an avid stamp collector, enjoyed history and always cheered for the Minnesota Vikings. His love of life and travel took him to many destinations including England, Haiti, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Turkey, Spain and...
Michael Robert Raker
Feb 7, 2021
With a heavy heart, we announce the passing Michael Robert Raker, born in Scotland, South Dakota, on August 29th, 1951. He passed late Sunday night, February 7, 2021 following his courageous battle with leukemia.
He grew up on a farm here in Scotland, South Dakota with his parents, Vada Sunderman and Herbert Raker; in addition to his siblings; Neta, Cindy, Nancy,...
Lois E. Buehner
Feb 6, 2021
The beautiful spirit of Lois Eileen Buehner (Stanbridge), 89, peacefully took wing and entered Paradise Saturday morning February 6, 2021 from the ICU at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, South Dakota. Surrounded by her loving husband and three of her four devoted children, she lost her battle with COVID 19. Her kindness and extraordinary selflessness made her life...
Tucker Wagner
Feb 6, 2021
Tucker Leonard Wagner was born February 14, 1941 to William and Mary (Wilcox) Wagner. He grew up in Gettysburg and graduated from Gettysburg High School. With the encouragement of his foster parents, Carl and Virginia Schieflbien, Tucker moved to New York City where he earned a degree from the prestigious New York School of Design. After retiring from a career...
Meta Herr
Jan 29, 2021
Meta (Reiner) Herr was born October 28, 1923 to Emil and Otilda (Gramm) Reiner on a farm south west of Tripp, South Dakota. She attended school through the eighth grade in Bon Homme County and three years of high school in Tripp, SD. She was baptized at the Reformed Church and confirmed on Easter Sunday April 1939 in the Reformed...
Ernest Joseph Haberman
Jan 29, 2021
Ernest Joseph Haberman was born Tuesday, March 19, 1935 to Louis and Margaret (Potts) Haberman at Fordyce, Nebraska. He grew up in Hartington, Nebraska. While attending Holy Trinity Catholic High School he excelled in football and basketball, graduating with the class of 1953. Following graduation, Ernie enlisted in the US Navy, proudly serving from 1953-1956.
Ernie married Maxine Kozak May 16,...
Corleine Ruth Mernin
Jan 28, 2021
Corleine (Corky) Ruth Janssen was born in Kingsburg, SD on October 10, 1938 to James and Ruth Janssen.
Her early years were spent in Tyndall, Rapid City and Eagle Butte, SD.As a young woman she competed in the South Dakota Snow Queen festival in 1956 and was named Miss Snow Queen Eagle Butte and was runner up in the state competition.She...
Erna Stoebner
Jan 24, 2021
Erna was born Monday, September 24, 1928 to Friedrich and Pauline (Bietz) Bertsch. Erna grew up in Kaylor, SD. In 1948, Kaylor residents encouraged to her to open a café. She operated Erna’s Café from 1948 to 1953. In December of 1953, she married Ray E. Stoebner of Tyndall, SD. As a farm wife, she managed a large vegetable garden,...
Charles “Chuck” Elmer Haffner
Jan 18, 2021
Charles “Chuck” Elmer Haffner age 84 of Yankton, South Dakota was called to his Heavenly home on Monday, January 18, 2021 by his Lord and Savior. Even though his strong love of country and serving it was important to him, God had bigger plans for him. Chuck was born July 14, 1936 to Elmer and Elsie (Hanson) Haffner at their...
Richard Martin Anderson
Jan 16, 2021
Richard Anderson, age 72, of Tyndall, passed away at Tyndall.
Richard was born in Yankton, South Dakota to parents, Ed and Mary (Swensen) Anderson. The family moved to Belmont, California in 1957.
Rick was a standout baseball player from little league through high school garnering many awards.
In his many jobs – he was constantly on the move to states like Texas,...
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