Lavonne Jepsen (Heier)
Aug 23, 2020
LaVonne (Heier) Jepsen, 89, passed away Sunday, August 23rd at Sister James Nursing Home, where she had resided the past few years. LaVonne was born on June 24th, 1931, to Adolph and Mathilda (Ballensky) Heier, in Mobridge, SD. They moved to Gayville when she was very young, and she lived in the area the rest of her life. She attended...
Doyle Norling Olsen
Aug 22, 2020
Doyle Norling Olsen, age 78, died Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 at Edgewood Vista Memory Care in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 at Hansen Funeral Home in Irene, SD. Memorial contributions will be designated to the Alzheimer’s Association and Daybreak Adult Care at Active Generations in Sioux Falls, SD in Doyle’s memory.
Thomas Rouse
Aug 18, 2020
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Verna Carol Nelson (Vognild)
Aug 5, 2020
Verna Carol (Vognild) Nelson age 89 of Wakonda passed away August 5, 2020 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Viborg, SD. Verna was born December 18, 1930 on a farm near Westerville, Clay County South Dakota. She was the oldest of 5 children born to George and Alice (Thompson) Vognild. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. She received...
Gloria Henriksen (Jensen)
Aug 5, 2020
Gloria Louise Jensen Henriksen was born at Volin, SD on June 22, 1933 to parents Axel and Clara (Nelsen) Jensen and passed away on August 5th after a short battle with cancer. Gloria was baptized on December 26, 1933 at the Danish Lutheran Church, Gayville and was confirmed April 10, 1949 at the Danish Lutheran Church. She attended all twelve...
"Bud"
Jul 31, 2020
Cecil “Bud” Eugene Clay, 87, of Volin, SD passed away Friday, July 31, 2020 at Bethesda Nursing Home of Beresford. Bud Clay was born in the middle of a dust storm, in rural Beresford on November 11, 1933. He was the youngest child of Cecil and Hazelle (Goodnow) Clay. He attended country school and graduated from Beresford High School. On...
Fern Marie Ostrem (Walz)
Jul 25, 2020
Fern Marie Ostrem, 98, of Centerville, SD passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Centerville Care and Rehab Center. Fern Walz was born March 1, 1922 in Vermillion, SD to Andrew and Agnes (Nicholson) Walz. She attended Vermillion Elementary and graduated from Vermillion High School. She attended Mitchell South Dakota Homemaker Technical School. She married Robert Ostrem June 12,...
Pat Fostvedt-Oxendale
Jul 17, 2020
Patricia Ann Fostvedt-Oxendale, age 65, passed away on July 17th at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Pat was born August 9th 1954 in Canton, South Dakota moving with her family to Vermillion in 1965 where she attended Vermillion public schools, until her graduation in 1972. After high school, Pat entered the workforce through the DECA program where she learned to...
Janet Palensky
Jul 12, 2020
Janet Palensky, 56, of Vermillion, SD passed away Sunday, July 12 at her residence. Janet was born April 16, 1964 in Sioux City, IA to Fred and Nadine (Wallace) Palensky. She is survived by her children Courtney (Ryan Hermanson) Palensky, Bailey Ruhaak and Riley Ruhaak. Her siblings: Frederick (Barbara) Palensky of Grant, MN, James (Teresa) Palensky of Ames, IA, Cynthia...
Douglas Ellison
Jul 9, 2020
Doug Ellison died July 9, 2020 at his home in Wakonda, SD. He had recently turned 51 years old. Doug was born July 4, 1969, in Vermillion, SD. For his parents and 2 ½ year old sister he was a handful but lots of fun and unusually independent. As he grew older, his curiosity and love of life were apparent...
John Scot "Scot" Johnson
Jul 4, 2020
John Scot Johnson, 60, of Vermillion, SD passed away Saturday, July 4 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Scot was born November 20, 1959 in San Bernardino, CA to Bruce and Ruth (Reynolds) Johnson. His father's job sent the family to a variety of places around the country in his younger years, including Little Rock, Birmingham...
Shane Benzel
Jun 26, 2020
Shane Benzel, born March 15th, 1982, was taken from us on June 26th, 2020 at the young age of 38. Shane loved his family and whoever he met he would touch their hearts. His favorite meals included chili, cheeseburgers, and meatloaf. Shane loved to listen to rock n roll, but did not like any other music much. He also had...
Philip Eric Broderson
Jun 24, 2020
Philip Eric Broderson, 54, of Wakonda, SD passed away June 24th, 2020. Philip was born in Gregory, SD on September 21st, 1965 to Warren and Carol Broderson. He was baptized and confirmed at Vangen Lutheran Church. Phil spent most of his childhood growing up on their family farm near Volin, SD. He attended school at Gayville-Volin Public Schools. He later...
Marlene Hanson
Jun 24, 2020
Marlene Frances Hanson, 81, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Gayville, SD passed away on Wednesday, June 24, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Marlene Olson was born April 18, 1939 in Vermillion, SD to Iver and Frances (Stiegelmeyer) Olson. She married her first husband in 1959, and from that marriage, two daughters were born. She married her second husband...
Allen Johnson
Jun 21, 2020
Allen Dale Johnson was born June 18, 1932, to Clarence and Viola (Ola Turner) Johnson in Harmony, Minnesota. He was the fifth of 8 children. Allen attended grade school and high school in Harmony and then served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict, serving his country as a bandsman in Oklahoma and Alaska before his honorable...
Gerald Nygaard
Jun 19, 2020
Gerald Frederick Nygaard was born October 1, 1940 to Warren and Mary (Overson) in Centerville SD. He was a 1959 graduate of Vermillion High School. He graduated from the University of South Dakota with a Bachelor's and Masters degree in Library science. He served as a member of the National Guard. He married Lois Ashmore June 24, 1964. They had...
Darrell LaMoyne Vognild
May 27, 2020
Darrell Lamoyne Vognild, age 76, of Wakonda SD, passed away May 27th. He will be missed by his wife of 54 years, Carol, and two daughters, Sara (Tony) Zoelle of Beresford SD and Amy (Greg) Anderson of Wakonda SD. Darrell was a proud Navy Veteran and very proud of his three grandsons who joined the military. Taylor (Emily) Zoelle, MD,...
Jimmy Don Casey
May 19, 2020
Jim was born in Batesville, Arkansas, January 15, 1954 to Mary Catherine Richards Casey and J. W. Casey. He grew up in Houston Texas until the age of 18yrs. He enlisted in the U. S. Army and served time in Germany. Jim lived most of his adult life in Arkansas, until coming to South Dakota. He was preceded in death...
Alvina Johnson (Waggener)
May 12, 2020
Alvina Johnson, 85, of Vermillion passed away Tuesday, May 12 at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center. Alvina Waggener was born November 2, 1934 in Centerville, SD to Roscoe and Minnie (Diekmann) Waggener. Alvina Anne was the youngest sibling to (in order eldest to youngest) Virgil Waggener (infant son), Eileen Cora Waggener (Christensen), Russell Oliver Waggener (Kathryn Young), Gale Simon Waggener...
Rick
May 11, 2020
Richard Allan Nelson, 53, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at his residence in Sioux Falls, SD. Rick was born November 19, 1966 in Rochester, MN to Jerry and Leone (Lee) Nelson. Rick attended school in Rochester, MN, Salt Lake City, UT and Apple Valley, MN and graduated from Wakonda High School in 1985. After graduation, Rick attended South West...
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