Doris Mcfarland
Jan 30, 2015
Doris K. (Poppen) McFarland, daughter of John and Esther (Stroschein) Poppen, was born November 14, 1920 on a farm near Estelline. She grew up and attended school in Estelline, graduating from Estelline High School. Doris then attended business college and worked for several years in Watertown. On March 26, 1944 she was united in marriage to Harold McFarland and they...
William "Bill" Licht
Jan 18, 2015
William Walter "Bill" Licht, son of Walter and June (Loats) Licht, was born July 15, 1958 at Volga, South Dakota. He grew up on the family farm northwest of Estelline and graduated from Estelline High School in 1976. Bill attended Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown for two years. He was united in marriage to Lisa Grassel at Immaculate Conception...
Duane R. Lewno, Jr.
Jan 11, 2015
Duane Raymond Lewno, Jr., son of Duane Sr. and Shirley (Morgan) Lewno was born October 11, 1966 in Seattle, Washington. In his younger years he lived in South Dakota and various other places with his father being in the military. He graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, West Virginia. Duane Jr. was united in marriage to Frances Lynn Proffitt...
Norine Pedersen
Jan 11, 2015
Norine Joyce (Tangen) Pedersen, daughter of Wallace and Joyce (Jensen) Tangen, was born March 11, 1958 in Brookings. She was raised on the family farm near Bruce and graduated from Volga High School in 1978. She continued her education and was employed at Lengkeek Realty of Brookings for a short time before beginning work at SDSU. Norine was united in...
Eileen Bohls
Jan 9, 2015
Eleanor Eileen (Jensen) Bohls was born November 13, 1920 at Castlewood, South Dakota to James George and Nellie (Riley) Jensen. She received her education in the Castlewood Public School and through a Business Correspondence Course. On June 11, 1953 she married Martin H. Bohls at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Estelline. Eileen was a clerk at the Castlewood...
Byron A. Koistinen
Dec 21, 2014
Byron Arvid Koistinen was born July 6, 1932 to Arvid and Mildred (Kangas) Koistinen of Hayti, South Dakota. He attended rural school and graduated from Hayti High School in 1950. Byron served in the U.S. Air Force for four years and was united in marriage to Ruth Rivers on September 27, 1958 at Lake Norden. They lived in Watertown for...
Dr. Lloyd "Doc" Stavick
Nov 17, 2014
Lloyd C. Stavick, son of Clarence and Francis (Van Heel) Stavick, was born October 19, 1935 at Sisseton, South Dakota. He received his elementary education and his first two years of high school in Sisseton and then moved to Lake Preston, South Dakota where he graduated from high school in 1954. He served in the U.S. Army from January of...
Jeri Ann Drew
Nov 6, 2014
Jeri Ann Louise Drew, 64, formerly of Watertown, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 following a lengthy struggle with Pick's Dementia. She was a resident in a Lake Norden nursing care center at the time of her death. Memorial services are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, November 14, 2014 at Geise Funeral Chapel in Lake Norden. Visitation will be 2 hours...
Jacob William Dahl
Oct 23, 2014
Jacob William Dahl, son of Jeff and Lesa (Cummings) Dahl, was born April 13, 1995 in Watertown, South Dakota. In 1999 his family moved to Castlewood where he grew up and received his education, graduating from Castlewood High School in 2013. He was currently a student at Northern State University in Aberdeen, majoring in Special Education and coaching, especially football....
Joyce M. Swift
Oct 14, 2014
Joyce M. (Beck) Swift, daughter of Ole L. and Alice E. (Nelson) Beck, was born May 16, 1926 in Estelline. She grew up and received her education in Estelline, graduating from high school in 1944. Joyce attended General Beadle in Madison, South Dakota, where she received her teaching certificate and taught rural schools in the Estelline area for seven years....
Valdo John Davis
Oct 13, 2014
Valdo John Davis was born April 28, 1922 at Estelline, South Dakota to Arthur V. and Mary Ann (Linneman) Davis. He grew up near Estelline with his two sisters, Alta and Janice, and graduated from Estelline High School in 1941. He farmed near Estelline and raised registered Hereford cattle. On August 28, 1954 he was united in marriage to Joyce...
Gale W. Archer
Oct 8, 2014
Gale W. Archer, son of Clyde and Geneva (Hawley) Archer, was born December 1, 1955 in Brookings, South Dakota. He grew up near Estelline and attended school and graduated from Estelline High School in 1975. Gale began his farming career instantly after graduation due to the untimely death of his father Clyde in 1970. Gale along with his sisters, Myrna...
Merlyne Nitteberg
Sep 30, 2014
Merlyne (Anderson) Nitteberg, daughter of Sampson and Mayme P. (Knutson) Anderson, was born February 24, 1923 in Hamlin County, South Dakota. She received her education in rural school in Brookings and Hamlin Counties, and then attended Estelline High School. After receiving her education she was employed as a housekeeper in the Chicago area until 1942. Merlyne was united in marriage...
Dee Vetter
Sep 19, 2014
Dee M. (Langenfeld) Vetter, daughter of George "Judd" and Ida ( Haberly) Langenfeld, was born August 19, 1947 in Watertown, South Dakota. She grew up and attended school in Castlewood and graduated from Castlewood High School. Dee was united in marriage to Larry Vetter on August 17, 1963 at the American Lutheran Church in Castlewood. Dee and Larry made their...
Fern Raines
Sep 2, 2014
Fern A. (Riter) Raines, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Wagner) Riter, was born July 26, 1925 at Willow Lake, South Dakota. She grew up in eastern South Dakota and was united in marriage to Reuben Raatz on January 20, 1946. Reuben died in December of 1969 and she married Clyde Raines on January 6, 1975. They lived near Raymond, South...
Geneva Archer
Aug 30, 2014
Geneva Viola (Hawley) Archer, daughter of Herbert and Mabel (Pollard) Hawley, was born September 14, 1931 in Brookings, South Dakota. She spent her early years and received her education in Estelline and graduated from Estelline High School in 1950. She was employed at SDSU in the business office for two and a half years. After her marriage to Clyde W....
Larry Ching
Aug 29, 2014
Larry Rowe Ching, son of Howard Rowe and Eva A. (Bekke) Ching, was born February 5, 1941 at Castlewood, South Dakota. He grew up on the family farm east of Castlewood and graduated from Castlewood High School in 1959. Larry graduated from SDSU in 1963 with a dairy husbandry major. He was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart...
Donald M. Little, Sr.
Aug 27, 2014
Donald Morton Little was born January 27, 1923 in Codington County, SD to David and Mabel (Stone) Little. Don graduated from Waverly High School in 1941, where he played on the basketball team. He graduated from SDSU in 1945 with a degree in botany and played saxophone in the Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band. He and his brother Sheldon...
Ruth Ebbers
Aug 27, 2014
Ruth Ann (Hulscher) Ebbers, daughter of John F. and Hildegard E. (Kranz) Hulscher, was born April 27, 1927 at Goodwin, South Dakota. She received her education at Holy Rosary in Kranzburg and graduated from Goodwin High School. After receiving her education she was employed at various jobs. Ruth was united in marriage to Paul Ebbers on January 3, 1961 at...
Shirley E. Hansen
Aug 15, 2014
Shirley Emeline (Searles) Hansen, daughter of Harry and Julia (Johnson) Searles, was born January 8, 1926 on the Johnson Homestead near Lake Norden, South Dakota. She grew up and attended high school in Sioux Falls. She was united in marriage to Charles R. Hansen on May 22, 1965 in Sioux Falls. After their marriage they farmed near Hayti, South Dakota...
