Colton Dale Beld
May 26, 2015
Colton Dale Beld the son of Dale and Jolene Beld was born on June 29, 2004. Colton was called home on May 26, 2015. He was a baptized member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. Colton's hobbies included being on the lake, whether it was fishing, jet skiing or going for a tube ride. He also enjoyed dirt biking, mowing...
Melvin J. Heemeyer
May 17, 2015
Melvin John Heemeyer was born April 24, 1924, to Riksto and Delia (Bolhouse) Heemeyer of Castlewood. He attended school and graduated from Castlewood High School in 1941. Melvin was united in marriage to Lois Jean (Klatt) on October 27, 1945. Lois and Melvin farmed in the Castlewood area all of their married life. Lois passed May 5, 1986. Melvin married...
Hilda Knutson
Apr 4, 2015
Hilda (Tuin) Knutson, daughter of Tom and Jennie (Kruiter) Tuin, was born February 12, 1920 at George, Iowa. She moved with her parents to South Dakota at an early age and attended school in Dempster, South Dakota. Hilda was united in marriage to Donald R. Knutson on April 19, 1941 in Dempster. After their marriage they farmed for 58 years...
Jane Livock
Mar 17, 2015
Jane Lois Livock passed away on her 74th birthday on March 17th, 2015 at her home in Lake Norden, South Dakota. Jane was born with her identical twin Jean on March 17th, 1941 in Waterloo, Iowa to David Ernst and Myrtle (DeVoe) Moschkau. Jane grew up in the Turtle Lake Wisconsin area and graduated from Turtle Lake High School in...
Vera B. Thomas
Mar 17, 2015
Vera B. (Carlson) Thomas, daughter of Ragnar "Tom" and Betty (Liljegren) Carlson, was born August 10, 1929 at rural Badger, South Dakota. She grew up and attended rural school near Badger and then worked in the Badger Café. Vera also worked for several farm families before her marriage to Arthur "Gene" Thomas on February 18, 1950 near Badger. They farmed...
Ray E. Vomacka
Mar 16, 2015
Ray E. Vomacka, son of Ernest and Alice (Hageman) Vomacka, was born September 2, 1961 in Burke, South Dakota. He grew up and received his education in Gregory, South Dakota and graduated from Gregory High School in 1980. While growing up and as a young man Ray learned the machinist trade from his father who owned Ernies Machine Shop in...
Evelyn Walraven
Mar 8, 2015
Evelyn Darlene (Mason) Walraven, daughter of Harold and Theresa (Hoff) Mason, was born September 10, 1936 at Bemis, South Dakota. She attended school and graduated from Castlewood High School in 1954. Evelyn was united in marriage to Donald "Bud" Walraven on June 11, 1956 in Madison, Minnesota. She worked at Spies in Watertown before they purchased Bud's Café in Estelline...
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...
