Gertrude Begalka
Oct 15, 2011
Gertrude (Stahl) Begalka, daughter of Carl and Gertrude (Van Dyke) Stahl, was born December 31, 1910 in Hamlin County, South Dakota. She spent her early years and received her education in rural school in Hamlin County. Gertrude was united in marriage to Ervin Begalka on January 19, 1939 in Estelline and they farmed until Ervin's death in 1968. She moved...
Larry R. Clark
Oct 8, 2011
Larry R. Clark, son of Loring and Ruth (Langendorfer) Clark, was born April 29, 1946 in Watertown, South Dakota. He grew up in the Lake Norden-Hayti area and graduated from Lake Norden High School. Larry attended SDSU in Brookings for a short time. During high school he worked at Land O Lakes and has continued to work there over the...
Laura Kemink
Oct 1, 2011
Laura Mary (Bohls) Kemink, daughter of John and Mary (Tauer) Bohls, was born March 12, 1921, at rural Castlewood, South Dakota. She grew up in the Castlewood area where she attended school. Due to her mother's death at an early age Laura stayed home during her high school years and cared for her younger siblings, thus establishing a pattern of...
Margie Janssen
Sep 5, 2011
Margie W. (Hammetter) Janssen, daughter of Herman and Lillie (Wendling) Hammetter, was born December 9, 1914 at Vienna, South Dakota. She spent her early years and received her education in Hamlin County and graduated from Hazel High School in 1932. Margie was united in marriage to Menno Janssen on September 21, 1934 in Watertown. They farmed at rural Vienna for...
Clayton J. Roberts
Aug 25, 2011
Clayton J. Roberts, son of James and Ruth (Stewart) Roberts, was born December 17, 1949 at Chamberlain, South Dakota. He grew up at Chamberlain and received his education there. On March 29, 1968 he married Darlys Kenobbie and to this union 10 children were born. He was united in marriage to Nancy Hoftiezer in 1994 in the Black Hills. They...
Dale Hawley
Aug 24, 2011
Funeral Service 10:30 A.M., Monday, August 29, 2011 United Church Of Christ Estelline, South Dakota Pastor Dustin Bartlett, Officiating Visitation 4PM to 7PM Sunday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline Interment Hillcrest Cemetery Estelline, South Dakota Ralph "Dale" Hawley, son of Herbert and Mabel (Pollard) Hawley, was born November 20, 1922 at Estelline, South Dakota. Dale spent his early years...
Joan Jacobsen
Aug 17, 2011
Joan Jorgenson was born on May 23, 1938 in Estelline, South Dakota to Monroe and Edla Jorgenson. She attended school in Hayti, South Dakota and graduated from Hayti High School in 1956 as Valedictorian. She then continued her education and graduated from SDSU in Brookings, South Dakota. She married Dale Jacobsen on June 8, 1957 at the Trinity Lutheran Church...
Michael Shearer
Aug 1, 2011
Funeral Service 10:30 A.M., Saturday, August 6, 2011 Geise Funeral Home Estelline, South Dakota Interment Hillcrest Cemetery Estelline, South Dakota Visitation 4PM to 7PM Friday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline. Michael LeRoy "Mike" Shearer, son of LeRoy and Darlene (Timmer) Shearer, was born August 31, 1964 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He grew up in Sioux Falls and Watertown....
Lorraine Caron
Jul 26, 2011
Mass of Christian Burial for Lorraine C. Caron will be held at 10:30am, Friday, July 29, 2011, at St. Francis deSales Catholic Church in Estelline, with visitation from 5pm until 7pm, on Thursday with a Scripture Service and Rosary at 7pm also at the church. Lorraine C. Thissen was born on May 16, 1936, in Willmar, MN, the daughter of...
Carson Dale Koistinen
Jul 20, 2011
Funeral Service 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Visitation 5PM to 8PM Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Interment Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery Lake Norden, South Dakota Carson Dale Koistinen, son of Keith and Kaarina (Vuohijoki) Koistinen, was born June 18, 2003 at Ames, Iowa. Carson lived...
Delores Goens
Jul 17, 2011
Delores O. (Mohan) Goens, daughter of George and Amanda (Meisel) Mohan, was born August 20, 1922 near Dempster, South Dakota. As a child she moved with her family to the Bruce, South Dakota area and graduated from Bruce High School. After her marriage to Melvin Goens on March 15, 1947 in Watertown, South Dakota, they farmed near Castlewood until moving...
Stefan Kemppainen
Jul 2, 2011
Stefan Tomas Kemppainen, son of Mikael and Renee (Kopman) Kemppainen, was born August 31, 1999. Stefan resided with his family in Battle Ground, Washington. He died on Saturday, July 2, 2011 in a small plane accident along with his 11- year-old 2nd cousin Sawyer Kopman and Sawyer's dad, Clark Kopman, the pilot. Stefan was baptized as a member of the...
Clark Kopman
Jul 2, 2011
Funeral Service 10:00 A.M., Thursday, July 7, 2011 Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Visitation 5PM to 8PM Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Interment Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery Lake Norden, South Dakota Clark Jerome Kopman, son of Felix and Mary (Kangas) Kopman, was born May 3, 1966 at Vancouver, Washington. As an...
Sawyer Kopman
Jul 2, 2011
Funeral Service 10:00 A.M., Thursday, July 7, 2011 Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Visitation 5PM to 8PM Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Interment Apostolic Lutheran Cemetery Lake Norden, South Dakota Sawyer Clark Kopman, son of Clark and Tina (Larson) Kopman, was born December 6, 1999 in Watertown, South Dakota. He...
Betty Jasper
Jun 8, 2011
Mass of Christian Burial 11:00 A.M., Friday, June 10, 2011 St. Thomas More Catholic Parish Brookings, South Dakota Fr. Rodney Farke, Officiating Visitation 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Thursday at Rude's Funeral Home in Brookings, followed by a Scripture Service at 7:30 PM. Interment St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery Sioux Falls, South Dakota Betty Ann (Rahn) Jasper, daughter of Ferdinand Theodore...
Annie Mennenga
May 8, 2011
Funeral Service 1:30 PM, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 United Church of Christ Estelline, South Dakota Pastor Dustin Bartlett, Officiating Interment Dempster Cemetery, Dempster, South Dakota Visitation 5PM to 8PM Tuesday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline. Annie Kate (Poppen) Mennenga, daughter of Poppe and Mamie (Ammerman) Poppen, was born September 6, 1917 in Hamlin County, South Dakota. She spent her...
Helen Womble
Apr 22, 2011
Funeral Service 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Trinity Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Rev. Gene Peterson, Officiating Interment Danish Lutheran Cemetery Rural Badger, South Dakota Visitation One hour preceding services at the church. Helen V. (Leake) Womble, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Fanning) Leake, was born May 2, 1916 in Perry, Missouri. She grew up and received her...
Alberta Kiihl
Apr 22, 2011
Funeral Service 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Geise Funeral Home Estelline, South Dakota Rev. Michael Enderle, Officiating Visitation Noon to service time on Tuesday at Geise Funeral Home Interment Hillcrest Cemetery Estelline, South Dakota Alberta "Becky" Marie Kiihl was born August 3, 1921 to John and Mary (Saathoff) Kiihl at Dempster, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed at...
Douglas M. Dawson
Apr 21, 2011
Funeral Service 2:00 PM, Monday, April 25, 2011 Geise Funeral Home Estelline, South Dakota Rev. Al Goldhammer, Officiating Interment Hillcrest Cemetery Estelline, South Dakota Visitation Noon until service time on Monday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline. Douglas M. Dawson, son of Raymond and Caroline (Zebell) Dawson, was born June 27, 1930 in Estelline, South Dakota. He spent his early...
Dean Hawley
Apr 14, 2011
Funeral Service 11:00 AM, Monday, April 18, 2011 Evangelical Covenant Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Rev. Joe Turrill, Officiating Visitation 3PM to 5PM Sunday at Geise Funeral Chapel in Lake Norden. N. Dean Hawley, son of Herbert Chester and Mabel Viola (Pollard) Hawley, was born November 15, 1936 at Estelline, South Dakota. He grew up at Estelline and graduated from...
