Obituary Listings
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...
Roxann Kemink
Apr 11, 2011
Kemink, Roxann Passed away April 11, 2011 at her home in Bloomington, MN. Born September 15, 1961 in Moses Lake, WA but soon thereafter spent her life in the Midwest. Married Jeff Kemink June 16, 1979.Active in a variety of community events and charitable organizations with her husband while living in Moorhead, Missoula, Bemidji and most recently the Minneapolis/St. Paul...
Lloyd S. Foster
Mar 28, 2011
Funeral Service 10:30 A.M., Saturday, April 2, 2011 United Church of Christ Estelline, South Dakota Pastor Dustin Bartlett, Officiating Interment Hillcrest Cemetery, Estelline, South Dakota Visitation 4PM to 7PM Friday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline. Lloyd S. Foster, son of Benjamin George and Ida Mathilda (Wiken) Foster, was born October 26, 1918 on the family farm at rural Estelline,...
Della Aronson
Mar 25, 2011
Funeral Service 10:30 AM, Monday, March 28, 2011 American Lutheran Church Castlewood, South Dakota Rev. William Hamill and Rev. David Lund, Officiating Interment Castlewood Cemetery Visitation 5PM to 7PM Sunday at American Lutheran Church in Castlewood to be followed by a Prayer Service at 7PM. Della Mae (Barnes) Aronson, daughter of Albert John and Johanna Della (Kemink) Barnes, was born...
Violet Somsen
Mar 24, 2011
Funeral Service 11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 First Presbyterian Church Castlewood, South Dakota Rev. Terry Drew, Officiating Interment Castlewood Cemetery Visitation 5PM to 8PM Monday at Geise Funeral Chapel in Castlewood Violet Elizabeth Somsen was born December 28, 1921 near Castlewood, to Harvey and Elizabeth (Kallemyn) Somsen. Shortly after Violet's birth, her mother died, and Violet was raised by...
Leonard W. Bleeker
Mar 20, 2011
Memorial Service 11:00 A.M., Thursday, March 24, 2011 American Lutheran Church Castlewood, South Dakota Rev. William Hamill, Officiating Memorial Visitation 5PM to 8PM Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Geise Funeral Chapel in Castlewood. Leonard W. Bleeker, son of John and Johanna (Ruesink) Bleeker, was born March 9, 1929 at rural Castlewood, South Dakota. He grew up there and received his...
Violet Hall
Feb 27, 2011
Funeral Service 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 3, 2011 Trinity Lutheran Church Estelline, South Dakota Rev. Ann E.S. Webb, Officiating Interment Hillcrest Cemetery Estelline, South Dakota Visitation 4PM to 7Pm Wednesday, March 2nd at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline. Violet Sophia (Lilja) Hall, daughter of Paul and Annie (Hakansson) Lilja, was born September 29, 1928 at Bruce, South Dakota. She received...
Hilda Sprucelake
Feb 20, 2011
Funeral Service 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 26, 2011 Trinity Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Rev. Gene Peterson, Officiating Interment Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Lake Norden, South Dakota Vistitation 4PM to 7PM Friday at Geise Funeral Chapel in Lake Norden Hilda (Kinnunen) Sprucelake, daughter of Andrew and Ida (Moilanen) Kinnunen, was born July 23, 1913 on a farm in Hamlin County,...
Elsie Marttila
Feb 13, 2011
Funeral Service 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Trinity Lutheran Church Lake Norden, South Dakota Rev. Gene Peterson, Officiating Interment Danish Lutheran Cemetery Rural Badger, South Dakota Visitation 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Tuesday at Geise Funeral Chapel in Lake Norden. Elsie (Koistinen) Marttila, daughter of Charles and Ida (Tervo) Koistinen, was born November 29, 1919 in Hamlin County, South...
James Rieckman
Feb 12, 2011
Mass Of Christian Burial 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 17, 2011 Estelline High School Gymnasium Estelline, South Dakota Fr. Brian Simon, Celebrant Visitation 4PM to 7PM Wednesday at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Estelline. A Scripture Service and Rosary will follow the visitation beginning at 7:00PM. Interment St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery Estelline, South Dakota James Rieckman, son...
Winfred Palmer
Feb 12, 2011
Funeral Service 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, February 16, 2011 Trinity Lutheran Church Estelline, South Dakota Rev. Ann E. S. Webb, Officiating Visitation 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Tuesday, Geise Funeral Home in Estelline Prayer Service 7:00 PM Tuesday at Geise Funeral Home Interment 3:30 PM Wednesday Hills of Rest Memorial Park Sioux Falls, South Dakota Winfred B. Palmer, son of Austin...
Leroy C. Koepke
Jan 23, 2011
Funeral Service 10:30 A.M., Friday, January 28, 2011 Trinity Lutheran Church Estelline, South Dakota Rev. Ann E.S. Webb, Officiating Visitation 5PM to 7PM Thursday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline Interment Goodwin Cemetery Goodwin, South Dakota LeRoy C. Koepke, son of Leonard and Eleanor (Johnson) Koepke, was born February 14, 1933 at Goodwin, South Dakota. His family moved to Watertown,...
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