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James Sample

James Sample

Jan 17, 2021

James Ivan Sample, Jr. of Vermillion, SD passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls from Congestive Heart Failure. Jim was born January 23, 1933 in Spring Valley, Minnesota to James Ivan and Ruth (Utley) Sample. He graduated from Spring Valley High School, attended Iowa State University and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1958...

Mark Erickson

Mark Erickson

Jan 15, 2021

Mark Erickson passed away in a tragic motor-vehicle accident on January 15, 2021. Although taken too soon, Mark appreciated the gift of life, embracing the present moment every day. Mark was born on February 6, 1963 at Avera Sacred Heart in Yankton, South Dakota, to Gale and Marie (Wilcox) Erickson. He graduated from Augustana College with an Associate degree in...

Robert L. Halvorson

Robert L. Halvorson

Jan 4, 2021

Robert “Bob” Halvorson, 93 of rural Wakonda, SD died Monday, January 4, 2021 after a brief, non-Covid-related illness. Due to the pandemic, a funeral service for immediate family only will be held at Hansen Funeral Home, Irene, SD at 11am Saturday January 9, followed by internment at Riverview Cemetery, Centerville, SD at 12:15pm with graveside military honors provided by American...

Gerald Voeks

Gerald Voeks

Jan 4, 2021

An obituary is not available at this time for Gerald Voeks. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Dennis "K.I." Knudson

Dennis "K.I." Knudson

Dec 29, 2020

Dennis (K.I.) Inman Knudson of Wakonda, SD passed away at the age of 72 on Tuesday, Dec. 29th, 2020 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, due to complications from Pulmonary Fibrosis. Dennis was born at the Vermillion Hospital to Knute Inman and Artis (Dahlin) Knudson on October 10, 1948. He attended Wakonda Public School and graduated in 1966. He...

Kenneth W Peterson

Kenneth W Peterson

Dec 17, 2020

Kenneth W. Peterson of Wakonda, SD passed away at the age of 93 on Thursday, December 17th, 2020. Kenneth was born on the family farm to Herbert R. and Inga (Anderson) Peterson on August 10th, 1927. He was the 4th of 6 children. He attended Wakonda Public School and graduated in 1945. He served in the army during the Korean...

Esther Lorraine Hybertson (Sherman) (Duncan)

Esther Lorraine Hybertson (Sherman) (Duncan)

Dec 7, 2020

Esther Lorraine Hybertson, 89, died December 7, 2020 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. Esther was born November 26, 1931 in Yankton, SD to Ina and Charles Duncan. Esther married Ira Ward Sherman November 4, 1948. Esther and Ira farmed near Wakonda until they purchased a café in Wakonda. They ran the E & I Café together for 24 years....

Marjean Ann Barta (Waltner)

Marjean Ann Barta (Waltner)

Dec 7, 2020

Marjean Ann (Waltner) Barta, 83 of Vermillion, SD went to be with her Lord God on Monday December 7, 2020 surrounded by her family in prayer. Visitation will be from 5-7PM Thursday December 10 followed by a prayer service and rosary at 7 PM at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Vermillion, SD. A Catholic funeral mass will be held Friday...

Roger D. Hanson

Roger D. Hanson

Dec 5, 2020

Memorial services will be 11:00am, Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Peace Lutheran Church (5509 W 41st St, Sioux Falls, SD) Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Face coverings will be required. Join the service online at peacelutheran.com/live In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be directed to the Old Vangen Cemetery Fund. (300 W. 3rd Street...

Edith Dean Beacom

Edith Dean Beacom

Dec 5, 2020

Edith Dean Beacom, 102, of Vermillion, SD passed away Saturday, December 5 at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD after sustaining an injury at the Sanford Vermillion Care Center where she resided. Edith was born March 29, 1918 to Jens P. and Matilda (Madsen) Jensen of Irene, SD. The youngest of six daughters, she grew up on their family...

Alberta Anglin (Hurlbutt)

Alberta Anglin (Hurlbutt)

Nov 23, 2020

Alberta Lavonne Anglin, 89, died November 23, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Alberta was born September 4, 1931 in Vermillion, SD to Albert and Helen (Oliphant) Hurlbutt. Alberta was named after her father. She graduated from Dakota City High School in 1949, she then attended and graduated from Nettleton Business College in Sioux City, IA. She...

Elaine Brown (Hansen)

Elaine Brown (Hansen)

Nov 19, 2020

Beloved Wife, Mother, and Grandmother, Elaine Ruth Brown, 89, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Elaine was born to Edward and Ella Hansen in Burbank, SD on Dec 11, 1930. She married Robert Dale Brown in 1951, and worked for Dakota Hospital and USD School of Medicine Preceding her...

Daniel Heine

Daniel Heine

Nov 15, 2020

Daniel Heine of Vermillion, SD passed away on November 15, 2020 at Sanford Care Center. He was born June 13, 1946 in Yankton, SD to Leonard and Mary Heine. He attended school in St. Helena, NE and graduated from Yankton High School. Following graduation Danny joined the Army and served in Vietnam. Dan returned to farming in Vermillion. He loved...

Alberta M. Pearson (Jensen)

Alberta M. Pearson (Jensen)

Nov 15, 2020

Alberta M. Pearson, age 86, of Viborg, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg. Alberta was born on May 31, 1934 to Casper and Olive Jensen in rural Wakonda, South Dakota. She graduated from Wakonda High School in1952. She attended Madison General Beadle College, and later taught at West Prairie Country School and several...

George Baity

George Baity

Nov 13, 2020

George Baity, Jr., formerly of Vermillion, died peacefully November 13, 2020, in Aurora-Brule Care & Rehab, White Lake, SD, at the age of 96. George was born in 1924 in the Morris, MN area, the son of George & Mabel (Hoag) Baity. When he was 5 years old, he and his family moved to South Dakota where he attended rural...

Loren Ouellette

Loren Ouellette

Nov 12, 2020

Loren Allen Ouellette of Burbank, SD, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2020, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. He was the oldest child born to E.A. and Grace (Olson) Ouellette on August 9, 1936, at home in rural Elk Point. The family later moved to the rural Vermillion area. Loren graduated from Vermillion High School in 1954. He worked...

Boneva "Bonnie" Albers

Boneva "Bonnie" Albers

Nov 11, 2020

Bonnie Albers passed away peacefully on November 11, at Dougherty Hospice Center in Sioux Falls, three days after her 88th birthday. Bonnie was born in Jefferson, SD, on November 8, 1932, to Raymond and Mae (Vermillion) Girard. She graduated from Elk Point High School in 1951. After graduation, she took a job in Sioux City, IA, working for Morrie's Clothing...

Duane Brunick

Duane Brunick

Nov 10, 2020

Duane L. Brunick, 90, formerly of Vermillion, SD passed away Tuesday, November 10 at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD. Duane was born on November 4, 1930. He married his sweetheart, Lorraine Mockler, on June 11, 1953. He and his wife owned Brunick Body Shop and Brunick Trailer Court for many years. He was an avid USD Coyote fan....

William Mckinney

William Mckinney

Nov 9, 2020

William J. “Bill” Mckinney, 88, of Vermillion, SD formerly of White City, KS passed away peacefully at his home on November 9, 2020. Bill was born March 21, 1932 in Prattville, AL to Leo and Ethel (Rawlinson) Mckinney. Bill served in the Army for 2 years followed by a 10-year enlistment in the Airforce based in Wichita, KS. There he...

Lucille Alvina "Lu" Dwyer (Peterson)

Lucille Alvina "Lu" Dwyer (Peterson)

Nov 9, 2020

Home is what you make of it and Lucille Dwyer, who passed away peacefully in Sioux Falls on Monday, November 9, 2020 made a lot of hers! She packed her tiny first home, the “little white house on Summit Avenue,” as her entire family affectionately remembers it, not just with her husband and 3 children, but with a rotating collection...

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