Esther Lillian Wiersma
Mar 19, 2003
Esther L. Wiersma, 82, of Brookings, South Dakota died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at the United Retirement Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday at First Reformed Church in Volga, with interment at Trinity Cemetery at Volga. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Sunday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Esther Lillian (Sydow) Wiersma was...
Richard Delmar Quinn
Mar 15, 2003
Richard Delmar Quinn was born February 11, 1947, in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Delmar and Adeline Quinn. Richard D. Quinn passed away March 15, 2003, at his home in Sylmar, California, of natural causes. Graveside services will be 1:30 P.M. Friday, April 11, 2003, at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Elkton, South Dakota. Richard attended school in Hollywood, California, and graduated...
Katherine L. Hein
Mar 15, 2003
Katherine Hein, age 98, Brookings, South Dakota Katherine Hein, 98, of Brookings, died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Wessington Springs, South Dakota, with interment in the Charity Hill Cemetery. Visitations will be from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Wednesday at Eidsness...
Betty Lou Howard
Mar 11, 2003
Betty Lou Howard was born September 3, 1927, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Otis and Clarice (Belew) Howard. She died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings, South Dakota. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 12, 2003, at United Church of Christ in Brookings. Betty grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She attended college at Randolph...
Betty Lou Howard
Mar 11, 2003
Betty Lou Howard, age 75, of Brookings, South Dakota, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at Brookview Manor in Brookings. A memorial service will be scheduled at a future date.
Robert M. Volkers
Mar 7, 2003
Robert M. Volkers, 49, died Friday, March 7, 2003, at his home near Volga, South Dakota, of leukemia. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Tuesday at the Volga Christian Reformed Church with interment in Trinity Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-8 P.M. Monday at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in Volga. Robert Mitchell Volkers was born October 1, 1953, to Herman and...
Helen Vina Hiaring
Mar 4, 2003
Helen Vina (Quam) Hiaring was born November 12, 1911, to Jacob and Julia (Felberg) Quam in Brookings County, South Dakota. She died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at Brookview Manor, in Brookings, South Dakota. Helen grew up in the Brookings County area, and attended country school. On June 28, 1933 she married Lawrence Hiaring. The couple farmed in Lake County after...
Olin Horace Gile
Feb 14, 2003
Olin Horace Gile was born November 11, 1922, at Powell, Wyoming, to John P. and Agnes A. (Olin) Gile He died Friday, February 14, 2003, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. At the age of two Olin moved with his family to a farm near Brookings, where he lived the rest of his life. He graduated from Brookings...
Martha Jane Erickson
Feb 9, 2003
Martha Jane (Alexander) Erickson was born May 18, 1922, at Mound City, South Dakota, to Joseph and Ada (Francis) Alexander. She died Sunday, February 9, 2003, at the White Healthcare Center in White, South Dakota. Martha Jane served as a nurse in the Cadet Corps at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. On September 27, 1946, she married Verne F....
Rolland Henry Lane
Feb 8, 2003
Rolland Henry Lane was born February 23, 1908, at Brookings, South Dakota, to James W. and Carrie (Dowding) Lane. He died Saturday, February 8, 2003, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Rolland spent his early years on his familys farm north of Brookings, where he graduated from high school. On July 2, 1931, he married Cecil Mennis at...
Dulania Frances Chenoweth
Feb 6, 2003
Dulania Frances (Churchill) Chenoweth was born September 14, 1910, at Keswick, Iowa, to Clinton and Rosa (Shafranek) Churchill. She died Thursday, February 6, 2003, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dulania grew up in the Keswick area, and attended Keswick High School. She later went on to have nurses training in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dulania married Alfred...
Carol Ann Hefling
Jan 31, 2003
Carol Ann (Randel) Hefling was born October 15, 1937, at Ottawa, Kansas, to Leslie and Frances (Hagen) Randel. She died Friday, January 31, 2003, at the Madison, South Dakota, Community Hospital. Carol grew up in the Ottawa-Pomona area, and graduated from Appanoose High School. She received her bachelors and masters degrees at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. She taught...
Paul Richard Middaugh
Jan 30, 2003
Paul Richard Middaugh was born February 11, 1920, at Fargo, North Dakota, to Luther Bixby and Pearl (Martin) Middaugh. He died Thursday, January 30, 2003, at his home in Brookings, South Dakota. He graduated from Fargo High School in 1938, and was elected to the Academic National Honor Society. He majored in organic chemistry at the North Dakota Agricultural College...
Roy Allen Stacey
Jan 23, 2003
Roy Allen Stacey was born March 5, 1940, at Mitchell, South Dakota, to Harry and Doris (Sprague) Stacey. He died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 23, 2003, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Roy graduated from Farmer High School and attended South Dakota State University. He worked at various jobs until establishing a screen printing business in Rapid City. He married Peggy...
Delbert W. Goldammer
Jan 19, 2003
Delbert W. Goldammer was born December 20, 1944, at Canova, South Dakota, to Leo and Lena (Tschirley) Goldammer. He died suddenly on Sunday, January 19, 2003, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Delbert attended school at Canova, where he graduated from high school. After graduation, Delbert entered the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan. While in the...
Lois Irene Mottaz
Jan 14, 2003
Lois Irene (Thomssen) Mottaz was born September 18, 1927, at White, South Dakota, to Alfred and Lillian (Jetter) Thomssen. She died Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Lois attended school at White. On March 2, 1968, she married Jim Mottaz. They lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Texas, where Jim died February 28, 1987....
Beryl Younger
Jan 6, 2003
Beryl (Colburn) Younger was born March 11, 1912, at Madison, South Dakota, to John H. and Laura T. (Rohm) Colburn. She died Monday, January 6, 2003, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. At age one Beryl moved with her parents to a homestead at Bascom, Montana, returning to Madison in 1917. In 1922 the family moved to Appleton,...
Jonathan Keith Christianson
Jan 2, 2003
Jonathan Keith Christianson was born October 23, 1987, at Brookings, South Dakota, to Keith and Susan (Madsen) Christianson. He died Thursday, January 2, 2003, at his home in Volga, South Dakota, of neuroblastoma. Jonathan lived with his family in Aurora, South Dakota, for three years and in Brookings for four years, where he attended pre-school at First Lutheran Church and...
Valborg Harpestad
Dec 19, 2002
Valborg (Stene) Harpestad was born June 21, 1919, in Naeroy Namdalen, Norway, to Johan and Agnete (Hansen) Stene. She died Thursday, December 19, 2002, at University Community Hospital, Tampa, Florida, with her daughter Linda at her side, at the age of 83 years, 5 months, and 28 days. Valborg emigrated from Norway to her brother Arnfinns farm near Worthing, South...
Donald Lavern Olauson
Dec 13, 2002
Donald Lavern Olauson was born March 5, 1938, at Graceville, Minnesota, to Anton and Anna (Nickelson) Olauson. He died Friday, December 13, 2002, at his residence in Volga, South Dakota. Donald grew up in rural Roberts County, South Dakota and attended school in Sisseton, South Dakota. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was...
