Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Dec 10, 2002

Gary Eugene Schwartz was born October 28, 1954, at Madison, South Dakota, to Vernon and Jean (Lewis) Schwartz. He died Tuesday, December 10, 2002, near Sinai, South Dakota, the result of injuries received in a motor-vehicle accident. Gary graduated from DeSmet High School in 1972 and from SDSU in 1976 with a degree in Animal Science. He worked as an...

Nov 20, 2002

Lloyd Raymond Johnson was born June 8, 1917, in Lake Sinai Township, Brookings County, South Dakota, to John M. and Carrie (Hanson) Johnson. He died Wednesday, November 20, 2002, of lung cancer, at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, South Dakota. Lloyd was baptized and confirmed at Sinai Lutheran Church. He attended grade school at Sunny Hill school near Sinai. On...

Aug 20, 1950

Army Pvt. Floyd Schultz, killed in action during the Korean War at 21 years of age, was finally recovered this past September and will be laid to rest in White's Fairview Cemetery on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.  There will be a Graveside Service at 10:00 AM with full military honors.

Floyd Schultz was born January 16, 1929...