The memorial service for Violet D. Fischer, 85, formerly of Leola, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on June 22, 2013, at St. James Lutheran Church in Leola. Pastor Sara Sorensen will officiate. Burial will follow at Green Mound Cemetery in Leola.
The family is asked to meet at the church at 10 a.m. on June 22.
Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.
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Mass of Christian burial for Doug Kraft, 39, of Timber Lake will be at 10 a.m. MDT, Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Timber Lake School Gym. Burial will be at the Kraft Family Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. A prayer service was 7 p.m. Wednesday at the gym.
Doug passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, near Ludlow.
Douglas Henry Kraft was born on Feb. 28, 1974, in McLaughlin to Jack and Linda (Meyer) Kraft. He grew up on the farm south of Timber Lake, where he grew up riding horses, pedal bikes, dirt bikes, playing in the hayloft with all his friends and had a well-worn path over to the Biegler Farm, where his second family lived. What exactly happened there is still a mystery. While in high school and at college in Huron he excelled in basketball, football and track. He was loved by everyone for who he was and named homecoming king while at Timber Lake High School and Huron University.
Doug still holds several high school basketball and track records and, while attending Huron University Doug, set NAIA and National records in receptions, catches per game and receiving. He is Huron's all-time leader in receiving yards per season and career, receiving touchdowns in season and career, and catches in one game and career. He was named to the first team NAIA and SDIC three years running.
He graduated in 1997, with a degree in criminal justice. Following graduation, he got the opportunity to try out for the Miami Dolphins. In August 1998, he moved back to Timber Lake with his family and in 1999, he and his brother, Jake, bought the elevator, which he ran. He loved working with sheep and cattle and took over his dad's cattle and land operation and loved improving his little slice of heaven south of the airport. He could fix about anything and even as a young boy, loved to drive the old clunkers and keep them running.
Doug was a very sincere man. He would help out anyone in need whether he was asked or not. He was an absolute joy to hang out with for he always could tell a good story, do an imitation and make you laugh. He loved playing with children and liked to teach them the wonders of life.
On Aug. 6, 1994, Doug married Tausha Walter in Huron and to this union three sons were born: Cody, Tanner and Tucker. Doug was very much a family man. He constantly supported and encouraged them and he was so proud of them, no matter what they did.
Doug enjoyed being on his Harley, playing guitar, teaching others to play guitar and being on the river in his pontoon. He was a volunteer fireman and served on city council and rodeo club. Doug played trumpet and played at numerous Memorial Day services. He also enjoyed haying and doing snow removal. He took pride in being the first one out after a snowfall. He was also a trucker, pilot, proud redneck, avid outdoorsman, a friend to everyone and a coach. He could be found at open gym helping kids with their basketball skills.
Doug started flying before he was out of high school and loved being free in the sky. He was very excited to be part of Air Kraft Spraying as a spray pilot for the last few years.
Thankful for being part of Doug's life are his wife, Tausha, of Timber Lake; sons: Cody, Tanner and Tucker of Timber Lake; his parents, Jack and Linda Kraft of Timber Lake; brother, Jake (Jodi) Kraft of Timber Lake; sister, Angie (Matt) Hotzler of Clear Lake; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles; and his dog, Sam.
The funeral service for Elroy Johnson, 95, of Aberdeen will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, Aberdeen, with Pastor Eldon Reich officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Elroy died Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Sanford Health, Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013, with family present from 6 to 7 p.m. at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.
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Judy Starz, 73, of Enemy Swim Lake died on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at her home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Fiksdal Funeral Chapel in Webster, with the Rev. Scott Dempster officiating. Burial will be at Lakewood Cemetery, Waubay.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday.
Fiksdal Funeral Service of Webster is in charge of the arrangements.
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Marie McIntire, 68, of Pierre passed away Tuesday, June 11, at her home in Pierre, surrounded by the love of her family
Visitation will be held Friday, June 14, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Isburg Funeral Chapel
Services will be held Saturday, June 15, at 10:30 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Urbach and the Rev. Joshua Baumann officiating
Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery.
Arrangements have been placed in care of Isburg Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at isburgfuneralchapels.com.
Marie Jean was born to Jacob J. and Martha (Dockter) Jundt at Aberdeen on Nov. 18, 1944. She and her newly born sister, Margaret June, became children of God by Holy Baptism on Feb. 9, 1946, at the Lutheran parsonage in Leola.
Marie and her younger siblings grew up on the family farm near Leola.
She married Bruce McIntire at St. James Lutheran Church in Leola on May 21, 1967.
She honed her secretarial skills over a 50-year span, beginning with the McPherson County Extension Service in 1963 and concluding with the Schmidt, Schroyer, Moreno and Lee law firm in Pierre in 2013. With initiation by her mother at a young age, Marie became a skilled seamstress and cook. She also enjoyed baking and canning.
Her favorite activities included reading, first to her children and then to her grandchildren, playing Scrabble or cards and walking. She was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church from the time of her marriage until her death. When her children were young, she served as a Sunday school teacher for several years and later as an adult Bible study leader.
Marie is survived by her husband, Bruce; daughter, Susan M. (Guy) Baumann of Chester; two sons: Paul D. (Lisa) McIntire of Watertown and Mark A. (Holly) McIntire of Pierre; grandchildren: Joshua, Julie, Aubrey, Jonathan and Josiah Baumann and Alex, Drew, Kate and Mason McIntire; sister, Margaret (James) Appl of Aberdeen; three brothers: Jacob L. Jundt of Aberdeen, Jerry H. (Phyllis) Jundt of Lindsay, Texas and Willard A. (Berniece) Jundt of Leola; several nieces and nephews; and her husband's siblings: Lowell, Lloyd and Roger McIntire, Sharon Gienger and their spouses.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and an infant brother, Ivan.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Faith Lutheran Church, The Salvation Army, Countryside Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
Geraldine Rose "Gerry" Colclazier, 86, Aberdeen, formerly of Garden City, the widow of Lloyd "Bud" Colclazier, died June 8, 2013, in Aberdeen.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the Garden City United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jen Tyler officiating. Visitation will begin at noon at the church on Thursday. Burial will follow in the Garden City Cemetery. Dorothy Fuller will be the organist with special music by David and Carol Finstad. The staff of the Avera Retirement Center, especially Mother Joseph Manor, should consider themselves as honorary casketbearers. The active casketbearers will be: Bruce, Donald and Douglas Trebil, Daryl Anderson, Matt Krucker and Nicholas Colclazier.
She was born Geraldine Rose Bonfoey on April 18, 1927, at Garden City, the daughter of Edwin and Rose (Schaefer) Bonfoey. She attended school at Garden City and graduated from Garden City High School in 1945. Following high school, she attended Northern Normal Teacher's College at Aberdeen and obtained her certificate and taught country school for a short time. Gerry studied nursing training at the Bartron Hospital in Watertown until her marriage.
On March 10, 1948, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Ellsworth "Bud" Colclazier at the Good Tidings Chapel, later called the Wesleyan Church, at Garden City. They lived in town for a short time before moving to a farm 1 miles south of Garden City. In 1961, they moved to a dairy/poultry farm east of Tulare, which they operated until 1970, at which time they moved into Redfield. In October 1989, they returned to Garden City living there until the summer of 2001. Bud died in 2001. Gerry continued making Redfield her home until health issues forced her to move to Aberdeen in 2006.
Gerry will long be remembered for her warm soul and kind and caring ways, working for over 22 years as a dorm parent supervisor at the South Dakota Developmental Center. She never was afraid of working on the farm either, or riding the potato harvester.
Many will also remember her love of baking, always having something fresh baked, along with a cup of coffee and a good visit. She also enjoyed crocheting, traveling, spending winters in Texas, having a keen sense of humor, with a big smile and second to none was her love of family, tending to many of their needs over the years. Her God and church family played a very important role in her life as well, currently holding her membership in the Wesleyan Church at Redfield.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Bud; son-in-law, Robert Geramita; siblings: Byrl and James Bonfoey; and brother-in-law, Lester McGillivary.
Grateful for having shared in her life are her children: Nancy (Kervin) Simonson of Aberdeen, Robert (Roberta) Colclazier of Redfield, Debora Geramita of Aberdeen and Randy Colclazier of Redfield; six grandchildren: Sharon, Matthew, Jennifer, Angela, Sara and Nicholas; four great-grandchildren: Zachary, Jacob, Riley and Addison; siblings: Lois McGillivary of Clark, Paul (Pat) Bonfoey of Sioux Falls, John (Jane) Bonfoey of Loveland, Colo.; sister-in-law, Joyce Bonfoey of North Pole, Alaska; and two grand-dogs, Izzy and Skeeter of Aberdeen.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Avera Mother Joseph Manor, 1002 N. Jay St., Aberdeen, SD 57401, Attn: Chapel Renovation."
Funeral arrangements are by the Furness Funeral Home at Clark where there is an online registry at furnessfuneralhome.com.
The funeral service for Morgan Brockel, 79, of Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen, with Pastor Raymond Pomplun officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Morgan died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Avera St. Lukes, Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home Fellowship Hall.
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Monica M. Palmer, 90, of Aberdeen passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab.
Arrangements are pending with Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen: The funeral service for Morgan Brockel, 79, of Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen, with Pastor Raymond Pomplun officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Morgan died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Avera St. Luke's, Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home Fellowship Hall.
Morgan Albert Brockel was born on Dec. 3, 1933, to Gottlieb and Carolyn (Klingman) Brockel in Mound City. Morgan grew up and attended school in the Roscoe area, graduating from Roscoe High School.
Morgan later moved to Aberdeen, where he was employed as a machinist at Hub City Iron in Aberdeen. Morgan then worked as a carpenter around the Aberdeen area, where he built, owned, maintained and managed various structures. Morgan was blessed with five children.
Morgan enjoyed many hobbies. Coin collecting was a hobby he enjoyed for many years and had amassed quite the collection. Morgan enjoyed bowling at the Village Bowl, where he was quite the bowler. He also played softball and was a left-handed short stop, which is very unusual. Whenever he played ball with the kids, you were guaranteed a chance to bat and to run the bases. One of his favorites was horseshoes and everyone wanted to be his partner so they could take home some hardware also. His true love was for dancing. He could dance for hours, something him and Linda truly enjoyed during his later years. He was a past member of the Moose Lodge and Eagles Lodge in Aberdeen. He had a caring gracious heart and was a very hardworking gentleman.
Grateful for having shared Morgan's life are his children: Craig (Carol) Jolly, Spokane, Wash., Sheryl (Ron) Brown, Bowdle, Brian Brockel, Glennallen, Alaska, Jon (Kim) Brockel, Bowdle, Michelle (Jeff) Oxner, Bowdle; special friend, Linda Anderson, Aberdeen; brothers: Theadore (Donna) Brockel, Glenn (Donna) Brockel, James (Jan) Brockel, JoeRay (Linda) Brockel; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gottlieb and Carolyn Brockel; and brother, Donald Brockel.
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Aberdeen: Mass of Christian burial for Monica M. Palmer, 90, Aberdeen, is 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Aberdeen. Burial follows at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary, with a liturgical wake and rosary at 7 p.m. Visitation continues one hour before Mass at church.
Monica died June 11, 2013, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab.
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Hecla: Trevor Wampler, 17, of Hecla died June 12, 2013. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 16, 2013, from 2 to 6 p.m., with a prayer service starting at 6 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hecla.
His funeral will be Monday at 10 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, with burial to follow at the Hecla City Cemetery.
Dahlstrom Funeral Home of Oakes is in charge of the arrangements.
An online guestbook may be signed at dahlstromfuneralhome.com.
Aberdeen: Gary Piatz, 49, of Aberdeen passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at his residence in Aberdeen.
Arrangements are pending with Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, Aberdeen.
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Fountain Hills, Ariz.: Celebration of life services will be held for Charles "Buck" Moore on Saturday, June 15, from 3 to 6 p.m., Minnehaha Country Club, 3101 West 22nd St., Sioux Falls.
Roslyn: Alvin Axness, 95, of Roslyn died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Stand-Kjorsvig Home, Roslyn.
Arrangements are entrusted with Coester Funeral Home, Webster.
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Aberdeen: The funeral service for Elroy Johnson, 95, of Aberdeen will be
2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, Aberdeen, with Pastor Eldon Reich officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Elroy died Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Sanford Health, Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013, with family present from 6 to 7 p.m. at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.
Elroy Julius Johnson was born July 21, 1917, at home in Nahon to Paul and Josephine (Nelson) Johnson. This is the area where he grew up and attended school.
On Oct. 21, 1942, Elroy was united in marriage to Genevieve Gerth at Scandinavia Lutheran Church in Bath. Three children were added to this union.
Elroy and Genevieve settled on a farm south of Aberdeen, where Elroy farmed for 35 years, raising grain and dairy cattle. In 1970, Elroy was elected Brown County Sheriff. He served in law enforcement for 16 years. As a sheriff, Elroy was known for fairness and compassion for all. Governor William Janklow proclaimed Dec. 30, 1982, to be Sheriff Elroy Johnson Day. Elroy and Governor Janklow became good friends while Elroy served as sheriff.
Elroy was a member of the Yelduz Shrine, Masonic Lodge and the South Dakota Sheriff's Association. He was a lifetime member of the Farm Bureau and the Republican Party. Elroy enjoyed hunting, traveling to the Black Hills with his family and quality time spent with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He will be forever remembered for his love of family, patience and work ethic.
Grateful for having shared Elroy's life are his wife, Genevieve Johnson, Aberdeen; sons: Charles (Jane) Johnson, Lake City, Gordon (Karen) Johnson, Aberdeen; daughter-in law, Dixie Johnson, Goodwin; grandchildren: Tami Johnson, Jeremy (Linda) Johnson, Andrew (Ally) Johnson, Donnie Draeger, Nadine (Mike) Richter, Scott (Chrystal) Johnson, Sarah (Jayson) Swanson, Aberdeen; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dennis Johnson; and brothers: Kenneth Johnson and Marvin Johnson.
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Aberdeen: The funeral service for Elroy Johnson, 95, of Aberdeen will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at First United Methodist Church, Aberdeen, with Pastor Eldon Reich officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Elroy died Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Sanford Health, Aberdeen.
Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013, with family present from 6 to 7 p.m. at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.
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Webster: Dolores Berg, 87, of Webster died on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Bethesda Home in Webster.
Arrangements are pending at Fiksdal Funeral Service in Webster.
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Gary John Piatz, 49, of Aberdeen passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2013, of natural causes at his residence in Aberdeen.
A private family memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., Aberdeen, with Father Jordan Samson presiding. Burial follows at St. Mary's Cemetery, Aberdeen.
Friends may sign his online guestbook at schriversmemorial.com.
Gary John Piatz was born on Aug. 6, 1963, to Frank J. and Rose (Uhrich) Piatz in Aberdeen. He was raised and attended school in Aberdeen, graduating from Aberdeen Roncalli High School with the class of 1982. Gary furthered his education at Canby Vocational Technical School in Minnesota, where he obtained a degree in printing.
Throughout his working career, Gary was employed at various jobs, both in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen. He continued to make Aberdeen his home until the time of his death.
Gary is survived by his mother, Rose Piatz of Aberdeen; sister, Susan (Kevin) Dell of Aberdeen; two nieces: Sandra (Kevin) Pons and Jessica (fiance Jared Frach) Dell; and one great-nephew, Liam Pons.
Gary's father, Frank Piatz, preceded him in death in 2010.
Dennis Jost, 77, of Agar passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, at Avera Mary House in Pierre.
Funeral services are currently pending.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Denny's arrangements.
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