Obits
Joanne M. Shelton, 82, of Papillion, Neb., died May 6, 2016. Joanne was born May 24, 1933 in Okaton, S.D. She married William “Bill” Shelton in August 1958. Joanne was one of eleven children. She worked as a R.N. until her retirement in 1995. Her and Bill lived in Grand Island, Neb.,...
Lila Van Slooten, age 89 of Belle Fourche, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Belle Estate Senior Living Center in Belle Fourche, SD. The funeral service were held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 9, 2016 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche SD, with Hospice Chaplain Randy...
Vera Wilson, 76, of Aberdeen and formerly of Bison, passed away May 1, 2016 surrounded by family at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Vera Gay Foss was born on January 22nd, 1940 in Lemmon, SD to Hugh and Ida (Anderson) Foss. She graduated from Lemmon High School in 1958 and received her...
Lydia Jahraus, 95, Eureka, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at the Avera Eureka Healthcare Center. Lydia Edna Moser, daughter of John J. and Louisa (Goehring) Moser, was born near Mound City on May 31, 1920. She was brought up southeast of Mound City and attended Dewey Rural School. Following her...
David Bale, New Underwood, S.D., died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the Regional Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City at the age of 76. David A. Bale was born March 20, 1940, in Spearfish, the son of Bartlett and Wilma (Hyde) Bale. He grew up on the Cheyenne River and attended McMahon rural school in...
Dwight Louder, age 85, of Draper, died Monday, May 2, 2016, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital. Harold Dwight Louder was the eldest of six children, born on May 13, 1930 to Harold and Anna (Marshall) Louder. He attended Lincoln Crest Country School through eighth grade and graduated from...
Levi Sandal, age 26, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Levi Nicholas Sandal was born Jan. 4, 1990 in Fort Hood, Texas, the son of John “Johnnie” Walter Sandal and Claudia (Matthies)...
Joyce Picotte, age 79, White River, S.D., died May 1, 2016, at the Healthcare Center in White River. Survivors include her husband, Clifford Picotte of White River; eight sons, Tim Ellendorf of Kentucky, Anthony (Bene) Ellendorf of Sioux Falls, Ralph (Donna) Ellendorf of Belle Fourche, Todd...
Lillian Carlson, age 90, of Kadoka, S.D., died on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip. Lillian G. Erickson was born December 8, 1925, in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Herman and Iva Jane (Garlock) Erickson. After the death of her...
Corina Booth, age 46, Madison, S.D., formerly of Draper, died on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Madison. Corina Lynn Booth was born March 7, 1970, in Pierre, the daughter of LeRoy and Sonja (Fuoss) Booth. She grew up in the Draper area and attended Draper Elementary School. She then...
