South High Minnesota Alumni Obituaries

Terry Douglas Archer the original Arch a loving husband father brother and PopPop and a passionate wedding and party dancer passed away peacefully on the morning of September 30 2020. He was 73. Terry was born on October 9 1946 in Cedar Rapids Iowa to his late parents Eugene and Phyllis Jeanette. Gr...

Sharon Kay McKenzie died in Anchorage on January 24, 2026. Sharon was born on October 20, 1937, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Alexander and Mable Trembley. Sharon was the third of nine children.As a child Sharon lived in Austin MN, Tracy MN, Hammond IN, and Minneapolis MN. She graduated from South...

Janet "Jan" was born to Howard Rector Brush and Adelaide May Jorgensen Brush on July 5 1946 in St. Paul MN. She was raised alongside her beloved younger sister Judith Brush Krupich in various communities in Minnesota South Dakota Vancouver British Columbia and Fargo ND as her father worked for the A...

Betty Lou South was born in Malad Idaho on June 25 1932. She was the firstof four children of Enoch Russell and Myrtle Ellen Anderson South. Along with her three brothers she worked actively in their family business. After graduating fromhigh school she studied journalism at the University of Utah. ...

Dennis Ray DeGroot81 passed away at SanfordUSD Medical Center in Sioux Falls SD on Wednesday January 72026. Services will be held at 1000 a.m. on Friday January 16 2025 at Heritage Funeral Home. Interment at St. Michaels Cemetery will immediately follow the luncheon. Dennis DeGroot was born on Janua...

Edward Michael Smith Jr. was born on October 1 1963 in Chicago Illinois to Edward M. Smith and Freddie M. Smith. At a young age Edward accepted Christ and lived his life rooted in Christian faith trusting God throughout his journey. Edward attended Chicago Vocational High School and proudly served h...

Dorothy Eide 100 passed away peacefully on Sunday January 11 2026 while surrounded by attentive and loving care at Dougherty Hospice. Funeral services will be held at Heritage Funeral Home on Sunday January 18 2026 at 130 p.m. Following the service the family warmly invites all who attend to remain ...

Darlene Luverne Keizer was born on April 21 1935 in Prinsburg Minnesota a small farming community a little more than 100 miles west of Minneapolis where she spent her first seven years. She was the only daughter and eldest child of Marvin Devries and Naomi Vanden Hoek Devries. Later after the family...

Stephen August Fagerness passed away January 21 2026 surrounded by family under the compassionate care of Hospice. Stephen August Fagerness was born on October 16 1953 in St. Paul Minnesota. On December 8 1953 he was adopted by Harold and Mildred Studt Fagerness of rural Jasper Minnesota through Lut...

Audrey Jean Parr was born on her grandparents farm in Tamarack Township Marshall County MN on December 30 1928 to Frank Agnes Parr. She grew up on her parents farm between Stephen and Argyle Minnesota. She attended a one room schoolhouse and later attended high school in Stephen graduating in 1946....

Richard Dick Kinsley 93 of Sioux Falls South Dakota passed away peacefully on January 13 2026 at the VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls surrounded by the love of his family and under the attentive and compassionate care of the hospice team. Dick was born on December 21 1932 in Sioux Falls SD. He grad...

Vyonne Vy Jones age 91 of Dell Rapids and formerly of Sioux Falls passed away on Monday February 2 2026 at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center of Dell Rapids South Dakota. Her family will be present to greet friends for a Visitation on Thursday February 5 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Cremator...

Sioux Falls SD Gerald Jerry Keith Sundling age 77 died on Friday January 23 2026 at his home in Sioux Falls SD. His family will be present to greet friends for visitation on Saturday January 31 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Crematory in Sioux Falls SD beginning at 100 PM followed by Mili...

age 93 of Sioux Falls SD passed away Friday January 30 2026 at the Dougherty House with his daughters by his side. His Memorial Service will be 200 PM Friday February 27 2026 with Visitation beginning at 100 PM at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Crematory Sioux Falls. Interment at the Hills of Rest...

Rebecca Becky McDugle 51 of Sioux Falls SD passed away on Monday January 26 2026 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Her memorial service will be held at 1000 a.m. on Saturday January 31 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Crematory in Sioux Falls. Visitation with the family present will...

Leona Gilbert 75 of Sioux Falls SD passed away on Saturday January 31 2026 after a courageous 11year battle with breast cancer. Her memorial service will be held at 1000 a.m. on Thursday February 5 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Crematory. Visitation with the family present will take place...

. age 91 of Sioux Falls SD passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 28 2026 at the Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 100 PM on Wednesday February 4 2026 at St. Therese Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 500700 PM on Tuesday February 3 2026 with a Liturg...

Robert Bob Peterka 84 of Sioux Falls SD passed away on Saturday January 24 2026 surrounded by his loving family at the VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1030 a.m. on Thursday January 29 2026 at St. Therese Catholic Church in Sioux Falls. His family will be...

Ed passed away peacefully on February 14th 2025 with his beloved cats by his side. Known for his bright blue eyes his sharp humor and his lifelong devotion to learning he lived a rich and generous life filled with curiosity culture and connection. Ed is survived by his brother Ron his sister Kay nie...

Born February 3rd 1964 in Cowley County Kansas Arkansas City Kansas. The family moved to Midland from Kansas when Marsha was one year old. She grew up in Midland and never left. Marsha graduated from Midland High School in 1982 and attended Midland College for a short while. She immediately went to ...

Carlene Ann Kavajecz lived her life with generosity selflessness and style. Her 86 years were centered around caring for others family members friends and patients. She was born on July 11 1939 to Carl and Martha Haarstad in Duluth Minnesota. She attended South Shore High School in Port Wing WI and ...

James "Jim" Leo Mitchell passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Boerne, Texas, on the morning of Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Jim lived life to the fullest, something immediately clear to anyone who saw his smile or his collection ofHawaiian shirts. An eternal optimist, he loved his fami...

Agnes K. "Kitty" Martin 92 passed away on January 20 2026 surrounded by family. She was born on July 29 1933 in Rusk County Conrath Wisconsin to Isadore and Emily NitekKuzniewski. The fourth of five children she was the first to attend college and make a dream come true. At age 8 she decided she wou...

Joan M. ONeill 81 formerly of Seargent Bluff IA died Thursday January 15 2026 in Eudora KS. Joan was born April 28 1944 in Sioux City IA the daughter of Milton John and Joyce Maureen Ellsworth Clary. She was a 1962 graduate of Seargent BluffLuton High School and a 1966 graduate of South Dakota Stat...

Betty Jane Eggland was born to Selma and James Zavoral in Glencoe, Minnesota on May 24, 1926. She was raised by her mother and grandmother and actively assisted with gardening, canning and raising chickens. After graduating from Glencoe High School, she enrolled at Iowa State College majoring in D...

ObituaryKent Melvin HodgesMay 30, 1958 – January 26, 2026Kent Melvin Hodges, 67, passed away at the Wyoming Retirement Center on January 26, 2026. Kent was born on May 30, 1958 in Ripon, Wisconsin, the third child born to Wesley Curtis and Donna Joan (Armstrong) Hodges. He spent his early years in ...

Karen Kay Krein Jassman age 72 passed away at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Friday January 30 2026. Karen was born on July 29 1953 in Bismarck North Dakota to Gust and Alma Krein. The ninth of twelve children she lived on the family farm in Tuttle North Dakota until May 1962 when the fa...

Dan J. Rabbitt 77 of West Lafayette Indiana passed away on Friday January 30 2026 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Dan was born on February 10 1948 in Waukegan Illinois. He graduated from LincolnWay High School in New Lenox IL and spent more than 30 years as a machine operator for Robert Williams ...

WEST BATH Robert Bob W. Deans age 75 of Quaker Point Road in West Bath Maine passed away on December 27 2018. He passed away at his home with his family after a fiveyear battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Biddeford Maine on May 30 1943 the son of William and Pauline Walker Deans. He graduat...

Mari Baker died on December 5 2010 after gracefully fighting colon cancer for three and a half years. Mari was born on October 4 1960 in St. Paul Minnesota. She attended Convent of the Visitation Schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1982 with a degree in social work. In 1981 Mar...