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James Peters

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James “Jim” Peters,  83, of Dell Rapids, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 7, 2020. His Memorial Service will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. www.kahlerfh.com

James “Jim” Peters was born on July 13, 1937 at White Lake, SD, the son of Matt and Ella (Davis) Peters. He grew up on a farm near White Lake and attended country school. When he was finished with school, he enlisted in the US Army. He married Judy Morris on April 25, 1962 in Vermillion. Jim was discharged from the Army in 1963 and the couple moved to Platte where Jim did carpentry work. In 1969, the family moved to Dell Rapids where Jim started working road construction until his retirement in 2005.

Jim loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. In his retirement he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his four brothers, Arlo, Keith, Don and Phil.

He is survived by his wife, Judy of Dell Rapids; his daughter, Shelli Ybarra of Dell Rapids; his sons, Jamie (Liz) Peters of KS and Joey (Cari) Peters of Dell Rapids; his 8 grandchildren, Robbie, Nichole, Thomas, Kelsi, Sara, Zac, Madison and McKenzie; his five great-grandchildren, McKenna, Olivia, Ayden, Sam and Chase; his two sisters, Karen Miller of IL and Mary (Dudley) Haarsager of Yankton and his many nieces and nephews.

Lawrence Christensen

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Lawrence “Lew”  Christensen, 76, of Brookings, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at the Brookings Health System. Public visitation with family present will be on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Masks are recommended. The funeral service will be a private family service. www.kahlerfh.com

Lawrence “Lew” Elmer Christensen was born on, Nov.21, 1943 to Florence (Olson) and Elmer Christensen. Grew up on a farm South of Flandreau where he attended Blinsmon Country School. Growing up, Lew was a member of the Sioux Valley Baptist Church rural Trent and the Trent Baptist Church, Trent. He graduated from Egan High School in 1961. He attended University of Sioux Falls and graduated in 1968. He then farmed for many years before attending the North American Baptist Seminary in Sioux Falls graduating in May, 1991. Lew was ordained into the American Baptist Churches Denomination in April, 1992, while serving at the Viborg Baptist Church in Viborg, SD. Lew served there until 2000, when he accepted the call to Huron Baptist Church, Huron, SD. Lew retired to live at his beloved Lake Campbell in 2006. In retirement Lew returned to serve at the church he had loved as a student pastor, Wentworth Presbyterian Church. Lew was still serving there at the time of his death.

Lew is survived by his wife, Peggy (Greer) Christensen. Daughters, Amy (Marc) Miller ,Garretson, SD; Tiffany Lewis, Flandreau; Whitney (Scott) Keizer, Sioux Falls. Five grandchildren, Chelsey (Mitch) Anderson, Caleb (Emily)Tollefson, Kyle Lewis, Kelly Lewis, Jacoby Keizer. Three great-grandchildren, Aiden and Wyatt Anderson & Colton Lawrence Tollefson. Special nieces and nephews, and countless friends.

Lew served on the Blinsmon township board. Spent many years as a director and camp Pastor at Baptist Camp Judson in the Black Hills.

Lew was a talker and loved visiting with anyone about anything. He loved living at the lake and seeing the seasons change there. His family meant everything to him and his greatest joy was to see his children and grands and great grands enjoying the lake too. No one had more fun than Lew watching the boys tube behind the boat or the little ones catching their first fish.

Lew was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Doris Larson, & Ruth Eikmeier.

Memorials may be directed to Camp Judson.

Carole Jacobson

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Carole Jacobson, 76, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Her funeral service was at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. Visitation with the family present was two hours prior to the start of the service. Interment was in the Stordahl Cemetery. www.kahlerfh.com

Carole (Langdon) Jacobson was born at Renner, SD on February 27, 1944 to parents, Jenner and Jessie (Beare) Langdon. She married Roger Nelsen on September 19, 1964. To this union, four children were born, Lisa, Shelly, Keith and Stacy. She married Steve Jacobson on September 30, 2006.

Carole had many horses in her lifetime and enjoyed riding. She was an avid reader and bowler. She worked at John Morrell until she retired in 2006. She then started working for Old English Maintenance Company until ill health caused her retirement in 2013.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Roland and Gary.

She is survived by her husband, Steve Jacobson of Dell Rapids; her children, Lisa Brown of Dell Rapids, Shelly (Tony) Baumberger of Colman, Keith Nelsen of Dell Rapids and Stacy (Robert) Hoffman of Dell Rapids; her grandchildren, Cody Brown, Morgan Brown, Tyler Baumberger, Jake Baumberger, Lyndsey Ljunggren, Abigail Nelsen, Nicholas Hoffman, Arial Hoffman, Ravyn Hoffman, step-children, Nick (Christina) Jacobson of Coon Rapids, MN and Michele Jacobson of St. Paul, MN; two step-grandchildren, Faith and Hope and her great-grandchildren, Colter and Kylie Brown, Bryson Holt, Hannah Baumberger, Leyla and Ava Baumberger.

Ruth Merry

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Ruth Merry, 93, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. A private family service will be held. Funeral arrangements were under the care of Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. www.kahlerfh.com

Ruth Marie Hines was born on a farm near Hawarden, IA on November 6, 1926, the daughter of Phil and Gladys (Ingalls) Hines. She moved to the Dell Rapids area at age 10. She attended country school and Dell Rapids High School. She graduated in 1945. She married James Merry on April 27, 1947at the First Baptist Church in Dell Rapids. The couple made their home on the farm until 1969 when they moved into town. Ruth went to work as a cook for the Dell Rapids School District, retiring in 1988. Jim passed away in 1999. In march of 2007 she moved to Friendship Village until becoming a resident of Dells Nursing and Rehab in 2012.

Ruth was a member of First Baptist Church, a Sunday school teacher, American Baptist Women where she held many state offices, the Legion Auxillary since 1958 and Jolly Workers Extension Club.

She is preceded in death by her parents,  her husband, her daughter, Janet, two brothers and one sister.

Ruth is survived by her son, Earl (Sandie) Merry of Cumberland, WI; her daughter, Joyce (Jim) Norby of Dell Rapids; her son-in-law, Richard Kock of Madison; her sister-in-law, Faye Hines of Morton, IL; her 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Betty Tiesen

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Betty Tiesen, 85, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Public visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. A private family funeral service will be held on Friday. www.kahlerfh.com.

Betty Joyce Johnson was born on August 13, 1935 the daughter of Herman and Petra (Brovald) Johnson. She grew up and attended school in Wallace, South Dakota. After school she moved with her sister and her brother-in-law to Sioux Falls. She started working at the Villa Marie Bar where she met her husband, Don Tiesen. The couple was married on April 26, 1957 in Luverne, MN. They moved to Dell Rapids where Betty worked for Tiesen Locker, drove truck with her husband, worked for the Dell Rapids School District, True Value and cleaned at Friendship Village. Don passed away in 1990. Betty sold her home in 2015 and moved to the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion.

She enjoyed gardening, Elvis music, her grandchildren and her various pets.

Betty is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Don, son, Randy, sisters, Jeanette, Edna and Phyllis and her brothers, Jack and Arnold.

She is survived by her children, Ron (Lori) Tiesen of Baltic, Linda (Alan) Mousel of Colman and Craig (Kerri) Tiesen of Dell Rapids; her three grandchildren, Heather (Joel Mock) Mousel of Sioux Falls, Alex Tiesen of Dell Rapids, Alicia Tiesen of Sioux Falls; her great-grandchild, Bodhi and her brother, Howard (Mila) Johnson of Sioux Falls.

Agnes Ginsbach

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Agnes Ginsbach, 98, of Dell Rapids, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Her Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation on Monday, September 28, 2020 with the family present will be from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church with the Rosary prayed at 7:00 p.m. The family request that those attending please wear a mask. www.kahlerfh.com

She was born to Jacob and Frances (Etringer) Welbig, the second youngest of 13 children. She grew up on their farm about 4 miles north of Dell Rapids, SD.

On September 2, 1941, she wed her husband of 54 years, Laurence Ginsbach. On their farm 10 miles north of Dells (1 mile south of historic Lone Tree Station), they raised 5 children: Delores (Richard) Klein; Ethel Geraets; and Steven (Diane) Ginsbach, all of Dell Rapids; Jayne (Luis) Berrios of Clovis, California; and Joan (Arthur C.) Klein of Colorado Springs, CO.

Agnes was a hard-working farm wife and homemaker. They made their living milking cows, raising chickens, feeding bottle calves and even tried sheep and hogs for a few years. She was active in Birthday Club and the St. Peter Parish functions as well as the Altar Society in Colman, SD. A few years ago, she was honored for being the sole surviving Charter Member of St. Elizabeth Court of the Catholic Daughters of America in Colman.

After the children left home and the milk cows sold, Agnes worked at some local establishments, waiting tables and then finding her way into the kitchen, where she excelled. For 19 years, she was the main cook at Riverview Manor in Flandreau, SD, eventually becoming Certified Head Dietician before retiring. Agnes made Sunday night suppers followed by a game of softball. She was an avid Minnesota Twins fan.

After Laurence’s death in 1995, she moved into Dell Rapids to be closer to her children. She sorely missed her Colman friends but soon found herself playing cards and making wonderful new friends at the Senior Citizens Center.

Agnes eventually moved into Orchard Hills where she lived for about 4 years, making more new friends and acquaintances. Her ready smile and eagerness to find someone to play a game of King’s Corner with always made adjustment’s easier.

In 2014, Agnes entered Dells Nursing and Rehab (then known as Terrace Manor), where she again made new friends and got to spend her remaining time with her sister, Regina and her brother, LeRoy. She received the best of care and they made her final days as comfortable as possible; with the assistance of Avera’s Hospice Unit.

Those left to cherish her memory are her above-mentioned children, 16 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, a great greatgranddaughter; many nieces and nephews, extended family, friends and neighbors.

Those who predeceased her are her husband and infant daughter as well as her siblings: brothers: Nick (Viola); John (Margaret); Bill (Marian); George (Irma); Leo (Eileen); and LeRoy (Ruth) Welbig. Sisters: infants Annie and Isobel; Mary (John) Schmidt; Rosella (Tom) Hemmer; Justine (Ted) Tebbe; and Regina (Harry) Evans.

Agnes never met a stranger; they were just people she would soon call her friend. She will be missed.

Loreto Serna

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Loreto Serna (Formantes) 80 years old, passed away peacefully under hospice care on Tuesday September 22nd, 2020 in Sioux Falls, SD. Her funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2020 in Calvary Chapel in Sioux Falls, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. Internment will be in the Riverview Cemetery, rural Trent. www.kahlerfh.com

Born on December 10th, 1939 in Laoag City, Philippines, and raised in Ilocos Norte province, Loreto was one of ten siblings.  She received a teaching degree in Elementary Education.  She married a stevedore, Pablo Serna, on May 25th, 1968 and moved to Hawaii.  In December of 1969, they welcomed the arrival of their only child, Jane, into the world.  In 1972, Pablo passed away.  Loreto remained a widow until her passing.  For income, she rented out rooms in their house to family and strangers alike.

After Jane was swept away by a Marine in 1993, Loreto remained living in and renting out rooms of the house until her health prevented her from doing so.  In June of 2019, Jane and her family in Sioux Falls welcomed Loreto into their home where she was diagnosed with dementia and, later, breast cancer.  She had a mastectomy in December and went to a nursing home to recover.  Due to her dementia, and the care she needed, the decision was made to move her to a memory care unit at Trail Ridge Assisted Living Center in Sioux Falls.  She made new friends there each day, even if they were the same faces.

She enjoyed singing hymns and watching game shows and the news.

Loreto is preceded in death by her husband, Pablo, and her siblings Calixta, Leoncia, Nicepostrata, Tomasita, Alejandra, Daniel, Leonardo, and Edita.  She is survived by her sister Hildagarda and her daughter, Jane Mattson (Brian), granddaughter, Lyssa Szczawinski (Jesse), and grandson, William Mattson.

Arlo Gilbertson

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Arlo Gilbertson passed away on September 12, 2020, at Edgewood Memory Care, Watertown, SD, from complications due to Covid-19. Private family graveside services will be held on Monday, September 28, 2020 at Riverview Cemetery. A memorial service for the public will be at a later date. www.kahlerfh.com

Arlo Gust Gilbertson was born with his identical twin Arvin Elmer to Gilbert and Myrtle Mae (nee Schmidt) Gilbertson on January 20, 1925, near Chandler, MN. The twins were the third and fourth children among eight surviving siblings. Arlo attended both town and country school as a child and graduated eighth grade at District 94 Country School in Moulton Township in 1940. He was confirmed that same year at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Chandler, Minnesota.

Arlo began farming Lost Timber with horses for his Grandfather Bill Schmidt at age 15. He and his brother Arvin farmed together near Chandler until Arlo wedded Janice (nee Cronk) Gilbertson on October 29, 1960. They moved to Arlo’s parents’ farm west of Chandler where their son David was born. In 1964 the family moved to rural Dell Rapids, South Dakota, and farmed Janice’s grandparents’ land near Trent. There Arlo crop farmed, milked cows, fattened steers, and raised sheep while pasturing livestock every summer back at the Chandler place. Arlo continued growing crops with the help of his son David until 2008 but continued to raise livestock for several more years. When Arlo moved to Orchard Hills Assisted Living in Dell Rapids, SD, in April 2018, only a flock of sheep remained. In October 2019 Arlo moved to Edgewood Memory Care in Watertown, SD, to be closer to his daughter Heidi as his Alzheimer’s disease progressed. He continued to express concern for his sheep flock into his final days.

Farming for Arlo was the work and hobby of a lifetime. He was famous for 15-minute naps on the floor after dinner at noon and “a little lunch” with coffee at 10 AM and 4 PM. He was a connoisseur of baling hay with his Allis Chalmers round baler, preserving the alfalfa leaves with dew by baling in the middle of the night.

Family and friends were Arlo’s joy. For a time, he played guitar in weddings alongside his cousin Delphia and her husband Corny Vandenburg. He especially enjoyed the five years his brother Gordy lived in Chandler during the summer. Arlo was a valued and faithful member of Sioux Valley Baptist Church of rural Dell Rapids and served both as an usher and a trustee. He often spent Sunday afternoons visiting family in Minnesota and listening to Polka music on the radio. Among those blessed to have known him, he will remembered for his high spirits, bright smile, and infectious laugh—qualities he retained in full to the very end of his long life.

Arlo was the last survivor of his siblings. He was preceded in death by his brother Dale and his wife Verna, his brother Mike (Vernon) and his wife Clara, his brother Waldo (Fat) and his wife Char, his brother Gordon, his twin brother Arvin and his wife Mary Ellen, his sister Betty and her husband John Van Lant, his brother Darwin (Gil) who also died of Covid in 2020, his sister-in-law Karen (Cronk) Adams, two infant brothers, and his parents. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Janice, of Dell Rapids, SD, his son David Gilbertson of Dell Rapids, SD, his daughter Heidi (Mark) Sorensen of Watertown, SD, his daughter Faith Gilbertson of Toledo, Ohio, his grandsons Jim and Trevor Sorensen, sisters-in-law Arliss and Naomi Gilbertson, brother-in-law Robert Adams, and many nieces and nephews.

Due to (COVID-19) pandemic, cards can be mailed to Janice Gilbertson, 24176 477th Ave, Dell Rapids, SD 57022.

Joe Boever

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Joe Boever 55, passed away in an accident on Saturday, September 12, 2020. His Memorial Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2020 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. There will be a Rosary prayed at 10:00 a.m. prior to the mass. Inurnment will be in the St. Mary Cemetery, Dell Rapids. www.kahlerfh.com.

Joseph Paul Boever was born on October 1, 1964 in Brookings, SD to John W and Dorothy Boever. He was the fourth of seven siblings, but because of his precociousness, he was never lost in the crowd. Joe grew up on a farm near Brookings and graduated from Brookings High School in 1982. He went on to college at the University of South Dakota and graduated with a nursing degree. Joe was united in marriage to Jennifer Mohr in 2017.

Over the years, Joe worked at various nursing homes. His gentle personality allowed him to make a special connection with the elderly. In addition to nursing, he worked as a handyman. Like his grandfathers, Joe was a talented gardener and could grow just about anything. He propagated many Jade plants for his family and rescued neglected plants wherever he went. Joe always had an insatiable curiosity. He loved learning and was a voracious reader. In fact, Joe taught himself how to read at the age of five; something his family discovered when they found him reading encyclopedias. Joe had a quick wit and dry humor that he would use when least expected. He loved his wife and family as we loved him and his passing leaves a hole in all our hearts.

Joe is survived by his wife Jennifer, mother Dorothy; siblings Larry, Ann (Bob), Katie (Steve), Jane (Nic), Will (Cathy), and Tony (Holly); many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by his father, John W., his grandparents John P. & Geraldine Boever and Joseph & Ruth Seiler; and many aunts & uncles.

Jack Peterson

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Jack L. Peterson, 74, of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Dell Rapids, SD, passed away on July 20, 2020 at his home in Florida of natural causes. His Memorial Service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Kahler-Brende Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the start of the service. www.kahlerfh.com

Jack was born on September 14, 1945 in Dell Rapids, SD to Hollie and Margaret (Briley) Peterson. After graduation from Dell Rapids High School in 1963 he joined the United States Army. He was a communications specialist during Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1969. He returned to South Dakota and began work as a travel agent where he found his love of travel. He eventually moved to Rochester, New York finding his entrepreneurial spirit. Due to the energy crisis of the 1970’s he sold his business and purchased a yacht. He sailed down the eastern seaboard and around the southern end of Florida ending in St. Petersburg, FL. He settled in St. Petersburg where he lived until his death. He was always in love with the Gulf Coast. He worked on the electrical systems of Endeavor Yachts for many years. Later he became a medical transcriptionist for many local doctors in the St. Petersburg area. He was well known for creating his own transcription system.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents and brother, David Peterson.

Grateful for having shared his life are his brother Robert “Bob” (Lee) Peterson and sister, Beth (Marvin) Nelsen; several nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews; special friend, Julia Fitzpatrick. He was grateful for the many friends and neighbors he had in St. Petersburg who were like family to him.

The service will be live-streamed on the Kahler-Brende Facebook page.

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