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Luella Buskerud

June 7, 2017 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Luella C. Buskerud, 95, of Dell Rapids passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Lund Hospice House in AZ, where she had recently moved to be close to her daughter. Her Memorial Service will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids Chapel.

Grateful for having a wonderful mother and grandmother are Sharon (Jon) Kayser of Mesa, AZ, Terry (Veronica) Buskerud of North Bend, OR and Ron (Marcia) Buskerud of Rapid City, SD; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and a great great-grandson; many nieces, nephews and close friend, Joyce Geraets and many more dear friends.

On-line condolences may be left at the Kahler Funeral Home website.

Luella C. Buskerud, 95, of Dell Rapids passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Lund Hospice House in AZ, where she had recently moved to be close to her daughter. A memorial service will be scheduled later this summer. On-line condolences may be left at the Kahler Funeral Home website.

Luella was born on March 26, 1922 in Chester, SD to Nels and Pauline (Sorenson) Pederson. She attended Rudd Country School for 8 years. She and her siblings walked the two miles to school in all types of weather. She graduated from Chester High School. Luella met her husband at Spawn’s beach where they danced to Lawrence Welk. They were married in 1940 and lived in Dell Rapids where she lived with two small children when Orville served in WWII. They raised their three children in Dells and she continued living there until just recently moving close to her daughter.

She loved company, you always had coffee and something to go with it at her house. Cooking was a favorite pastime of hers and she was a wonderful cook. In the later years her passion was putting puzzles together and listening to KXRB. Luella and her husband started Buskerud Construction and she was the parts runner for them.

She attended the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids and was on a monthly church letter committee where she brought treats often. She was a very giving person and always put others first. She never complained and always looked on the positive side of life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Orville Buskerud, her sister, Viola Hoyme and her four brothers, Herman, Thermal, Leonard and Alvin Pederson.

Grateful for having a wonderful mother and grandmother are Sharron (Jon) Kayser of Mesa, AZ, Terry (Veronica) Buskerud of North Bend, OR and Ron (Marcia) Buskerud of Rapid City, SD; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and a great great-grandson; many nieces, nephews and close friend, Joyce Geraets and many more dear friends.

Alvin Pederson

December 2, 2015 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Alvin Pederson, age 101, of Viborg, SD; formerly of Chester, SD; died Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM Wednesday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Wentworth with burial at Pleasant HIll Cemetery, Chester. The family will be present for visitation 5-7 PM Tuesday at Ellsworth Funeral Home and continues one hour prior to the service at the church. Condolences may be left at Ellsworth Funeral Home.

Alvin Pederson was born October 1, 1914, at rural Colman to Nels and Pauline (Sorenson) Pederson. He attended rural school near Colman and married Ruby Jones on May 21, 1938, at Sioux Falls. They farmed near Chester for many years and he later worked for the ASCS office in Flandreau. After retirement, they moved into Chester. Alvin was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Chester until it closed and was a current member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Wentworth. Alvin enjoyed playing cards, gardening and woodworking. He was proud of being King of Danish Days in Viborg when he was 100 years old.

Alvin was preceded in death by his parents, his wife in 2014, one son Robert, three brothers, Herman, Thorval and Leonard, and one sister, Viola Hoyme.

Survivors include two sons, Ted (Sue) Pederson of Rapid City and Tom (Gwen) Pederson of Sioux Falls; one daughter, Diane (Duane) Nelson of Mesa, AZ; one daughter-in-law, Barb Pederson of Chancellor, SD; nine grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and one sister, Luella Buskerud of Dell Rapids, SD.