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Jack Mailey

May 31, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Jack E. Mailey, 84, of Dell Rapids passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Dells Area Health Center. His memorial service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2016 in the Kahler Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation with the family present will be one hour prior to the start of the service. On-line condolences may be left at Kahler Funeral Home.

Jack Eugene Mailey was born September 18, 1931 at Brookings, SD, the son of Lloyd and Eula Mailey. He graduated from Brookings High School. After high school, Jack entered the United States Navy and served in the Korean War. Jack married June Artley Vaselaar on August 24, 1951 at the YWCA in Seattle, WA while Jack was stationed at Sand Point Naval Base in Seattle. After Jack’s discharge, the couple moved to Dell Rapids, SD. Jack worked for John Morrell, and later became the parts man at Lodmell Ford. The couple owned and operated Car Quest Auto Store and Trustworthy Hardware and Clothing in Dell Rapids until their retirement.

Jack enjoyed woodworking, hunting, fishing, camping and a good joke.

He is preceded in death by, his wife, June; his daughters, Majorie Dawn Muhs and Marcie Ljunggren; his son, Mark; his grandsons, Jeremiah Jack Mailey and Tucker James Muhs; his brother, Loyd “Bud” Mailey and his sister, Mina Douglas.

He is survived by his son, Marshall (Denise) Mailey of Dell Rapids; his son-in-law, Gale Ljunggren of Dell Rapids; his grandchildren, Jason (Tiffany) Ljunggren, Josh (Bobbi) Ljunggren, Ashley (Kelly) Pfeifer and Michael Mailey and his seven great-grandchildren.

Dale Svendsen

May 29, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Dale Robert Svendsen, 72, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2016 in Vermillion surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 AM Friday, June 3, 2016 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids. Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Memorial visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM followed by a Wake Service at 7:00 PM Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids. On-line condolences may be left at Minnehaha Funeral Home.

Dale was born July 10, 1943, in Sioux Falls to parents Robert and Gretta (Krier) Svendsen. He graduated from St. Mary High School in 1961 and went on to marry the love of his life, Mary Moran, on September 5, 1964. Dale and Mary made their home in the Dell Rapids and Trent area.

Dale’s life included service in the Air National Guard, helping on the family farm, working at Sioux Valley Electric, and hauling for Golden Sun Feed. He then started working at Klein Construction in Dell Rapids and retired after 26 years.

While living in Trent, Dale volunteered his time with the fire department and the local swimming pool. Besides his love of fishing, Dale loved to socialize and enjoyed adding to his Pabst Blue Ribbon memorabilia and his salt-n-pepper shaker collection.

Dale is survived by his children, Linda (Mike) Schmitz, Monument, CO; Donna Svendsen, Sioux Falls; Roger (Robin) Svendsen, Vermillion; Diane Bunkers, Sioux Falls and Carol (Keith) Jullie, Brooklyn Park, MN; ten grandchildren and one brother, Larry Svendsen, Trent.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary and his parents.

Leon Eddy

May 28, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Leon Eddy, age 78, of Huron, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at the Huron Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his family. His funeral service was at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, May 24th at the First Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, with military honors by the Huron Veterans Council. On-line condolences may be left at Kuhler Funeral Home.

Leon L. Eddy was born December 13, 1937, to Elwin and Jennie (Eastman) Eddy. He was raised on the farm near Woonsocket, South Dakota. He later joined the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. He was honorably discharged. He farmed his entire life, starting at a young age with his father. In addition, he did custom hay grinding and spraying in the surrounding Huron area.

On April 10, 1960, Leon married Janice Neuharth in Alpena at the Methodist Church. On February 14, 1976, Leon married Inez (Kruse) Sweesy in Huron at the First Presbyterian Church, joining their two families.

Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife, Inez of Huron; five children, Tim (Teri) Eddy of Dell Rapids, Teresa (Dr. Cy) Haatvedt of Huron, Aaron (Rosa) Eddy of Willmar, Minnesota, Kelly Easton of Sioux Falls, and Tyann (Tom) Nieman of Sioux Falls; nineteen grandchildren: Julie Eddy, Karen Eddy, Brent Eddy, Jenna (Brian) Diede, Lacey (Shad) Larson, Kahlie (Garrett Smith) Eckmann, Lexi Eckmann, Laura Haatvedt, Garrison Haatvedt, Andrew Haatvedt, Sandra (Lee) Schroeder, Aaron Eddy, Mathew Eddy, Emily Easton, Adam Easton, Hannah Nieman, Olivia Nieman, Sophia Nieman and Mya Nieman; nine great-grandchildren and one sister-in-law, Bernice Eddy. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Janice on August 19, 1973; one sister in infancy; and two brothers, Arnold and Robert.

Vern Burgers

May 27, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Vern Burgers, Sioux Falls, SD, died May 27, 2016, at Sanford USD Medical Center. He was 81.Vernon W. Burgers was born April 26, 1935, in Harrisburg, SD, to William and Martha (Van Hunnick) Burgers.

Vern married Delores “Dee” Jewell in Sioux Falls on February 22, 1958. He served in the US Army until 1960. In 1963, Vern began his life career with John Morrell and Company. He retired in 1998, after 33 years.

Grateful for having shared his life are his Wife, Delores “Dee” Burgers, Sioux Falls, SD; daughters, Brenda Abbott (Jeff), Bedford, TX, Chris McGee (Brian), Dell Rapids, SD; son, Brian Burgers (Larisa), Sioux Falls, SD; grandchildren, Sarah, Shannon, Seth, Justin, Jenna, Michael, Camryn, Zach, Ben; and great-grandchildren, Peyton, Addison, Brooklynn; brother, Leonard Burgers, Canton, SD; sisters, Levi Anderson, Sioux Falls, SD and Carol Leum of Dell Rapids, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sally Klinghagen.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday May 31, 2016, at Messiah New Hope Lutheran Church. Visitation with the family present will be from 4:00 to 6:00 Monday evening at Miller Funeral Home, 507 S. Main Avenue, in Sioux Falls. On-line condolences may be left at Miller Funeral Home.

Antoinette Heinricy

May 25, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Antoinette E. Heinricy, 97, of Dell Rapids passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Dells Area Health Center. Her Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation on Friday, May 27, 2016 will begin at 2:00 p.m. A Catholic Daughters Rosary will be prayed at 3:00 p.m. The family will be present from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with the Wake Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Kahler Funeral Home. On-line condolences may be left at Kahler Funeral Home.

Antoinette E. DePauw was born on January 24, 1919 at Geneseo, IL, the daughter of Adolph and Eleanora (Oberle) DePauw. She moved to Jasper, MN where she grew up and graduated high school. She married Henry Heinricy in Dell Rapids. The couple made their home on their farm near Dell Rapids. They continued to farm until Henry’s death in 1970. She then moved with her family into Dell Rapids. She started working for Stone’s Mink Ranch and cleaned the laundry mat for Leonard Schwebach until her retirement.

She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and Altar Society, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas and volunteered at Padre’s and the nursing home.

Antoinette liked quilting and making quilts for family members. She enjoyed family gatherings and her children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughters, Shirley, Judy, Louise and Monica; her granddaughter, SueAnn and her grandson, Sean; her two sisters, Phyllis and Gretchen and her brother, Norbert.

Those left to cherish her memory are her two sons, John (Rita) of Battle Creek, MI and Roger (Jackie) of Cologne, MN; her daughters, Geraldine Heinricy of Tempe, AZ and Kathy Barnhart of Hudson, WI; her seven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; her sister, Shirley Sieg of Hot Springs and her brother, Bob (Celine) DePauw of Minneapolis, MN.

Sophia Hillesheim-Kral

May 23, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Sophia Hillesheim-Kral, age 101, of Sleepy Eye, MN passed away at Divine Providence Community Home lovingly surrounded by her family on May 22, 2016. Visitation will be at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye on Wednesday May 25th from 4:00 – 8:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Church of St Mary in Sleepy Eye on Thursday, May 26th at 11:00 a.m. Interment in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery immediately following services. On-line condolences may be left at Kahler Funeral Home.

Sophia was born in New York, New York on April 22, 1915 as Sophia Kaminsky, the daughter of William and Maria Kaminsky. On October 9, 1915, Maria relinquished six month old Sophia to the New York Foundling Hospital orphanage in Manhattan. Sophia was one of 250,000 children shipped from the East Coast to families in the West on one of the infamous “orphan trains.” Two-year-old Sophia Kamin arrived in St Paul /Minneapolis, MN. in 1917 and was taken in by a family. In 1919, Sophia was replaced to Springfield, MN. Scarcely before Sophia’s eighteenth birthday, she was legally adopted by Mrs. Anna (Joseph) Greim and became Sophia Greim. Sophia grew up in Springfield and attended St Raphael and Springfield Public schools.

On June 4, 1936, Sophia Greim married Charles E. Hillesheim, son of Meinrad and Bertha (Wiltscheck) Hillesheim of Stark / Siegel Township, Sleepy Eye, MN, at St Raphael’s Catholic Church, Springfield, MN. After living in Springfield for many years, the couple moved to Sleepy Eye. Charles preceded Sophia in death on August 24, 1966. On February 16, 1985, Sophia married widower, Raymond O. Kral at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. Raymond preceded Sophia in death on August 26, 2007.

Sophia worked at Anthony’s Department Store and the Orchid Inn and Supper Club. She had a very strong love for her family and the people that touched her life. She often expressed, “Deepest gratitude fills my heart when I think of God’s great goodness to me and the countless persons whose lives have touched mine and helped me to grow.” Her legacy of kindness and her humble loving spirit a gift to many. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.

Sophia is survived by her children, Patricia (Henry) Brandel of Atwater, MN.; Charlene (Gil) Peichel of Dell Rapids, S.D.; Johnora “Jonni” (Lon) DeGregoris of Gilbert, AZ.; Stephen (Lois) Hillesheim of Sleepy Eye, MN.; and Renée (Lonnie) Wendinger of Sleepy Eye, MN.; 13 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

Sophia is also survived by step children, Phyllis (Frederick) Juni of New Ulm, MN. Linus (Janet) Kral, Ray (Susan) Kral Jr., and the late Marvin (Eileen) Kral of Sleepy Eye, MN., and many step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; surrogate brother, Norbert Ochs, Walker, MN., surrogate daughter, Dorothy (Crouter) Glynn, Casper, WY., brother in-laws Meinrad Hillesheim Jr., Arthur Sellner, Sleepy Eye, MN., and sister-in-law Evelyn Forstner, New Ulm, MN.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Divine Providence landscaping project or individual choice.

Urma Headrick

May 23, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Urma Mae Headrick of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Anne Headrick in Afton, MN. Her Funeral Service will begin at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 24 in West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Baltic. Visitation with family present will be on hour prior to the start of the service. On-line condolences may be left at Kahler Funeral Home.

Urma Mae Headrick was born on the farm of her grandparents, the Ordals, in Colton in 1927. She lived with her parents, Amanda and Wilhelm Sando and four brothers on their farm near Colton. She attended Huntimer School and graduated from Colton High School in 1946. One of her first jobs was as a ‘soda jerk’ at the drug store in Colton. She made malts, shakes and sundaes. Ice cream was always her favorite treat. She received her teaching certificate from The Madison Normal School in 1946 and taught in Grimsbach School in Colton. Urma and her friends wrote letters to servicemen during the war. There is a photograph of her and her pals in front of the Colton Post Office that was published in several local papers.

Urma met her husband, George at the Arkota Ballroom in Sioux Falls in 1946. He was from Pittsburg, PA. They were married a year later. After he enlisted in the Navy, Urma moved with him to naval bases around the country. They lived in California, Hawaii, Connecticut,Tennessee, California, and Florida. She made new homes in each place and cared for her four children. She also worked outside the home at local department stores. She was promoted to the manager’s position in every job she had. After George retired from the Navy, they returned to Sioux Falls, where he completed his degree at Augustana College. They moved to Arizona where she worked at Motorola from 1972-1992. She proudly retired after winning many awards for her work.

She returned to Sioux Falls, as a widow in 1992 and enjoyed spending more time with her family there and in Colton. She took care of her aging mother until she died in 2005 at the age of 107. Urma enjoyed her life. She loved to garden and feed the birds. She quilted and crocheted and always had many craft projects to do.

Urma was especially proud of her Lutheran heritage. Her Grandfather O. O. Sando founded over 17 churches as a traveling minister. His last church was the West Nidaros Lutheran Church. A fitting place for the celebration of her full and adventurous life.

She was devoted to her family and loved her cats. The family would like to thank you all for your love and support now and throughout the last few difficult years. She will be be missed deeply by all whose lives she touched.

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Donna Moore (Charlie), Blaine TN, Larry Headrick (Anne), Afton, MN, Barbara Headrick, South Deerfield, MA, and Diana Swier (Howard), Baltic, SD, her brothers Alverdo and Orllo Sando, 12 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Amanda and Wilhelm W. Sando, her husband, Henry (George) Headrick Jr, brothers Merton and Delmar Sando, and her sisters-in-law Roberta, Emily, Jean, and Nila Sando.

Irene LaFave

May 21, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Irene “Soogie” LaFave, 77, of Onida, died Tuesday, May 17, at the Oahe Manor in Gettysburg. Services will be 10:00am, Monday, May 23 at the Onida United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will take place at the Onida Cemetery. On-line condolences may be left at Isburg Funeral Chapel.

Irene Mae McChristy was born March 11, 1939 in Yankton County, SD to Everett and Christine “Babe” McChristy. She graduated from Irene High School in 1957. After high school, she attended the School of Practical Nursing in Pierre, becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1958.

She was united in marriage with Lonnie LaFave on June 4, 1961 at Salem Lutheran Church in Irene, SD. To this union four children were born: Alan, Steven, Amy and Linda. They lived in Pierre until February 1, 1965, when Lonnie and Irene opened LaFave Electric in Onida. Irene was the bookkeeper and tended the shop when Lonnie was out on calls. They retired in 2007. Irene was a member of the Onida Methodist Church.

Irene was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1979. She became a resident of Oahe Manor in Gettysburg in 2012. Despite her health issues her faith never wavered and she always had a smile on her face. Besides Lonnie, Irene’s children and grandchildren were the center of her world.

Grateful for having shared in her life are her children: Alan (Kari) of Aberdeen and their children Ashley and Alexis, son Steven (Lori) of Mission Hill and their children Nicholas, Matthew and Thomas, and daughter Amy (Mark) McGee of Dell Rapids; sister Myrtle Jackson, brother-in-law Dennis (Lorna) LaFave, sister-in-law Belva (Clovis) Wood, and brother-in-law Eldon (Lilia) LaFave; nieces and nephews, Joan Jackson, Kent Jackson, Dawn (Shane) Bonham, Janelle (Eddy) Coker, Lynne LaFave, Marty LaFave, Les LaFave, Dawn LaFave, and Corey (Susan) LaFave.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie, daughter, Linda, parents, Everett and Christine McChristy, brother-in-law Duane Jackson, father and mother-in-law, Eugene and Olinda LaFave, brother-in-law Wayne and Dianne LaFave, and niece Michelle LaFave.

Robert Olund

May 18, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Robert James Olund, age 73, of Garretson, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Memorial visitation will be from 3-6:00 pm Sunday, May 22, 2016, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Garretson Fire Dept., Garretson Community Ambulance, Garretson American Legion Baseball Programs, or the Garretson Ball Association.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy of Garretson; children: Mike (Terri) Olund of Dell Rapids, Sheila Matthiesen of Garretson, and Aaron (Ashley) Olund of Jasper, MN; 9 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Roger (Barb) Olund of White Bear Lake, MN. On-line condolences may be left at Minnehaha Funeral Home.

Ardella Mae Wolles

May 18, 2016 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Ardella Mae Wolles, 84, of Dell Rapids, formerly of Sioux Falls passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

Private family services will be held. On-line condolences may be left at Minnehaha Funeral Home.

Ardella is survived by her son, Tom (Joan) Wolles, Colton, SD; grandchildren, Kimberly Wolles, St. Paul, MN, Matthew Wolles, Morganfield, KY and Laura Wolles, St. Paul, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Wolles.

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