Leroy Mauseth
Jan 25, 2008
LeRoy Mauseth, 73, died Friday, January 25, 2008 at Long View Nursing Home, Missouri Valley. Funeral services will be at 11:00am Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home, Parker with burial in Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. Visitation will be Monday evening. He was born on June 12, 1934 at Sioux Falls to Arnt and Pearl Mauseth. He served in the...
Maurice W. Christensen
Jan 23, 2008
Maurice W. Christensen was born on June 8, 1925 near Hurley, SD to Soren and Esther (Williamsen) Christensen. He served in the US Army during WW II in the European Theatre. On February 9, 1948 he was united in marriage to Georgiana Sechser at Parker, SD. To this union 12 children were born. They farmed near Davis for 20 years...
Kenneth Alan Weber
Jan 21, 2008
Kenneth Alan Weber was born on September 1, 1935 at Pierre, SD to Arthur and Maude (Cahill) Weber. He attended Buffalo Township Country School, graduated from Murdo High School, and received a pharmacy degree from South Dakota State University, Brookings. After working as a pharmacist in Chamberlain, Kennebec, Sioux City, IA, Pierre, Onawa, IA, Centerville, IA, he purchased the pharmacy...
Merlin Devries
Jan 20, 2008
Merlin (Moe) DeVries, 78, of Parker, SD passed away peacefully on January 20, 2008 at the Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Moe was born October 5, 1929 on a farm near Chancellor, SD to John and Ella (Hilbrands) DeVries where he was raised along with his six siblings. On August 23, 1951 he married VeraJean Poppens of Lennox....
Leora Marsh
Jan 13, 2008
Leora was born on May 26, 1919 at Monroe, SD to George and Hilka (Klinger) Griebel. In 1931 she graduated from Monroe High School and on September 25, 1941 she was united in marriage to Merrill L. Marsh at Monroe. They moved into Parker in 1957 and she became a resident of Turner Village in 1994. Her husband died in...
Margaret Jean Covert
Dec 24, 2007
Margaret Jean Covert, 74, of Parker, SD died Monday Dec. 24, 2007 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Viborg, SD. The former Margaret Jean Bauler was born July 22, 1933 at Le Mars, IA, the daughter of Herman C. and Margaret B. (Murray) Bauler. She grew up in Le Mars and graduated from Le Mars Central High School. While still in...
Sena L. Kasten
Dec 11, 2007
Sena Luella Bosch was born on September 12, 1918 near Parker to William and Ella (Rippentrop) Bosch. After attending Finley District #6 country school she graduated from Chancellor High School in 1936. In 1948 they moved to the farm northwest of Parker and she also was employed as a cook at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital. She attended Freeman Junior College...
H. Junior Engbrecht
Dec 6, 2007
Henry “Junior” Engbrecht was born May 22, 1929 to Henry and Helen (Moeller) Engbrecht. He attended grade school in Dolton Township, Hilltop #71, and graduated from Marion High School in 1943. He attended South Dakota State University and Sioux Falls College. He then farmed with his Dad until his marriage in 1955. He married Nita Huber on December 30, 1955...
David Daniel Wilson
Dec 5, 2007
David Daniel Wilson was born September 30, 1944 to David Andrew and Leona Mae (Wheeler) Wilson in Des Moines, Iowa. Dan died at his home in Parker, SD after a lengthy illness. Danny started life in Iowa and attended school at East High. He also served for two years in the Vietnam War as a combat photographer. When Dan returned...
Edith K. Leahy
Nov 26, 2007
Edith Kathryn Leahy was born on December 23, 1920 at Parker, SD to John and Nellie (Halsey) Leahy. After graduating from Parker High School in 1938 she moved to Washington State where she was a dedicated employee for many years at a medical clinic. After her retirement she moved to Sioux Falls where she lived with her sister Mary Jane...
Bernice C. Johnson
Nov 26, 2007
Bernice C. Johnson Parker. Bernice C. Johnson, 87, died Monday, November 26, 2007 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral services will be at 10:00am Saturday, December 1, 2007 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker with burial in Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. Visitation will be Friday with family present from 7-9:00pm and a Prayer Service at 8:00pm in Hofmeister-Jones Funeral Home,...
 
            Leola Poppens
Nov 8, 2007
The Model T rattled along the dirt road outside Gregory, heading for young Leola’s grandparents farm. Leola loved to watch the rolling farmland from her perch next to her little sister, but she dreaded that last hill. The Model T must have dreaded that hill, too. It never quite had enough juice to make it to the top, and would...




