Memorial services for Steven D. Eiesland, 60, of Sioux Falls, was held Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Mr. Eiesland died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 in Sioux Falls, due to cancer.
Steve is survived by his mother, Helen; eight sibling, Mark, Sioux Falls; Marlyce Buch, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Shirley Soderstrom, Black Hawk; Becky (Rick) Pittenger, Fargo, N.D.; Joel (Patty) Brandon; Jim (Suzy), Bob, and Laura Eiesland, all of Sioux Falls; and many nieces, nephews and extended family.
For online condolences, visit andersonandsonsfh.com.
Obituaries
Esther Hazel Wrona, 86, received her angel wings on Dec. 14, 2017 in her home in Prineville, Ore., with family by her side. A service remembering her life was held Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 at First Baptist Church in Prineville, with internment in the Juniper Ridge Cemetery.
Esther was born Oct. 10, 1931 at the family farm house in Livona, N.D. She was the sixth of Jake and Elizabeth (Steiger) Himmerich’s children, and attended Emmons County Schools. She married Alvin DeBoer in 1949, and had two sons, Terry and Craig.
She later moved to Seattle, Wash., where she met John Wrona. They married in 1954 and settled in Bismarck, N.D., where they had a daughter, Carol. Esther worked at various retail businesses including JC Penney. She moved to Deadwood in 1976 to live near family
In 1987, she moved to Germany to live with her son, Terry and his family, where they ran a guesthouse and frequently hosted soccer players and U.S. military members stationed nearby. During this time, she travelled throughout Europe and even wrote her name on the Berlin Wall.
Graveside services for Helen I. (Ma) Budd, 95, of Canistota, were held Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the Canistota Cemetery.
Mrs. Budd died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Center in Canistota.
Helen is survived by her two children, Sharon Budd, Brandon, and Robert (Judy) Budd, Sioux Falls; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several great-great grandchildren.
For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com.
Donald A. Thomas, 87, of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center. Graveside military honors were bestowed Saturday, Dec. 9, at Hills of Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Thomas is survived by his children, Dale, Debbie, and Bridgett of Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minn., Cheryl (Jack) Renfrew-Mitchell, and Don Thomas, all of Sioux Falls; sister, Kathy (Dan) Deubler of Sun City, Ariz.; sister-in-law, Wendy Thomas of Chandler, Ariz.; and grandchildren, Shanna Renfrew and her son, Otto Kutz of Sioux Falls, and Alan (Toni) Renfrew and children, Audree Renfrew and Aaden Hoeke of Valley Springs.
For online condolences, visit georgeboom.com.
Funeral services for Dennis Zea, 80, of Sioux Falls, were held Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at Celebrate Community Church in Sioux Falls. Entombment was in the Hills of Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Zea died from pancreatic cancer at his home surrounded by family on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017.
He is survived by his wife Karolee Zea, Sioux Falls; daughters, Annette (Chad) Henslin, Valley Springs, Kim (Steve) Simon and Melissa Zea, all of Sioux Falls; son, Phil (Melissa) Zea, Sioux Falls; brother, Jay (Lian) Zea, Sioux Falls; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
For online condolences, visit millerfh.com.
Memorial services for Therasa N. Anderson, 42, of Garretson, was held Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at the Church of Jesus Chris of Latter Day Saints in Brandon.
Therasa died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 in a car accident near Montrose, S.D.
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For online condolences, visit kinzleyfh.com.
Mass of Christian Burial for Kathleen Huewe, 83, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Dell Rapids, was held Dec. 2, 2017, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids.
Mrs. Huewe died Monday, Nov. 27, 2017.
She is survived by two daughters, Pam (Marlon) Mollet of Sioux Falls and Stacy (Darin) DeBoer of Brandon; three sons, Randy (June) Huewe of Creston, Iowa, Gregg (Laurie) Huewe of Dell Rapids, and Cory Huewe of Sioux Falls; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
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For online condolences, visit kahlerfh.com.
Funeral services for Irene Wallenstein, 81, of Sioux Falls, were held Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 at Miller Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Interment was in the Woodlawn Cemetery, also in Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Wallenstein died Monday, Nov. 27, 2017 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.
She is survived by her children, Jerry (Mary) Wallenstein of Sioux Falls, and Tracy (Kevin) Johnson of Sioux Falls; sister, Dee Whitlock of St. Cloud, Minn.; her dog, Riley; special friends, Carol Rothenbuehler of Brandon, and Elaine James of Sioux Falls.
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For online condolences, visit millerfh.com.
Funeral services for Vernon Pekas, 88, of Brandon, SD, were held Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Interment services were held at the Menno Cemetery in Menno, following the funeral service.
Mr. Pekas died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at Helping Hands Assisted Living in Brandon.
He is survived by his son, Gary (Sue) Pekas of Brandon; three grandchildren, Tawny (Andrew) Schotzko, Nathan (Christina) Perkas, Brittany (Derek) Layher; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews, nieces and a host of relatives and friends.
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For online condolences, visit georgeboom.com.
Denise Dierickx, 56, of Brandon, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, following a two-year battle with cancer.
Memorial services, with Full Military Honors, were held Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 at Heartland Funeral Home, Brandon.
Denise is survived by her husband, Bob Dierickx; children, Cindy (Jake) Jass, Hartford, and Josh (Jackie) Dierickx, New Castle, Pa.; four grandchildren; her mother, Georgia Hatcher, DeLeon Springs, Fla.; sister, Beth (Bruce) Gold, Deland, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
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For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com.
