Obituaries

Memorial services for Donald W. Dangel, 93, of Baltic, will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Family will be present to greet friends beginning at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.  Mr. Dangel died on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 in Sioux Falls. A memorial service will begin at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls.  He is survived by his daughter, Cheri Rames of Sioux Falls; sons, Mike (Julie) Dangel of Brandon, and Brian (Robin) Dangel of Colton; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister, Shirley Rokusek, Tripp; and a host of other relatives and friends.
A celebration of life service for Lawrence Alan Post, 83, of Valley Springs, was held Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 at Brandon Valley Assembly of God Church. Mr. Post died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at the Sioux Falls Department of Veterans Affairs. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Post, Valley Springs; children, Lawrence (Jody) Post Jr., Connecticut, Deborah Holmberg, Fredericks, Va., Sarah (Dennis) Guy, Rock Rapids, Iowa, Jonathan (Jennifer) Post, Lutz, Fla., Timothy (Miriam) Post, Papillion, Neb., and Elizabeth Post, Hamilton, New Zealand; 13 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and a host of other relatives and friends.  For online condolences, visit georgeboom.com.
A Celebration of Life Service for Lyle F. Bennett, 94, of Windom, Minn., was held Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Windom. He died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society-Sogge Memorial in Windom.  Lyle is survived by his six children, Gary (Barbara) Bennett of Kigali, Rwanda; Carol (Kevin) Schumann of Taylors Falls, Minn.; Craig (Diane) Bennett of Bingham Lake, Minn.; Randy (Amy) Bennett of North Aurora, Ill.; Bruce (Rhonda) Bennett of Windom; Brian (Penny) Bennett of Valley Springs; 15 grandchildren; siblings, Wayne (Lucy) Bennett of Windom; Orlo (Ruby) Bennett of Lakefield, Minn.; Adella (Alan) Espelien of St. Cloud, Minn.; Ray Bennett of New Brighton, Minn.; Phyllis (Fred) Buck of Denver, Colo.; Margaret Greig of San Jose, Calif.; sister-in-law, Elisabeth Bennett; and many nieces and nephews.
Dewey L. Bakken, 78, of Renner, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 in Sioux Falls.  Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls.  He is survived by his wife, Donna Bakken of Renner; children, Donnita (Dave) Huber of Armour, Dawn (Kim) Waugh of Sioux Falls, Darla (Nizam) Qassem of Omaha, Neb., and Darren Bakken of Hartford; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Carol (Al) Schroeder of Tea, Gayle (Dale) Gerry and Roxy Taglioli, both of Yuma, Ariz.; and a host of other relatives and friends.  For online condolences, visit georgeboom.com.   
Dewey L. Bakken, 78, of Renner, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 in Sioux Falls.  Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls.  He is survived by his wife, Donna Bakken of Renner; children, Donnita (Dave) Huber of Armour, Dawn (Kim) Waugh of Sioux Falls, Darla (Nizam) Qassem of Omaha, Neb., and Darren Bakken of Hartford; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Carol (Al) Schroeder of Tea, Gayle (Dale) Gerry and Roxy Taglioli, both of Yuma, Ariz.; and a host of other relatives and friends.  For online condolences, visit georgeboom.com.   
Lilija Jansevics, 87, of Sioux Falls, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Services will be held at a later date. Lilija is survived by four of her children, Jake (Kim) Jansevics, Spearfish, Daina (Ryan) Miles, Box Elder, Anna Geller, Albany, N.Y., and Inga (Randy) Beauchene, Valley Springs; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Rasma Matharni, Los Angeles, Calif.; sister-in-law, Lenora Jansons; and numerous nieces, nephews, great- nieces and nephews. */ For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com
Tracy “Chuck” Ray Nagel, 48, of Brandon, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. A Celebration of Tracy’s Life will be held from 2-4pm, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, with a time of sharing at 4 p.m., at Heartland Funeral Home in Brandon. He is survived by his mother, Donna Gullickson, Sioux Falls; nine siblings, Jeff (Judy) Nagel and Kevin Nagel, all of Titusville, Fla., Kristy (Russ) Lofswold, Hartford, Dawn (Alicia) Dammer, Brandon, Don Jr. (Jerri) Gullickson, Titusville, Rodney (Susan) Oberle, Vermillion, Kay (David) Johnson and Peggy (Lonnie) Bertrand, all of Sioux Falls, and Stephanie Reiners, Hurley; many cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and his close buddies, Cory Lee and Scott Skari.   */ For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com
A Celebration of Life service for Joan A. Bakke, 82, of Sioux Falls, will be held in the spring at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Per Joan’s wishes, she will be cremated and her remains interred at Hills of Rest Memorial Park. Mrs. Bakke died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at Avera McKennan Hospital.  She is survived by her children, Jennifer (Roger) Bean, David (Cindy) Bakke, Kathryn Cowgill, Michael Bakke and Daniel (Mary) Bakke; siblings, Betty (Warren) Larson, Judy (Bill) Anderson, Charles (Rita) Erickson, Don (Judy) Erickson and Bill (Dee) Erickson; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.  */ Online condolences may be made at heritagesfsd.com.
Phyllis Ethel Bryant, 75, of Brandon, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, after a long battle with leukemia, at the Dougherty Hospice Home in Sioux Falls. A springtime service will be held in 2018. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Go Fund Me account to assist with travel expenses. She is survived by her children, Robert Dupuis, Winthrop, Maine, Brian (Kelly) McKenzie, Kansas City, Mo., Craig (Dawn) McKenzie, Wildomar, Calif., Terry Dupuis, Turner, Maine, and Wendy McKenzie, Brandon; siblings, Alfred Ross, Alaska, Raymond (Janice) Ross, Texas, Helen Wolfe, South Portland, Maine, and Shirley Palmer, Ore.; 27 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, George Freeman Estella (Wentworth Hamilton) Ross; three children, Harold McKenzie, Darlene McKenzie, and Edna Arhendt; one great-grandchild, Baby Schmidt; and nine siblings, Donald, Walter, Edward, Robert, Edna, Nelly, Mary, Ramona, and Christine. */
Gerald ‘Jerry’ Bosch, 92 Gerald “Jerry” Bosch, 92, of Valley Springs, passed away quietly Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at Valley Springs Reformed Church in Valley Springs. Memorial visitation with family present will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at George Boom Funeral Chapel in Brandon. Private family interment services will take place prior to the memorial service on Friday.

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