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Lulu Belle (Lou) Adamson, of Yankton, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009 on her 82nd birthday, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Friday, January 16, 2009 at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Yankton, with Rev. Ken Bain officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, SD. Visitations will be 5 to 9 PM, Thursday, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with a rosary at 7:00 PM, video tribute, and then scripture service at 7:30 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be Jason Adamson, Andra Adamson, Jared Adamson, Cole Adamson, Matt Adamson, and Austin Adamson. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry and Brooke Hershfeldt, Heather Adamson, and Malorie Adamson.
Lou Harmon Adamson was born to Bert and Augusta (Peterson) Harmon at Centerville, South Dakota. Lou graduated from Centerville High School in 1945 and graduated from Sioux Falls Beauty Academy. She married Darold Adamson at Our Mother of Mercy Church in Centerville. Lou owned and operated Lou's Beauty Shop in Parker and after moving to Yankton she worked at the Yankton County Auditor's office and later at Kline's Jewelry Store.
Lou loved sports and most enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren compete. She was an avid golfer and played in many tournaments. Lou enjoyed playing cards, dancing, and socializing with her many good friends.
Survivors include her husband Darold of 62 years, son Steve Adamson, his wife Jennifer (Jones), daughter Beth Adamson, son Greg Adamson, his wife Jane (Pike), son Tim Adamson, his wife Terry (Moser) and son Brad Adamson, his wife Kim (Merkwan). Grandchildren, Jason, Andra, Brooke and her husband Jerry Hershfeldt, Jared and his wife Amanda (Dykstra) Adamson, Cole, Matthew, Heather, Malorie, and Austin. Great grandchildren R.J. and Emma. One sister, Eva Erickson, three brothers Duane, Jim, and Tom Harmon.
Lou was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Earl and Floyd, sisters LuVerne Bobzin and Mae Keeley. Memorials may be given to Avera Sacred Heart Hospice or the Benedictine Health Foundation at 501 Summit Ave.; Yankton, SD 57078.
Jeannie Marie (Fuerst) Auch, age 61, of Menno, died suddenly Monday, December 1, 2008 at her residence. She will be missed by her husband Ammon of Menno, SD and her children Sarah (Scott) (Auch) Obr of Bloomfield, NE and Katie Auch of Yankton, SD. She will always be missed by two sisters and one brother along with numerous friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, two sisters, and one brother. No services are planned, condolences may be sent to 114 North Elm Street, Menno, SD 57045. Aisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Menno, is assisting with arrangements.
Jerry C. "JC" Bienert, age 80, of Yankton, died early Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Yankton, with Rev. Mark Lichter officiating and Msgr. Carlton Hermann concelebrating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, SD. Visitations will be 4 to 9 PM, Friday, November 21, 2008 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with a rosary and video tribute at 7:00 PM followed by a scripture service at 7:30 PM. Pallbearers will be Gary Moore, Tom Schwader, Tony Anderson, Rick Merkel, Dave Zediker, and Dan Kocer. Honorary pallbearers are Bob Moore, Leo Lelond, Don VanEpps, Jerry Gardner, Darrel Nelson and Bob Chavis.
Jerry "J.C." Bienert was born in Yankton, SD, December 27, 1927, to Charlie and Esther (McNaughton) Bienert. He met and married Shirley Medeck on August 3, 1949 at the Sacred Heart Church in Yankton. To this union 3 children were born.
Jerry served on the City Commission during his career and spent several decades in public service before retiring from the County Commission in 2007.
Although his name couldn't be taken off the ballot at the time, he chose to withdraw from seeking re-election to the commission in September 2006. Later that year, he suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), sometimes known as a mini-stroke, while on his way to Omaha, Neb., for a Christmas vacation and was hospitalized.
During his many years on local governing bodies, Bienert was involved in a wide array of city and county projects, many of which took advantage of his expertise in construction.
He played a role in the decisions to build Yankton's Water Plant No. 2, the Yankton County Courthouse and Public Safety Center, the downtown city fire station, an airport terminal building at Chan Gurney Airport, the Senior Citizens Center, the Yankton Community Library and the city's wastewater treatment plant.
The 1946 Yankton High School graduate said at the conclusion of his public service career that he was particularly happy to have been involved in the 1999 purchase of the former Wallbaum Distributing building on Capital Street, which now houses the county's ambulance and emergency management departments.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Shirley, of Yankton, SD; Sons Charlie (Kristin) Bienert of Des Moines, IA and Cliff "Kip" (Deb) Bienert of Great Barrington, MA; Daughter Cheryl Hunhoff of Lake Elsinore, CA; 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Esther Bienert and brother Marshall.
The family requests that memorials be directed to Yankton Senior Citizens Center and memorial masses at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Yankton.
Kyle D. Culver, age 47, of Yankton died on Saturday, January 17, 2009 from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Riverview Reformed Church, Yankton, with Rev. Rod Veldhuizen officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories, Yankton, SD. Visitations will be 2 to 9 PM, Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be Kevin Culver, David Kokesh, Beau Paulson, Mike Pollman, Stacy McKinney, and Steve Harris. Honorary pallbearers are Rick Larson, Tom Slagle, Tammy Larson, Steve and Carol Brouwer, and the rest of The Road Guy Crew and all of his other business associates.
Kyle Dennis Culver was born on October 5, 1961, in Eureka, California and his parents are Dennis and Glenyce Culver and Marilyn and LeRoy Bring. On July 24, 1982, he married Rhonda Gruenewald at Yankton, SD and to this union three children were born: Kara, Cory, and Jessica. Kyle worked at H & K Oil, Gehl Manufacturing, Topkote Inc., and presently started and co-owned The Road Guy Construction Company Inc., SignTech, and T-Bone Partnership. Kyle was also the backbone of Curb to Curb, Inc. with his wife. Kyle also was previous co-owner of Roadshow Antiques. He loved to go antiquing, socializing everywhere and hated to miss an auction, "he was a buyer". He also loved to be on the go.
He was definitely not afraid to take a risk and lived his life to the fullest as if there were no tomorrow. He would expect us all to do the same. His daughters, Kara and Jessica and the short time he had with his granddaughter, Keely, were the highlight of his life.
Those who will always cherish his memory are his wife, Rhonda of 26 years; two daughters, Kara and Jessica, and one month old granddaughter, Keely, all of Yankton, SD; his parents, Dennis and Glenyce Culver and Marilyn and LeRoy Bring; two brothers, Kevin (Penny) Culver and Kent (Brenda) Culver; two sisters, Kelly (Jeff) Finkral and Kristin (Darin) Spaulding; step-grandfather, Orris Lee; step-brothers, Rick Larson and special friend, Angela Wilhelm, Troy Larson, and Dana Bring and special friend, Barb Parks; step-sisters, Glenda Mitchell and special friend, Matt Jones, Laurelee (Bruce) Schmidt, Kimberlee (Tom) Dixon, and Melissa (Jayson) Haggen, and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his infant son, Cory and his paternal and maternal grandparents.
Marilyn J. Samp, age 65, of Yankton, died on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Memorial service will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Christ Episcopal Church, Yankton, with Rev. Jim Pearson officiating. Burial of cremated remains will be in Yankton Cemetery. Arrangements are in care of Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton.
Marilyn Jean was born on March 4th, 1945 in Sioux City, IA to Edward and Carolyn (Engen) Oberhelman, who were farmers north of Sioux City at the time. She attended elementary school in Westfield, Iowa and high school in Obert, Nebraska, where she graduated as valedictorian. Marilyn then continued her education at Yankton College where she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Social Work in 1967. She married Donald W. Samp from Chicago on September 4, 1965 while at Yankton College and the couple moved to the Chicago area in June 1967.
Marilyn began her career in social work in Chicago, working for Cook County Public Assistance. In 1979, they moved to the Omaha, NE area with Northern Natural Gas and to the Houston, TX area in 1986 with Enron, where Marilyn worked until 1996.
Don and Marilyn divorced in 2000 and she returned to the rural Yankton area.
Since July 2003, Marilyn has shared her life with her dear friend and love, John Gubbrud. They spent many summers at his lodge in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada and shared some wonderful fishing and travel experiences together.
Marilyn is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Green and husband Steve of Keller, TX and their three children: Chase, Tyler, and Judencie. She is also survived by son, Jeffrey Samp and his wife Leigh of Houston, TX. She is also survived by her dear friend and love, John D. Gubbrud of Alcester, SD and many other extended family members, wonderful neighbors and great friends.
Memorials may be made to Avera McKennan Foundation, PO Box 5045, Sioux Falls, SD 57117; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210 or to the Yankton College Scholarship Fund, PO Box 133, Yankton, SD 57078.
Phillip Lawrence Larson was born in Amery, Wisconsin, on November 8, 1944, to Lawrence and Violet (Leib) Larson. He was baptized as an infant at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Almena, WI and confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Clayton, WI.
He graduated from Clayton High School and later attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis Minnesota. He was part of the Golden Valley Lutheran College a cappella choir that toured Europe in the summer of 1967.
He married Velma Severson on June 23, 1968, and together they raised six children, adding another member to the family when he was 17.
Phillip worked for many years in the cheese factory in northwest Wisconsin, retiring from there in February of 2007, when he moved to the Hoxeng / Severson family farm in rural Volin, South Dakota. He reveled in his retirement career as an assistant beekeeper, chortling that after many years of being a hobby beekeeper he was finally "getting paid to play!"
After many years of being an active member of Faith Lutheran Church in Clayton, Wisconsin, he became an active member of Vangen Lutheran Church in Mission Hill, South Dakota, serving as a trustee and a member of the Vangen Cemetery Board. He loved to sing and was a member of the Tri-Valley Barbershop Chorus in Viborg, SD.
Phillip was severely injured in an automobile accident on Monday, July 26, 2010, and died of those injuries on July 28, 2010. Visitation will be held at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home in Yankton, South Dakota, on Friday, July 30, from 6-9 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be at Vangen Lutheran Church in Mission Hill, South Dakota at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Burial will be in the Vangen Lutheran Cemetery, Mission Hill, SD.
Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Rev. Velma Larson; children Gracia Larson (Jameel Saleh), Kendra (Geoff) McElhanon, Matthew Larson, John (Meiching Hu) Pesh, Sara Larson, Nina Larson, Adela (Marcos) MellaLalane; grandchildren Ryan Curtis, Brennan McElhanon, Kieron McElhanon, Alanna McElhanon, Clair HuPesh, Chloe HuPesh, and Evaline MellaLalane; mother-in-law Helen Severson; sister Bernice (Roger) Goodrich; sisters-in-law Valerie Philipp, Valborg Severson, Vi (Jim) Ramsey, and brother-in-law Mark Severson; thirteen nieces and nephews and their spouses, many cousins, and a multitude of friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents, father-in-law Mel Severson, brothers-in-law Joe Severson and Paul Severson, and sisters-in-law Rita Severson and Virginia Severson.
Dorothy Peterson, age 90, of Yankton and formerly of Williston, ND, mother of Rev. April Peterson, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Williston, ND. Bishop Mark Narum will officiate and interment will be held Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the First United Church of Christ cemetery in Fergus Falls, MN. Friends of Dorothy's may sign the on-line register book and give their condolences at www.fulkersons.com . Local arrangements by Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory.
Dorothy Emma Mahler was born on June 23, 1920 to Herman and Ida (Zimmer) Mahler in Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from Fergus Falls High School and worked at the McCormick Deering Implement that they ran in Fergus Falls. She was a reserved lady who didn't often tell stories, but occasionally, things would slip out! She would talk about how she drove the large trucks and tractors from the dealership and how shocked the men would be when she jumped out. With a sparkle in her eye, she would casually mention about how you could "whip cookies" on the frozen lake in the middle of Fergus Falls if you knew exactly where to drive the car between the barriers. Dorothy was living in Fergus Falls after the war when she started dating a dashing Navy electrician named Bernard Peterson. They were married on May 9, 1947 and were together until Bernard's death in 1995. Over their married time, they lived in several places in ND including Lansford, Velva, Devils Lake, Bismarck, and Hazen. They had two children, Jeffrey and April. Dorothy was an independent woman of strength, perseverance, faith, kindness, gentleness and love. She taught her children what was important in life. Since Bernard's death in 1995, Dorothy resided in Williston, ND with her daughter until entering Bethel Lutheran Home in January 2009. Dorothy loved animals, and enjoyed napping with her cat, Meg. She spent the last weeks of her life in Yankton living near her grand-daughter and enjoying her great-grand children.
Dorothy loved being at the cabin on Crystal Lake in MN. The calm MN nights with the songs of the loons in background always seemed to speak to her soul. She loved to play cards and was competitive, even though her team usually lost. Dorothy enjoyed many things about life, but mostly she loved to spoil her grandchildren. She made the best liverwurst sandwiches and always was ready with a hug, a smile, and that sparkle in her eye when they were around.
Dorothy is survived by her daughter, April of Williston, ND; granddaughter, Beryl (Byron Olson) of Yankton, SD; grandsons, Brendt Peterson of Denver, CO and Bryce Peterson of Marshall, MN; daughter-in-law, Kandice Vandendriessche of Marshall, MN; great-grandchildren, Brynann and Bryton; many nieces and nephews.
Dorothy has gone on to be with her Lord; her husband, Bernard; son, Jeffrey; parents; brothers, Herman and Richard; and many other extended family members. She will be greatly missed here.
Family suggests memorials to the MonDak Humane Society, PO Box 1572, Williston, ND 58802.
Friends may call at the Fulkerson Funeral Home in Williston on Wednesday from 1:00 PM until 5:00 PM, Thursday from 9:00 AM until noon and one hour prior to services at the church.
Elizabeth Sternhagen, age 92 of Tabor, SD passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Center, Tyndall, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor.
Visitations will be from 6-8 PM, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor with a 7 PM rosary and scripture service.
Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Dean Sternhagen, Robert Sternhagen, Jon Sternhagen, Dave Sternhagen, Alvin Sternhagen, and John Sedlacek.
Elizabeth was born July 27, 1917 on the family farm near Lesterville, SD to John and Pauline (Walloch) Mudloff.
She grew up near Lesterville and attended rural school through the eighth grade.
She married John Sternhagen on November 22, 1937 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Lesterville, SD.
Together John and Elizabeth farmed west of Tabor, SD most of their lives.
She was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and the St. Wenceslaus Altar Society.
She loved gardening and taking care of her flowers.
Her memory is cherished by her son Doug (Claudette) Sternhagen, daughters-in-law Ilene Sternhagen and Mildred Sternhagen, all of Tabor, SD. Six grandchildren Robert (Jill) Sternhagen, Deb Sternhagen, Jon (Kelli) Sternhagen, Dean (Teresa) Sternhagen, Julie (Jason) Koller, and Lori Sternhagen. Seven Step-grandchildren; Todd (Bridget) Thoene, Shane Thoene, Sonya (Joe) Schroeder, Kurt (Lynn) Thoene, Carla (Greg) Mueller, Tonya (Troy) Joachimsen, Betsy (Paul) Feilmeier, and 30 Great and Step Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, John L., Jr. and Allen Sternhagen; husband John F. Sternhagen, Sr., parents, Brother Martin, and three sisters Teckla Schulte, Clara Vyborny, and Tracey Kaiser.
