62 Alcester, SD November 3, 2025 Our hearts are broken as we share that Mark Fickbohm, 62, of Alcester, SD passed away on November 3, 2025, at his home. Mark was born on September 13, 1963, to Edward and Ida (Ludwig) Fickbohm. He grew up in Alcester and graduated from...
Obituaries
Joseph Berst Jr.
82 Beresford October 15, 2025 Joseph Berst, Jr. passed away on October 15, 2025, at Snohomish, Washington, from complications of advanced dementia. He was born on February 16, 1943, in Tacoma, Washington, to Joseph Berst, Sr. and Evelyn Ann (Williams) Berst who both...
Gary D. Lundberg
82 Beresford October 26, 2025 Gary D. Lundberg was born April 14, 1943 in Clay County, South Dakota to Oscar and Elna (Larson) Lundberg. He died October 26, 2025 in Sioux Falls at the age of 82 years. He was born and raised on the family farm west of Beresford, where...
James Jervik
66 Alcester, SD October 22, 2025 James “Jimmy J” Jervik was born December 18, 1958, in Hawarden, Iowa to Clarence and Beverly (Larson) Jervik. He died October 22, 2025, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 66 years, 10 months and 4 days. A...
Marilyn Joan Heinemann
88 Formerly of Beresford, SD Marilyn Joan (Tollefson) Heinemann was born on October 6, 1936, at the former Moe Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, to parents Alf and Nora (Nelson) Tollefson. She was baptized and confirmed at her rural Norwegian Lutheran Church, Lands...
Joan Evelyn (Degen) Briggs
93 Alcester October 1, 2025 Joan Evelyn (Degen) Briggs passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday October 1, 2025. A celebration of life took place Monday, October 6 with Mass held at St. Teresa of Avila in Beresford, SD. Joan was born August 14, 1932 in Ethan SD...
Carol LaMae Thompson
99 Formerly of Beresford September 18, 2025 Carol was born in Beresford on June 20,1926, to Alvin and Alice Edblom. She had a sister, Joan, and brother, John. Carol graduated from Beresford High School and attended 1 year of college. She married Robert (Bob) Thompson...
Else Svanholm Host Englund
93 Beresford October 14, 2025 Else Svanholm Host Englund, age 93, of Beresford, SD, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Ava’s House, Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Friday, October 24, at Dalesburg Lutheran Church, rural Vermillion, with...
James Thomas Ekren
77 Alcester, SD June 1, 2025 James Thomas Ekren, born June 30, 1947, in Akron, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the age of 77. He was raised on his family’s farm south of Alcester, South Dakota, where he attended Nora Country School and...
Joanne Kay Johnson Gower
78 Formerly of Beresford August 14, 2025 Joanne was born May 8, 1947, the second of three children, to Hans and Ardella Johnson. Summers were spent getting ready for Achievement Days and driving a tractor to help harvest hay for her dad. While in high school Joanne...