Search Archived Marriage Records
Samuel Preston VerMeer
Died: Mar 26, 2003
IN MEMORY
SAMUEL PRESTON VERMEER
212 Hackberry Street, Brandon, SD
Died: Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Ann Arbor, MI
Age: 28 days
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
10:00 AM Monday, March 31, 2003
St. Therese Catholic Church, Sioux Falls, SD
Rev. Charles Cimpl, Officiating
Deb Colby, Cantor
INTERMENT
Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, SD
PALLBEARERS
Chad Carver Dean Knobloch
Samuel Preston VerMeer, son of Michael and Robin VerMeer, was born on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at 2:45 PM at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. His doctor that delivered him into our world was Patricia Wirtz. The following day, he was baptized by Father Chuck Cimpl at the hospital. Sam was then airlifted to the Michigan Congenital Heart Center at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI to undergo stage one of a three phase surgical procedure to reconstruct his heart. Sam died at 8:30 PM on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 from post surgical complications.
Sam was in our lives only a short period of time, yet through his brief life, Sam was able to strengthen relationships between family and friends. Sam taught us not to worry or be anxious about his future, but to enjoy the moments we had with him.
Grateful for having shared his brief life are his parents, Michael and Robin VerMeer, Brandon; his brother, Caden VerMeer, Brandon; grandparents, Carol VerMeer, Hills, MN, Preston VerMeer, Luverne, MN, Les and Della Dutenhoffer, Ipswich, SD, Michael Shann, Orlando, FL; aunts and uncles, Renae and Dean Knobloch, Hills, MN, Ralinda VerMeer, Taos, NM, Rachele and Chad Carver, Hills, MN, Danielle and Chad Simes, Aberdeen, SD, Tanya and Ryan Snover, Mitchell, SD, Alyssa and Jeff Hall, Lakeville, MN, Taylor Shann, Orlando, FL; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at St. Therese Catholic Church following the committal service.
Clair W. Vosburg
Died: Mar 25, 2003
IN MEMORY
CLAIR W. VOSBURG
412 Dunham, Valley Springs, SD
Died: Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Garretson, SD
Age: 82 years, 18 days
MEMORIAL SERVICE
10:30 AM Friday, March 28, 2003
Palisade Manor, Garretson, SD
FUNERAL SERVICE
10:00 AM Saturday, March 29, 2003
First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Falls, SD
Rev. Carl Bruxvoort, Officiating
Norma Dykstra, Organist
Lexia DeWit, Vocalist
“Safe In The Arms Of Jesus”
“The Lord’s Prayer”
Congregational Hymn
“Jesus, Lover Of My Soul”
INTERMENT
Pleasant View Cemetery, Valley Springs, SD
PALLBEARERS
Chad Olson ~ Jeremy Olson
Andy Dellman ~ Brian Vosburg
Adam Vosburg ~ Justin Vosburg
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Jacob Kucera ~ Nathan Kucera
Michele Lindner ~ Amber Dellman
Shelbi Lindner
Clair Warren Vosburg, son of Clinton and Ruth (Johnson) Vosburg, was born March 7, 1921 on the family farm near Larchwood, IA. He grew up there and received his education in a nearby country school. He continued to farm with his family.
Clair was united in marriage with Jeanette Vander Werf on March 12, 1948 at Sioux Falls, SD. They farmed near Larchwood, Montrose, Sioux Falls, and Valley Springs. In 1966, Clair began working at the Farmers Co-op Elevator in Larchwood where he worked for 17 years.
Clair was a member of First Christian Reformed Church of Sioux Falls. He enjoyed fishing, horses, gardening and raising chickens. Clair enjoyed sitting with family and friends to visit over a cup of coffee.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Jeanette Vosburg, Valley Springs, SD; two sons, Roger Vosburg, Valley Springs, SD, Duane Vosburg and his wife, Kathy, Chesterfield, MI; three daughters, Karen Moeller and her husband, Matt, Miller, SD, Cindy Dellman and her husband, Mike, Valley Springs, SD, Lori Kucera and her husband, Paul, Wagner, SD; 10 grandchildren, Chad Olson, Jeremy Olson, Andy Dellman, Amber Dellman, Brian Vosburg, Adam Vosburg, Justin Vosburg, Jacob Kucera, Nathan Kucera, Michele Lindner; one great-granddaughter, Shelbi Lindner; two brothers, Merle Vosburg and his wife, Anita, Renner, SD, Dallas Vosburg and his wife, Myrna, Colton, SD; a sister-in-law, Luella Vosburg, Larchwood, IA; a brother-in-law, Jerry Zuraff, Garretson, SD; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harold and Gordon; and one sister, Shirley Zuraff.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at First Christian Reformed Church immediately following the funeral service and prior to the committal service at Pleasant View Cemetery at Valley Springs, SD.
Emerson A. Bowen
Died: Mar 22, 2003
IN MEMORY
EMERSON A. BOWEN
1409 S. Suburban Drive
Sioux Falls, SD
Died: Saturday, March 22, 2003
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 85 years, 7 months, 1 day
FUNERAL SERVICE
11:30 AM Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, SD
Reverend Les Svendsen, Officiating
Velma Johnshoy, Organist
Congregational Hymns
“Abide With Me”, LBW 272
“Just As I Am”, LBW 296
INTERMENT
Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, SD
PALLBEARERS
Doug Uthe ~ Bob Olson
Norm Budahl ~ LeRoy Peters
Jim Schillerstrom ~ Tim Schillerstrom
Emerson A. Bowen, son of Earl and Irene (Middlen) Bowen, was born August 21, 1917 in Lyon County, IA. As a child he moved with his family to Ellsworth, MN. He grew up there and graduated from Ellsworth High School. Emerson attended Nettleton College and Sioux Falls College in Sioux Falls, SD. He then worked at the Sioux Falls Air Base.
Emerson entered the United States Navy on March 31, 1943. He served as a Yeoman 1st Class in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre during World War II, earning a Purple Heart and Philippine Liberation Medal with one star. Following his honorable discharge on April 5, 1946, he returned to Sioux Falls and worked for the Veterans Administration.
Emerson was united in marriage with Joyce DeGrand on August 30, 1947 in Pembine, WI. The couple made their home in Sioux Falls, where he worked as an auditor for the IRS. After retiring, he owned and operated a tax accounting firm for many years.
Emerson was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, where he served as treasurer from 1970-1975. He also belonged to the American Legion, the VFW, the Lion’s Club, the Masons and the Elks Lodge. He was a kind and gentle man with a unique sense of humor. He was very musical and played in a dance band in his earlier years. He also had a large collection of record albums.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Joyce, Sioux Falls, SD; one son, David Bowen and his wife, Renee, Loveland, CO; one daughter, Mary Berkness and her husband, Eric, Sioux Falls, SD; four grandchildren, Zachary and Elizabeth Bowen, Loveland, CO, Alex and Kyra Berkness, Sioux Falls, SD; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Emerson was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Edwin Bowen.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church following the committal service.
John F. Murphy
Died: Mar 19, 2003
IN LOVING MEMORY
JOHN F. MURPHY
6201 E. Split Rock Road, Sioux Falls, SD
Died: Wednesday, March 19, 2003
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 72 years, 8 months
HOLY ROSARY AND
LITURGICAL WAKE SERVICE
6:30 PM Friday, March 21, 2003
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Elk Point, SD
Reverend David Roehrich, Officiating
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
11:00 AM Saturday, March 22, 2003
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Elk Point, SD
Reverend David Roehrich, Celebrant
Rita Ahmann, Organist
Tom Parliman, Bagpipes
INTERMENT
St. Michael Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Roland Chicoine ~ Edmund L. Curry ~ Bruce N. Danielson Jerry Donlin ~ Denis R. Eckert ~ Robert B. Frieberg
Robert Guillaume ~ John F. Hagemann ~ Jack Halloran
Lee M. McCahren ~ Ernest E. Rozell ~ Arvin F. Rubida
Lewis F. Weinberg ~ Frank Zapf
John Francis Murphy was born to Frank and Myrtle Murphy on July 19, 1930, in Minneapolis. He grew up in St. Cloud, MN. After graduating from St. John’s Preparatory, he attended and graduated from St. John’s University at Collegeville, MN. John enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1952 as a weapons instructor in Germany and was honorably discharged in 1954. John entered the University of Minnesota Law School that fall. He married Alice DeWispelaere in 1955. They were later divorced. John took a position as Trust Officer with National Bank of South Dakota in Sioux Falls. He took over the law firm of Donley & Donley in Elk Point, South Dakota, the last week of December, 1962. John renamed the firm Donley and Murphy and practiced law for 41 years as a “small town attorney”. John served 36 years as City Attorney for Elk Point, served on the Elk Point School Board, and was instrumental in the development of the Elk Point Country Club and the organization of numerous businesses.
John married Cecelia A. Grunewaldt on September 8, 1990, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They resided in Sioux Falls, with John commuting to Elk Point to his law practice.
John was a lifelong Democrat, serving in both the House and Senate of the South Dakota Legislature. He served on the Code Commission of the Legislative Research Council, participating in the re-write of several sections of the S.D. Code, including rewriting the South Dakota insurance laws. After serving in the Legislature, John became a registered lobbyist, lobbying for over 30 years.
John enjoyed the holidays, especially Christmas and the 4th of July. His 4th of July was filled with the grandeur and pageantry that included class II commercial fireworks and choreographed patriotic music. John’s Christmas was filled with thousands of lights and ornaments and enough Santa Clauses to fill the hearts of all of the friends and family he touched.
John is survived by his wife, Cecelia Grunewaldt, a son, Tim (Dawn) Murphy, and their sons, Colin and Brock, of Tea, South Dakota, a daughter, Catherine (Todd) Bird, and their children, Ashley, Michael, and Trevor, of Lawrence, Kansas. John is also survived by three nieces, Terry Egge, Betsy Kramer, and Colleen Chavarrie, and a nephew, Michael Murphy, and numerous great-nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at St. Joseph Catholic Church following the funeral mass.
Bernice Mae Lundberg
Died: Mar 18, 2003
IN MEMORY
BERNICE MAE LUNDBERG
401 W. 2nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD
Died: Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Sioux Falls, SD
Age: 98 years, 16 days
COMMITTAL SERVICE
1:00 PM Friday, March 21, 2003
Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, SD
MEMORIAL SERVICE
2:00 PM Friday, March 21, 2003
George Boom Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, SD
Reverend Greg Kroger, Officiating
Phyllis Hofstad, Organist
Jon Salberg, Vocalist
“On Eagle’s Wings”
“Ave Maria”
PALLBEARERS
Brett Lundberg ~ Brenda Lundberg ~ Steven Reid Jennifer Reid ~ Michael Reid ~ George Lundberg
Richard Reid
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Hunter Reid ~ Donald Jensen
Bernice Holtz, daughter of Herman and Eliza Holtz, was born March 2, 1905 in Oldham, SD. Bernice grew up in Sioux Falls, SD where she received her education. She graduated from Washington High School in 1924. After graduation, Bernice worked as a clerk at Will A. Beech Printing for 12 years.
Bernice was united in marriage with George R. Lundberg Sr. on July 21, 1934 in Sioux Falls. She was a homemaker and mother of two wonderful children. George preceded her in death on April 28, 1966.
Bernice was a member of First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed crafts, reading, crossword puzzles and watching the Minnesota Twins. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Grateful for having shared her life are her son, George Lundberg Jr. and his wife, Kay, Sioux Falls, SD; a son-in-law, Richard Reid, Cass Lake, MN; three grandsons, Brett Lundberg, Minneapolis, MN, Steven Reid, Mosinee, WI, Michael Reid, Akeley, MN; two granddaughters, Brenda Lundberg, Bellingham, WA, Jennifer Reid, Fargo ND; a great-grandson, Hunter Reid, Bemidji, MN; and a host of other relatives and friends.
In addition to her husband, George, Bernice was preceded in death by her daughter, Marilyn Reid, and her parents.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather with the family for lunch and fellowship at George Boom Funeral Home following the memorial service.
