December
Dec. 27: Alice Halverson, 94, Hills.
January
Jan. 5: Delores DeSchepper, 74, Pipestone.
Jan. 7: Larry Leslie, 73, Long Beach, Calif.
Jan. 22: Doris Nelson, 96, Sioux Falls, S.D..
Jan. 13: John Van Ruler, 84, Luverne.
Jan. 20: Lawrence Steiner, 87, Luverne.
Jan. 23: Gladys Balderston, 93, Luverne.
February
Feb. 6: Melvin Kruger, 59, Ash Creek.
Feb. 7: Russell Blanford, 81, Luverne.
Feb. 8: Arthur "Pat" Patterson, 69, Hills; Marian Boom, 77, Luverne; Patricia VanWyhe, 51, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Feb. 9: John Aukes, 94, Luverne.
Feb. 16: Harold Miller, 84, Inwood, Iowa.
Feb. 18: Anna Van Marel, 88, Steen.
Feb. 19: Dries Fikse, 98, Luverne.
Feb. 22: Lloyd Carlson, 78, Luverne.
Feb. 23: Minnie Vis, 91, Hills; Margaret Lenderts, 84, Ellsworth.
Feb. 28: Norma Severson, 76, Beaver Creek.
March
March 1: Donna Knudson, 64, Sioux Falls, S.D.
March 8: James Lewis, 77, Jasper.
March 10: Eldora Bakk, 78, Lincoln, Neb.; Henry Langhout, 89, Luverne.
March 22: Judy Bertsch, 62, Corona, Calif.
March 26: Marlys Doorneweerd, Lester, Iowa.
March 27: Russell Grout, 91, Escondido, Calif.
April
April 1: Amanda Burmeister, 97, Hills; Edith Leslie, 91, Hills.
April 4: Robert Severson, 81, Beaver Creek.
April 8: Lois Leenderts, 63, Hills.
April 15: Dean Jorgenson, 90, Mesa, Ariz.
April 17: Melvin Kinsey, 73, Sioux Falls, S.D.
April 20: Raymond Phares, 69, Circleville, Ohio.
April 21: Edna Hetland, 91, Hills; Fred Paulsen, 93, Hills.
May
May 3: Mark Hoogendoorn, 40, Steen.
May 6: Angela Lynch, 90, Luverne.
May 11: Marion Vander Woude, 77, Sioux Falls, S.D.
May 20: Kaylon Metzger, infant, Hills.
May 22: Ray Swenson, 86, Luverne; Fannie Van Wyhe, 95, Hills.
May 28: George Heller, 78, De Smet, S.D.
May 31: John Bode, 77, Luverne.
June
June 3: Maynard Bos, 57, Rock Valley, Iowa.
June 7: Kermit Paulsen, 70, Bellevue, Wash.
June 15: John Austin, 51, Sioux Falls, S.D.
June 16: Marlene Wenzel, 65, Marion, S.D.
June 18: Blanche Sibson, 91, Davenport, Iowa.
July
July 5: Bernard Kurtz, 75, Luverne.
July 6: Virginia Bode, 73, Luverne.
July 7: Sylvia Erickson, 88, Luverne.
July 12: Henry Mulder, 76, Rock Rapids, Iowa.
July 22: Ruby Lommen, 89, Roseau.
July 26: Gladys Wulf, 94, Pierre, S.D.
July 27: Golda Behr, 91, Steen; Clifford Smedsrud Sr., 86, Windom.
July 29: Paul Miersma, 90, Valley Springs, S.D.
August
Aug. 8: Gerrit Vlastuin, 78, Luverne.
Aug. 13: Dr. George Pederson, 81, Princeton.
Aug. 14: Orville Aanenson, 82 Luvene.
Aug. 17: Grace Niessink, 91, Hills.
Aug. 21: Hermina "Minnie" Van Diggelen, 94, Ontario, Calif.
Aug. 27: Robert Wissink, 65, Canton, S.D.
September
Sept. 3: Lucile Harden, 90, Le Mars, Iowa.
Sept. 4: Gale Hellerud, 70, Mazeppa.
Sept. 14: Paul Anderson, 90, Edina.
Sept. 16: Emma Kerkvliet, 85, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sept. 23: Vernie Edmundson, 99, Garretson, S.D.
Sept. 25: Vernon Granberg, 73, Valley Springs, S.D.
Sept. 27: Johanna Kraayenhof, 79, Luverne.
October
Oct. 1: Minerva Bowron, 87, Hills.
Oct. 4: Oscar Olson, 86, Luverne.
Oct. 12: Orvin Thompson, 93, Houston, Texas.
Oct. 22: Jason Oden, 26, Hills.
Oct. 23: Cynthia Van Den Oever, 95, Doon, Iowa.
Oct. 25: Evelyn Rognley, 93, Hills.
Oct. 31: Margaret Scherff, 84. Beaver Creek.
November
Nov. 2: Frances Kuhl, 97, Hills; Lola McDonnell, 70, Apple Valley.
Nov. 10: Ray Binford, 90, Luverne.
Nov. 12; Robert Erickson, 88, Luverne.
Nov. 15: Salome Knobloch, 86, Lester, Iowa.
Nov. 23: Orey Gehrke, 82, Luverne; Gladys Helgerson, 97, Grand Junction, Colo.
December
Dec. 4: Sylvia Kortemeyer, 89, Chancellor, S.D.
Dec. 16: Erling Jensen, 75, Luverne.