Obituary index for BERESFORD REPUBLIC, Vol. 84, 1977 The following is an index of obituaries which were published in the "Beresford Republic" in the year 1977. The paper is weekly and is published every Thursday in Beresford, South Dakota. The first 23 issues of 1977 were listed as No. 30-52 of Volume 83, the remainder were No. 1-29 of Volume 84. Any information not listed in the fields below was not provided in the original obituaries. In cases where the date of birth is not given, the age at the time of death is given in that field instead. The date listed with an asterisk is a funeral date; because, a date or year of death was not listed in the obituary. Some married women were listed only by their husbands names. In those cases, the husband's name is listed in the first name field inside [ ]. Some misspellings may have come from the original published obituaries. Every effort was made to transcribe the spellings of names from the way they appeared in obituaries, even if the obituaries spelled the names incorrectly. The Beresford Public Library is authorized to archive copies of this index for use by patrons. This index was compiled by Brian M. Hass. The author of this index does not keep an archive of the obituaries listed. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm No obituaries were published on Apr 21, May 12, and Oct 27 of 1977. Notes: The paper forgot to print the month of birth of Ernest J. Paulsen. Myron Graham died on or about July 31, 1959; but, his body was not found until August 1, 1977. LAST NAME FIRST NAME MAIDEN NAME BIRTH DEATH PUBLICATION DATE DATE DATE Abraham Milfred 22 Jul 1917 11 Jul 1977 Jul 21 Albin Mildred Heine 2 Oct 1920 22 Apr 1977 May 5 Alne Martin 27 Apr 1883 19 Jul 1977 Aug 4 Anderson Brian 27 Feb 1976 25 Nov 1977 Dec 1 Anderson Gladys Bonine 23 Apr 1903 10 Sep 1977 Sep 15 Anderson Myrtle Rans 6 Apr 1903 3 Mar 1977 Mar 10 Baldwin Beverly Nelson 12 Feb 1932 7 Mar 1977 Apr 7 Bauer Helen Bieger 31 Jan 1896 25 Jan 1977 Feb 3 Beach Clifford 12 Dec 1918 8 Mar 1977 Mar 17 Benson Hanna Rasmussen 28 Nov 1887 22 Feb 1977 Mar 3 Berg Mabel 28 Jul 1895 9 May 1977 May 19 Bickett Ernest 14 May 1900 13 Dec 1977 Dec 22 Blumer Earl 22 May 1888 4 Apr 1977 Apr 7 Bondhus Herman died age 90 14 Mar 1977 Mar 24 Brady [Frank] McMahon died age 85 15 Sep 1977 Sep 22 Brandhagen Orville 24 Nov 1920 19 Nov 1977 Dec 1 Brekke Martin 3 Feb 1892 27 Mar 1977 Mar 31 Broline Edgar 26 Feb 1895 23 Aug 1977 Sep 1 Burney George 7 Feb 1897 1 Mar 1977 Mar 10 Chicoine Alex 2 Sep 1891` 19 Nov 1977 Nov 24 Christopherson Bertha Riemenschneider 31 Aug 1907 28 Dec 1976 Jan 13 Clark [Claude] 27 Jun 1977 Jul 7 Clark James 1977 Sep 22 Claussen Alma Abrahamson 1 Dec 1902 13 Sep 1977 Sep 22 Cooper Byron 6 Jul 1923 13 Jun 1977 Jun 16 Corley Reuben 28 Nov 1894 19 Sep 1977 Sep 29 Curran James 12 Jun 1904 15 Oct 1977 Oct 20 Dahlin Joseph 16 Aug 1904 11 Oct 1977 Oct 20 Determan August 7 Jan 1892 28 Feb 1977 Mar 3 Devitt Francis Dec 1918 8 Nov 1977 Nov 17 Doerr Gust 7 Aug 1897 12 Mar 1977 Mar 17 Doty Ralph 31 Mar 1898 21 Apr 1977 Apr 28 Dubois Alvina Gustafson 2 Mar 1917 11 Jul 1977 Aug 4 Eden Gertrude 21 Dec 1898 27 Jan 1977 Feb 3 Eie Nora Thoreson 29 Apr 1908 15 Jun 1977 Jun 23 Ekanger Andrew 8 May 1893 17 Nov 1977 Nov 24 Everhart Ted died age 68 28 Dec 1976 Jan 20 Fastrup Soren 14 Sep 1885 29 Jan 1977 Feb 3 Fickbohm Alvin 30 Oct 1908 5 Feb 1977 Feb 10 Fodness Omar 12 Sep 1900 20 Nov 1977 Dec 1 Gellerman Henry 7 Jan 1899 27 Jun 1977 Jun 30 Gibson Gwendolyn Dann 20 Nov 1922 3 Jun 1977 Jun 9 Gjervik Melvin 17 Jul 1945 31 Aug 1977 Sep 29 Graham Myron died age 71 31 Jul 1959 Aug 25 Greeley Laynette Bye 19 Sep 1977 Sep 29 Groseth Joseph 26 Jan 1906 8 Apr 1977 Apr 14 Gross Lena 5 Jun 1892 19 May 1977 May 26 Hagen Oscar 19 Nov 1901 19 Sep 1977 Sep 29 Halvorson Minnie Abrahamson 22 Dec 1905 22 Nov 1977 Dec 1 Hamerly Rebecca Stoner 25 Nov 1909 27 Feb 1977 Mar 3 Hansen Edith Jaeger 18 Jun 1900 2 Dec 1977 Dec 8 Hanson Leroy 21 Mar 1917 12 Jul 1977 Jul 21 Harrington Katherine Quinn 15 Mar 1876 22 Dec 1976 Jan 6 Hattervig Bertha Nupen 16 Aug 1886 29 Jun 1977 Jul 7 Havelaar Gertrude deBriun 26 Jul 1901 5 Mar 1977 Mar 10 Heath Henry 31 May 1889 24 May 1977 Jun 2 Hedeen Earl 8 Sep 1911 29 Jun 1977 Jul 7 Henry Merton 28 Jan 1896 8 Dec 1977 Dec 15 Hoard Roscoe 25 Jun 1910 2 Jul 1977 Jul 14 Hoeft [Will] 8 Jul 1977 Jul 14 Hoffman Harm 12 Mar 1977 Mar 17 Holse Violet Rasmussen 4 Dec 1903 4 Nov 1977 Nov 10 Hummel Delma Hohf 30 Oct 1903 25 May 1977 Jun 2 Hustrulid Bert 23 Jan 1900 7 Jan 1977 Jan 13 Hustrulid Ruth Albin 23 Feb 1902 12 Jun 1977 Jun 16 Hybertson John 26 Jul 1903 28 Nov 1977 Dec 8 Ivarsen Alice Thompson 20 Apr 1909 3 Apr 1977 Apr 7 Jensen Carl 19 Jan 1892 5 Jul 1977 Jul 14 Jervik Stanwood 18 Nov 1919 8 Sep 1977 Sep 15 Jeska Myrtle Braastad died age 69 6 Nov 1977 Nov 17 Johnke Henry 16 May 1893 21 Feb 1977 Mar 3 Johnke Katherine Thomas 24 Mar 1886 2 Aug 1977 Aug 11 Johnson Alfred 21 Nov 1905 19 Aug 1977 Aug 25 Johnson Ernest 17 Jun 1923 2 Jan 1977 Jan 6 Johnson John 8 Aug 1888 19 Jul 1977 Jul 28 Johnson Loreen Miller 26 Jul 1925 13 Mar 1977 Mar 17 Johnson Ludvig 29 Apr 1890 17 Feb 1977 Feb 24 Johnson Margery Kroger 10 Feb 1920 21 Mar 1977 Mar 31 Johnson Martin 29 Oct 1888 3 Jun 1977 Jun 9 Johnson [Martin] *12 Jan 1977 Jan 13 Johnson Wilma Chapman died age 88 14 Dec 1977 Dec 22 Jones Georgia 20 Feb 1910 14 Jul 1977 Jul 28 Jost Katherine Muhlenkort 30 Jan 1888 4 Jan 1977 Jan 13 Keiser Daisy Jaycox 27 Aug 1890 29 Sep 1977 Oct 6 Klopstad Oline Johnson 18 May 1888 10 Apr 1977 Apr 14 Klostergaard Darlene Green 11 Jul 1921 27 Oct 1977 Nov 3 Knutson Thomas Sr. 2 Oct 1888 20 Jan 1977 Jan 27 Kratochvil Charles 25 Mar 1918 30 Mar 1977 Apr 7 Kroesa Reggie 19 Oct 1977 Nov 3 Kruid Melvin 28 Nov 1942 1 Apr 1977 Apr 7 Kylling Emma 10 Mar 1881 29 Oct 1977 Nov 3 Landeen John 23 Jun 1921 15 Oct 1977 Oct 20 Lerseth Dayle 14 Jun 1924 6 Apr 1977 Apr 14 Lindblom Alma Christensen 3 Oct 1914 11 May 1977 May 26 Long Ellen Bowman 11 Nov 1884 15 Jun 1977 Jun 23 Lundberg Edith Allfree 4 Aug 1899 14 Feb 1977 Feb 24 Lundeen Jo 26 Feb 1962 21 Sep 1977 Oct 6 Lyle Raymond 18 Jun 1896 10 Sep 1977 Sep 15 Martinson George 30 Jan 1890 3 Jun 1977 Jun 9 Max Manfred 1 Jan 1900 7 Sep 1977 Sep 22 McGuire Josie Cornish 12 Oct 1883 19 Dec 1977 Dec 29 McVay Wayne 6 Nov 1902 28 Feb 1977 Mar 10 Monson Helen Fredericksen 13 Mar 1900 22 Aug 1977 Aug 25 Murphy Gladys 29 Oct 1895 19 Sep 1977 Oct 6 Nelson Anna DeGeest 7 Dec 1899 14 Nov 1977 Nov 17 Nelson Henry 20 May 1889 29 Mar 1977 Apr 7 Nielsen Edward 9 Jul 1888 29 Jul 1977 Aug 4 Numsen LeRoy 17 Apr 1907 15 Dec 1977 Dec 22 O'Connor Edward 1902 19 Sep 1977 Sep 29 O'Connor Michael 16 Aug 1900 23 Mar 1977 Mar 31 Olson Allan 7 Jul 1906 22 May 1977 May 26 Otten Elzo *13 Aug 1977 Aug 18 Overgaard Olga Nordgren 23 Jun 1893 15 Mar 1977 Mar 24 Patnoe Lawrence 28 Aug 1905 2 Sep 1977 Sep 8 Paulsen Ernest 4 ??? 1912 26 Jul 1977 Aug 4 Peterson E. 28 Feb 1911 10 Jun 1977 Jun 16 Peterson Wesley 4 May 1913 *6 Feb 1977 Feb 24 Pliska Joseph 10 Jul 1908 28 Jan 1977 Feb 3 Reynolds Harry 17 Aug 1902 1 Oct 1977 Oct 6 Sackreiter Harold 6 Nov 1924 6 Jan 1977 Jan 20 Salberg Julius *9 Jul 1977 Jul 21 Satter Luverne 16 Apr 1919 14 Feb 1977 Feb 17 Schmid Reuben 27 May 1908 1 Jun 1977 Jun 9 Schoellerman Hazel Johnson 4 Mar 1913 16 Oct 1977 Oct 20 Siver Marie Smith 28 Nov 1881 24 Dec 1977 Dec 29 Skotvold Chris 7 Jun 1887 2 Jul 1977 Jul 7 Skotvold Lillie Haverberg 1 Sep 1894 9 Jan 1977 Jan 13 Smith Louis 30 Mar 1904 21 Nov 1977 Dec 1 Soderstrom Frieda Bergstrom 12 Sep 1882 20 Mar 1977 Mar 24 Solaas Ida Abrahamson 9 Jun 1892 23 Nov 1977 Dec 1 Solberg Olina Holthe 27 Aug 1888 27 Sep 1977 Oct 6 Solem Thomas 30 Sep 1894 4 Jul 1977 Jul 7 Solheim Anna Nupen 19 Mar 1889 7 Oct 1977 Oct 13 Sommervold Lillian Fickbohm 5 Jan 1890 9 Nov 1977 Nov 17 Sommervold Petra Abrahamson 14 Sep 1895 12 Oct 1977 Oct 20 Sorensen Kelly 22 Dec 1977 23 Dec 1977 Dec 29 Sorensen Scott 22 Dec 1977 23 Dec 1977 Dec 29 Stephenson Clarence 9 Jun 1888 25 May 1977 Jun 2 Stuckey Jerry died age 9 3 Feb 1977 Feb 10 Stuessi Anna 21 Apr 1898 28 Jul 1977 Aug 4 Sundstrom Amanda Stephenson 15 Nov 1897 16 Feb 1977 Feb 24 Thormodsgaard Jeremiah age 18 mos. 16 Apr 1977 Apr 28 Tidwell Hiram 15 Oct 1936 24 Feb 1977 Mar 17 Tschudy Myrtle Hustrulid 31 May 1914 12 Feb 1977 Feb 17 Tuntland Edith McDonald 13 Jan 1907 6 Jan 1977 Jan 13 Twite Anna Gjelbakken 28 Jan 1888 14 Mar 1977 Mar 24 Ustad Leala 5 Oct 1975 2 Nov 1977 Nov 10 Utech Katharine Gross 4 Apr 1889 14 May 1977 May 26 Van Lent Amelia Determan 4 Jan 1910 9 May 1977 May 19 Vermilya Frances 21 Nov 1891 8 Aug 1977 Aug 18 Voegeli Erwin 20 Jan 1905 8 Nov 1977 Nov 17 Wagner William 30 Jan 1888 6 Feb 1977 Mar 3 Westling Carrie Larson 8 Aug 1881 20 Mar 1977 Mar 24 Wommack Gloria Meyer 21 Jan 1938 10 Aug 1977 Aug 25 Yost Clarence 17 May 1920 20 Nov 1977 Dec 1