Nell M. (Reed) Serr was born March 10, 1931 in Aransas Pass, TX to Carlos and Mamie (Joy) Reed. After graduating from high school, Nell worked at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, TX. She married Roland Serr in 1955. To this union two children were born—Connie and Grace. Roland and Nell's first home was on a ranch west of Springview. Then they moved to the home place by Burton where they ranched and raised their family. In 1992...

Claude Lester Hickey was born to Vivian and Viola (Briggs) Hickey on March 19, 1929 near Iona, SD. He attended rural schools near Iona and went to Iona High School for three years. On August 28, 1950, Claude married Ilene Konop in Pierre, SD. Claude worked for area farmers and was a truck driver. He was drafted to the US Marine Corp in 1951. His basic training was in Camp Pendleton, CA. He attended cook and bakers school at Ft....

Madeline Theresia Aden was born April 5, 1924 at Colome, SD, the first of two girls born to the family of Otto and Elizabeth (Pietz) Schulte. She went to be with her heavenly Father on Monday, April 29, 2013. Her youthful years were spent on the family farm helping with the duties of an everyday farm kid—milking the cows, helping with the chickens, putting up hay, and helping with the house chores. She many times referred to herself as...

Ada A. (Rash) Rezac was born August 11, 1924 to Nelson and Anna Rash at a farm near Millboro, SD. She studied in a one room grade school and graduated 8th grade at Jamison, NE. On November 25, 1944, Ada married Dean Worden and the couple had two children. Ada was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. They moved to Colome in 1971. Ada worked at the Winner Baptist Hospital as a nurse's aide for almost twenty five years and thoroughly enjoyed...

Cheyenne May Cernetisch was born in Davenport Iowa on May 6, 1995, to Christopher Charles and Christine May Cernetisch (Kasowski). By 3 weeks old her family moved to South Dakota. She started school in the one room of Iona, then moved into the Gregory town school, then to Burke in her freshman year. She would have graduated this May. Cheyenne was an active person who loved horses, dogs, art and mostly, music. She spent many hours...

Dolly (Maier) Lang was born November 7, 1910 on a farm south of Colome at Danton, SD. She was the daughter of Jacob & Katherine (Hauf) Maier. When she was three years old, they moved south of Dallas and this is where she started school when she became of age. She attended school there until the 6th grade when they moved to Dallas. She attended school in Dallas until graduating from high school. While attending school she...

Darleen Ilene (Bergquist) Anderson of Presho, SD and formerly of Viborg, SD went home to her Lord and Savior at the Sanford Care Center in Chamberlain, SD after an almost six year courageous battle with cancer on March 18, 2013. Darleen was born to David and Ida (Haugen) Bergquist on April 23, 1929 in Yankton, SD. She attended several country schools and told stories to her children about walking to school in the dark and there were no...

Gladys Leona (Liegl) King was born September 18, 1922 at home on the farm near Burke, SD. She was the seventh of eight children in the family of Egid and Anna (Bauer) Liegl. Her mother died when she was only five years old and then Gladys was raised by her father and siblings. She often mentioned her appreciation for her brothers and sisters and their care for her during her childhood. Gladys attended country school near their farm northeast...

Dale E. Peterson was born on the farm south of Colome on August 4, 1934 to Ralph and Barbara (Mackrall) Peterson. Dale attended country schools and graduated from Colome High School in 1952, and farmed with his uncle Bud Mackrall south of Colome. Dale and his uncle Bud moved to town in 1959 and operated the Corner Bar. He joined the National Guard in 1953 and served on active duty at Ft. Riley, KS from October 1961 to August 1962 during the...

Amy Lynn Mahrt was born October 28, 1977 to Gary and Sandy (Miller) Mahrt. Amy's dad passed away when she was a baby. She was raised by her mother until she married Dean House. Amy was the second of three children. Amy attended school in Gregory until moving to Mitchell, SD with her friend Stephanie Smith. There she met Alvin Wurtz and together they had a son Timothy Ray on April 23, 1997. Amy and Alvin later separated. Amy met Brian...