Obituaries

Lilija Jansevics, 87, of Sioux Falls, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Services will be held at a later date. Lilija is survived by four of her children, Jake (Kim) Jansevics, Spearfish, Daina (Ryan) Miles, Box Elder, Anna Geller, Albany, N.Y., and Inga (Randy) Beauchene, Valley Springs; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Rasma Matharni, Los Angeles, Calif.; sister-in-law, Lenora Jansons; and numerous nieces, nephews, great- nieces and nephews. */ For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com
Tracy “Chuck” Ray Nagel, 48, of Brandon, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. A Celebration of Tracy’s Life will be held from 2-4pm, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, with a time of sharing at 4 p.m., at Heartland Funeral Home in Brandon. He is survived by his mother, Donna Gullickson, Sioux Falls; nine siblings, Jeff (Judy) Nagel and Kevin Nagel, all of Titusville, Fla., Kristy (Russ) Lofswold, Hartford, Dawn (Alicia) Dammer, Brandon, Don Jr. (Jerri) Gullickson, Titusville, Rodney (Susan) Oberle, Vermillion, Kay (David) Johnson and Peggy (Lonnie) Bertrand, all of Sioux Falls, and Stephanie Reiners, Hurley; many cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and his close buddies, Cory Lee and Scott Skari.   */ For online condolences, visit heartlandfunerals.com
A Celebration of Life service for Joan A. Bakke, 82, of Sioux Falls, will be held in the spring at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Per Joan’s wishes, she will be cremated and her remains interred at Hills of Rest Memorial Park. Mrs. Bakke died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at Avera McKennan Hospital.  She is survived by her children, Jennifer (Roger) Bean, David (Cindy) Bakke, Kathryn Cowgill, Michael Bakke and Daniel (Mary) Bakke; siblings, Betty (Warren) Larson, Judy (Bill) Anderson, Charles (Rita) Erickson, Don (Judy) Erickson and Bill (Dee) Erickson; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.  */ Online condolences may be made at heritagesfsd.com.
Phyllis Ethel Bryant, 75, of Brandon, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, after a long battle with leukemia, at the Dougherty Hospice Home in Sioux Falls. A springtime service will be held in 2018. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Go Fund Me account to assist with travel expenses. She is survived by her children, Robert Dupuis, Winthrop, Maine, Brian (Kelly) McKenzie, Kansas City, Mo., Craig (Dawn) McKenzie, Wildomar, Calif., Terry Dupuis, Turner, Maine, and Wendy McKenzie, Brandon; siblings, Alfred Ross, Alaska, Raymond (Janice) Ross, Texas, Helen Wolfe, South Portland, Maine, and Shirley Palmer, Ore.; 27 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, George Freeman Estella (Wentworth Hamilton) Ross; three children, Harold McKenzie, Darlene McKenzie, and Edna Arhendt; one great-grandchild, Baby Schmidt; and nine siblings, Donald, Walter, Edward, Robert, Edna, Nelly, Mary, Ramona, and Christine. */
Gerald ‘Jerry’ Bosch, 92 Gerald “Jerry” Bosch, 92, of Valley Springs, passed away quietly Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at Valley Springs Reformed Church in Valley Springs. Memorial visitation with family present will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, at George Boom Funeral Chapel in Brandon. Private family interment services will take place prior to the memorial service on Friday.
Gerald “Jerry” Bosch, 92, of Valley Springs, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  Memorial services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10, at Valley Springs Reformed Church in Valley Springs. Memorial visitation with family present to greet friends will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, at George Boom Funeral Chapel in Brandon.    Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Vivian of Valley Springs; children, Marilyn Bosch of Sioux Falls, Loren (Tracy) Bosch of Burke, S.D., and Brad (Tammy) Bosch of Sioux Falls; daughter-in-law, Cherlyn Bosch of Brandon. */ Additional obituary information and online guestbook may be found at georgeboom.com.
Funeral services for Arlene Amanda Mann, 83, of Brandon, were held Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 at Bethany Lutheran Church, Luverne, Minn. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne. She died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. She is survived by her husband, Eugene, of Brandon; children, Belinda (Daniel) Kroska of St. Joseph, Minn., Brian (Patty) Mann of Cheyenne, Wyo., Brenda (Mark) Mann Harrison of Snohomish, Wash., Bryce (Stacey) Mann of Lewes, Del., and Benita (Scott) Dingman of Bemidji, Minn.; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; twin sister, Darlene (Walt) Johnson of Brooklyn Park, Minn.; sister-in-law, Betty Burmeister of Luverne.  She was preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Elaine and Peter Jensen; and two brothers and one sister-in-law, Richard Burmeister and Wayne and Doloris Burmeister.  */ /*-->*/
Richard (Rick) W. Blue III, 64, of Sioux Falls, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at his home following a long illness. Rick is survived by his wife, Beverly; two sons, Richard (Rich), Sioux Falls and Jeremy (Heidi) Blue, Sioux Falls; three grandchildren, Richard, Lauren, and Darian; and three siblings, Michael (Darryl) Blue, Denver, Colo., Charlie (Eileen) Blue, Chester, and Barb (Tom) Bylander, Corona. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Pink Ladies of Corson, Corsica, or Colome.  For the complete obituary, visit heartlandfunerals.com.
Verla L. Heeren, 79, of Sioux Falls, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 at her home. Funeral services were held Oct. 26, 2017, at Trinity Baptist Church, Sioux Falls, with burial at the Chancellor Baptist Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Duane; three children, Colleen Jacobson of Sioux Falls and her daughter, Christine (Jack) Hicks and Erza, St. Paul, Minn.; Susan Reese of Hartford and son, Liam; and Clayton Heeren of Sioux Falls and daughter, Chelsea (Michael) Redinger, of Brandon, son Micah (Anna) Heeren and Ellis and Sawyer, Mitchell, and daughter, Savannah Heeren, Sioux Falls; and the Otten sisters, Viola Buseman, Marion, Doris Fett, Tea, Dorothy Buscarello, Denver, Colo., and Karen Hofer, Sioux Falls.  */ She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mildred; brother, Eldon; son-in-law, Randy Reese; and a daughter-in-law, Kris Heeren.
Kim Jo Hanisch, 55, of Sioux Falls, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.  She is survived by her husband, Jeff Hanisch, Sioux Falls; sons, Darren (Angela) Erlandson, Sioux Falls, and Derek (Jodi) Erlandson, Adrian, Minn.; two step-sons, Thomas and Kyle Hanisch, Sioux Falls; seven grandchildren, Becky, Cole, Danica and Elaine “Lanie” Erlandson, Eddie, Ethan and Evan “Riley” Hanisch; mother, Doris Finley, Sioux Falls; brother, Bryan (Jeannette) Finley, Sioux Falls; sisters, Darcie (Jeff) Hanssen, Sun City, Ariz., and Dannette “Dennie” (Jeff) Mahon, Iona, Minn.; father-in-law, Leo Hanisch, Brandon; mother-in-law, Marlys (Paul) Hohman, Sioux Falls; and a host of other relatives and friends.  */ /*-->*/

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