Marilyn Mae Brown, 91, of Brandon, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, at Bethany Home, Brandon.
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Obituaries
Clyde R. Bigelow, 87, of Brandon, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls following a brief illness. A Memorial Service will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6 at Risen Savior Catholic Church in Brandon. Visitation will be from 9a.m. until the time of the service at the church on Wednesday. Interment will take place at the cemetery in Wahpeton, N.D., at a later date.
Joanne “Jo” Beacom, 89, of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 from the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
James Franklin Jacobson, 85, of Brandon, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at Bethany Home in Brandon, with his daughters by his side.
Terry Lynn Plueger, 70, of Le Mars, Iowa, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away after a lengthy illness on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Visitation and Prayer Service with the family will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Beaver Valley Lutheran Church in Valley Springs.
Joyce Sandra Parry died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.
Memorial services were held Saturday, Aug. 26, at Bethany Home in Brandon.
Michael Severson, 79, of Brandon, S.D., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society-Sioux Falls Center after a 3.5-year struggle with two different types of cancer, a deadly case of COVID pneumonia, and various infections, which also led to his lower right leg being amputated. He fought a hard fight with as much positive thoughts to keep living, which Jean gave her very best care to help him accomplish that.
Michael Severson, 79, of Brandon, S.D., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society-Sioux Falls Center after a 3.5-year struggle with two different types of cancer, a deadly case of COVID pneumonia, and various infections, which also led to his lower right leg being amputated. He fought a hard fight with as much positive thoughts to keep living, which Jean gave her very best care to help him accomplish that.
Interment will be at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, followed by a celebration of life will take place at the VFW in Brandon in the near future.
Michael Bruce Severson, son of Myron James and Elva Gladys (Hovdestad) Severson was born Nov. 15, 1943 in Sioux Falls, S.D. He grew up in Brandon and attended Brandon Lutheran Church. He graduated from Brandon High School in 1961 and later attended Augustana College, graduating in 1965 with teaching degrees in History and English. He then taught senior classmen in those subjects at the original Washington High School in downtown Sioux Falls. During college at Augustana, he was a member of MENSA.
Lois Arlene Schroder, 82, Brandon, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls.
Robert “Bob” James Knochenmus, 80, of Sioux Falls, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls.
