Wright Alguire Wright Alguire, 91, 301 N. West Ave., died Wednesday at his home. He was born Jan. 6, 1891 in rural Sioux Fall. Mr. Alguire married Myrtle Weldon on Dec. 11, 1912 in Spring Valley, Wis. He farmed in Hartford and Chester, S. D. before moving to Sioux Falls in 1926. He was a salesman for Foremost Cremery Co., retiring in 1956. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Floyd, Sioux Falls, and Donald, Torrance, Calif., two daughters, Donna McLaughlin, Torrance, and Peggy Raines, Benton Harbor, Mich.; three grandchildren, and three brothers, Clifford, Sioux Falls; Earl, Madison, S. D., and Raymond, Scotland, S. D. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home. >From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/ all typos. Dated Thursday, April 29, 1982 Page 3D Volunteer Posting, not related to this person. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

Would like obit or info on this doctor, he delivered me in 1958 at Sioux Valley Hospital and was killed in an automobile accident many years ago. Thanks. Linda

>From the Daily Argus Leader Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Thursday March 27, 1952 Shoe Salesmen Dies in Store Henry Alguire, 63, Drops Dead at Local J. C. Penny Co. A shoe salesmen at the Sioux Falls J. C. Penny Company for 11 years, Henry L. Alguire, 63, dropped dead at the Penny Store this morning. Mr. Alguire of 1214 W. 10th St., was stricken just after he had walked into the store at 8 :25 o�clock. Born here, Jan. 12, 1889, Mr. Alguire attended Sioux Falls Business College. He moved to Winner after his marriage to Ruth Hammer in Madison, Nov. 7, 1923. While residing in Winner, he worked as a shoe salesmen at the Outlaw Trading Post. Mr. and Mrs. Alguire moved back to Sioux Falls in 1935. He was past master of the Winner Masonic Lodge and past worthy patron of the Roseland Chapter No. 113 of the Winner Eastern Star. Survivors are his widow; a daughter, Joan, Sioux Falls, and six brothers, Elgie, Wright and Clifford, Sioux Falls; Harvey and Earl, Madison, and Raymond, Chester. The body is at the Miller Funeral Home. Volunteer posting-I am not related to this person. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

>From the Daily Argus leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Thursday, January 17, 1952 Mrs. C. Larson Is Victim of Illness A. Sioux Falls resident since 1909, Mrs. Charles Larson, 77, of 330 N. Franklin Ave., died at a local hospital Wednesday night after a two year illness. Born in Norway, Dec. 4, 1874, Louise Nelson came to the United States with her parents at the age of 7 and settled in Spring Valley, Wis. She married John C. Weldon there, June 20, 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Weldon moved to Hartford in 1901 and entered the restaurant business there until Mr. Weldon�s death I 1906. She was married to Mr. Larson three years later in Worthington, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Larson came to Sioux Falls after their marriage. Mr. Larson died her in September, 1942. Mrs. Larson attended the First Methodist Church here. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Wright Alguire and Mrs. Phil Smith, Sioux Falls, and Mrs. Lucille Young, Indianapolis; eight grandchildren, and two great- grandchildren. The body will lie in state at the Miller Funeral Home until time of services. >From the Daily Argus leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Friday, January, 18, 1952 Mrs. Louise Larson Last Rites will be held at the Miller Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Saturday for Mrs. Louise Larson, 77, of 330 N. Franklin Ave., who died at a local hospital Wednesday night. The Rev. Henry Lewis will officiate. Mrs. H. B. Crandall will be organist; Willis Muchow, vocalist. Among survivors are three daughters, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Volunteer post--not related to this lady. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

>From the Daily Argus leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Saturday, August 8, 1931 Rites For Las Nelson Hartford. � Funeral services for Lars Nelson, long a resident of Minnehaha county, were held Friday afternoon in the Methodist church her. Services were conducted by the Rev. Wendell A. Johnson, and Hartford lodge No. 125, I. O. O. F. was in charge of services at the cemetery. Mr. Nelson died in a Sioux Falls hospital Tuesday after an illness of a month. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/176.1 Message Board Post: Only two O'Leary's listed in Minnehaha Grave Record Book. Charley in St Paul's Lutheran, Garretson, Edison Twnship and John 28/9/1889 age 3 in Summit Hill, Garretson, Edison Twnship. Garretson is so close to the Minnesota state border. I have found some records at the Rock County Courthouse in Luverne Minnesota. The Rock County Recorders office is locate at 204 E Brown St, Luverne MN 56156. Phone #507-283-5014. Good Luck Donna at [email protected]

>From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Monday, November 15, 1982 Grover Heideman COLTON, S. D. - Grover Heideman of Colton died Saturday at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Sioux Falls. He was 86 years old. He was born May 2, 1896, in Garden Prairie, Ill. He moved with his parents to Ireton, Iowa, in 1900 and lived there until moving to Colton in 1913. On Nov. 23, 1918, he married Alice Walker in Sioux Falls. The farmed in the Colton area until they retired in 1969 and moved into Colton. He was a 60 year member of the Taopi Masconic Lodge in Colton. He is survived by his wife, Alice of Sioux Falls; four sons, I. LaDelle, Glen Ellyn, Ill., George Liewellen, Vancouver, Wash., Tom, Arden Hills, Minn., and Dale, Woodridge, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Beryl) Lee, Iron Mountain, Mich., and Mrs. Robert (Della) Caselli, Sioux Falls; 13 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Colton. Visitation will begin today at 10 a.m. at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Colton. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hills Cemetery in Ireton. >From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Saturday, July 13, 1985 Alice Heideman COLTON- Alice Heideman, 88, of Colton, died Friday in Bethany Lutheran Home, Sioux Falls. Alice Walker was born Nov. 22, 1896, in Lyons. She grew up in the Lyons area and was graduated from Augustana Normal School and taught Grinde school near Colton. She married Grover Heideman, Nov. 23, 1918, in Sioux Falls. They farmed in the Colton area and in 1969, they retired into Colton. Her husband died Nov. 13, 1982. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Colton, and she was active in Eastern Star. Survivors include: four sons, I. LaDelle, Glen Ellyn, Ill., George Liewellen, Vancouver, Wash., Tom, Arden Hills, Minn., and Dale, Woodridge, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Beryl) Lee, Iron Mountain, Mich., and Mrs. Robert (Della) Caselli, Sioux Falls; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and a sister, Etta Larson, Sioux Falls. Graveside services will begin at 10 a.m. Monday in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Ireton, Iowa. Memorial services will begin at 1 p.m. Monday in United Methodist Church, Colton. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday in Minnehaha Funeral Home, Colton. Prayers will be said at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Funeral Home. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

Dear Group-- Looking for an obit for Katherine (Tieszen) Kleinsasser who died in childbirth at McKennan Hospital on July 10, 1937. Thanks in advance. Linda

>From the Daily Argus Leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Friday, May 10, 1929 Funeral for Mrs. Cavanaugh Dell Rapids.- Funeral services were held in St. Mary�s church here today for Mrs. J. J. Cavanaugh, who died Wednesday at the age of 67. She had resided in South Dakota since 1903. Mrs. Cavanaugh belonged to St. Mary�s Church, St. Mary�s auxiliary, Women�s Relief Corp, and the D. A. R, and was state organizer for the junior relief corps. Survivors are her husband; one son, Jack, Dell Rapids; and four daughters, Mrs. J. P. Aupperie and Miss Fannie Cavanaugh, Dell Rapids, Mrs. C. C. Tweed, Humboldt, and Mrs. F. L. Gleich, Yankton. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

>From the Daily Argus Leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Tuesday June 6, 1905 John H. Butler of 1313 Labelle avenue, died suddenly Sunday morning of heart failure. Mr. Butler was quite well known in the city. He drove a dray on the streets for some time. He was about 65 years of age and leaves a wife and several children. The funeral took place this afternoon at 2 o�clock from the Livingston Memorial Reform church on the east side. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

>From the Daily Argus Leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Tuesday June 6, 1905 Mary, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. W. S. Braley, died Sunday afternoon at the family residence in the southeastern part of the city from an abscess on the brain. The little girl had been suffering for some time and everything that medical skill could suggest was done to save her life, but without avail. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon at 2 o�clock from the First Baptist church. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

>From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Sioux Falls South Dakota Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Sunday April 28, 1991 Elmer Larson Elmer Larson, 80, 2101 W. Madison, died Friday, April 26, in Mom & Dad�s Nursing Home. Mr. Larson was born July 23, 1910, in Forestburg, where he grew up and attended schools. He served in the Army from 1932 to 1934. He married Hazel Houser in 1936, in Sioux Falls. She died in 1985. He married Elizabeth Eisenberg in 1948, in Canton. She died in 1982. He married Betty Clinton May 3, 1985, in Sioux Falls. She died in 1988. Mr. Larson was employed as a carpenter for Jordan Millwork in Sioux Falls, Farley-Letcher in Sioux Falls, and Fulda Lumber Co., Fulda, Minn., retiring in 1977. He was a member of Judson Memorial Baptist Church and Lions Club and Moose Lodge. Survivors include a son, Donald E., Sioux Falls; a stepson, Don Eisenberg, Sioux Falls; a daughter, Mrs. Floyd (Beverly) Callison, Sioux Falls; two step-daughters: Eileen Callahan and Gertrude Tyler, both of Sioux Falls; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Ellen Joerger, Forestberg. Services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Miler Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today in the Funeral home. Family will be present from 2:30 to 4 p.m. today to meet with friends. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0gB.2ACI/204 Message Board Post: I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Steven Stymiest. I am 46 years old, retired USAF and live in Rock Hill, South Carolina. I have just adopted the SDGenWeb Minnehaha County web site and the Minnehaha message board. I want to say that I want to keep things the way they have been here. Let's continue on and learn all we can about our ancestors and keep the lines of communication open for all. I have been researching my family history since 1986. My main research is in the South Dakota counties shown below, as well as New Jersey and New York and Canada. These web sites have become a hobby. I have just received a book on inter-library loan named "Black Hills Ghost Towns". This information will be online shortly for the South Dakota Ghost Towns web site. This book contains information on approximately 600 towns/locations in the Black Hills area. I am the coordinator for the following South Dakota Pages: Kingsbury County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wizardnc/kingsburysdahgp.htm Lake County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wizardnc/lakesdahgp.htm Miner County, South Dakota at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdminer/ Minnehaha County South Dakota at SDGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdminneh/ South Dakota Land Records at SDGENWEB http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdland/ South Dakota Pioneer Letters at SDGENWEB http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdletter/ South Dakota Ghost Towns at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdghstwn/ The Wizard's Realm Owner/Webmaster (since 1986) http://www.wizardsrealmcentral.com I also admin the following mailing lists and boards: Saving Graves South Carolina http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scsavinggraves Stymiest-L http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GOMSRUD/ Gomsrud-L http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/STYMIEST/ Minnehaha http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.southdakota.counties.minnehaha I am also the coordinator for the following sites that may be of interest to some: York County, South Carolina at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~scyork2/ South Carolina Ghost Towns at ALHN/AHGP http://www.rootsweb.com/~scghstwn/ Orphanages at ALHN http://orphansalhn.bravehost.com/ Saving Graves South Carolina http://www.savinggraves-us.org/sc/ ALHN is the American Local History Network and AHGP is the American History and Genealogy Project. I would like to invite you to visit and participate in all of these web sites. Help us preserve our history and heritage. What is Saving Graves? Saving Graves is dedicated to providing leadership, education and advocacy in preserving and restoring endangered and forgotten cemeteries. State and county websites are volunteer operated. Volunteers are need for all states & counties. For volunteer information, go to http://www.savinggraves.org/about/volunteer/. For any other questions on Saving Graves, please check out: http://www.savinggraves.org/about/mission.htm. Thanks again for this opportunity. Hope to see you in your internet travels. Steven Stymiest Saving Graves South Carolina Coordinator Saving Graves York County Coordinator South Carolina Ghost Towns Coordinator York County, South Carolina Coordinator Orphanages Topic at ALHN Coordinator Miner County, South Dakota Coordinator Lake County, South Dakota Coordinator Kingsbury County, South Dakota Coordinator South Dakota Pioneer Letters Coordinator South Dakota Land Records Coordinator South Dakota Ghost Towns Coordinator The Wizard's Realm Owner/Webmaster (since 1986)

>From the Daily Argus Leader, Sioux Falls SD Typed just as it appeared in the original newspaper, including any/all typos. Dated Monday, April 18, 1938 A.C. Hinkley Dies; Rites to be Private Resident of Sioux Falls for 38 Years Succumbs � Burial at Mt. Pleasant Arthur C. Hinkley, 70, a resident of Sioux Falls for 38 years. Died early Sunday morning at a local hospital after a long illness. He was a salesman and had lived at 120 South Euclid ave. Private funeral services will be held at 5 o�clock this afternoon at Graf Funeral chapel with Rev. Hugh B. Jones, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, in charge. Deacons of the church will be pallbearers. Interment will be in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The survivors are his widow, a son, Clare Hinkley, Glencoe, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Laurence Trainor, Sioux Falls; a sister, Mrs. Mary Well, Marshall, Minn., and eight grandchildren. Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.

Does anyone have access to Sioux Falls obituaries? I need a lookup for Elmer Larson who died April 26, 1991. I am looking for information on the Hans Larson and Elmer Larson families. I know that Hans lived in Sioux Falls in 1930 (US census) and he was living there in 1947. I do not have a date for his death. He was married to Retta H. Larson and I need her date of death and any obituary information for her. Hans Larson born in Sweden about 1859 or 1860. arrived in US in 1869 married Retta Hickox, Nov. 29, 1899 in Callender, Iowa daughter: Ellen born about 1901 in Iowa son: Elmer Larson In 1930 their son Elmer was living with them in Sioux Falls and he was 19 at that time so I will assume he was born in 1910 or 1911. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Carol Larson -

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hansen/Pike Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/203 Message Board Post: SIOUX FALLS MAN MISSING ON BAHMAS-FLORIDA FLIGHT A young Sioux Falls businessman and a Florida man are missing on a flight from the Bahamas to Florida. The local man is Jon Hansen, 24, of 2900 Poplar Drive. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell C. Hansen, operators of a bus company. Jon Hansen has been vice president of Jack Rabbit Lines, Inc. Hansen was a passenger in a plane which encountered sever weather. The pilot was Robert J. Warfield, Jr, West Palm Beach stock broker. The plane was scheduled to arrive at 8 a.m. Monday at Palm Beach from Wess End, Grand Bahama Island, normally a 30-minute flight. Coast Guard units were summoned to begin a search. Hansen left Sioux Falls on June 26 for a fishing trip to the Bahamas. His wife remained in Sioux Falls. He joined his father-in-law, Joseph T. O'Neill, and the latter's son, Joseph O'Neill, II, both of Palm Beach. The trio had been in the Bahamas for approximately 10 days. Hansen was enroute to the mainland to make connections for a flight home. The O'Neills reached the Florida mainland two hours later in another plane to learn that the other craft was missing. In 1966, Hansen was graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In 1965, Hansen departed on a 108-day college-at-sea world educational tour. Hansen has a brother, Lowell Jr., residing at Jackson Hole, Wyo. Hansen was born Jun 6, 1944, in Sioux Falls. He is a 1962 graduate of Washington High School. He is a member of the Lions Club, Jaycees, Elks, Minnehaha Country Club and Yawn Patrol Toastmasters Club. Argus Leader Tues., Jul 9, 1968 Thanks to Clair Grant for the article

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hansen/Pike Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/202 Message Board Post: HANSEN, BUS LINE OWNER, FOUND DEAD AT HIS HOME Lowell C. Hansen, 68, s. Minnesota Avenue, owner of the Jack Rabbit Bus Lines, was found dead at his residence Sunday. Dr. R. D. Schultz, Minnehahah County coroner, said Mr. Hansen's body was found outside his greenhouse back of his home about 11:30 a.m. He apparently had been dead about an h our, the coroner said. The body was found by Mrs. Lowell Hansen, Jr., a daughter-in-law. Dr. Schultz said Mr. Hansen was found next to the greenhouse. A window pane in the greenhouse was found broken and Mr. Hansen had suffered a severe cut on his left wrist, Dr. Schultz said. Investigation is continuing, the coroner said. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Methodist Church. Masonis services will be held a 7:30 p.m. at the Benz Memorial Chapel. Mr. Hansen was born on Jan 23, 1902, at Viborg. He was graduated from Viborg High School in 1921. He attended Nettleton Commercial College and Sioux Falls College. He married Edith Pike at Canton on April 12, 1936. In addition to being the founder and owner of the Jack Rabbit Bus Lines, he and H. Lauren Lewis, also of Sioux Falls, purchased in 1962 the Wilson Truck System, which is now operated as All-American Transport, Inc. Mr. Hansen's business operations in his career in Sioux Falls also included the purchase of taxicab and transit companies. In 1963 Mr. Hansen was potentate of El Riad Shrine. Memberships include Trinity Lodge No. 200, AF & AM. Sioux Falls Chapter, No. 2 Royal Arch Masons, Alpha Council, Cyrene Commandery, Jesters and the Elks Club. Survivors include his widow, a son, Lowell C. Hansen, Jr., Sioux Falls, a daughters, Lynne at home; three grandchildren; two brothers, Melvin Hansen, Sioux Falls, and Ralh Hansen, Harrisburg. Mr. Hansen was preceded in death by a son, Jon, in July 1968. Jon was a passenger aboard a single engine plane lost on a trip to West Palm Beach from the Bahamas. The Argus Leader Mon. Feb. 16, 1970 Thanks to Clair Grant for the lookup

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wilson/Pike Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0gB.2ACI/201 Message Board Post: Mrs. Vivian Wilson, 72, of Sunset View, died Tuesday at her home. Vivian Pike was born in Stanley County, S.D., and moved to Sioux Falls in 1910. She married William Wilson on May 11, 1944, and he died in 1963. She was the owner of the Town and Country Restaurant. Survivors include a stepson, Maurice B. Wilson, Carlsbad, , Calif.; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Leonard, Sioux Falls, and Vincent, Pensacola, Florida; four sisters, Mrs. Edith Hansen, Sioux Falls, Mrs. Madge Ficken and Mrs. LaVonne Jensen, both of Sun City, Ariz., and Mrs. Maxine Harvey, Mesa, Ariz. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Miller Funeral Home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of a donation to the William and Vivian Wilson Scholarship Fund. The Argus Leader Sept. 27, 1979 Thanks to Clair Grant for the info

With immigrants, try looking for a religious newspaper, or an ethnic newspaper. They often have better obits than do the larger city newspapers. Also, small town weeklies also may have a better obit. When stymied with place of immigration, check birth and death certificates of all the kids. Sometimes they'll include birthplace of parents. It is also a good place to (sometimes at least), pick up the maiden name of mothers. Karen

I have been working on indexing obits from the early years of the Omaha World Herald. If the Argus was anything like the World Herald, you can sometimes find out approximate death dates by reading the gossip columns ("Mr. & Mrs. Joe Blow left yesterday from being in town for their grandson Michael Harrison's funeral.") and by looking for Cards of Thanks where someone expresses appreciation for all the food, flowers, etc brought in for the funeral of our husband and father, our wife and mother, our son, etc. They may mention several of the survivors at that time, and may actually give the name of the one who died. I have also seen Lodge & Fraternal Order announcements asking members to be at "Brother Henry Smith's funeral today being held at...." None of these are as good as modern obits (which sometimes don't give the information we would like them to), but it may at least give a ball park guesstimate as to date of death. Frankly big city newspapers don't have the obit information that smaller newspapers do. Look for weekly local papers, ethnic newspapers and religious newspapers for the best obits for the average citizen, if your relative lived in a small town. Big city newspapers often make people pay for space, so poorer people have smaller obits, if any at all, even today. Karen