Category Archives: Obituaries

GREEN Harriet Green, 101, of Winona, MN, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at Saint Anne Extended Healthcare, Winona, MN. Harriet Tust Wood Green, was born in Winona, MN on May 20, 1911 to Louis and Rose (Aye) Tust.  After graduating from Winona High School, she received her two year degree … Read Article →

Vernon C. Christensen, 87, of Vermillion, passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at the Sanford USD Medical center in Sioux Falls. Vernon was born Oct. 18, 1925 to Ernest and Anna (Aalboe) Christensen on the family farm near Irene. The youngest of seven children, he grew up in the Irene … Read Article →

Arthur E. Brown was born in Vermillion, on Sept. 6, 1911, where he grew up and graduated from high school. He originally served in the National Guard and was transferred to active duty due to WWII. He served in the US Army in Darwin, AT and he received the Asiatic-Pacific … Read Article →

Earl Dean Brown Jr., 69, of Vermillion, SD, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Autumn Winds Care Center in Yankton, SD ,after an eight-year battle with COPD and emphysema. Earl was born Aug. 18, 1943, in Vermillion to Earl Sr. and Lillian (Delaney) Brown. He graduated from Vermillion High … Read Article →

Margaret M. Nelson, 93, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Jan. 15, 2013. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hansen Funeral Home in Vermillion. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Vermillion. Burial will be … Read Article →

Earl Knutson Earl Martin Knutson, 94, of Vermillion, South Dakota, passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Sanford Vermillion Hospital. A visitation and video tribute was held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Bergen Lutheran Church, in rural … Read Article →

Jorgen Urup, 93, of Vermillion, passed away Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at the Wakonda Heritage Manor Avera in Wakonda. Jorgen was born in Gudumholm, Denmark on Dec. 24, 1919 to Peter and Elna (Jensen) Urup.  Jorgen married Ruth Moenster in 1950, and immigrated to the USA in 1957 to be … Read Article →

 Alice Agnes (Solomon) Johanson passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, on her 94th birthday at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, with a visitation from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kober Funeral Home, Vermillion, with … Read Article →

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Charles D. "Chuck" Harrington died at sea on Dec. 21, 2012 while on a nature cruise in the Gulf of California.  He is survived by his wife, Joyce; their children, Richard (Lisa) of St. Paul, MN, Theresa Brown (Doug) and Elizabeth (friend Jeff) of Portland, OR; … Read Article →

Greg Alan Girard, 42, of Vermillion, died Dec. 25, 2012 at his residence. Greg was born Sept. 30, 1970 in Vermillion to Leonard and Patricia (Ahrendt) Girard.  He attended Vermillion High School graduating in 1989.  He attended the University of South Dakota for two years and received his associates degree … Read Article →