Raymond Dale Peters, age 88, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away October 18, 2022.
Ray worked for Northwestern Bell in locations throughout Iowa until his retirement in 1984.
Obituary at https://www.millerfh.com/obituary/raymond-peters
Ceniva Kom, 83, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away October 6, 2022.
Ceniva started with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1957. She was able to transfer to different cities with Bell Telephone and worked in Denver, Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls. She retired from the Bell Telephone Company in 1987.
Obituary at https://www.aberdeennews.com/obituaries/pabd0326118
Dorothy Dicus, 93, of Mitchell, SD, passed away September 29, 2022.
Dorothy began her career with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1951, and served there in several capacities until her retirement in 1976.
Obituary at https://www.bittnerfuneralchapel.com/dorothy_dicus
Larry D. Peterson, age 81, of Huron, South Dakota, passed away October 11, 2022
Larry worked for the telephone company his whole career, retiring after 40 years. During this time, he was a member of and served as the President of the Union, CWA #7506, and was a board member of HB Telco Federal Credit Union for many years. He often talked about working the Great Flood in Rapid City. After retiring from the telephone company, he worked for Venture Comm installing fiber optic, worked for his brother, Gary, installing phone systems.
Obituary at https://www.kuhlerfuneralhome.com/obituary/larry-peterson
Betty Eileen Erickson, age 64, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away September 14th, 2022.
Betty worked for 20 years at US West, leaving when the company relocated.
Obituary at https://www.georgeboom.com/obituary/betty-erickson
Dennis Raymond Martinec, age 80, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away August 12, 2022.
Dennis had a successful 37 year career in the telecommunication industry, before enjoying a 22-year retirement. Dennis was a member of the CenturyLink Retirees. (formerly U S West Retirees)
Obituary at https://www.heritagesfsd.com/obituary/dennis-martinec
Leonard Folk, age 83 of Sioux Falls, SD, passed August 10, 2022.
Leonard began a career with Northwestern Bell as an Equipment Engineer. He continued on with US West and Qwest until retiring after over 25 years of service.
Obituary at https://www.millerfh.com/obituary/leonard-folk
Richard “Dick” Swanberg, 87, of Dell Rapids, SD and previously of Wahoo, NE, passed away August 4, 2022.
Dick started as a telephone lineman for Northwestern Bell in Wahoo, NE, retiring in 1994. Dick was a member of the CenturyLink Retirees. (formerly U S West Retirees)
Obituary at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/richard-swanberg-obituary?id=36151509
Terri Fiferlick, age 62, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away July 26, 2022.
Terrri worked for Northwestern Bell for 29 years.
Obituary at https://www.millerfh.com/obituary/terri-fiferlick
Dorothy Weeks, age 93 of Spearfish, South Dakota, previously of Buffalo and Swanville, Minnesota, passed away on July 5, 2022.
Dorothy worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company from 1947-1977. She was first a telephone operator and then a secretary for the company in Buffalo, MN.
Obituary at https://www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com/obituary/dorothy-weeks
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