John Dwight Foster, age 97, of rural Chester, South Dakota, passed away on January 5, 2023.
John worked with Qwest Communications at their headquarters in Sioux Falls. John was disappointed when he was forced to resign at age 88 when Qwest changed ownership.
Obituary at https://www.minnehahafuneralhome.com/obituary/john-foster
Berdyne Bosler, age 100, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away December 18, 2022.
Berdyne retired in 1977 from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Sioux Falls.
Obituary at https://www.millerfh.com/obituary/berdyne-bosler
John William Richart, age 95, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away November 27, 2022.
John was hired by Northwestern Bell and moved to Des Moines, IA, and later transferred to Sioux Falls, SD and Omaha, NE, eventually being promoted to District Manager before his retirement in 1983.
Obituary at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/omaha/name/john-richart-obituary?id=38262920
David Michael Turgeon, age 71, of Hamill, South Dakota, passed November 16, 2022.
David worked for 45 years in telecommunications, retiring from Golden West Communications December 31, 2018.
Obituary at https://www.masonfh.com/obituary/david-turgeon
Linda “Lin” Larson, age 74, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
Lin worked for Northwestern Bell for over 30 years.
Obituary at https://www.millerfh.com/obituary/linda-lin-larson?fh_id=16059
Leslie (Les) Wayne Pribble, age 90 of Whitewood, SD, passed away October 23rd, 2022.
Les worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for 30+ years until retirement.
Obituary at https://www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com/obituary/leslie-pribble
Jacqueline A. Duncan, age 83, of Rapid City, SD, passed away October 18, 2022.
Denise relocated to Tucson, AZ, where she began her career with Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph.
On June 3, 1966, she married Raymond L. Duncan in Tucson. At the time of their marriage, Ray, also a Mountain Bell employee, served as Director of Civilian Communications at Davis – Monthan AFB. After stops with Mountain Bell in Wilcox and Globe, AZ, the family moved to Yankton, SD, during a blizzard in November 1969, to be closer to Jacque’s family and live in “God’s Country,” as Ray liked to tell people. Both Jacque and Ray had long careers with Northwestern Bell, retiring after 34 and 42 years, respectively. This could explain why the Duncan’s had 11 telephones in their house.
Obituary at https://www.kirkfuneralhome.com/obituary/jacquelin-duncan
Viola “Vi” Hoover, 92, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away November 3, 2022.
Vi worked for Northwestern Bell which later became U.S. West for 21 years retiring in 1995.
Obituary at https://www.georgeboom.com/obituary/viola-vi-hoover
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
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