WSHS Class of 78

10/07/2024

With great sorrow, we share the lost of Susan Hieb-Stewart, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2024, surrounded by her family. Memorial Service will be held 10:30am Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Miller Southside Chapel, 7400 S. Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls.

Heaven has gained a beautiful angel and healer of children, and her name is SUE HIEB-STEWART. Sue passed away peacefully on October 1, 2024, surrounded by her family. Sue is preceded in death by her parents Betty and Marvin Hieb. She is survived by her husband Ronald, children Spencer 25

03/17/2024

Irish Blessing

“May God give you… For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile, For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial. For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share, For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.”

01/07/2024

With great sorrow, we share that Reed Brodock passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House. Arrangements are being handled by Miller Funeral Home, and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

11/30/2023

With sadness, we share the lost of Karl Ludeman, 63, of Aurora, passed away on November 9, 2023, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the Ludeman family with arrangements.

Karl Ludeman, 61, of Aurora, passed away on November 9, 2023, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. There will be no services held at this time. Eidsness Funeral Home is assisting the Ludeman family with arrangements.

08/25/2023

Sharing this early video, in case you have not seen it (created by the last graduating class of Washington High School,1992).
As you can see in the video, they even had "modern equipment" (early computers), unlike what we had to work with, and this video still seems very dated.
Life has changed greatly since we first walked in those doors in 1975.
I recall the summer before our sophomore year, they were "modernizing" the window openings, removing the old mullion windows with brown inserts that blocked 2/3's of the opening for temperature efficiency (as seen in these images).
After the Pavilion was renovated, it took several more years of investment to replace the "modern" windows back to updated mullion style replacements that were a better representation of the original windows.

Visit the hallways, classrooms, offices, cafeteria, and more from the last days of old WHS downtown.

07/22/2023

With regrets, another loss from the class of 1978.
John Ontjes of Sioux Falls, SD passed away on July 20. Arrangements pending with Chapel Hill (former Barnett Funeral Home).

07/22/2023

With great sadness, we share the loss of member of our class, Brenda Zimmer Frankman. Brenda was lifetime resident of Sioux Falls and business partner in a local automobile dealership.

Brenda Frankman, 63, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Died June 23rd, 2023, in her Home. Funeral Services will be held at 1000 a.m., on Thursday, June 29th, 2023, at The Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with Family present to greet friends will be from 500

07/01/2023

This puts our age into perspective...

03/12/2023

On the eve of "Spring’n it forward", the old Garfield gang got together to "bring back time" from their elementary grade school memories. Do you recognize anyone in these group photos?

03/05/2023

So much has taken place in our lives over the past years, we regret that we missed this tribute to fellow classmate. With great sadness, we share the loss of classmate, Christi Kuper Hinker passed away pre-Covid. Many of you may have attended Garfield Elementary and Edison Junior High with Chris Kuper before attending WSHS.

Christi Hinker, 58, of Sioux Falls, SD passed away peacefully at home with her family at her bedside on Thursday, February 14, 2019. Her memorial service will be 100 PM Saturday, February 23 at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. The family will greet friends following the service. Christi

02/19/2023

In celebration of Presidents' Weekend where ever you are and whatever you are doing, we share this with you today.
As seen this today on CBS Sunday Morning, featuring the amazing work of Kevin Kjergaard, chief videographer for KELO-TV.
In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt designated Devil's Tower in Wyoming, our first National Monument.

02/08/2023

With deep sorrow that we share the recent loss of classmate Mike Risting. After high school he attended Mankato State, and spent his adult years in Minnesota. We extend our sympathy to his family.

View Mike Risting's obituary, send flowers and find service dates or sign the guestbook.