Winfred High School

10/23/2025

Wendell ThompsonWendell Thompson passed away in Brookings

10/23/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BAL2ohWFa/

06/20/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AaPwT2VsX

04/01/2025

01/08/2025

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lubbock-tx/roger-pamperin-11248552

Celebrate the life of Roger Pamperin, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Resthaven Funeral Home & Memorial Park.

01/08/2025

FYI!
I didn't hear that Roger Pamperin had passed away in 2023 so here's his obit!
Jim Gates let me know so I thought I would post it for those that hadn't heard!
I remember he played the trombone in Winfred High School in the 1960's and was very good playing the piano!

12/24/2024

Another empty chair this Christmas!
Our friend and classmate from Winfred Nina Beck has past away and she will be spending Christmas with Jesus, family and friends in Heaven !
But saying goodbye will be hard for family! Nina was one of the 16 siblings in the Beck family!
My sympathy to her family and friends!

12/16/2024

Obit for Bill Sturgeon

12/14/2024

Bill's sister Cheryl Goeman notified me of Bill's passing! Thanks,
Ken Williams

08/09/2024

Hi, Our old friend Bill is recovering at a nursing home with serious health issues and he's been off Facebook for quite some time so if you want to send him a card I think he would appreciate it! Here is his address! Thanks Ken

06/05/2024

James Michael Friedrich born February 3rd, 1939, in Hospers, Iowa to John and Isabel (Holles) Friedrich. When Jim was 12 years old the family moved to a farm near Winfred, SD where he learned the value of hard work, working on the family farm and farms in the area. He graduated from Winfred High School in 1957 and was awarded an athletic scholarship to General Beadle State Teachers College in Madison, SD. In April of 1958 he was called to serve his country in the Army. He went to basic training at Fort Collins, Colorado where he scored the highest of the company in physical training. He was assigned to Cleveland, Ohio but trained at Fort Bliss, Texas, in radar and electronics.

In October 1958 Jim met Doris Tapassi and they were married February 13th, 1960, in a military ceremony. During his three years in the Army, he reached the level of Specialist E-6 and was eventually discharged in March 1961. Their first son Mark was born August 1, 1961, their second son Craig soon followed on December 11, 1962. With two small children the family moved to Fort Bliss, where Jim participated in two more years of training. They returned to Oxford, OH for 5 years. Jim was offered a job in Oberlin, OH with the FAA as an Air traffic controller, a job he remained at for the next 25 years. In 1995 they sold their house and bought an RV and lived in an RV park until Jim retired in 1997. After retiring, Jim and Doris lived out their dream traveling in the RV. After a quick stop in Sun City, AZ to visit his brother, Jim and Doris liked it so much they bought a house where they remained until Jim’s passing.

Jim always enjoyed all types of sports and the last ten years he enjoyed his Jeep Rubicon. He is survived by his wife Doris of 64 years, son Craig and his wife Mary and their two children Megan and Nick, his siblings Mike (Anita) Friedrich, Rose (Lauren) Carroll, Joan Ishol (Bob Shaw), Jean (Bill) Heyer, Amy (Gary) Blase, Dan (Lynn) Friedrich, Jackie (Gregory) Bortnem and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Mark Friedrich, brother Paul Friedrich and sister Judy Friedrich. He passed away surrounded by his family on June 2, 2024. He will be interred at the National Cemetery in Phoenix, AZ, in a private ceremony.