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Konrad Kjerstad

Birth	:	7 Jun 1922 Quinn, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	8 Feb 2004 Quinn, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Quinn, Pennington County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.9949989, -102.1147003
Description	:	Konrad Kjerstad, 81, of Quinn, SD, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. He was born June 7, 1922, with Addora Johannesen as midwife. He was raised, lived, and passed away on the Kjerstad Elm Creek Homestead place that his father homesteaded in 1908. He was the youngest child of ten children born to Emil Kjerstad Sr. and Gurine Ellingsen Kjerstad. There were eight sons, and two daughters. He received his education in the Kruse Country School north of Quinn, SD. His Aunt Matilda Kjerstad was one of the first teachers there. His 8th grade teacher was Marjorie... Read More	Konrad Kjerstad, 81, of Quinn, SD, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. He was born June 7, 1922, with Addora Johannesen as midwife. He was raised, lived, and passed away on the Kjerstad Elm Creek Homestead place that his father homesteaded in 1908. He was the youngest child of ten children born to Emil Kjerstad Sr. and Gurine Ellingsen Kjerstad. There were eight sons, and two daughters. He received his education in the Kruse Country School north of Quinn, SD. His Aunt Matilda Kjerstad was one of the first teachers there. His 8th grade teacher was Marjorie Guethlein Willuweit. Konrad and his brothers helped on the farm; they spent many days herding sheep, his mother telling them to stay on their horses because of the rattlesnakes. He said he thought he even slept on his horse. They milked cows, and had a lot of chores; did up wood to burn and ice to use in the hot weather. His family were all very musical, they played and sang at church and many Farmers Union gatherings in SD. A very special event was when his sister, Marie, and brothers Lawrence, George, Elnoris, and himself were invited to be on WNAX Yankton, SD, radio station with George B. German. They played their instruments, Konrad on the harmonica. He was 12 years old and George B. German shook his hand and told him he did a great job. Francis Winkowitsch and his family lived north of Wall, SD. He would ride his horse and bring his guitar and play and sing with them to practice. Konrad worked on the NYA and helped build the Quinn City Dam. He had many happy times, when the Kruse, Lynch, and other neighbor children came and played. There were softball games played in the pasture, and many times Albert Winkowitsch was the Umpire - everyone knew his hardy laugh. He and his brothers loved to hunt and trap, especially coyotes, selling skinned and stretched furs by train to Chicago. That was most of their income. He married Mary Jean Winkowitsch, Nov. 12, 1943, at the Rapid City Methodist Church. Their attendants were Helen Hamann and George Winkowitsch. Konrad and Mary purchased the homestead place from his parents and lived all their married life there. To this union 2 sons and 5 daughters were born: Vergil, Sandra, Clayton, Debra, Twila, Sherri, and Sharla. In later years he hunted and fished in other states, Canada, the Yukon, and Alaska. He spent many hours hunting and fishing with his family, he truly enjoyed it. Then came the pool games and the fun he had with his grandchildren especially. He spent many years helping in 4-H projects, and holding judging schools. He encouraged his 7 children to work and learn what they could in the years that followed; they earned recognition from county to national awards. Konrad loved taking the high school boys to their games, and stopping at McDonald's for hamburgers. He served on the Hidden Valley School Board for a number of years. After a meeting, he came home and said, "You just can't please everyone." He tried to be a good neighbor and he had good neighbors. He loved to travel and spent over 20 winters in the southern states with family. Grateful for having shared his life include his wife of 60 years, Mary Kjerstad of Quinn; two sons, Vergil Kjerstad and his wife Judy of Rapid City, and Clayton Kjerstad and his wife Charlene of Wall; five daughters, Sandra Ehle and her husband Tom of Duluth, Minnesota, Debra Neville and her husband Lee of Milesville, Twila Kjerstad of Quinn, Sherri Forman and her husband David of Austin, Minnesota, and Sharla Julson and her husband Gerald of Quinn; twenty-four grandchildren, Christie Erickson and her husband Jim, Cathie and Troy Ehle, Angela Weflen and her husband Titus, Adam Kjerstad and his wife Diana, Shanda Thompson and her husband Brian, Rachel, Brennan, Jordon, Conrad and Muriel Kjerstad, Amanda, Luke, Eric and Lynsy Neville, McKenzie, Marc, Daniel, and Brian Forman, Gerad, Jake, Rebecca, Andrew, and Ross Julson; ten great-grandchildren, Cole, Tyler, Cody, and Heidi Thompson, Nathan and Peter Erickson, Kaitlin and Kaila Weflen, Jessica Kjerstad, and Kennah Gartner; two brothers, Lawrence Kjerstad of Philip, and Elnoris Kjerstad and his wife Ila of Sun City, Arizona; a sister in-law, Evelyn Kjerstad of Wall; a special sister in-law, Marjorie Winkowitsch of Quinn; and a host of other relatives and friends. Konrad was preceded in death by his parents, Emil Kjerstad, Sr. and Gurine (Ellingsen) Kjerstad; five brothers, Peder, John, George, Emil Jr., and Melvin Kjerstad; and two sisters, Anna Schrieber and Marie Reiner. Funeral services were held at the Evangelical Free Bible Church in Wall with David Forman and Adam Kjerstad officiating. Interment was in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Quinn, South Dakota, with Pastor Ron Lewis officiating. Arrangements by Rush Funeral Home.

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Konrad Kjerstad death on 8 Feb 2004 in Quinn, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 43.9949989
Longitude: -102.1147003

Family Members:

Parent

Emil Kjerstad Sr.

(1881 - 1974)

Gurine Kjerstad

(1882 - 1973)

Spouse

Mary Jean Winkowitsch Kjerstad

(1927 - 2020)

Siblings

Peder Kjerstad

(1905 - 1991)

Anna K. Kjerstad Schreiber

(1906 - 1998)

(1907 - 1994)

(1909 - 1993)

(1911 - 1982)

(1913 - 1994)

(1917 - 2005)

(1920 - 2010)

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