E. Jean Beringer died on Saturday, May 1, 2004, at the St. Michael's Nursing Home in Tyndall at the age of 78 years.

Mass of Christian burial is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Tyndall, South Dakota. Celebrant is Rev. Fr. Gerald Thury. Casketbearers are Allen Anderson, Jim Anderson, Eric Beringer, Nick Beringer, Sean Beringer and John Wiebelhaus. Interment is in St. Leo Catholic Cemetery, Tyndall. Visitation is from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at Goglin-Kelley Funeral Chapel, Tyndall. Wake service is at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Tyndall.

Jean Beringer was born on July 25, 1925, on the family farm near Tyndall. Her parents were Joseph J. and Jane C. (Tierney) Balvin. She attended Daisy Valley Grade School and graduated from Tyndall High School in 1943. Jean worked for the Bell Telephone Company in Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. She was united in marriage to George R. Beringer on July 23, 1945. Following their marriage, they lived in Wakefield, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa; and Yankton, South Dakota, before returning to Tyndall in 1968. They farmed, ran a trucking business and also operated the Groveland Ballroom until 1975. She was employed as a secretary at the Bon Homme County Highway Department from 1978 until 1990.

Jean will be remembered for her wonderful cooking, especially her fried chicken and potato salad. She enjoyed being with people very much and always looked forward to her friends that would come to her home and share potluck meals during her long illness. Jean was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church and St. Leo's Altar Society. She also belonged to the auxiliaries of the V.F.W. and the American Legion.

Jean's memory will be cherished by her four sons: Denny Beringer of Chicago, Tom (Denise) Beringer of Tyndall, Barry of Garretson, and Bart of Tyndall; two daughters: Connie (Allen) Anderson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Peg (Doug) Burns of Englewood, Florida; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Janet (Bob) Aldridge of Santa Clara, California.

Jean was preceded in death by her husband, George, in 1978; her son, Bob, in 1992; her parents; four brothers: Jim, Bill, Romain and John; her sister, Evelyn; and her twin sister, Joan.

The Daily Republic, Mitchell, Davison County, SD; May 3, 2004