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Kingsbury County
South Dakota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Kingsbury County

Index to Locations

  • De Smet De Smet Cemetery
  • Lake Preston Lake Preston Cemetery

    De Smet Cemetery
    De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
    Politicians buried here:
      Aubrey Howells Sherwood (1894-1987) — also known as Aubrey Sherwood — of De Smet, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in De Smet, Kingsbury County, S.Dak., November 7, 1894. Republican. Newspaper editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1960. Co-founder, Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society. Died December 19, 1987 (age 93 years, 42 days). Interment at De Smet Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Augusta Elgetha (Masters) Sherwood and Carter Parsons Sherwood; married, June 27, 1925, to Laura Constance Engebretson; third cousin thrice removed of Timothy Pitkin.
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    Lake Preston Cemetery
    Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Albert Alseth (1883-1936) — also known as Charles A. Alseth — of Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born November 26, 1883. Republican. Member of South Dakota state senate, 1917-24 (21st District 1917-18, 20th District 1919-24); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1920; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1933-34. Died February 12, 1936 (age 52 years, 78 days). Interment at Lake Preston Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 19, 1918, to Ida Brooks.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Ida Brooks Alseth (1888-1970) — also known as Ida B. Alseth; Ida Brooks; Mrs. Charles A. Alseth — of Lake Preston, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in Mansfield, Spink County, S.Dak., 1888. Republican. College instructor; school teacher and principal; Kingsbury County Superintendent of Schools, 1936-43; writer; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee). Female. Congregationalist. Died October 9, 1970 (age about 82 years). Interment at Lake Preston Cemetery.
      Relatives: Daughter of Andrew Brooks and Susan (Stout) Brooks; married, June 19, 1918, to Charles Albert Alseth.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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