BANKRUPTCIES

Here are bankruptcy filings in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of South Dakota, for May 31 through June 6. Individuals can file Chapter 7 petitions (asking that debts be liquidated); Chapter 12 (a simplified reorganization method for farmers and ranchers whose gross debt does not exceed $1.5 million); and Chapter 13 (a plan to repay some debts in three to five years). Businesses can file Chapter 11 petitions to reorganize their debts under a court-approved plan for repayment.

* Aberdeen: Leo Everett Stein, Chapter 7.

* Bridgewater: Carol Ann Luke, Chapter 7.

* Brookings: Leah Jean Schaff, Chapter 7.

* Garretson, Amber Lee Mauricio, Chapter 7.

* Harrisburg: Ralph Richard Ostrem, Chapter 7; Sharon Kay Ostrem, Chapter 7.

* Rapid City: Maria Marie Moeller, Chapter 7; Brenda Lee Tangsrud, Chapter 7.

* Sioux Falls: Derrick Matthew Mullins, Chapter 7; Dale Phillip Lofano, Chapter 13; Kimberlie Clydette Lofano, Chapter 13; Linda Elaine Richards, Chapter 7; Patrick Wayne Blakc, Chapter 7; Robert Ralph Gunderson, Chapter 7; Austin Lang Anderson, Chapter 7; Sara Elizabeth Anderson, Chapter 7; Paul Dean Cunningham, Chapter 7; Hope Ann McKnelly, Chapter 7.

* Sturgis: Gerald Laverne Birk, Chapter 13; Lynn Adrienne Birk, Chapter 13,

* Tea: James Lewis Barcklay III, Chapter 7; Jennifer Lynn Barcklay, Chapter 7; Pamela Ann Kono, Chapter 7; Brenda Lee Ebright, Chapter 7.

* Watertown, Monte Aaron Reis, Chapter 7; Penny Marie Reis, Chapter 7.

* Yankton: Hoid Dean Hipsher, Chapter 7; LindaGail Mendosa-Hipsher, Chapter 7; Jolene Teresa Mondragon, Chapter 7.

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