Obituaries

Scott Decker

Scott Decker, age 63, of rural Frankfort, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from heart failure on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.... more

Kathyrn Mary (Hurst) Swanson

Kathyrn Mary (Hurst) Swanson passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, comforted by her family at her home after a short but courageous battle with cancer.... more

 

Bill A. French

Bill A. French, 78, formerly of Doland and more recently Edgewood Memory Care in Watertown died May 10th at the Lake Norden nursing home. ... more

Landon Timothy Storly

Landon Timothy Storly, 16, was called home on May 7, 2023. ... more

Verna May (Foote) Ellenson

Verna May (Foote) Ellenson, 69, of Redfield, SD, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at Community Memorial Hospital Avera Hospice in Redfield after a year-long battle with cancer.... more

Stanley "Stan" Christensen

Stanley "Stan" Christensen, 67, of Ashton, SD, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, SD.... more

Jennifer Lynn (Rohrbach) Bullough

Jennifer Lynn (Rohrbach) Bullough, 66, of Redfield, SD, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital Avera in Redfield.... more

Gertrude (Schmidt) Miller

Gertrude (Schmidt) Miller, 89, of Ashton, SD, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD, due to injuries sustained in an explosion in her home.... more

Margaret Gruenwald

Margaret Gruenwald, 83, of Redfield, SD, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at the Community Memorial Hospital Avera in Redfield.... more

Mary V. (Earman) Goodwin

Mary V. (Earman) Goodwin, 101, of Redfield, SD, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield. ... more

Shandi Beth Bruce

Shandi Beth Bruce, 36, of San Diego, CA, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at her home.... more

Lorry Llewellen Buchholz

Lorry Llewellen Buchholz, 81, of Redfield, SD passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, surrounded by his loved ones.... more

Jerry Lee Bachman

Heaven gained a new shepherd Sunday, September 18, 2022. Jerry Lee Bachman, age 71, passed peacefully in his sleep at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, South Dakota after many years of struggling with health issues.... more

 

Clifford William Soderquist

Clifford William Soderquist, 90, of Redfield, SD, formerly of Wahkon, Ogilvie, and Dalbo, MN, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Avantara Redfield.... more

 

Arlene Floy Beardemphl

Arlene Floy Beardemphl, 90, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, in Roswell, NM.... more

 

Barbara Wilson DeLange

Barbara was born 5/28/53 to Mary Seaman Wilson and Keith Wilson in Faulkton South Dakota.... more

Robert “Bob” Kent Nelson

Robert “Bob” Kent Nelson, age 70, of Redfield, SD, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. ... more

Kristine Booze

Kristine Booze was born on December 14, 1974, at Darnall US Army Hospital in Fort Hood, Texas to David and Patty Booze.... more

Father Bill Osbon

Father Bill Osbon, age 82 of Sioux Falls, passed away Thursday August 25, 2022 at Avera McKennan Hospital.... more

Rebecca A. (Wipf) Zerbel

Rebecca A. (Wipf) Zerbel, 101, of Pierre, SD, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Avantara Pierre, SD. ... more

Donna Mae Stotz-Raetzman

Donna Mae Stotz-Raetzman, 81, passed away at the United Living Community in Brookings, SD surrounded by the presence of her loved ones.... more

Dale Edward Marlow

Dale Edward Marlow died on August 4th, 2022, his 97th birthday. ... more

Joan Louise (Mason) Crook

Joan Louise (Mason) Crook, of Frankfort, SD, passed away with her daughters at her side on her 87th birthday on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield, SD.... more

Debra “Deb” Jane (Wiechmann) Rahm

Debra “Deb” Jane (Wiechmann) Rahm, 66, of Doland, SD, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. ... more

 

Raymond “Ray” Anthony Christianson

Raymond “Ray” Anthony Christianson, 40, of Redfield, SD, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital Avera in Redfield. ... more

Michael Lynn Rothacker

Michael Lynn Rothacker, 53 of Redfield, SD passed away Sunday July 24, 2022. ... more

Clairice Robinson

Clairice Robinson, 87, of Frankfort, SD, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 1, 2022, at Avantara-Redfield in Redfield, SD. ... more

Lyle Michels

Lyle Michels, 88, of Redfield, SD, passed away with family at his side on Monday, July 25, 2022, at Avantara-Redfield. ... more

Donavon George Schade

Donavon George Schade, 100, of Redfield, SD, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield.... more

 

Mary Lynn Jessen

Mary Lynn Jessen, 62, of Redfield, SD, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at St. Luke’s Avera Medical Center in Aberdeen, SD. ... more

Dorothy Vida Allen

Dorothy Vida Allen of Colorado Springs, Colorado passed away Oct. 22nd, 2021 at a local nursing facility. Graveside services to be held at Faulkton Cemetery, July 30th at 10 am. Refreshments following at the United Church of Faulkton... more

Frances M. Puffer

Frances M. Puffer, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Avantara Huron in Huron, South Dakota.... more

Erma E. Carda

Funeral services for Erma E. Carda, 96, of White Lake, SD will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in White Lake, SD with burial in St. Margaret’s Catholic Cemetery in Kimball, SD. ... more

Gordon Albert Geuke

Gordon Albert Geuke, 92, of Zell, SD, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield on Thursday, June 30, 2022... more

John Walter Lechner

Aberdeen, SD-Graveside service for John Walter Lechner, 38, of Aberdeen will be 10:00 am, Friday, July 1, 2022, at Riverside Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Michael Jacobson will officiate. ... more

Cyd Terese Rahm

Cyd Terese Rahm, 62, of Turton, SD died June 28, 2022, at her home, with her husband and two sons at her side, after a courageous five-year battle with pancreatic cancer.... more

 

Robert G. Neal

Robert G. Neal passed away June 24th, 2022, at Edgewood Memory Care Facility in Hermantown, MN. ... more

 

Colleen Hardie

Colleen Hardie, 86, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, in Redfield, SD. ... more

Marilyn Kay Neeman

Marilyn Kay Neeman, 74, of Tulare, SD passed away at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen, SD on Sunday, May 29, 2022.... more

Gordon William Muellenberg

Gordon William Muellenberg, 88, of Redfield, SD, passed away at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.... more

Harlan “Keith” Hardie

Harlan “Keith” Hardie, 87, of Redfield, SD, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield.... more

Elnora Burdick

Elnora Burdick, 98, of Redfield, SD passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Eastern Star Nursing Home in Redfield.... more

Mildred Ratigan

Mildred Ratigan, 92, of Redfield, SD, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022, at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital.... more

Evelyn Fern Booze Grayson

Evelyn Fern Booze was born on November 26, 1923 in Spink County to James E. Booze and Olive H. Emery Booze. Evelyn F. Booze Grayson died on October 20, 2021, at the age of 97 years in Fresno, California.... more

RICHARD “DICK” HENRY AAKER

Richard (Dick) Henry Aaker, 81, of Frankfort, SD, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Avantara, Redfield.... more

Rita Mae Nelson

Rita Mae Nelson passed away May 23, 2022, surrounded by her family at the Community Memorial Hospital, Redfield, SD After losing her battle with COPD and Lung Cancer.... more

Linda Batson

Linda Batson, 67, of Black Forest, Colorado, passed into Glory on March 16, 2022 at home in Black Forest.... more

Cathy Sue Fathi

Cathy Sue Fathi, age 70, was born to Walter and Joan (Schultze) Williams in Redfield, SD in March of 1952.... more

Thomas “Tom” Gallup

Thomas “Tom” Gallup, 79, of Redfield, SD passed away at the Sanford Medical Center in Aberdeen, SD on Friday, May 13, 2022.... more

Robert A. Haag

Robert A. Haag, 78, passed away at his home in Spearfish, SD, with family, on Dec 5, 2021.... more

Vincent Stuart Davis

Vincent Staurt Davis,of Chandler, Arizona left this world on April 15, 2022 (Good Friday), to join his parents,Clarence and Alberta Davis, two brothers, a sister and best friend Terry Hanson.... more

Robert Van Vleet

Robert D. Van Vleet, age 87, of Sidney, NE passed away in Bridge- port, NE on Saturday, April 30 2022. ... more

 

William “Bill” Edward Carr

William “Bill” Edward Carr, 79, Rapid City, SD passed away May 4, 2022.... more

Carlton Blume

Carlton ‘Carn’ Blume, 80, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away May 3, 2022, at Seven Sisters Living Center in Hot Springs, SD. ... more

Marlyn Frances Francoli

Marlyn Frances Francoli, 92, of Harrisburg, SD and formerly of Mellette, SD, passed away Saturday April 30, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. ... more

Erik Murray

Erik G. Murray, 41, of Redfield, SD passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at home with family by his side. ... more

Don Strivens

Don Elmer Strivens, 97, of Redfield, SD passed away with family at his side on Monday, April 18, 2022, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield.... more

 

Reba Ranazzi

Reba Ranazzi passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Citrus Heights, California.... more

LaVonne “Vonnie”Jean Woodring

LaVonne “Vonnie” Jean (Weideman) Woodring, 75, of Athol, SD, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. ... more

Douglas A. Harvey

Douglas A. Harvey, age 72, of Clark, SD passed away peacefully with his loving sister at his side on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Avantara – Clark Nursing Home, in Clark SD.... more

Danny John Thomas

Danny “Dan” John Thomas, 72, of Tulare, SD, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ.... more

Robert “Quickie” Dale Colclazier

Robert “Quickie” Dale Colclazier, 70, of Redfield, SD passed away at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD with his beloved wife by his side on Thursday, March 24, 2022, after a lengthy illness.... more

Judith “Judy” Carol Jungwirth Watson

Judith “Judy” Carol (Hansen) Jungwirth Watson, 79, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022, at her home in Missouri.... more

Jerold “Jerry” Kegler

Jerold “Jerry” Kegler, 72, of Faulkton, passed away Wednesday, March 09, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family.... more

Merlin D. Grimm

Merlin D. Grimm, 81, of Redfield, SD, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Avantara Care Center in Redfield, SD.... more

Laura E Dennis

Funeral services for Laura E. Dennis, 99, of Mellette, SD, will be 1:00pm, Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, with Pastor Jon Damaska officiating and lunch to follow.... more

William Delbert Bushong

William Delbert Bushong went home to his Lord and Savior on Friday, March 25th, 2022, at Redfield’s Community Memorial Hospital. ... more

Calvin James Tebbel

Calvin James Tebbel, 77, of Doland, SD passed away at his residence on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. ... more

Lee Davis Howard

Lee Davis Howard, of Oskaloosa, IA passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at White Oak Estates in Oskaloosa.... more

Craig T. “Craiger” Grogan

Craig T. “Craiger” Grogan, 74, Hot Springs, formerly of Redfield, died Monday, March 14, 2022 at the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in Hot Springs.... more

Audrey Theresa Bsharah

Audrey Theresa Bsharah, 82, died March 11, 2022, surrounded by her family at the Monument Health Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota.... more

 

Rodger A. Bierman

Funeral services for Rodger A. Bierman, 88, of Aberdeen, SD, will be 10:30am, Monday, March 28, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mansfield, SD, with Pastor Bret Bierman officiating.... more

Duane Gilbert Mason

Duane Gilbert Mason, 97, of Redfield, SD, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield, SD. ... more

Avis Benning

Avis Benning passed away peacefully on November 21st, in Santa Ana, CA surrounded by her family. ... more

Aaron Stadel

Memorial services for Aaron Stadel, 70, of Redfield will be at 1 PM, Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the Freedom Church in Aberdeen.... more

Maxine (Micky) Schurch

Maxine (Micky) Schurch, age 71, of Redfield South Dakota and Casa Grande Arizona lost her 12 year battle with cancer on March 6, 2022.... more

Helen Otten

Helen passed away at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, CA.... more

Leone Silver Mitchell Haux

Leone Silver Mitchell Haux... more

 

STEVEN ALBERT SCHAFFER

Steven Schaffer, Sioux Falls, SD, died May 7, 2017, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. He was 61.... more

 

Linda Rene` Uttenhove

Funeral liturgy for Linda Rene` Uttenhove, 69, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Saint James Catholic Church in Douglas, Wyoming with Father Tom Kadera as the Celebrant. ... more

 

Mary Louise Goldie (Meyer) Dahl

Mary Louise Goldie (Meyer) Dahl, 90, of Sebring, FL, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Sunny Hills Assisted Living in Sebring. ... more

 

Lyle Hormann

Lyle Clinton Hormann, 88, of Redfield, SD, passed away on Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield.... more