Obituaries

97Davis, SDSeptember 24, 2024Leola Bartels, age 97, of Davis, SD, passed away, September 24, 2024, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg, SD. Services were held on Monday, September 30 at First Baptist Church, Chancellor, SD, with burial in the Chancellor Baptist...

91Hurley, SDSeptember 28, 2024Darlene Schissel, 91 of Hurley, passed away on September 28, 2024 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Services will be held at a later date at the United Methodist Church, Hurley.  Memorial services were held on Monday, October...

86Centerville, SDSeptember 30, 2024Darlene Joy Hofer was born to Joseph and Juliet (Jensen) Brodland on March 1, 1938. She was baptized and confirmed into the Christian Faith at Salem Lutheran Church, rural Freeman, South Dakota. She attended country school and went...

99Marion, SDOctober 1, 2024Memorial Services were held on Monday October 7, at the Salem Zion Mennonite Church of rural Freeman.John Schwartz was born June 18, 1925 to Fred and Sadie (Albright) Schwartz. He joined his brother Curt and was later followed by sister...

86Stafford, VASeptember 18, 2024Marjorie Ann (Dahlin) Boehmer, 86, of Stafford, VA passed away on September 18, 2024. Marjorie was born and raised in Centerville, South Dakota. Prior to living in VA, Marjorie was a resident in Indianapolis, IN; Peoria, IL; Smyrna, TN;...

88Denver, COAugust 7, 2024Verlyn Jane Fast, born on October 19, 1935, died in Denver, Colorado on August 7, 2024, from complications from a stroke. Verlyn grew up on the family farm outside of Freeman until the family moved into town when she was 16. Verlyn attended...

77Beresford, SDSeptember 22, 2024Reinhold Bittner, 77, of Beresford passed away on September 22 at the Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford. Memorial Services will be held on Friday October 11, at 2 p.m. at the Walter’s Funeral Home in Freeman. Visitation will begin at...

73Worthington, MNSeptember 21, 2024David Jerome Lien, 73, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2024. He was born on January 2, 1951, in Yankton, South Dakota, and spent his formative years growing up outside Irene, South Dakota. David attended Irene High School,...

Z 81Yankton, SDSeptember 25, 2024Dawne Marie Jepsen Hartmann, 81, of Yankton, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at her home. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Yankton, SD with Rev. Dani Jo Bierwagen...

68Parker, SDSeptember 20, 2024Randy Wirt, 68 of Parker, passed away on September 20, 2024 at the Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker. Arrangements provided by...

77Viborg, SDSeptember 16, 2024Rhoda Ann (Gaddis) Fredricks, age 77, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024 at Good Samaritan Society – Canistota. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at The Church of Nazarene (226 N. Main...

85Marion, SDSeptember 20, 2024Lorraine Schwertman Solem, 85 of Marion, died Friday, September 20, 2024 at the Freeman Regional Hospital.  Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2024 at the Monroe Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m....

73Parker, SDSeptember 16, 2024Dale Muller, age 73 of Parker, passed away on September 16, 2024 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion.  Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 27, 2024 at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home, Parker with burial at the...

94Marion, SDSeptember 16, 2024Myrtle Olfert, 94, of Marion passed away on September 16 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 21, at First Church of God in Marion at 3 p.m. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 20th, in the church fellowship...

60Spring Lake, MISeptember 12, 2024Rhonda Hellenga passed away peacefully in her home in Spring Lake, Michigan, on Thursday, September 12, 2024, after a long battle with Posterior Cortical Atrophy. She was 60 years old.Rhonda was born in Viborg, South Dakota, on...