Obituaries

93Chancellor, SDDecember 24, 2024Darlene Friese, 93, of Chancellor, SD, passed away, December 24, 2024, at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion, SD.Darlene DeVries was born on August 9, 1931, on a farm near Chancellor, SD, the daughter of John and Ella (Hildebrands)...

78Parker, SDDecember 25, 2024Myron Langrehr, age 78, of Parker, SD, passed away December 25, 2024, at his home under hospice care.Myron Lee Langrehr was born on March 26, 1946 on a farm near Parker, SD, the son of Henry William and Rosa (Lauf) Langrehr. He grew up in...

76Spearfish, SDNovember 22, 2024Perry Hansen, 76, of Spearfish, SD, died peacefully at Monument Health in Rapid City on Friday November 22, 2024.Perry was born March 16, 1948, to Edward and Vera Hansen in Northeast Nebraska. He spent his formative years on the family...

63Broomfield, CODecember 19, 2024  Rodney Pearson, 63, passed away on December 19 at his home in Broomfield, CO with his family at his side.  Son of Allen and Joyce (Welfl) Pearson, Rodney grew up in Viborg, SD where he later worked at local grain elevators.  In 1981,...

93Sioux Falls, SDDecember 8, 2024Adella (Della) Fogelman of Sioux Falls, SD went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 8, 2024.  She was 93. Adella June (Schmidt) Fogelman was born on a farm near Marion, SD on July 11, 1931, one of eleven children of Henry and...

82Hurley, SDDecember 14, 2024.Marilyn Carol Bondesen, 82, passed away peacefully with her husband of almost 66 years by her side, on Saturday, December 14, 2024.Marilyn was born on March 25, 1942 in Hurley, South Dakota, to Matt and Helen (Lease) Woodward. She joined...

91Anaheim Hills, CA (formerly of Viborg, SD)November 10, 2024James E Hansen, 91, of Viborg, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2024 where he resided in Anaheim Hills, CA.  James (Jim) was born on August 24, 1933 to Joseph and Violet Hansen.  He was preceded in...

103Wakonda, SDDecember 4, 2024Ann C. Mullinix, 103, passed away peacefully on December 4, 2024 at the Wakonda Heritage Home in Wakonda, SD.Ann owned and operated “Pretti Beauty Salon” in Wakonda, South Dakota for 26 years, retiring in 1987. Ann worked countless hours...

95Sioux Falls, SDNovember 28Orpha DeGroot, 95, of Sioux Falls passed away on November 28 at Ava’s Hospice House. Funeral Services were held on Saturday December 7 at First Church of God in Marion.Orpha was born on September 14, 1929 to Wilhelm and Lydia (Graff)...

49Freeman, SDDecember 4, 2024A Celebration of Life for Adam Van Hove will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Freeman Community Center in Freeman, SD. Feel free to stop by to talk to his family and reminisce with one another about our...

36Hurley, SDNovember 25, 2024Seth Playter, 36 of Hurley, passed away unexpectedly on November 25, 2024. A memorial service for Seth will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2024 at the Trondhjem Lutheran Church in Lonsdale, Minnesota. Arrangements by...

92Marion, SDNovember 22, 2024Ruby Wiens, 92 of Marion, passed away on November 22, 2024 at the Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at the Greenwood Cemetery, Marion. Arrangements provided by...

71Centerville, SDNovember 19, 2024Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann (Ellis) Nelson died peacefully on November 19, 2024 at 71 years of age. She was born on May 1, 1953 in Viborg, SD to Kennard and LuVern (Johnson) Ellis.Jackie attended Rose Cottage Country School through the...

83Viborg, SDNovember 21, 2024Joyce Pearson, 83 of Viborg died Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Viborg.  Funeral services were held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at Spring Valley Lutheran Church, rural Viborg with burial in the church...

97Freeman, SDNovember 4, 2024Memorial services for Ardis (Leder) Jantzen, 97, Freeman, SD were held on November 9, 2024, at Salem-Zion Mennonite church, rural Freeman. Ardis was called to her eternal home on November 4, 2024.Ardis was born to Herman and Ella (Graber)...

72Sioux Falls, SDNovember 7, 2024Kurt Edward Hoagland (72) passed away peacefully in Hospice at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was lovingly surrounded by his spouse, children and grandchildren during his journey.Kurt was born into an Air Force family in Springfield,...

85Lennox, SDNovember 3, 2024Arvid Straatmeyer, 85 of Lennox, passed away on November 3, 2024 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, Sioux Falls. Memorial Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the Germantown Presbyterian Church, rural Chancellor with...