Obituaries

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...

99Alcester, SDSeptember 5, 2024Wilbert Wieland, 99 died Thursday, September 5, 2024 at the Alcester Care Center. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at the Hofmeister Jones Funeral Chapel in Viborg with burial with full military...

100Sioux Falls, SDSeptember 3, 2024Arnold (Arnie) Hinseth, 100, of Sioux Falls, SD, previously of Irene, SD, passed away at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Service were held at St....

77Tea, SD (formerly of Viborg, SD)September 7, 2024Charlotte Eli, 77 of Tea and formerly of Viborg, died Saturday, September 7, 2024 at her home under hospice care.  Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at Spring Valley Lutheran...

89Freeman, SDSeptember 6, 2024Shirley Waltner, 89, of Freeman passed away September 6 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday September 12 at the Salem Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation and viewing with the family...

62Parker, SDAugust 28, 2024Mary Garry, 62 of Parker, passed away on August 28, 2024 at the Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial was on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at St. Christina’s Catholic Church. Arrangements provided by...

97Turkey Ridge, SDSeptember 6, 2024O. Fern Olesen, 97, of rural Turkey Ridge, SD, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 6, 2024, at Oakview Terrace in Freeman, SD, under hospice care after a brief injury. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday,...

89Parker, SDAugust 28, 2024Josephine Plucker, 89 of Parker, died on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at the Chancellor Reformed Church. Arrangements provided by...

97Hurley, SDAugust 26, 2024Roland Spomer, 97 of Hurley, passed away on August 26, 2024 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church, Hurley with burial with military honors at the church...

93Viborg, SDAugust 29, 2024Arthur Edwin Wirth was born on August 2, 1931 to Henry and Anna (Spomer) Wirth in Hurley, SD. Art was the third child joining brother Robert and sister Bernice. He was baptized on August 18, 1931, at Zion Lutheran Church rural Hurley. His...

88Marion, SDAugust 17, 2024Richard Knutson, 88 of Marion, passed away on August 17, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. A memorial Service was held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at the Bethesda Lutheran Church, Marion. Burial with Military Rights followed at...

73Freeman, SDAugust 19, 2024William (Bill) Kaus, 73, of Freeman passed away on August 19 at his home under hospice care. In accordance with Bill’s wishes, no services will be held. William Kaus was born November 25, 1950 to Charles and Carrie Kaus in Mitchell, SD....

93Centerville, SDAugust 24, 2024Dolores Yvonne Schroeder Greguson, 93, was born in Geddes, SD on November 10, 1930. She was the daughter of George and Martha Schroeder, the second of four children. Dolores was only eight when her father passed away from pneumonia and...

78Chapel Hill, NCAugust 6, 2024James LeRoy Eichel — tender and loving husband, father of three, grandfather of four, and friend to so many — passed away peacefully on August 6, 2024 at the age of 78 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Jim was born July 8, 1946 to William...

85Centerville, SDAlice Mae (Thormodsgaard) Loneman was born October 24 1937, to Edwin and Lillian (Beeler) Thormodsgaard near Spink, Union County, SD. She was baptized and confirmed at the Brule Creek Lutheran Church, rural Elk Point, SD.Alice Attended North Spink...

98Hurley, SDAugust 9, 2024Harold Spomer, 98 of Hurley and Harrisburg, passed away on August 9, 2024 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 16, 2024 at Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls....

76Sioux Falls, SDJuly 30, 2024Lorraine Marie Johnson was born on September 28, 1947, to Frank and Verna (Rathman-Pippet) Hanisch in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was baptized and later confirmed at Saint Ann’s Parish in Humboldt, South Dakota where she also attended...

83Parker, SDJuly 27, 2024Ken Hay, 83 died Saturday, July 27, 2024 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  Funeral services were held on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at Grace Lutheran Church in Parker with burial with military honors at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. ...