Obituaries

Kellin “Kelly” DeVries

56 Hartford, SD October 24, 2024 Kellin “Kelly” Duane DeVries, age 56, of Hartford, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Funeral Service was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, at Reach Church, 5101 S. Mellenberndt Place,...

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Diane (Rang) Bendt

57 Viborg, SD (originally from Hartford area) October 24, 2024 Diane Allie (Rang) Bendt, 57 of Viborg, died on October 24, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral Service were at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 28, 2024 at the Viborg Community Center,...

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Lowell Grave

84 Hartford, SD October 8, 2024 Lowell John Grave loving husband, devoted father, grandfather, great grandfather, friend and horse loving enthusiast, ascended the stairway to heaven on Tuesday, October 8, at the age of 84. Funeral Service were at 10 am Monday, October...

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Neal Busser

86 Colton, SD September 30, 2024 Neal Busser, age 86, of rural Colton, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024, at his home. Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church, rural Colton. Interment was in the church cemetery....

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Patty Fortney

70 Hartford, SD September 18, 2024 Patty Fortney of Hartford, SD aged 70 died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from complications due to AL Amyloidosis and the resulting kidney failure. She was born Patricia Sue Saltmarsh on November 22, 1953 in Shelby...

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Arthur Wirth

93 Viborg, SD August 29, 2024 Arthur Wirth, 93 of Viborg, passed away on August 29, 2024 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral Service was at 10 a.m. Friday, September 6, at the Spring Valley Lutheran Church, rural Viborg. Visitation was from 5-7 p.m....

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Arthur Wirth

93 Viborg, SD August 29, 2024 Arthur 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...

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Dian Hoven

93 Colton, SD June 18, 2024 Dian (a.k.a. Sis) (Oberg) Hoven of Colton, South Dakota died June 18, 2024 in Sheldon, Iowa at the Senior Care Center. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. in Colton at the First Lutheran Church....

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Lois Krull

88 Hartford, SD September 5, 2024 Lois Joanne Krull, of Hartford, South Dakota passed away at the Avantara Nursing home in Sioux Falls on September 5, 2024 at the age of 88. Funeral services were held Friday, September 13, at 11 a.m. at Kinzley Funeral Home in Salem...

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Marvin Aldrich

93 Madison, SD August 29, 2024 Marvin Aldrich, age 93, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Peaceful Pines in Madison. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Humboldt. Interment was in the Franklin...

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Roberta Jo Jacobs

73 Hartford, SD August 13, 2024 Roberta Jo Jacobs, age 73, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Atria Park of Glen Ellyn.Roberta was born on August 13, 1951, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Robert Donald and Alta Marie (Main) Lueth. She and her sister,...

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Darrel Wicks

Age 76 Montrose, SD July 21, 2024 Darrel Wicks, 76, of Montrose, SD, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2024 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Memorial mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20 at St. Patrick’s...

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Lorraine Johnson

76 Sioux Falls, SD July 30, 2024 Lorraine Johnson, age 76, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Sanford USD Medical Center, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at...

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Edward Artz

94 Humboldt, SD July 26, 2024 Edward Artz, 94, of Humboldt, SD, formerly of Plankinton, SD, passed away Friday, July 26, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls. Funeral services was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 6, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Stickney, SD, with...

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Darrel Wicks

76 Montrose, SD July 21, 2024 Darrel Wicks, 76, of Montrose passed away on July 21, 2024 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services are pending for later in August and will be included in full obituary in next week’s paper.

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Rozanne DuBois

67 Sioux Falls, SD July 19, 2024 Rozanne (Liesinger) DuBois of Sioux Falls, formerly of Hartford, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024 from complications of a stroke.  Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the Church of...

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Marylee Bennett

75 Colton, SD July 8, 2024 Marylee LeBrun Bennett was born on April 30, 1949, in Chester, South Dakota to Ernest and Ivona (Willard) LeBrun. Marylee LeBrun Bennett passed away on July 8, 2024, at her home in Lewisville, Texas. She grew up in Colton, South Dakota where...

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Diane Moore

85 DeSmet, SD June 27, 2024 Diane Moore sadly passed away on June 27, 2024, surrounded by family at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, SD.  In celebration of her life, there will be a private family memorial at a later date. Diane Hartopp Johnston was born October...

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Monte Fryer

86 Hartford, SD July 2, 2024 Monte Fryer, age 86 of Hartford passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.  A Family Present Visitation was held on Friday, July 5, 2024, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux...

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Wanda Artz

91 Humboldt, SD July 5, 2024 Wanda Meyer Artz, age 91, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor in Sioux Falls. Funeral services was at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Faith Lutheran Church in Humboldt....

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