84 Renner, SD March 12, 2022 Robert George DeGreef, age 84, of Renner, passed away on Saturday, March 12, at Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, March 18, at Risen Savior Catholic Church, Brandon. Burial was in St....
Obituaries
Grace Irene Krumm
107 Sioux Falls, SD March 14, 2022 Grace Krumm age 107, the oldest living graduate of Dakota State University, passed away Monday, March 14, in Sioux Falls. Family greeted friends from 5-7 pm Thursday, March 17, at the Miller Funeral Chapel in Hartford, SD. Funeral...
Marcell Edberg
98 Hartford, SD March 11, 2022 Marcella Edberg, Hartford, died March 11. 2022, under hospice care at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. She was 98. Marcella Florence Edberg was born March 18, 1923, to Franklin and Ethel (Holbrook) Manges, in rural Hartford. She attended...
Martin Ray Morse
82 Madison, SD (formerly of Dell Rapids) February 18, 2022 Martin Ray Morse—”Pudge” to family—passed away peacefully at home on February 18, 2022, following a short battle with cancer. A memorial service was at 2 pm on Thursday, February 24, at Trinity Lutheran Church...
Vernon Lee (Vern) Fritz
81 Belle Fouche, SD February 28, 2022 Vernon Lee (Vern) Fritz was born in Sioux Falls on November 27,1940, the youngest of four children, to Walter J. and Vina L. (Johnson) Fritz. His early childhood was on a farm in Lincoln County. At age five, the family moved to a...
Mark Wallace Kirschbaum
68 Granite Fall, Minn. March 6, 2022 Mark Wallace Kirschbaum, age 68, passed away on March 6, 2022. He was born in Granite Falls, Minnesota on December 6, 1953, to Eugenia Francis (Halverson) and Wallace Leroy Kirschbaum. He grew up on a farm along the Yellow Medicine...
Ronald J. Beaner
74 Sioux Falls, SD February 23, 2022 Ronald J. Beaner passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Sanford USD Medical Center. Ron was born on August 29, 1947, in Sioux Falls to August Beaner and LaVera (Hinrichs) Beaner. He graduated from Humboldt High School in...
Barbara Hanisch
76 Humboldt, SD February 15, 2022 Barbara Hanisch passed away February 15, 2022, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Barbara Bannwarth was born May 10, 1945, in Sioux Falls to Eldon and Vernique (Reecy) Bannwarth. She grew up in the Humboldt area and graduated from...
James A. Larson
73 Sioux Falls, SD February 12, 2022 Jim was just enjoying his retirement of four and a half years from John Morrell’s as President local 304A John Morrell Union. Having been employed at John Morrell’s his entire working life for 50 years. Jim was a very proud strong...
Gordon (Gordy) Rang
88 Sioux Falls, SD February 10, 2022 Gordon (Gordy) Rang passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls at the age of 88. Gordon Louis Rang, son of Louis and Jeanette (Hoekstra) Rang, was born July 26, 1933, in Parker. He grew up...
Joyce Leichtman
86 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly Crooks, SD) February 14, 2022 Joyce Leichtman passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022, at Sanford/USD Medical Center. Joyce Elaine McCloud, daughter of Vern and Winifred (Speers) McCloud, was born October 30, 1935, in Sioux Falls. She...
Sheryl (Sherry) Montoya
73 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly Colton, SD) February 9, 2022 At age 73, Sherry passed peacefully Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Bethesda of Beresford, South Dakota. Sheryl was born on June 28, 1948 to Jacob and Dorothy (Warnes) Uithoven in Brookings. She grew up in the...
Thomas Foley
66 Hartford, SD February 4, 2022 Thomas Foley passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls following a five year battle with cancer. Thomas Edward Foley, son of Maurice and Mary Ann (Strohm) Foley, was born January 2, 1956, in Madison. The...
Terry Newell Larson
67 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly Hartford) February 3, 2022 Terry Larson passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Terry was born to Newell and Jean (Wintersteen) Larson on December 5, 1954, in Sioux Falls. He grew...
Garold “Gary” Piearson
74 Sioux Falls, SD February 2, 2022 Garold “Gary” Piearson passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Garold “Gary” Piearson, son of Raymond and Bernice (Speers) Piearson, was born May 25, 1947, in Sioux Falls, joining a...
Sharon K. Mataya
76 Canistota, SD February 4, 2022 Sharon Kay Stauffacher was born on March 22, 1945, in Sioux Falls to Donald and Ethel (McKnelly) Stauffacher. She married John Mataya in Luverne, Minn., on March 31, 1962. To this union three children were born, Shawn, Regan and...
Linda Shumaker
70 Humboldt, SD February 5, 2022 Linda Shumaker passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at their rural home of Humboldt, surrounded by her family and supported by Avera Home Services. Linda Louise Hoffman was born on September 13, 1951, to Martin and Mary Hoffman...
Ardean Hanson
74 Crooks, SD January 21, 2022 Ardean Hanson passed away on January 21s 2022, at Franklin Restorative Care Center for Nursing and Memory Care in Franklin, Minn. He was born on January 10, 1948, to parents Adolph and Aslaug “Dolly” (Moen) Hanson in Dell Rapids. Ardean...
Robert “Robbie” Charles Boss
32 Sioux Falls, SD January 26, 2022 Robert Charles Boss was born on January 5, 1990 in Watertown, SD, to Delwyn and Kimberly (Engesser) Boss. He was raised and received his education in Crooks and attended and graduated from Tri-Valley High School where he played on...
Chrystal Ann Sundermann
51 Viborg, SD January 20, 2022 Chrystal Ann Sundermann, a resident of Swan Lake, Viborg, SD, passed away January 20, 2022. Chrystal Ann Kimball was born October 27, 1970, at Yankton, to Les and Joy (Daum) Kimball. She attended public schools, graduating from West...