57 Hartford, SD November 7, 2021 Robert Smith passed away at Dougherty Hospice following complications resulting from a stroke. He was 57 years old. Robert Leslie Smith, Jr., son of Robert Sr. and Patricia Smith, was born August 26, 1964, in Monterey Park, Calif....
Obituaries
Judith “Judy” Carol Friday
80 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly Hankinson, ND) December 24, 2021 Judith Friday passed away at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Judy was born and raised in Hankinson, ND, where she met the love of her life, Noel in the 7th grade. They were married on December 31, 1959,...
Richard “Rick” Van Heerde
69 Colton, SD December 13, 2021 Rick was born on June 25, 1952, to Gerrett and Johanna (Gelderman) Van Heerde at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. He grew up in the Colton area and attended Washington Country School until they moved to the Chester area. He then...
Richard “Rick” Van Heerde
69 Colton, SD December 13, 2021 Rick was born on June 25, 1952, to Gerrett and Johanna (Gelderman) Van Heerde at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. He grew up in the Colton area and attended Washington Country School until they moved to the Chester area. He then...
Carol Lee Anderson
85 Sioux Falls, SD December 7, 2021 Carol Huemoeller (Anderson), daughter of George and Glena (Meek) Huemoeller, was born May 7, 1936, in Sioux Falls. She attended Lincoln High School through 8th grade. In 1955 she married Eddie Anderson and had five children together...
Douglas J. Brende
67 Sioux Falls, SD December 8, 2021 Douglas Joseph Brende, son of Joseph and Marilyn (Becker) Brende, was born December 22, 1953, in Des Moines, Iowa and later settled in Sioux Falls. Doug was united in marriage with the love of his life Kandy Osterkamp on June 24,...
Marlys Schultz
91 Madison, SD December 4, 2021 Marlys Rozella Bargmann was born on November 11, 1930, in Madison, the daughter of Rudolph P. and Anna (Storevik) Bargmann. She was a graduate of Madison Central High School and attended General Beadle College. She married Raymond Milo...
Richard “Rick” Van Heerde
69 Colton, SD December 13, 2021 Richard Van Heerde passed away at his home. Memorial services were held Friday, December 17, 2021, at The Reformed Church, Dell Rapids. Burial will be at the Colton Cemetery. Arrangements were provided by Minnehaha Funeral Home.
Donald Allan Christopherson
88 St. Anthony, MN (previously Sioux Falls) Donald Allan Christopherson lived a life of public service, serving the people of the U.S. and our military veterans for 38 years. Born in Minot, ND, the son of two teachers from farms nearby who brought public education to...
Jay Yttreness
58 Sioux Falls, SD November 28, 2021 Jay Yttreness passed away in Huron after some brief health struggles. Jay, son of Gary Yttreness and Kathleen Tassler was born July 6, 1963, in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School in 1981. He later attended SDSU...
Mary Paulette Gillespie
76 Chester, SD December 4, 2021 On December 4, 2021 God, through his divine grace, called Mary Paulette Gillespie to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in heaven. Love of his life and wife to David Gillespie for almost 51 years, Paulette opened her arms to Jesus...
Verla Borgen
72 Hartford, SD December 3, 2021 Verla Jean Borgen was born April 8, 1949, in Sioux Falls to Duane and Victoria (Krogstad) Howe. She was raised in the Baltic area and graduated from Baltic High School. She continued her education at South Dakota State University...
Donald C. Monrad
75 Sioux Falls, SD November 21, 2021 Donald C. Monrad, 75, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. Donald Charles Monrad, son of Donald L. and Charlotte (Ekle) Monrad, was born December 8, 1945, Canton. The family moved to...
Rita Joyce Schumann
77 Sioux Falls, SD November 22, 2021 Rita Schumann, the daughter of Ballard Taylor and Bernice (Stockwell) Taylor, was born September 25, 1944, in Sioux Falls. She attended Washington High School. Rita married Clarence Safar in May of 1963. They had one son, Keith...
Donald F. Burggraff
85 Sioux Falls, SD November 18, 2021 Donald Francis Burggraff was born on November 5, 1936, in Sioux Falls to Math A. and Dorothy (Kueter) Burggraff. He was raised on a farm near Humboldt and began his education in country school for the first few years before...
Janet Audrey (Lindner) Everetts
91 Sioux Falls, SD November 13, 2021 Janet was born August 9, 1930, in Sioux Falls to Frank and Theresa (Mitchell) Lindner. She attended Sioux Falls public schools graduating from Washington High School in 1948. Janet was united in marriage to Dean Everetts on January...
Martha Ann Thomas
90 Sioux Falls, SD November 15, 2021 Martha was born in Ashton, Iowa and spent the first years of her long life on a farm. When she was a little girl her family moved to Rock Rapids, Iowa, where her father Walter Haack owned and operated a gas station on the northeast...
Ordell Krogstad
92 Sioux Falls, SD November 14, 2021 Ordell Krogstad, age 92, of Baltic, died on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at East Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Baltic. Interment...
Mark Allen Lewis
67 Sioux Falls, SD March 16, 2020 Mark Allen Lewis was born in Winner, South Dakota on November 22, 1953 to Conn Lewis and Angie (Chudomelka) Morehead. He lived in the Winner area until 1959, when the family moved to Presho. Mark graduated from West Lyman High School...
Jeremy John Edberg
44 Hartford, SD November 10, 2021 Jeremy Edberg passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2021, due to a tragic car accident. Jeremy was born on July 29, 1977, to John and Jacklyn (Warnke) Edberg at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Jeremy attended school in Hartford and...