Obituaries

William (Bill) Boadwine

89Baltic, SDMarch 18, 2023William “Bill” Boadwine, age 89, of rural Baltic, SD, passed away at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 24, at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks....

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Richard J. Haase

90Hartford, SDMarch 26, 2023Richard “Dick” Haase, of Hartford peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls.Funeral services were held 11 a.m. with a visitation with family present to greet friends began at 9 a.m., on...

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Kathleen A. Petri

81Humboldt, SDMarch 26, 2023Kathleen A. Petir, 81, of Humboldt, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday March 31, 2023 at St. Ann ‘s Catholic Church in Humboldt. Visitation was at 6...

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Kenneth Van Kekerix

82Witten, SD (formerly of Lyons, SD)March 14, 2023Kenneth Van Kekerix, 82, of Witten passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at the Winner Regional Health Care Center in Winner. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 11am at the Winner United...

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Evelyn J. Questad

91Baltic, SDFebruary 27, 2023Evelyn J. Questad, 91, of Baltic died Monday, February 27, 2023, at Avera Heart Hospital. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 3, 2023, at Will Creek Lutheran Church, rural Dell Rapids. Interment was in the church cemetery....

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Lavonne E. Wittrock

85Sioux Falls, SDFebruary 14, 2023Lavonne E. Wittrock age 85 of Sioux Falls, SD, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Family greeted friends from 5-7pm Friday, February 17, 2023 at Miller Southside Funeral Chapel, 7400 S. Minnesota Avenue. Funeral services began at 11am...

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Marvin Gustafson

91Dells Rapids, SDFebruary 15, 2023Marvin Gustafson, 91, died in his residence at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids surrounded by his family February 15, 2023, at the age of 91 years, 8 months and 14 days. Services were held Tuesday, February 21 at 2pm...

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Larry Eugene Haug

68Crooks, SDJanuary, 27, 2023Larry Eugene Haug, 68, of Crooks, passed away suddenly while vacationing in Arizona on January 27, 2023. Funeral services were held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 4800 S Southeastern Ave., Sioux...

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Jean D. Friske

88Hartford, SDJanuary 31, 2023Jean D. Friske passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls. Jean was 88.Jean Dale Jordan was born on August 19, 1934 in Pierre to Asal and Blanche (Reine) Jordon. Her early childhood was spent on...

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Paul D. Grace

46Salem, SDFebruary 1, 2023Paul D. Grace, 46, of Salem passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held at 10:30 am on Monday, February 6, 2023 at the McCook Central Auditorium. Visitation was held from 5:30...

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Kylie Jo Bowden

21Hartford, SDJanuary 26, 2023Kylie Jo Bowden, 21, of Hartford passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux Falls. Visitation with...

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Kevin Marlowe Lemcke

65Sioux Falls, SDJanuary 18, 2023Kevin Marlowe Lemcke, age 65, of Sioux Falls, passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.Son of Marlowe and Delores (Geske) Lemcke, Kevin was born on October 8, 1957 in Redwood Falls, MN. Kevin was raised in Hartford. He...

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Donald James Koopman

88Colton, SDJanuary 16, 2023Donald James Koopman, age 88, of Colton, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held 10:30 am, Saturday, January 21, 2023 at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural...

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Ronald G. Sechser

90Hartford, SDJanuary 10, 2023Ronald G. Sechser, age 90, of Hartford, finished his earthly work on January 10, 2023, just short of his 91st birthday. He left peacefully with his wife and caregivers by his side. Funeral mass was held at 1:30 pm, Monday, January 16, at...

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Bruce Alan Mork

70Lyons, SDJanuary 7, 2023Bruce Alan Mork, age 70, of Lyons passed away January 7, 2023, at his home in Lyons, with his wife and daughters by his side. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 11 at Benton Lutheran Church rural Crooks. Interment will be at a...

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John Henry Crittenden

63Colton, SDJanuary 3, 2023John Henry Crittenden, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held on Monday, January 9, 2023, at First Lutheran Church in Colton. Interment was at St. Jacobs...

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Lowell William Miles

89Hartford, SDJanuary 6, 2023Lowell William Miles, age 89, passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 6, 2023 at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls.He was born June 29, 1933 to Harold and Evelyn Miles in Chester.Visitation was held Tuesday, January 10, 5 pm to 7 pm with a...

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Duane Henry Boy

Sturgis, SDDecember 26, 2022Duane Henry Boy took his last “Honor Flight” into the arms of his Heavenly Father the morning of December 26, 2022.Duane served honorably in the U.S. Army, seeing combat in the rice paddies and jungles of Vietnam, where he was exposed to...

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Tanya C. Nichols

69Sioux Falls, SD(originally from Dell Rapids)December 30, 2022Tanya C. Nichols, age 69, died on December 25, 2022, at her home in Sioux Falls. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was 10am, Friday, December 30, 2022, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Tea. Memorial...

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Edward Dean Ordal

78Colton, SDDecember 13, 2022Edward Dean Ordal, 78, of rural Colton died on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Rochester, MN. Memorial services were held at St. Jacobs Lutheran Church in rural Colton on Monday, December 19 with visitation prior to the service. Interment...

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