Obituaries

Heather Marie Siemonsma

49Lyons, SDAugust 4, 2023Heather Marie Siemonsma, age 49, of Lyons died Friday, August 4, 2023 at her home in Lyons. Funeral services were held Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Central Valley Community Church in Hartford. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery...

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Cynthia “Cyndi” Haberer

55Sioux Falls, SDJuly 18, 2023Cynthia “Cyndi” Haberer, 55, of Sioux Falls passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Her memorial service was held at 10 a,n, Friday, July 21, 2023 at the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, Sioux...

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David Biever

75Sioux Falls, SDJuly 14, 2023David Biever, age 75 of Sioux Falls died Friday, July 14, 2023 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.A memorial service for Dave was at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Willow Creek Lutheran Church rural Dell Rapids. Burial...

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Walter Schaefer Sr.

87Winfred, SDMarch 25, 2023Walt Schaefer, age 87, of Winfred, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Madison Regional Health System in Madison.Visitation with family present will be 5 – 8 p.m., Friday, July 21 at Winfred United Church of Christ. A celebration service...

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Maurice (Jim) James Griggs, Jr.

84Hartford, SDJuly 17, 2023Jim (Maurice James) Griggs, of Hartford, South Dakota, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023 at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Jim was 84.Maurice “Jim” James Griggs was born January 28, 1939 to Maurice and Eula...

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Philip Eugene Caslin

85Sioux Falls, SDJuly 17, 2023Phillip Eugene Caslin, age 85, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023. He was born to Donald and Jennetheve “Tubbie” (Parks) Caslin on June 19, 1938 at the Ida Mallet Nursing Home in Presho. His younger sister Beth, sister Eva Marie and...

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Dorothy “Doll” Baumberger

91Colton, SDJuly 7, 2023Dorothy “Doll” Baumberger, 91, of Colton, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. Her Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 10, 2023 at St. Joseph the...

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Joye Marie (Petree) Weber

94 Formerly from Hartford, SD March 25, 2023 Joye Marie (Petree) Weber passed away peacefully in Brenham, TX, on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Joye was born April 19, 1929, in Salem to Earl and Frances (Deters) Petree. She grew up in Montrose, prior to attending and...

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Kristina Hahn

37 Humboldt, SD June 29, 2023 Kristina’s Life Story Kristina Hahn, age 37, of Humboldt passed away June 29, 2023 at home surrounded by her family, after losing her battle with colon cancer. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 6, at River Community...

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Donald Swenson

98 Sioux Falls, SD (Formally of Hartford, SD) June 28, 2023 Donald Swenson, Sioux Falls, died June 28, 2023, at the age of 98. Donald, son of Clarence and Agnes (Johnson) Swenson, was born on September, 29, 1924. He grew up on a farm near Hartford, which had been...

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John Peterson

96Baltic, SDJune 7, 2023John Peterson Jr, age 96, of Baltic, SD, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids, SD.A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Baltic, SD...

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Vernon Bergin

98Sioux Falls, SDMay 31, 2023Vernon Bergin, age 98, of Sioux Falls passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Dow Rummel Village, Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at St. Rose of Lima Parish, Garretson. Visitation was...

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Lois M. Mielke

94Sioux Falls, SDMay 27, 2023Lois M. Mielke, 94, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Ava’s House.Open visitation began at 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 30 until noon, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Miller Funeral Home Downtown, Sioux Falls. The family was...

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Donna Lee Wehrkamp

75Hartford, SDMay 20, 2023Donna Lee Wehrkamp, Hartford, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at Sanford Hospital with her family by her side. She was 75.Visitation with the family present was held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the...

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Joyce Lorraine Grave

82Hartford, SDMay 21, 2023Joyce Lorraine Grave, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to all who were blessed to meet her, peacefully entered her heavenly home on Sunday, May 21, 2023. She was 82. She passed away at Ava’s House in Sioux...

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Doris Thyberg

95Sioux Falls, SDMay 18, 2023Doris Thyberg, Sioux Falls, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Riverview Health Care Center, Flandreau. She was 95.Doris Grave was born March 2, 1928, to Everett and Ida (Zental) Grave in Hartford. She attended Liberty School...

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Kaye Geraets

78Dell Rapids, SDMay 9, 2023Kaye Geraets, age 78, of Dell Rapids, SD, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.A Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 AM Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids with Fr. Shane...

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Gerald Norman Lee

99Dearborn, MI (formerly of Colton, SD)December 10, 2022Gerald Norman Lee, age 99, a longtime resident of Dearborn, Michigan passed away on December 10, 2022 at Angela Hospice Center in Livonia. A memorial service with military honors will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday,...

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Verle G. O’Connell

79Canton, SDMay 13, 2023Verle G. O’Connell, age 79, died unexpectedly, Saturday, May 13, 2023. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton, SD. Visitation will be Monday, May 22 from 5-7 p.m. at Anderson Funeral...

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Jeanelle Faye Nelsn Stene

83Colton, SDMay 9, 2023Jeanelle Faye Nelson Stene, age 83, of Colton, SD, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.Visitation was Monday, May 15, 2023, from 5 to 7 PM at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Colton, SD. Funeral services was at 11:00...

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