Obituaries
Frances Reese
Jun 10, 2026
Frances Reese, 75, of Bridgewater passed away on June 10th, at Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell. Arrangements are currently pending.
Phyllis Golder
May 12, 2026
Phyllis Golder, 77 of Bridgewater passed away Tuesday, May 12th in a traffic accident. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 19th at 10:30AM at the Trinity Community Church in Bridgewater. Visitation will be from 5PM to 7PM Monday at the church.
Phyllis R. Golder, daughter of Philip and Ruth (Auch) Lang was born on October 15, 1948 in Freeman, South Dakota....
Roland Ewert
May 6, 2026
Roland Roman Ewert
Roland Roman Ewert, 103, of Freeman, South Dakota, passed away peacefully at Oakview Terrace in Freeman, South Dakota, on May 6, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, May 17, at Bethesda Church of rural Marion with visitation preceding the service from 1-2 pm. Burial will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery in McCook...
Ruth Preheim
Apr 28, 2026
Ruth Evelyn (Regier) Preheim, 92, passed away on April 28, 2026 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman, SD. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, May 3rd at the Salem Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Saturday, May 2nd, at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman. Burial will be at the Salem...
Glenda Langeland
Apr 3, 2026
Glenda Langeland, 75, of Freeman passed away on April 3rd, at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. A graveside service, open to the public, will be held on Saturday, April 25th, at 11 am at the Menno City Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life Open House which will take place from 12:30pm - 2pm at the Prairie Arboretum Center in Freeman....
Preston Zachariasen
Mar 29, 2026
Preston Zachariasen, 50, of Freeman, passed away Sunday, March 29th at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A visitation will be held on Friday, April 3rd, from 5-7 pm at the Freeman Community Center. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, April 4th, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman.
Preston Jon Zachariasen, age 50, of Freeman,...
Craig Steffen
Mar 7, 2026
Craig Allen Steffen, aged 76, passed away on March 7, 2026, in Sun City, AZ. Born on December 3, 1949 in Olivet SD, Craig was a dedicated Christian and a cherished family member whose life touched many.
An individual of honesty and integrity, Craig was always willing to lend a hand, supporting friends and colleagues alike. He had an undeniable presence...
Kay Hannemann
Feb 25, 2026
Visitation for Kay Hannemann will be Saturday, March14th at 2 pm at the Walter's Funeral Chapel in Bridgewater. Burial will follow in the Bridgewater City Cemetery.
Kay Armstrong was born on June 16, 1939, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Don and Lydia (Guenthner) Armstrong. She was raised in Bridgewater, South Dakota, where she developed a lifelong love of things that grow....
Roger Hofer
Feb 26, 2026
Roger William Hofer, age 73, passed away on February 26, 2026, following a brief diagnosis of brain cancer, at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Bible Church in Bridgewater, South Dakota. Interment will take place earlier that morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Bridgewater Cemetery....
Lonnie Graber
Feb 23, 2026
Lonnie Graber, 91, of Freeman, passed away on February 23rd, at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be Monday March 2nd, at 10:30 am, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman. Visitation will be Sunday, March 1st, from 5-7 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Lonnie Merlin Graber was born October 11, 1934 in Freeman, SD to Harry and Laura...
Alice Graber
Feb 20, 2026
Alice Graber, 103, of Freeman passed away on February 20th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. A visitation and viewing with the family present will be held Sunday, March 1 at the Salem-Zion (North) Mennonite Church from 2:30-3:30 p.m. The Memorial Service will begin at 4 p.m. at the church.
Alice Elizabeth (Rulla) Graber was born in Vesta, Nebraska on 13 December...
Sharon Wollmann
Jan 31, 2026
Sharon Wollmann, 74, of Freeman passed away Saturday, January 31st at Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 7th at 10:30AM at the Salem Zion (North) Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be Friday from 5PM to 7PM at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman.
Link to view the Funeral Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGAuKDm8nOA
I, Sharon Kathryn Kleinsasser...
Anita Watkins
Jan 21, 2026
Anita Watkins of Venango, NE passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at Oakview Terrace Nursing Home in Freeman, SD.
Anita (Quinn) Watkins was born on April 28, 1951, in Denver, Colorado. She was one of two children born to Horace (Hort) and Ruth (Hilyard) Quinn. Anita grew up in Lodgepole, NE. She graduated from Kearney State College in Kearney, NE...
Lucille Hofer
Jan 21, 2026
Lucille Hofer, 85, of Bridgewater passed away on January 21st at the Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater. A Visitation will be held on Friday, January 30th, at Zion Bible Church in Bridgewater from 5-7pm with a Prayer Service at 7pm. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 31st, at Zion Bible Church at 11am.
Undesignated Memorials will be given to...
James Osterloo
Jan 15, 2026
James “Jim” Robert Osterloo, 78, of Hartford and formerly of Emery and Freeman passed away at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls on January 15th. A Celebration of Life will be held at 5pm on Friday, January 23rd at St. Martin’s Parish Center in Emery.
Jim was born October 7, 1947, in Mitchell, South Dakota to Lillian (Christman) and Hans Osterloo,...
Mary Jo Walter
Jan 8, 2026
Mary Jo Walter, 87, of Freeman, SD, entered eternal rest on January 8, 2026, surrounded by her family at Freeman Regional Hospital. Visitation will be held on January 14, 2026, from 5 PM to 7 PM followed by Prayer Service at Walter Funeral Home in Freeman. The Funeral Service will be held on January 15, 2026, at 10:30 AM at...
Barbara Hanlon
Jan 1, 2026
Barbara Sidoriak Hanlon
Barbara Hanlon, 86, returned to God’s care peacefully on the morning of January 1, 2026 while residing at the Diamond Care Nursing facility in Bridgewater, South Dakota.
Born Barbara Sidoriak on June 28, 1939 in New York City, she was the first of three children born to Theodore and Anne Sidoriak of Stratford, Connecticut. She was also the first...
Paul Massey
Jan 2, 2026
Paul L. Massey, 93, of Freeman, SD passed away peacefully at the Freeman Nursing Home on January 2, 2026. He was born in Milliken, CO on August 12, 1932. He is preceded in death by his parents Paul and Ruby Massey, step-mother Dorothy, wife Liz, brother Don, sister Shirley (Deckert), son Greg and ex-wife Sally (Kleinsasser).
He spent his early childhood...
Duane Stahl
Jan 1, 2026
Duane Stahl, 76, of Tea and formerly of Freeman passed away at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls on January 1st. Memorial Services will be held at 11 am on Monday, January 12th at Bethany Mennonite Church of Freeman. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 12th, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at the church prior to the Memorial...
LaVonne Tschetter
Dec 16, 2025
Lavonne Tschetter, 89, passed away Tuesday, December 16th at the Freeman Regional Asisted Living Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 20th at 11AM at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will begin at 9:30AM Saturday at the church.
To livestream the service, click on the following ling: https://www.youtube.com/live/xQe9-VF8C7c
A Life Remembered
LaVonne Sadie Tschetter
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