Obituaries
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
LaVonne Sadie Hofer was born to Ed...
Ray Schultz
Dec 15, 2025
Ray Schultz, age 80, of Freeman, South Dakota passed away peacefully at home on hospice care on December 15, 2025. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday December 23, 2025 at the Bethlehem Reformed Church, OPC in Freeman. Visitation will be Monday December 22, 2025 at the church from 5-7:00 p.m., with a prayer service starting at 6:30...
Randy Glanzer
Nov 29, 2025
Randy Glanzer, 65, of Freeman passed away on Nov. 29th at Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 17th at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church at 11 am. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm with a time of sharing at 7 pm on Friday, Jan. 16th at the church.
To livestream the Visitation click on the...
Paul Lasley
Nov 20, 2025
Paul Lasley, 54, of Alexandria, SD, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Nov. 20th from natural causes. Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 25th, at 11 am at the First Baptist Church of Emery. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Monday, Nov. 24th at the church with a time of sharing at 6:30 pm.
In Loving Memory
Paul...
Berniece Weaver
Oct 18, 2025
Berniece Weaver, 91, of Bridgewater passed away on Oct. 18th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday Oct. 28th at 11 am, at Salem MB church of rural Bridgewater. Visitation will begin at 10 am at the church prior to the Memorial Service. A private family burial will be held prior to the Memorial Service.Berniece...
Marcella Glanzer
Oct 16, 2025
Funeral Services for Marcella Glanzer will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25th at 11 am at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be Friday, Oct 24th From 5-7 pm at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman with a time of sharing at 6:30 pm.
To livestream the service please click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/3DzYmElQyjA
Surrounded by her loved...
Lavern Wagner
Oct 13, 2025
Lavern Wagner, 99, of Menno, passed away Monday at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 10:30AM Saturday, October 18th at the Salem Reformed Church of Menno. Visitation will begin at 9:30AM, Saturday, at the church prior to the service. Burial will be in the Menno City Cemetery.
Lavern Wagner was born on August 18, 1926 to Gottlieb and...
Marlene Mandler
Oct 11, 2025
Marlene Mandler, 91, of Marion, passed away Saturday, October 11th at the Corsica Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Friday, October 17th at 11AM at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Marion. Visitation will begin at 9:30AM Friday morning before the service at the church. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery of Marion.
Marlene Mae (Schrag) Mandler passed away at the...
Marilyn Wipf
Sep 30, 2025
Marilyn Wipf, age 88, of Freeman, South Dakota, passed away peacefully at the Freeman Nursing Home on September 30, 2025. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 4, at Neu Hutterthaler Mennonite Church of rural Bridgewater. Visitation will be Friday evening, October 3, at the church from 5–7 p.m., with a time of sharing to follow.
Marilyn Rae...
Bonita Tieszen
Sep 24, 2025
Bonita Tieszen, 88, of Freeman passed away on Sept. 24th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.
Bonita Tieszen Obituary
August 25, 1937-September 24, 1925
Bonita Marilee Miller was born August 25, 1937, the third child after older brother Don and sister Veronica, to Marion and Leona Miller. Home was rural Freeman where...
LaVonne Schrag
Sep 20, 2025
LaVonne Heckel Kleinsasser Schrag, 90, died on September 20, 2025, at Oakview Terrace Nursing Home, in Freeman, SD. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Salem Zion Mennonite Church, on October 4 at 2 pm, and a visitation time at 1 pm, and a time of fellowship afterwards.
She was the 5th child born to John & Anna Heckel...
Phyllis Reimer
Sep 20, 2025
Phyllis Reimer, 99, of Freeman, passed away Saturday, September 20th at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 4th at 11 AM at the Salem Mennonite (South) Church of rural Freeman. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
In Memory of Phyllis Elaine Mueller Reimer
My Life
by Phyllis Mueller
Freeman Academy, English II
Age 15, 1941
“I was...
Timothy Nelson
Sep 11, 2025
On Thursday night, September 11, 2025, Timothy Nelson of Irene embarked on his heavenly journey, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and selflessness that will forever be etched in our hearts.
As he had done every night for nearly 30 years at this address, he went to get the mail, unaware that his time on this earth was coming to...
