Obituaries
Lois Vondra
Feb 19, 2022
Funeral Mass for Lois Vondra, 93, of Bridgewater will be 10:30 am Friday, February 25 at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Bridgewater. Burial will be in the St. Stephen’s Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 5-7 pm on Thursday, February 24, with a Rosary to be said at 7 pm.
Lois Marie Vondra , born August 27,...
Vernetta Buseman
Feb 9, 2022
Vernetta Buseman, 82, of Corsica and formerly of Canistota passed away on Feb. 9th at the Good Samaritan Center in Corsica. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday Feb. 17th at 2 pm at the Walter's Funeral Chapel in Marion. Vistation will begin at 1 pm at the chapel prior to the Funeral Service.
Vernetta Buseman was born on July...
Cole William Svartoien
Feb 6, 2022
Cole Svartoien, 36, of Freeman passed away on Feb. 6th at the Freeman Hospital. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday Feb. 12th at 2 pm at the Salem Free Lutheran Church of rural Freeman. Vistation will be Friday Feb. 11th from 5-7pm at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman.
Cole William Svartoien was born on January 4, 1986...
Norma Letcher
Feb 5, 2022
Norma Letcher, 79, of Freeman passed away on Feb. 5th at Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30am on Thursday, Feb. 10th at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Emery, SD. Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 9th from 5-7 pm with a Prayer Service at 7pm at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman.
Norma Jean...
Jeanette Schrag
Feb 2, 2022
Jeanette Schrag, 86, of Marion passed away on Feb. 2nd at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Funeral Services will be Monday, February 7th at 10:30 am at the Walter Funeral Chapel in Marion. Vistation will be from 5-7 pm on Sunday, February 6th at the Marion Funeral Chapel with a Prayer Service at 7 pm.
Jeanette Loretta...
Bernice Pfeiffer
Jan 27, 2022
Bernice Pfeiffer, 95, of Parker passed away on Jan. 27th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. There will be a time of visitation and viewing on Wednesday, February 9th, from 9am to 11am at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman. Committal services will follow at the Freeman City Cemetery
Bernice was born on April 16, 1926 in Freeman, SD. She was...
Vesta Adrian
Jan 23, 2022
Vesta Adrian, 86, of Marion passed away on January 23rd at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Private family graveside services were held at the Schartner Mennonite Cemetery of rural Marion.
Vesta Mae Adrian was born on November 17th, 1935 to Eli Decker and Ernesten (Pullman) Decker. She grew up in Yale, South Dakota. In 1958 Vesta married Larry Graber. To this...
Evelyn Hageman
Jan 4, 2022
Evelyn Hageman, 91, of Freeman passed away at Oakview Terrace in Freeman on Jan. 4th 2023. Funeral Services are pending. Please check back soon for a complete obituary.
Lori Geier
Jan 3, 2022
A Life Remembered
Lori Yvonne Geier
Lori Y (Davis) Geier, the daughter of Howard and Carolyn Davis was born January 8th, 1970 and died January 3rd, 2022. She had a hard fought battle at Avera McKennen Hospital but lost that battle. Lori is at peace now and will always be remembered for her bright smile and loving nature.
Lori's love of animals took...
Ted Liesinger
Dec 29, 2021
Ted Liesinger, 90, of Bridgewater, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the Diamond Care Center. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 5th at 10:30 am at Zion Lutheran Church of Bridgewater. Visitation will be form 5-7 pm on Tuesday, Jan. 4th at the Walter's Funeral Chapel in Bridgewater. A full obituary to be posted soon.
Theodore Lee Liesinger was...
Scot Jacobson
Dec 27, 2021
Scot Jacobson went to meet his Heavenly Father on December 27, 2021, at the age of 62 at Freeman Regional Health Services. Celebration of Life service will be Friday, December 31st at 11:00am at Salem Free Lutheran Church, 28586 440th Ave, Freeman, SD. Continue to celebrate and share memories with us at a luncheon in the Parish basement. Visitation will...
Tammy R. Benjamin
Dec 20, 2021
Tammy Benjamin, 51, of Freeman passed away on Dec. 20th at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 28th at 10:30 am at the Salem Zion Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Monday, Dec. 27th at the church. The service can be viewed on the following link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmQjy-dEhqw
Tammy Benjamin,...
Tammy R. Benjamin
Dec 20, 2021
Tammy Benjamin, 51, of Freeman passed away on Dec. 20th at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 28th at 10:30 am at the Salem Zion Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Monday, Dec. 27th at the church. A complete obituary will be posted soon.
Preston Hofmann
Dec 16, 2021
Preston C Hofmann, 53 years old from Yankton passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton of complications from COVID-19. Funeral Services will be held on Monday Dec. 27th at 11 am at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. Visitation will be from 2-5pm on Sunday, Dec. 26th at the church with a time of sharing...
Harley Schultz
Dec 14, 2021
Harley Schultz, 96, of Sioux Falls passed away on Dec. 14th at the Luther Manor in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am at Faith Temple Church of Sioux Falls (2121 W. 33rd St.) on Monday, Dec. 20th. Visitation will begin at 10 am on Monday at the church, prior to the Funeral Service. Arrangements by Walter's...
Esther Potter
Dec 8, 2021
Esther Potter, 89, of Bridgewater passed away on Wed, Dec 8 at the Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater, SD. Funeral Services will be at the Neu Hutterthal Mennonite Church, rural Bridgewater on Sat, Dec 18 at 10:30 am. Visitation will be at the church on Fri, Dec 17 at 5-7 pm followed by prayer service & time of sharing at...
Clinton Matson
Dec 3, 2021
Clinton Matson, 76, of Marion passed away on Dec. 3rd at his home in Marion. A public visitation and viewing will be from 5-7pm on Wednesday Dec. 8th at the Walter Funeral Chapel in Marion. Private family services and burial will be held at a later date. The funeral will be livestreamed at https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2339448758?pwd=c3pxY1lJR...
Clinton William Matson, 76, of Marion died...
Ruth Koerner
Dec 2, 2021
Ruth L. (Graber) Koerner, 101, died on December 2, 2021 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman, SD. She was born to Ben and Minnie (Wilde) Graber on October 31, 1920 in Freeman, SD. Ruth attended St. Paul Lutheran Day School and Freeman High School, graduating as the salutatorian in 1938.She married Aaron (Sam) Koerner on April 7, 1941 in Parker, SD....
Theodore (Ted) Joseph Hofer
Nov 19, 2021
Theodore (Ted) Joseph Hofer, 95, was taken into the loving arms of Jesus on Nov. 10, 2021 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion, S.D. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19 at First Baptist Church, 630 1st Ave, Emery, S.D. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m. at...
Charlotte Ann Bennett Eilts
Nov 11, 2021
Charlotte Ann Bennett Eilts, age 78 of Bridgewater, SD, went home to our Lord and Savior on November 11, 2021. Charlotte was born on November 3rd, 1943 to Ross and Fran Bennett in Spencer, SD. Charlotte graduated from Spencer High School and Dakota Wesleyan College with a teaching degree. In 1966, she married her high school sweetheart Larry Eilts on...
