Obituaries
Allen Schrag
Aug 18, 2021
Allen Schrag was born on Sept. 20, 1924 to Rev. John and Katie (Miller) Schrag and raised on the family farm south of Marion, S.D. He was the eighth of nine children.
He was baptized June 1, 1941 at Salem-Zion Mennonite Church where he remained a faithful member. Dad served as a Sunday school teacher and trustee. When COVID-19 started he...
Christopher Kerkhove
Jul 25, 2021
Christopher Kerkhove, 55, of Bridgewater, South Dakota, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Christopher Kerkhove son of Edward and Mary Lou (Hibbs) Kerkhove, was born August 8, 1965, in Norfolk, Virginia. He was raised by his grandparents Ernest and Hazel Kerkhove on a farm south of Salem until 1978 when they moved to Montrose. He...
Ada Agnes Walters Koerner
Jul 6, 2021
Ada Agnes Walters Koerner was born on June 16, 1922 to Zach and Mary (Marie) Walters near Blunt, S.D. Ada attended country school in Sully County until the family moved to Stickney, S.D. Ada graduated from Stickney High School in 1943.
In 1944, the family moved to Bridgewater, S.D. Ada worked at the Red & White grocery store until she married....
Lorraine Ardell Tusha
Jun 29, 2021
Lorraine Ardell (Gross) Tusha, daughter of John S. and Amalia (Hofer) Gross, was born on December 18, 1941 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Lorraine died on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls.
Lorraine was baptized Dec. 7, 1958 at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman, S.D. She was a member of Bethany Mennonite Church until she became a...
Rita Ann Graber
Jun 29, 2021
Rita Ann (Graber) Graber was born Feb. 14, 1931, in East Freeman, S.D., to Carl J. and Lena (Preheim) Graber, joining two older brothers, Cleon and O’Ray. They shared fond memories of growing up on the farm and attending grade school at North Star District 66. On May 26, 1946, Rita was baptized by Rev. J.J. Regier at Salem-Zion Mennonite...
Mary Wollman Hofer
Jun 19, 2021
Mary Wollman Hofer was born July 12, 1920, the eldest of six children born to Andrew R. and Barbara (Glanzer) Wollman in Bridgewater, South Dakota. Mary passed away on June 19, 2021, while under Hospice Care at the home of Gary and Gloria Stahl in Torrington, Wyoming.
Mary is known to most folks as Missionary Mary Wollman, Our Sister/Sister-in-law, Mary, Aunt...
John Frederick Gregory Vondra
May 9, 1925
John Frederick Gregory Vondra passed away on Nov. 9, 2021 at Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater, S.D.
Jack was born in Spencer , Nebraska to Carl and Gertrude Ernst Vondra on May 9, 1925. He graduated from Wood High School in 1943. He served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946. After his discharge from the Navy he attended South Dakota...
Virginia Kleinsasser Graber
Virginia Kleinsasser Graber left the world a better place. With a positive attitude she gracefully made the best of each situation and treated others with kindness and respect.
She was born December 8, 1923 to Isaac and Emma Kleinsasser, and was baptized at Bethany Mennonite. Virginia attended Freeman Public School, Freeman Jr. College, and Dakota State University in Madison, SD. She...
