Obituaries
Nicole (Preheim) Pine
Mar 16, 2025
Nicole (Preheim) Pine, 51, of Yankton passed away on March 16th at Avera McKennan Hospital. Further arrangements are pending.
On March 16 2025 we bid farewell to a remarkable soul Nicole Rae Pine who leaves behind memories as rich and vivid as a sunset sprawling across the Dakota prairie sky. Born on December 14, 1973, in Parkston, South Dakota, Nicoles life...
Katherine Buseman
Feb 22, 2025
Katherine Buseman, 95, of Marion passed away on Feb. 22nd at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27th at 2 pm at Bethesda Church of rural Marion. Visitation will begin at 1 pm on Thursday at the church prior to the Funeral Service.
Katherine Buseman passed away on Feb. 22nd at the Tieszen...
Rita Erickson
Feb 17, 2025
Rita Erickson, 81, of Sioux Falls passed away unexpectedly at her home in Mesa, AZ from natural causes. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 17th at 11 am at East Side Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls. Visitation will be Sunday, March 16th from 5-7 pm at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman with a prayer service to be...
Arlo Koerner
Feb 13, 2025
Arlo Koerner, 79, of rural Freeman passed away at his residence on Feb. 13th from natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on March 14th at Salem MB Church in rural Bridgewater, South Dakota. Food and fellowship will follow the service. A private family committal service will take place afterward
Arlo Koerner, 79, passed away at his...
Janice Mendel
Feb 4, 2025
Memorial Services for Janice Mendel will be held at 11 am on Saturday, Feb. 8th at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. Visitation and viewing will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, Feb. 7th at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman.
Link to stream the service: https://www.youtube.com/live/pGsN5F_-CzQ
Janice (Preheim) Mendel was born to Jacob Jr. and Linda (Schrag) Preheim on August 7, 1931...
Troy Hofer
Feb 1, 2025
Troy Hofer, 31, of Bridgewater passed away on Feb. 1st. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, Feb. 7th at 10:30 am at Montrose United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Thursday, Feb. 6th at the church with a time of sharing at 7pm.
Troy Jonathan Hofer was born on July 8, 1993, to Perry and Tammy (Hart) Hofer....
Jerry Saner
Jan 23, 2025
Jerroll (Jerry) Saner passed away January 22, 2025 at Freeman Regional Nursing Home at the age of 91. Funeral Services will be 10:30 am Wednesday, Jan. 29th, at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Freeman. Visitation will be Tuesday, Jan. 28nd from 5-7 pm at the church. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Jerroll James Saner was born on June 10th,...
Dena Davis
Jan 21, 2025
Dena Davis, 100, of Parker, passed away Tuesday , January 21st at Sanford Ava's House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 25th at 2 p.m. at the Bethesda Church with visitation beginning one hour before service time.
Dena (Van Gelder) Davis, 100-years-old, entered her heavenly home on January 21, 2025, at the Ava Hospice House in...
Gerald Martin
Jan 9, 2025
Gerald Martin, 83 of Freeman, passed away Thursday, January 9th at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Gerald is survived by his children, Stephen, Sarah and Anna. Memorial services are pending at this time.
Robert Thomas
Jan 1, 2025
Robert Thomas, 95 of Freeman passed away January 1st at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11a.m. Wednesday, January 8th at the E.M.B. Church of rural Marion. Visitation will begin at 9:30a.m. Wednesday morning at the church.
Robert Thomas was born June 12th, 1929 to Caleb and Ruth (Ratzlaff) Thomas. Robert graduated from Freeman Academy in 1948.
When...
Sam Sorensen
Dec 15, 2024
Sam Sorensen, 75, of Freeman passed away on Dec. 15th at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, Dec. 23rd at 11 am at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. Visitation will be from 2-4 pm on Sunday, Dec. 22nd at the church.
Memorials will be directed to the Freeman Lions Club in support of community...
Ruth Glanzer
Dec 6, 2024
Ruth Glanzer, 89, formerly of Spencer passed away at the Freeman Hospital on Dec. 6th. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11th at 10:30 am at Zion Bible Church of Bridgewater with a visitation prior to the service from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at the church.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials should be directed towards the Union Gospel...
Adam Van Hove
Dec 4, 2024
A Celebration of Life for Adam Van Hove will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 starting at 10:30 am at the Freeman Community Center in Freeman, SD. Feel free to stop by to talk to his family and reminisce with one another about our individual times with Adam. Light refreshments will be available.
Adam Van Hove, age 49, passed away...
Florence Beier
Nov 28, 2024
Florence (Sulack) Beier, 89, passed away November 28, 2024 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman, SD. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 11 am at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. Pastor Shane VanMeveren will officiate. Public visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 prior to the service. Burial will be at the Freeman Cemetery. Memorial monies will be...
Orpha DeGroot
Nov 28, 2024
Orpha DeGroot, 95, of Sioux Falls passed away on Nov. 28th at Ava's Hospice House. Funeral Services will be Saturday Dec. 7th at 10 am at First Church of God in Marion. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 pm in the church fellowship hall.
Orpha was born on September 14th, 1929 to Wilhelm and Lydia (Graff) Goossen. She graduated from Monroe...
Mary Stahl
Nov 28, 2024
Mary Stahl, 98, formerly of Freeman passed away on Nov. 28th at Legends at Lake Lorraine in Sioux Falls under Hospice Care. Funeral Services will be at 1pm on Saturday Dec. 7th at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 pm at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman.
To Livestream the Funeral Service please click on the...
Gladys Simantel
Nov 21, 2024
Gladys Simantel, 73, of Freeman passed away on Nov. 21st at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 26th at 10:30 am at Bethany Mennonite Church of Freeman. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Monday, Nov. 25th at the church with a time of sharing at 7 pm.
Gladys Marie Simantel, age 73 of Freeman,...
Bonnie Preheim Betts
Nov 7, 2024
Bonnie (Preheim) Betts passed away on Nov. 7th at the Good Samaritan Home in Sioux Falls. A visitation and viewing will be held from 6-7 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 13th at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman with a prayer service at 7 pm.
My Story
I was born on April 16, 1932, to Julius and Alma (Gering) Preheim on a farm...
Ardis Jantzen
Nov 4, 2024
Memorial services for Ardis (Leder) Jantzen, 97, Freeman, SD will be held on November 9, 2024, at 11:00 am with visitation starting an hour prior to the service at Salem-Zion Mennonite church, rural Freeman. Ardis was called to her eternal home on November 4, 2024.
Ardis was born to Herman and Ella (Graber) Leder on February 2, 1927, on a farm...
Karen Wollman
Oct 31, 2024
Karen Wollman, formerly of Menno, passed away at Harrison Bay Assisted Living in Mound, Minn., Thursday, Oct. 31, at the age of 87 years. A visitation is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m., at Walter Funeral Home in Freeman, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. A funeral will take place Saturday, Nov 16 at 10:30...
