Obituaries
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...
Derald J Walter
Oct 30, 2024
Derald Walter 90 of Freeman, passed away Wednesday at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 9th at 10:30am at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. A visitation will be held on Friday from 5pm to 7pm at the church.
Derald Walter passed away on October 30th, 2024 at Freeman Regional Nursing Home at the age of...
Faye Goertz
Oct 30, 2024
Faye Goertz, 94, of Freeman passed away on Oct. 30th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be Monday, Nov. 4th at 10:30 am at Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Sunday, Nov.3rd at the church.
The Funeral Service can be streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/live/ACwHcaxwf3o
Faye Lorraine (Wipf) Goertz, the second oldest of seven daughters of...
Louis (Kenneth) Schroeder
Oct 22, 2024
Louis (Kenneth) Schroeder, age 84 from Bridgewater, SD passed away on October 22, 2024 at Ava's House (Sanford Hospice Care) in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral Services will be held at 10 am on Saturday, October 26 at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Bridgewater, SD with burial following at St. Stephen's Cemetery in Bridgewater, SD. Visitation will be from 6 pm...
Eileen (Stroschein) Schmidt
Sep 30, 2024
Eileen (Stroschein) Schmidt passed away September 30, 2024 at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, TX. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday Oct. 29th at 7 pm, at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman. Visitation will be from 6-7 pm at the funeral home prior to the memorial service.
Eileen was born Aug. 6, 1927 at Freeman, SD. She graduated...
Roy Pfeiffer
Oct 6, 2024
Roy James Pfeiffer, age 81, of Freeman died October 6th, 2024 at the Oakview Terrace Nursing Home.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 17th from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman, SD.
Roy was born September 4th, 1943 to Edwin and Esther (Koerner) Pfeiffer in Freeman, SD. He was baptized on October 1st, 1943 and...
Jerry Weber Sr.
Oct 3, 2024
Jerry Weber Sr. 92 of Bridgewater, passed away October 3rd at Dougherty Hospice house in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 9th at 10:30 am at St Stephen's Catholic Church in Bridgewater. Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday at the church with a Rosary at 7pm.
Cards may be directed to Jeff Weber...
