Obituaries
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...
John Schwartz
Oct 1, 2024
John Schwartz
June 18, 1925 - October 1, 2024
Memorial Services will be held on Monday Oct. 7th, at 11 am at the Salem Zion Mennonite Church of rural Freeman.
To Livestream the service click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX8KyFlZChK0Ef-rlBAaS3A
John Schwartz was born June 18, 1925 to Fred and Sadie [Albright] Schwartz. He joined his brother Curt and was later followed by sister...
Verlyn Fast
Aug 7, 2024
Verlyn Jane Fast, born on October 19, 1935, died in Denver, Colorado on August 7, 2024, from complications from a stroke. Verlyn grew up on the family farm outside of Freeman until the family moved into town when she was 16. Verlyn attended Freeman Academy and had many fond memories of her friends there and throughout Freeman. Verlyn will be...
Nancy Jo Nord
Aug 7, 2024
Nancy Jo (Walters) Nord died on Wed., August 7th, 2024. She and her brother Merrill Dean (“The Twins”) were born on September 11, 1938, in Sioux Falls, SD to Alfred Alvin and Grace Ellen (Guinter) Walters. Nancy was raised in the Mennonite faith in Freeman, SD and was baptized as a young adult at Bethany Mennonite Church. After high school,...
Reinhold Bittner
Sep 22, 2024
Reinhold Bittner, 77, of Beresford passed away on Sept. 22nd at the Bethesda Nursing Home in Beresford. Memorial Services will be held on Friday October 11th, at 2 pm at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman. Visitation will begin at 1 pm at the Funeral Home prior to the Memorial Service.
Reinhold Bittner was born on October 11, 1946, in Harxbuttel...
Myrtle Olfert
Sep 16, 2024
Myrtle Olfert, 94, of Marion passed away on Sept. 16th at her residence. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21st, at First Church of God in Marion at 3 pm. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 20th, in the church fellowship hall from 5-7 pm with a time of sharing at 6:30 pm.
Myrtle Mae (Ratzlaff) Olfert was born April...
Kent Wintersteen
Sep 9, 2024
The times for Ken's Homegoing Celebration are as follows: A Family visitation will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 5-7 pm at the Menno High School Gymnasium. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, Sept. 22nd at 2 pm, also at the Gymnasium. As Ken was a no fancy frills kind of person- the family asks that...
Bob David Hofer
Sep 8, 2024
Bob (Bobby) David Hofer 80, of Sioux Falls, passed away Sunday at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Bobby's Memorial service will be 10:30 AM Friday, September 13 at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman with burial in the church Cemetery.
To livestream the service click on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/live/q0MZqLq0MVU
Bob D Hofer was born on September 24th, 1943 in...
Shirley Waltner
Sep 6, 2024
Shirley Waltner, 89, of Freeman passed away Sept. 6th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Memorial Services will be at 11 am on Thursday Sept. 12th at the Salem Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation and viewing with the family present will be from 5-7 pm on Wednesday Sept. 11th at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman. .
Undesignated memorials will be...
William Kaus
Aug 19, 2024
William (Bill) Kaus, 73, of Freeman passed away on August 19th at his home under hospice care. In accordance with Bill's wishes, no services will be held.
William Kaus was born 11-25-1950 to Charles and Carrie Kaus in Mitchell, SD. Bill married Louise Gronsk in June of 1973. This union was blessed with 3 sons; Timothy, Christopher, and Nathaniel.
Bill was a...
Alma Wollman
Aug 19, 2024
Alma Wollman, 98, of Freeman passed away on August 19th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be Saturday, August 24th at 10:30 am at the Salem MB Church of rural Bridgewater. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, August 23rd at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman with a prayer service and time...
Darlene Pauline Hofer
Aug 11, 2024
Darlene Hofer 86, of Freeman passed away Sunday August 11th at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 17th at 2pm at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation with the family present will be Friday from 5pm to 7pm at the church with a time of sharing at 7pm.
Memorial gifts honoring Darlene may be...
Richard Becker
Jul 18, 2024
Richard Becker, 76, of Canistota passed away on July 18th, at his home under hospice care. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, July 24th, at 10:30 am at Bethesda Church of rural Marion. Visitation with the family present will be Tuesday, July 23rd from 5-7 pm at the church.
Livestream of the Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMEvm3t5ZKY
Richard Gene Becker was born on November 19, 1947...
Lillian Graber
Jul 18, 2024
Lillian Graber 98 of Freeman passed away Thursday, July 18th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral services will be Monday, July 22nd at 11AM at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman with visitation beginning one hour prior to service time.
Lillian Graber was born April 20, 1926, on a farm west of Alpena, S.D., to Benjamin and Christina (Schlechter) Brosz....
Verda Nickel
Jul 14, 2024
Verda Nickel, nee Schmidt, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, July 14, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m. in the Tieszen Memorial Home, 312 East State Street, Marion, South Dakota, at the age of 97 years. Verda was born on September 2nd,1926 to Peter and Lena (Goosen) Schmidt and raised on a farm near Marion, South Dakota.
Besides being a wonderful mother,...
