Obituaries
James Weier
Sep 22, 2023
James (Jim) Weier, 74 of Freeman, SD, died Friday, September 22, 2023 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 28 at St. Boniface Catholic Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be from 5 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday evening at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman....
Bernette Ensz
Sep 21, 2023
With profound sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Bernette Rae Ensz (née Albrecht), 77, of Sioux Falls, SD. Bernette suffered from a brain hemorrhage and passed away on the morning of September 21, 2023 at Avera McKennan Hospital, with her beloved husband Jim and children by her side. In true Bernette fashion, she made her last evening an...
Alice Fliginger
Sep 17, 2023
Alice (Haar Urbina) Fliginger, 98, of Freeman passed away on Sept. 17th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 23rd at 10:30 am at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Freeman. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the funeral service.
Alice was born on the family farm near Freeman, SD on March 14, 1925,...
Cynthia Storms
Sep 12, 2023
Cynthia Storms, 61, of Freeman passed away on Sept. 12th at her home under hospice care. No services are currently being planned.
Cynthia Storms was born on June 9, 1962, to Hugo and Dana Blaas in Altus, Oklahoma. She married Hugh Storms on June 13, 1981. Together they had five children, Melissa, Braden, Hannah, Kristen, and Chase.
Cynthia enjoyed rock...
Rosella Glanzer
Sep 6, 2023
Rosella Glanzer, 90, of Freeman passed away Wednesday September 6th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral services will be Saturday September 9th at 10:30am at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be Friday from 5pm to 7pm at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman. A full obituary will be posted soon.
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Diane Stahl
Aug 31, 2023
Diane Stahl, 93 of Bridgewater, passed away Thursday, Aug 31st at her home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Sept. 12th at 10:30am at the Neu Hutterthaler Church of rural Bridgewater. Visitation will be Monday from 5pm to 7pm at the Walter Funeral Chapel in Bridgewater
Diane Zoe (Wipf) Stahl, beloved mother, grandmother, and aunt, was born in the brick...
Sharon Waltner
Aug 30, 2023
Sharon Waltner, 80, of Freeman passed away on August 30th at the Freeman Hospital under hospice care. Memorial Services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, Sept. 6th at Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation and viewing will be Tuesday, Sept. 5th at the church from 5-7 pm with a prayer service at 7 pm.
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Bernard (Bernie) Weber
Aug 19, 2023
Bernard (Bernie) Weber, 85, of Bridgewater passed away unexpectedly on August 19th at his residence. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, August 25th at 10:30 am at St. Stephen's Catholic Church of Bridgewater. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Thursday, August 24th at the church with a prayer service at 7 pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that...
Marilyn Dewald
Aug 17, 2023
Marilyn Dewald 85 of Freeman, passed away Thursday, August 17 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Visitation will be Sunday, August 27th from 5pm to 7pm at St Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman. Committal services will be Monday at 10am at the Freeman Cemetery. Memorial services will be Monday at 11am at St Paul Lutheran Church.
In lieu of flowers,...
Wally Stern
Jul 4, 2023
Wallace Ralph Stern died on July 4th in Omaha Nebraska at the age of 87. Visitation will be at the Walter's Funeral Home from 12-1pm on July 19th. Burial will follow at 1:30 pm at the Unity Lutheran Cemetery of rural Freeman.
Wally raised three children, Heather Mills (Joe), Randal Stern (Kirsten) and Kim LaFramboise (Mark). He is also...
Charles Duerksen
Aug 7, 2023
Memorial Services for Charles Duerksen will be Friday, August 18th at 11 am the E.M.B. Church of rural Marion ( 27196 442nd Ave, Marion). Burial will take place prior to the Memorial Service at 10 am on Friday at the Tieszen Cemetery (273 443rd Ave) of rural Marion. Visitation will be Thursday August 17th from 5-7 pm at the Walter's Funeral...
Bonnie Hofer
Jul 20, 2023
Bonnie Hofer, 73, of Bridgewater passed away on July 20th at her home under hospice care. A graveside service will take place at 9 am on Tuesday July 25th at the Bridgewater City Cemetery followed by Memorial Services at Rivertree Church (601 N Sanborn Blvd) of Mitchell at 11 am. Visitation will be Monday from 5-7pm with a time...
Lindell Jensen
Jun 30, 2023
Lindell Jensen, 58, of rural Freeman, passed away Friday, June 30th at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton after a hard fought battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 6th at 10:30am at the Freeman Public High School Gym. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman. Lindell was born...
Jonathan Mendel
Jun 6, 2023
Jonathan Mendel, 92, of Freeman passed away on June 6th at the Menno Olivet Care Center. Funeral services will be Monday, June 19, at 10:30am at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be at the church on Sunday from 5pm to 7pm with a time of sharing at 7pm.
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Lavon Zelmer
May 31, 2023
Lavon Zelmer 86 of Bridgewater, passed away Wednesday, May 31 at the Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 8th at 10am at the Zion Lutheran Church of Bridgewater. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm with a prayer service at 7pm at the church.
Lavon Jean Zelmer was born October 4th,...
Carrol Langeland
May 23, 2023
Carrol Langeland, 75, of Menno passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on May 23rd at his residence. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 2nd at 10:30 am at Peace Christian Reformed Church of Menno. Visitation will be Thursday, June 1st from 5-7 pm at Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman with a Prayer Service at 7 pm. To watch...
Clellan Becker
May 5, 2023
Clellan Becker, 80 of Marion passed away on May 5th at the Freeman Hospital. Memorial Services will be on Wednesday, May 10th, at 11 am at First Church of God in Marion. Visitation and viewing will be on Tuesday, May 9th, in the church fellowship hall from 5-7 pm with a time of sharing at 7 pm. Memorials will be...
Mary Jo Huber
May 3, 2023
Funeral services for Mary Jo will be Tuesday, May 9 at 10:30am at St. Peter's Lutheran Church of Clayton. Visitation will be at the church on Monday from 5pm to 7pm.
Mary Jo (Lubbers) Huber, daughter of Glen and Marlene (Decker) Lubbers, was born November 25, 1955 in Mitchell, South Dakota. She attended school in Emery, South Dakota and Sioux...
Kenneth Handel
Apr 28, 2023
Kenneth (Kenny) Handel, 88, of Freeman passed away at his home on April 28th. Funeral Services will be Saturday, May 6th at 2 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman. Visitation will be from 12 pm to 2 pm on Saturday at the church prior to the funeral service.
Kenneth Johannes Handel was born on February 15,...
Ronald White
Apr 25, 2023
Ronald White, 59, of Freeman passed away unexpectedly on April 25th at the Freeman Hospital. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, May 19th at 2 pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Freeman. A full obituary will be posted soon.
Ronald A. Sr. and Harriette E. (nee’Henry) White welcomed Ronald Andrew Jr. to their new home April 3,...
