Obituaries
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,...
Donna Mae Rasmussen
Apr 17, 2023
Donna Mae Rasmussen, 90, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Bridgewater passed away on April 17th at Dow Rummel in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am at Zion Lutheran Church in Canistota on Saturday, April 22nd. Visitation will begin at 10 am on Saturday at the church prior to the funeral service.
Donna Mae Rasmussen...
Lawrence Wentzel
Apr 12, 2023
Lawrence Wentzel, 91, of Marion passed away on April 12th, at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, April 19th, at 11 am at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Marion. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 18th, at the church from 5-7 pm with a time of sharing at 7 pm.
Lawrence Harlan Wentzel was born September 4,...
Dorothy Jane Thomas
Apr 6, 2023
Dorothy Jane Thomas, 92, of Marion passed away on April 6th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, April 12th at Bethany Church in Freeman. Visitation will begin at noon at the church prior to the Funeral Service.
Dorothy Jane Miller, daughter of Lydia (Bender) and Simon J. Miller, was born March...
Bertha M Preheim
Apr 4, 2023
Bertha M. Preheim 85, of Marion passed away Monday, April 4th at the Freeman Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 3 pm on Saturday, June 24th at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman. Visitation will begin 1 hour prior to the memorial service.
Bertha Preheim was born on May 4, 1937 to Herbert and Annie (Engel) Mehlhaff in...
Naomi Hofer
Apr 3, 2023
Naomi Hofer, 93, of Bridgewater, South Dakota left this earth for her heavenly home on April 3, 2023. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30am on Friday April 14th, at First Baptist Church of Emery. Visitation will be Thursday April 13th at the church form 5-7 pm with a time of sharing at 7 pm.
Naomi was born...
Paul K. Hofer, Jr.
Apr 1, 2023
Memorial services for Paul K. Hofer, Jr. will be Tuesday, April 11 at 10:30am at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation with viewing will be Monday from 4:30pm to 7:00pm with a time of sharing starting at 7:00pm at the church.
Paul K. Hofer Jr. Visitation Sharing Time livestream: https://youtube.com/live/J7G2qdXr4-0?feature=share
Paul K. Hofer Jr....
Ruth Vogel
Mar 14, 2023
Ruth Vogel, 97, of Monroe passed away on March 14th at the Freeman Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, March 18th, at First Church of God in Marion. Visitation will be from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Friday evening at the church.
The Service will be streamed on the following link:
https://www.facebook.com/marionchog
Mom...
Mary Luikens
Feb 26, 2023
Mary Luikens, 84, of Freeman passed away on February 26th at Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater. Further arrangements are pending.
LaVonne Viet
Feb 19, 2023
LaVonne Viet, 88, formerly of Marion passed away on Feb. 19th at the Bethany Home in Sioux Falls. Due to the weather, private family services and burial will be held. A public Memorial Service is pending for the spring/summer of 2023. In Lieu of flowers, memorial should be directed to St. Jude Children's Hospital. https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?sc_icid=wtg-mm-btn-donate-now
Our dear mother, LaVonne R....
DeWayne Graber
Feb 4, 2023
DeWayne Graber, 84, of Freeman passed away on Feb. 4th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday Feb. 8th, at 11 am at Bethany Mennonite Church of Freeman. Visitation will begin 1 hour prior to the Funeral Service on Wednesday at the church. To livestream the service use the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlsTu4wIZIw
DeWayne Larry Graber...
