Obituaries
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...
Glenn Schoppert
Jan 31, 2023
Glenn Schoppert 90 formerly of Sioux Falls, passed away Tuesday, January 31 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 4 at 10am at the Walter Funeral Home in Freeman with burial at the Freeman City Cemetery at a later date.
Glenn Edward Schoppert age 90 formerly of Sioux Falls, SD passed away peacefully...
Dominick Crandall
Jan 24, 2023
Dominick Crandall, 24, of Freeman passed away unexpectedly on January 24th at his residence in Freeman. Memorial Services are pending for spring 2023.
Lydia Hofer
Jan 22, 2023
Lydia Hofer, 79, of Minneota, MN and formerly of Freeman passed away on January 22nd at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 27th at 10:30 am at the Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Thursday at the church. The service can be livestreamed at: https://youtu.be/aEF2K0EjNQk
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Gary Fedderson
Jan 21, 2023
Gary Fedderson 71, of Bridgewater formerly of Murdo, passed away at his residence in Bridgewater on Saturday January 21, 2023.
A private committal service will be held at the Murdo City Cemetery.
Gerald Wollmann
Jan 16, 2023
Gerald Wollmann, 84, of Bridgewater passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 16th at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, January 21st at Zion Bible Church of Bridgewater. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2 pm at the church on Saturday prior to the Funeral Service. Memorials will be directed to Gideons International.
Gerald Michael Wollmann...
Calvin R Hofer
Jan 15, 2023
Calvin R Hofer 83, passed away unexpectedly at his farm in rural Marion. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, March 28th at the Hutterthal Mennonite church of rural Freeman.
Link to livestream Calvin's Memorial Service:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lonuUFdUU8
Calvin Ray Hofer was born to his parents John A. and Marie (Pullman) Hofer on November 1, 1939....
Evelyn Hageman
Jan 4, 2023
Evelyn Hageman, 91, of Freeman passed away on January 4th at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral Services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, January 14th at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman with burial to follow at Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12-1 pm on Saturday at the Funeral Home prior to the Funeral Service.
Evelyn...
William Jackvony
Dec 22, 2022
William Jackvony, 66, of Menno passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls on Dec. 22nd. No services are currently planned.
Michael Leder
Dec 16, 2022
Michael Leder, 58, of Brookings past away on Dec. 16th at Advance Assisted Living in Brookings. Memorial Services are pending for Spring 2023. Michael is the son of Wadie and the late Willis Leder of Canistota.
Moses Glanzer
Dec 5, 2022
Funeral Services for Moses Glanzer will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, Dec. 10th, at Hutterthal Mennonite Church of rural Freeman. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Friday, Dec. 9th, with a time of sharing at 6:30 pm at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman. Memorials will be directed towards Et Cetera Shoppe and Freeman Regional Health Services...
Kathleen Geier
Nov 30, 2022
Kathleen Geier, 70, of Freeman passed away on Nov. 30th at the Freeman Hospital. No services are currently planned.
Marilyn Graber
Nov 22, 2022
Marilyn Graber, 96, of Freeman passed away on Nov. 22nd at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Memorial Services will be held at 11 am on Monday Nov. 28th at Bethany Church of Freeman. Visitation and viewing will be from 4-6 pm on Sunday at the Walter's Funeral Home in Freeman.
Geraldine Marilyn Graber was born June 23, 1926, on the...
Anette Eisenbeis
Nov 11, 2022
Link to Livestream Anette Eisenbeis Celebration of Life service:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCX8KyFlZChK0Ef-rlBAaS3A
Anette Eisenbeis joined her Lord and Savior in heaven on November 11, 2022, after many years of struggling with Alzheimer’s. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 22, at Salem-Zion Mennonite (North) Church of rural Freeman, SD. Visitation with the...


