Local obituaries for Baltic, Colton, Dell Rapids, & Garretson, South Dakota.
Richard William Johnson
Nov 18, 2025
Richard Johnson, age 80, of Garretson, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Friday, November 21, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Thursday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. In lieu of flowers,...
Marlys E. Aartun
Nov 20, 2025
Marlys E. Aartun, age 80, of Colton, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Dells Nursing and Rehab in Dell Rapids. Private funeral service will be held on Monday, November 24, 2025, at the Minnehaha Funeral Chapel in Colton. Interment will follow in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Colton. Public visitation will be from 4-6:00 PM Sunday, at the Minnehaha...
Barbara Adams
Nov 17, 2025
Barbara Floriene Adams, age 83, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Monday, November 17, 2025 at Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls.
Per her wishes, there will be no services.
Helen Louise Swier Zuiderhof
Nov 14, 2025
Helen Louise Swier Zuiderhof, age 97, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Colton, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025, at Ava's House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Colton, with burial to follow in the Colton Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM. Memorials may...
Mildred E. Otterby
Oct 26, 2025
Mildred “Mickey” E. Otterby, age 103, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Dow Rummel in Sioux Falls. Private family services will be held at West Nidaros Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to West Nidaros Lutheran Church.
Mildred was born on January 31, 1922, near Flandreau,...
Lonnie Dee Hawthorne
Oct 26, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Lonnie Dee Hawthorne II, who left us on October 26, 2025, at the age of 45. Lonnie was born on January 4, 1980, in Grand Island Nebraska, to Rita Mier and Dennis Hawthorne.
Lonnie grew up in Baltic, South Dakota, where he developed a love for football and rodeo during...
David L Farmer
Oct 24, 2025
David Lyle Farmer, 84, of Crooks, South Dakota, passed away peacefully at home on October 24, 2025.
Prayer service will take place at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Baltic, SD. Burial will follow at Benton Lutheran Cemetery, rural Crooks, SD.
A time for visitation with family will be from 12:00 noon until the time of...
Clara Schreier
Oct 23, 2025
Clara Schreier, age 90, of Dell Rapids, SD went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids with Fr. Bill Hamak celebrating.
Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00...
Robert Henry Johnson
Oct 20, 2025
Robert Henry Johnson, age 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, October 20, 2025, at his home near Chester. As per his wishes, no service will be held.
Dale Edward Bettcher
Oct 14, 2025
Dale E. Bettcher, age 79, of Dell Rapids, SD, passed away October 14, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Visitation will be held from 1-3:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids with private immediate family service to follow.Dale was born on January 23, 1946, in Bridgewater, SD, to John and...
Michele Renee Van Leur
Oct 10, 2025
Michele Renee Van Leur, age 70, of Colton, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 10, 2025, at her friend’s home in Indiana. Memorial service will begin at 11:00 AM Thursday, October 23, 2025, at St. George Catholic Church in Hartford. Memorial Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Wednesday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Chapel in Colton.
Michele was born at Methodist Hospital...
Dawn Meyer
Oct 10, 2025
Dawn LaRae Meyer, age 71, of Howard, formerly of Baltic, passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. A celebration of life gathering will be held from 2-5:00 PM Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Baltic.
Dawn was born on November 29, 1953, in Dell Rapids, to Manville “Pete” and Norma...
Maxine Dickey Gunderson
Oct 7, 2025
Maxine Phyllis Dickey Gunderson, age 89, of Trent, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A time to greet the family will be from 5-6:30 PM Friday, October 17, 2025, at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids, with a memorial service beginning at 6:30 PM. Interment will be at a later date at...
Dorothy Joan Sorenson
Oct 3, 2025
Dorothy Sorenson, age 91, of Garretson, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 8th, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson. Interment will follow in the West Palisade Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Garretson.
Dorothy Joan (Stensland) Sorenson was...
Ariana Joy Schneider
Sep 29, 2025
With heavy hearts, the family announces that Ariana Joy Schneider, age 33, unexpectedly passed away on September 29th, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ariana was born April 18th, 1992, in Fridley, MN. She was a beautiful baby and was truly a precious gift from God. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith.
In her formative years, her two...
Dennis L Heesch
Sep 28, 2025
Dennis L. Heesch, age 74, of Garretson, SD, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.
A celebration of life is planned for Friday, October 3, 2025 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with time for remembrance, prayer and military honors starting at 5:00 PM. Julie Gregg will officiate. Scattering of remains...
Elaine Forseth
Sep 27, 2025
Elaine A. Forseth, age 94, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Baltic, SD passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Centerville Care and Rehab in Centerville, SD. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 PM Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in the St....
Dianne Mae Stokes
Sep 21, 2025
Dianne Mae Stokes, age 79, of Sioux Falls, passed away at her home in Sioux Falls. Public visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Baltic. Private family funeral will be Thursday at West Nidaros Lutheran Church with interment in the church cemetery.
Dianne was born on February 1, 1946, to Dale and...
Ruth Ann Harms
Sep 21, 2025
Ruth Ann (Stene) Harms, 88, of Chester, South Dakota, passed away on September 21, 2025. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Saturday, September 27, 2025, at First Lutheran Church in Colton. Interment will follow in the Minnehaha Lutheran Cemetery, Colton. Visitation will be from 4-6:00 PM Friday, at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to...
Lucille Bixenmann
Sep 20, 2025
Lucille Ellen Bixenmann, age 76 of Dell Rapids, SD, passed away at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD on September 20, 2025.
A memorial service will take place at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 26, 2025 at the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids with Pat Eidsness officiating. Burial will take place at a later date at the Grand Island Cemetery...
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