Local obituaries for Baltic, Colton, Dell Rapids, & Garretson, South Dakota.
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....
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...
Edson Arnold Eggen
Aug 12, 2025
Edson A. Eggen, 79, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by love. A memorial service will begin at 1:30 PM Saturday, October 4, 2025, at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church, rural Colton, South Dakota.
Ed was born on June 11, 1946, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Ed was raised on a farm outside Colton, SD,...
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...
Margaret Louise Aldrich
Sep 18, 2025
Margaret Louise Aldrich, age 92, of Colton, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will begin at 10:30 AM Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at First Lutheran Church, Colton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment for Margaret and her husband, Alvin “Sonny” Aldrich, will follow at the South Dakota...
Arlene Annette Hinz
Sep 13, 2025
Arlene “Lenie” Annette (Qualseth) Hinz, age 83, of Baltic, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial visitation will be from 5-6:30 PM Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Baltic. A graveside service will begin at 11:00 AM Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at Pioneer Lutheran Cemetery, rural Baltic.
Arlene was...
Norma Jean Meyerhoff McConnell
Sep 13, 2025
Norma Jean Meyerhoff McConnell (Ficken), age 96, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at her home at Dow Rummel, a caring and loving community, in Sioux Falls, SD. Norma was born on April 26, 1929 to Herman and Ruby Barner Ficken in Sioux Falls, SD. She was welcomed by her older sister Orabell. Norma was the apple of her...
Charlotte Marie Johnson
Sep 12, 2025
Charlotte Marie Johnson, age 81, of Baltic, SD, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025, with family by her side, due to complications from lung cancer. Up until the end, Charlotte maintained. her kindness, grace, compassion, love of family and friends, and expressed gratitude for her long life, full of wonderful and varied experiences.
A memorial service will be held at...
Clarice Ione Reams
Sep 10, 2025
Clarice Mathieu Reams, 83, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2025. Clarice Reams is lovingly remembered by her four children: Jackie (Roger) Heinricy, Glenn (Katie) Reams, Sue (Butch, deceased) Byram, and Julie (Andre) Golubovic. Her grandchildren include Jessica (Nick) Olson, Nikki (Chris) Schueren, Alec (Bree) Reams, Adam (Riley) Reams, Matthew McGee (deceased), and Casey (Brittni) McGee. She was also blessed...
Eleanor DeBates
Sep 6, 2025
Eleanor J. DeBates, age 82 of Garretson, SD, formerly of Jasper, passed away at her home on September 6, 2025.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1:00 PM Thursday, September 11, 2025, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Garretson. Inurnment will follow at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Jasper, MN.
Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM Wednesday, at the...
Charles "Chuck" James Johnson
Aug 29, 2025
Charles "Chuck" James Johnson, age 95, of Dell Rapids, formerly of Flandreau, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025, at Dells Nursing & Rehab in Dell Rapids. A time to greet the family will be from 2-3:30 PM Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids, with a memorial service beginning at 3:30 PM. Interment will be...
Laurel Linnae Mader
Aug 2, 2025
Laurel Linnae Mader, aged 60, passed away in the early morning of August 2, 2025, surrounded by family in the comfort of her home. Laurel was born on May 22, 1965, in Dell Rapids, South Dakota to Maureen and the late Milton Eide. She is survived by her husband, Chris Mader; her daughters, Samantha Mader (28), and Alyson Mader Manhoff...
Randall C White
Jul 24, 2025
Randall C. White, age 70, of Crooks, SD, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls.
A funeral service will be held Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks, SD with Rev. Jared Rakness officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Rest Cemetery in...
Mary Ann Swenson
Jul 20, 2025
Mary Ann Swenson, age 92, of Garretson, SD, died peacefully at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, SD on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Highland Lutheran Church near Sherman, SD. Inurnment with military honors will follow at Highland Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Military honors will...
Charles Moonen
Jul 18, 2025
Charles L. Moonen, age 75, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Palisade Healthcare in Garretson, SD. Burial will be at 9:30 AM, Thursday, September 11, 2025, at the Minnehaha County Cemetery.
Gordon Duane Aaker
Jul 7, 2025
Gordon (Gordy) Duane Aaker, age 84, of Garretson, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2025, at Avera Hospital. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. A graveside service will begin at 10:00 AM Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Palisade Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Garretson, Rock County, Minnesota. In lieu...
Marian Gustafson
Jul 4, 2025
Marian Gustafson, age 93, died peacefully in hospice care at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD, on Friday July 4, 2025.
Memorial Service will be held Friday July 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Colton SD, with Pastor Susan Jennys officiating. Burial will take place prior to the service at 11:00 AM at the South Dakota...
Roxanne Boen Hamilton
Jul 2, 2025
Roxanne Linnae Hamilton was born to Austin and Ardys Boen in Sioux Falls, SD. She grew up in the town of Colton, where her father owned and operated the Colton Lumber Yard and her mother was a very busy homemaker to eight children. Roxie loved being a part of a large family, often talking about “supper time” with ten people...
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