OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Baltic, Colton, Dell Rapids, & Garretson, South Dakota.

Walter "Jim" Jones

Walter "Jim" Jones

Mar 21, 2021

Walter "Jim" Kent Jones, 85, of Brandon formerly of Dell Rapids died Sunday March 21, 2021 at Bethany Home in Brandon.

Private family services will be held.

Jim grew up on the family farm in the Lake Andes area. He was the youngest in a family of 11 children. Always competitive and a talented athlete...

Dorothy Ione Sather

Dorothy Ione Sather

Mar 13, 2021

Dorothy Ione Sather, age 92, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at East Side Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Masks are required in the church. The service will be livestreamed on...

Terry Allan Tommeraasen

Terry Allan Tommeraasen

Feb 28, 2021

Terry Allan Tommeraasen, age 71, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls surrounded by his wife and children. Public funeral service will begin at 10:30 AM Thursday, March 4, 2021, at Baltic Lutheran Church, Baltic. Public visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Wednesday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic. Masks...

Inez Beatrice Genevieve Riswold Wilson

Inez Beatrice Genevieve Riswold Wilson

Feb 20, 2021

On February 20, 2021, Inez Beatrice Genevieve Riswold Wilson, age 96, of Dell Rapids, beloved mother, grandmother, faithful friend and child of God left her temporary home for her best journey ever. Private family funeral service will begin at 10:30 AM Thursday, February 25, 2021, at the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids Chapel. The funeral will be live streamed...

Ronald Pete Harms

Ronald Pete Harms

Feb 15, 2021

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Ronald Pete Harms, age 78, of Sioux Falls, died on Monday, February 15, 2021, at his home in Sioux Falls.

Funeral services will begin at 11:00 am Friday, February 19, 2021 at First Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls.  Visitation will be one hour before the service.  Masks are required at the...

Agnes Grace Schmiesing

Agnes Grace Schmiesing

Feb 3, 2021

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Agnes Grace Schmiesing, age 90, of Garretson, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Public Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 AM Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at St Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Garretson, with visitation, with the family...

Veronica A Groeneveld

Veronica A Groeneveld

Jan 28, 2021

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Veronica Ann Groeneveld, age 94, of Sioux Falls, formally of Hartford, SD, passed away, January 28, 2021 at Good Samaritan Village of Sioux Falls.

Private family funeral service will begin at 10:30 AM Monday, February 1, 2021 at Christ Lutheran Church, Hartford.  Visitation with family present...

Scott L. Pearson

Scott L. Pearson

Jan 28, 2021

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Scott Lynn Pearson, age 67, of West Fargo passed away Thursday, January 28th, 2021. Public visitation will be from 1-2:00 PM Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at Benton Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Burial will follow in the church cemetery where he will rest with his father and brother. The...

Mark Allen Karli

Mark Allen Karli

Jan 28, 2021

Mark Allen Karli, 71, passed away suddenly on January 28 th , 2021, at Lahey Burlington Medical Center of complications from Covid-19. A memorial gathering with family present will be held from 2-4:00 PM Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson.

Mark was born August 28 th , 1949, in Sioux Falls, SD to...

Vickey Lundstrom

Vickey Lundstrom

Jan 23, 2021

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Vickey Lundstrom, age 72, of Baltic, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 23, 2021, near Baltic. Public memorial service will begin at 10:00 AM Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Baltic Lutheran Church, Baltic, SD. The church requires masks. The service will be live streamed at...

Barbara Belle Nelson

Barbara Belle Nelson

Jan 21, 2021

Barbara Nelson died unexpectedly on January 21st, 2021.  She was admitted to Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN, with a broken ankle on Christmas Day.  Following surgery, Barbara’s health rapidly declined, and she succumbed to death and moved on to Christ’s gentle embrace. Memorial services will begin at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the Minnehaha Funeral...

Kenneth Dean Gross

Kenneth Dean Gross

Jan 20, 2021

Kenneth "Kenny" Gross, age 82, of Garretson, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Burial will be held at a later date at Split Rock Lutheran Church cemetery. Cards to the family may be mailed to: Minnehaha Funeral Home PO Box 368  Garretson, SD 57030.

Kenny was born November 18,...

Howard "Ernie" Evans

Howard "Ernie" Evans

Jan 20, 2021

Howard “Ernie” Evans, 90, of Brandon died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Bethany Home in Brandon.

As per his wishes no services will be held.

Howard was born January 11, 1931 in Nettleton, Missouri to Ira and Evelyn (Graham) Evans.  He graduated from Cameron High.  He served in the United States Navy aboard the USS...

Annette M. Hoekman

Annette M. Hoekman

Jan 13, 2021

Annette Marie Hoekman was welcomed into her heavenly home on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls.  A private family service will be held later this spring when the family can gather.

Annette was born July 4, 1943 to parents Anton and Henrietta (Kolthoff) Hoekman in Sioux Falls.  Her dad was serving in the...

Arlene Rollag

Arlene Rollag

Jan 12, 2021

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Arlene (Carlson) Rollag, 96, of Beaver Creek, MN passed away peacefully on January 12, 2021, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls. Private family funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Palisade Lutheran Church, rural Garretson, Rock County, MN. The service will...

Kenneth Leo Heinemann

Kenneth Leo Heinemann

Jan 6, 2021

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Kenneth Leo Heinemann, 85, of rural Dell Rapids, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Trail Ridge Assisted Living in Sioux Falls.

Memorial Mass will begin at 1:00 PM Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids.  Burial will be in the St....

Roger Lorrin Tiahrt

Roger Lorrin Tiahrt

Jan 4, 2021

Roger Lorrin Tiahrt, age 76, of Renner, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021, at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 1:30 PM Friday, January 8, 2021, at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. The service will be livestreamed at the Minnehaha Funeral Home & Cremation Services Facebook page. Visitation, with the family present, will...

Rev. George Edmund Nielson

Rev. George Edmund Nielson

Jan 1, 2021

The Reverend George Edmund Nielson, Ph.D. died January 1, 2021 in Centerville, South Dakota.  George Nielson was born in Sioux Falls on January 22, 1928 and grew up working hard on his family's depression-era farm near Crooks, South Dakota.  His parents were Otto John Nielson (from Copenhagen, Denmark) and Tina (nee Johnson) from Crooks.  George was valedictorian of Lyons...

Myrna Jean Bethel

Myrna Jean Bethel

Dec 31, 2020

Myrna Jean Vant Hul was born February 12, 1942 to Andrew L. and Amelia M. (Eide) Vant Hul.  She grew up on a farm near Toronto and Astoria.  Myrna attended a country school near Toronto and high school at Toronto High School.

Myrna was united in marriage to Blaine Ardell Engen at Leganger Lutheran Church, Toronto, SD...

Arden "Ardy" Smith

Arden "Ardy" Smith

Dec 28, 2020

Arden “Ardy” Smith, 86, of Crooks formerly of Arlington died Monday, December 28, 2020 at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls.

Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Peace Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls.  Visitation will be one hour before the service.  Burial with Military Honors will be in the Arlington City Cemetery, Arlington,...

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