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

Jan 4, 2015

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Marcella Schubert, age 84, of Brandon, SD, formerly of Garretson, SD, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 PM Thursday, January 8, 2015, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. Private family services will be held on Friday, with burial in the...

Jan 4, 2015

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Rose Nell Clarice Johnson, age 89, of Garretson, died on Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Palisade Healthcare Community in Garretson. Funeral services will begin at 11 AM Saturday, January 10, 2015, at the Zion Lutheran Church, Garretson. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 PM Friday, at the Minnehaha Funeral...

Jan 1, 2015

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Ritchie Oien, 63, of Baltic died Thursday, January 1, 2015 from complications of Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Disease at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at East Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Baltic. Burial with Military Honors will be in the East Nidaros Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Dec 31, 2014

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Clarence Virgil Franka, age 84, of Garretson, died on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Palisade Healthcare Community in Garretson. Memorial services will begin at 1:30 PM Saturday, January 3, 2015, at the Zion Lutheran Church, Garretson. Memorial visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 PM Friday, at the Minnehaha Funeral...

Dec 24, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Gerald “Jerry” Hallem, 75, of Dell Rapids died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the Dougherty Hospice House. Memorial services will begin at 10:30 Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Gerald Gene Hallem was born January 27, 1939 in Dell Rapids to parents Raymond and Clara (Opoien) Hallem. He grew up in...

Dec 22, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Arlene K. Hardy, 83, of Colton died December 22, 2014 at Sanford USD Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Faith Community Church, Colton. Burial will be in the East Dalton Oakhill Cemetery in Muskegon, Michigan at a later date. Arlene was born on a farm Southeast...

Dec 18, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Atalay “Atilla” Sarar, 75 of Garretson died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Garretson. Visitation with the family present will begin at 5:00 PM with a Time of Sharing at 7:00 PM Monday, December 22, 2014 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson.

Atilla Sarar was born April 15, 1939 in Istanbul, the first son in...

Dec 13, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER William John Van Asselt was born on November 10, 1927 on a farm southwest of Colton, SD to Art and Sena (Gelderman) Van Asselt. He graduated from Colton High School in 1946. He worked as a carpenter until 1948 and then partnered with his Dad at Van Asselt Produce. On December 7, 1950 he was drafted...

Dec 5, 2014

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Melvin Nesheim Jr. 87, of Baltic died Friday, December 5, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center in Lennox. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Baltic Lutheran Church, Baltic. Burial will be in the Norway Cemetery, Garretson. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 PM Tuesday...

Dec 4, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Annabelle Lillian Bunde, 87, of Lyons died Thursday, December 04, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Madison. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 6, 2014 at First Lutheran Church, Colton. Burial will be in the Minnehaha Cemetery, rural Colton. Visitation will begin at 9:30 AM Saturday at the church. Annabelle was born...

Dec 2, 2014

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Verne Fred Johnson, age 76, of Brandon, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, after a short battle with cancer. Verne was born on September 28, 1938, to Leonard and Dorothy (Magnussen) Johnson near Garretson, South Dakota. He grew up in the Garretson area and graduated...

Dec 1, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER We were blessed to have Jamie Con join our family on January 8, 1987 in Lewisville, TX. This beautiful blonde, bundle of joy was the first of two children born to Judy and Juden Peterson. Early in their childhood, Jamie and her brother Joshua were adopted by Anthony (Tony) Fox as the four of them built...

Nov 19, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Richard Lyle Austin, age 72, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Garretson, died on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 PM Monday, November 24, 2014, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. Visitation with the family present will be from 2-4:00 PM Sunday, at the funeral home....

Nov 19, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Dianne Benson-Mann, age 62, of the Sioux Falls/Crooks area, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Monday, November 24, 2014, at Benton Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-8:00 PM Sunday at the church. In...

Nov 15, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Goldie E. Varns, 72, of Sioux Falls died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Lifescapes in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic. Interment will be in the Hartford Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM on Tuesday. Goldie Eileen Varns was born November 19,...

Nov 13, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Raymond Dean Anderson, age 62, of Garretson died on Thursday, November 13, 2014 peacefully at his home. Memorial services will begin at 1:30 PM Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Split Rock Lutheran Church, rural Brandon. Visitation will begin at 12:00 PM Tuesday prior to services at the church. Ray was born October 20, 1952 in Sioux...

Nov 10, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Truus Van Helden, 92, of Sioux Falls formerly of Colton met her Lord Monday, November 10, 2014 surrounded by her loving family at Sanford Heart Hospital. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 AM Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Frist Reformed Church, Colton. Burial will be in the Colton Cemetery. Visitation will begin one hour before the...

Nov 7, 2014

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Elizabeth Christine Miller (Liz), age 80, of Brandon, formerly of Renner, SD, passed away surrounded by her family on November 7th, 2014. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Renner Lutheran Church, Renner, South Dakota. Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM Monday, with the family present from 5-7:00...

Nov 7, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Dana Ann Carreon, 30, passed away November 7, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born April 10, 1984 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed in South Dakota. Dana graduated from Lincoln High School in May of 2002. She married Chris Carreon on May 13, 2006. They moved to...

Nov 1, 2014

VIEW SERVICE FOLDER Fern Marie Nemmers, 87, of Dell Rapids passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Dells Nursing & Rehab Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Burial will be in the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM...