OBITUARIES

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

Travis Lester Foster

Travis Lester Foster

Feb 19, 2024

Travis Foster, age 43, of Waverly, SD, died on Monday, February 19, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 PM Sunday, February 25, 2024, at the South Shore High School Gymnasium.

Travis Lester Foster was born January 16, 1981 at St. Ann’s Hospital in Watertown, SD to Terry...

Lorna Irene Sunde

Lorna Irene Sunde

Feb 6, 2024

Lorna Irene Sunde, age 90, of Baltic, formerly of the Sherman/Garretson area, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 10, 2024, at Baltic Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the Norway Lutheran Cemetery, rural Garretson. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Friday,...

Mary E. Lee

Mary E. Lee

Feb 6, 2024

Mary E. (Nelson) Lee quietly departed this life on February 6, 2024. She died at the age of 88 and was a resident of Bismarck, North Dakota for 61 years.  A graveside service will be held beginning 3:00 PM Sunday, May 26, 2024, at East Nidaros Lutheran Cemetery, rural Baltic.

She was born into the loving family...

Gordon "Gordy" Lee Eitreim

Gordon "Gordy" Lee Eitreim

Feb 5, 2024

Gordon "Gordy" Lee Eitreim, age 71, of Garretson, died on Monday, February 5, 2024, in Watertown, South Dakota. A memorial visitation will be held from 2-4:00 PM Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson.

Gordy was born on April 4, 1952, to Lloyd and Henrietta (Fix) Eitreim. He grew up in Garretson and graduated...

Margaret Helgeson

Margaret Helgeson

Jan 24, 2024

Margaret Karyn Helgeson, 73, passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by love on the family farm in rural Renner, South Dakota, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Memorial services will begin at 1:30 PM Thursday, February 1, 2024, at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks.

Margaret was born on March 20, 1950, to Hazel (Sheridan) and Phillip...

James Arthur Hymans

James Arthur Hymans

Jan 20, 2024

James Arthur Hymans, age 82, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Thursday, January 25, 2024, at the Dell Rapids United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Wednesday at the Minnehaha Funeral...

Brian Keith Karlson

Brian Keith Karlson

Jan 16, 2024

Brian Keith Karlson, age 66, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the East Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Baltic. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Monday, at the church....

Shirley J Jacobson

Shirley J Jacobson

Jan 15, 2024

Shirley J. Jacobson, age 75, of Garretson, SD passed away Monday, January 15, 2024, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls, SD.

Memorial services will be 11:00 am Saturday, January 27, 2024 , at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson, SD with Pastor Corey Scott officiating.  Private family burial will take place...

Jessica M. Sprecher

Jessica M. Sprecher

Jan 14, 2024

Jessica Marie Sprecher passed away in Dell Rapids SD on January 14, 2024, at the age of 46. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 AM Friday, January 19, 2024, at the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Thursday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids.

Jessica was born in Vermillion, SD on...

Nelda Grace Hove

Nelda Grace Hove

Jan 7, 2024

Nelda Grace Hove, age, 91, of Garretson, SD, passed away on January 7, 2024, at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids, SD.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson, SD with Pastor Corey Scott officiating.  The burial will follow at the...

Lilah Kay Mcnamara

Lilah Kay Mcnamara

Dec 24, 2023

Lilah Kay McNamara, age 8 weeks, of Colton, SD passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, December 24, 2023.

Funeral service will begin at 10:30 AM Friday, December 29, 2023, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Garretson with Fr. Kevin O’Dell as celebrant.

Visitation will be 5-7:00 PM Thursday, at the Minnehaha...

Ardis Joan Eide Jons

Ardis Joan Eide Jons

Dec 18, 2023

Ardis, (Bestemor) born on June 9, 1933, in Sioux Falls, SD, died on December 18, 2023 in Tucson, AZ. The younger daughter of John and Aagot Eide, she grew up on the family farm near Baltic. A third-generation Norwegian immigrant, she valued hard work, equity, and kindness. This also meant she had a weakness for lefsa, krumkake and yes,...

Sharon Kay Vorce

Sharon Kay Vorce

Dec 13, 2023

Sharon K. Vorce, of Worthing, SD, passed away December 13, 2023, at age 75 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Services will be held at a later date.

Sharon was born April 8, 1948, to parents Ward E. White and Phyllis J. (Holm) White in Worthington, Minnesota. She grew up in Worthington and graduated from Worthington High School.

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Darlene Jane Bye

Darlene Jane Bye

Dec 7, 2023

Darlene J. Bye of Dell Rapids, SD passed away on December 7, 2023, at Wilmot Care Center, Wilmot, SD. Memorial services will begin at 6:30 PM Sunday, December 10, 2023, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids, with a visitation beginning at 5:00 PM. Interment will begin at 11:00 AM Monday, December 11, 2023, at the Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery,...

Randall J. Reuland

Randall J. Reuland

Dec 5, 2023

Randall J. Reuland, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at his home in Sioux Falls, SD.

A memorial visitation for Randy will take place Saturday, January 6, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Minnehaha Funeral Home of Garretson, SD.

Military Honors will be provided by the American Legion Garretson,...

Robert Allen Carlson

Robert Allen Carlson

Dec 4, 2023

Robert Allen Carlson passed away on December 4, 2023, at Gillette, WY following a valiant battle with cancer. Bob was well loved by family and friends and was a valued employee of NAPA Auto Parts for 46 years. Funeral services for Bob and his dad will begin at 10:30 AM Thursday, May 23, 2024, at West Nidaros Lutheran Church,...

Carol Ballard Collins

Carol Ballard Collins

Dec 3, 2023

Carol Ballard Fiegen Collins was born in Colton, SD on May 29, 1936 and passed away in Concord, CA with a smile on her face the morning of December 3, 2023.  Born and raised in Colton, she would go to school there and then in 1956 marry Richard Fiegen and have one daughter, Debbie. In 1970 she moved to...

Marilyn Johnson

Marilyn Johnson

Nov 23, 2023

Marilyn Johnson, age 98, of Baltic, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023, at Dells Nursing and Rehab in Dell Rapids. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 28th, at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Monday, November 27th, at the church. Memorials...

Ruby May Hanson

Ruby May Hanson

Nov 22, 2023

Ruby May Hanson, age 95, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 PM Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Willow Creek Lutheran Church, rural Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Tuesday, at the church. Memorials may...

Homer W Hollinhead

Homer W Hollinhead

Nov 14, 2023

Homer William Hollinhead, 87, of Palisade Healthcare Center in Garretson, SD went to join his ancestors serving the Lord on Tuesday, November 14th. Interment with military honors will begin at 10:00 AM Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the South Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery in Sioux Falls, SD. Born in Clearview, Florida on June 19th, 1936, Homer was one of 8 children....

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