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

Daniel Dean Leslein

Dec 31, 2021

Daniel Dean Leslein, age 70, of Canton, formerly of Dubuque, IA, passed away unexpectedly at his home of natural causes. No services are planned at this time. A memorial fund will be set up to help with funeral expenses.

Dan was born to Lewis and Gerry Leslein in Dubuque, IA on April 1st 1951. He was one...

Irene Teresa Carmody

Dec 27, 2021

On Monday, December 27 th , 2021, Irene Teresa Carmody, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home in Fridley, MN after a short battle with cancer at the age of 69.

Irene was born May 19 th , 1952 to Maxine and John Scheafer of Colton, SD. She was one of 14 children and...

Jonathan Powell

Dec 16, 2021

Jonathan Powell, age 45 of Sherman, SD passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

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Christine Marie Turnwall

Dec 15, 2021

Christine Marie Turnwall, age 64, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021 following a long battle with Early Onset Alzheimer’s in Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by family.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, December 20, 2021 at Renner Lutheran Church in Renner, SD with Rev. Laura Phillips officiating.  Burial will follow at...

Richard "Rick" Van Heerde

Dec 13, 2021

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Richard "Rick" Van Heerde, age 69, of Colton, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 13, 2021, at his home. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 AM Friday, December 17, 2021, at The Reformed Church, Dell Rapids. Burial will precede the service at 9:30 AM at the Colton Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Cory Holzapfel

Dec 8, 2021

Corrinne “Cory” Holzapfel, age 74, of rural Sherman, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Sunday, December 12, 2021, with a short service and time of sharing beginning at 7:00 PM at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson.

Corrinne (Cory) Sanders was born March 31, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts,...

Lee Andrew Anderson

Dec 6, 2021

Lee Andrew Anderson, age 85, of Trent, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.

Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 1:00 PM on Friday, December 10, 2021 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Colman, SD with Fr. Melvin Kuhn Celebrating.  Burial will follow...

Mary Paulette Gillespie

Dec 4, 2021

On December 4, 2021 God, through his divine grace, called Mary Paulette Gillespie to be with her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ in heaven. Love of his life and wife to David Gillespie for almost 51 years, Paulette opened her arms to Jesus at the Madison Regional Hospital at 4:33pm.

Paulette was a gracious & loving wife...

Donald Allan Christopherson

Dec 4, 2021

Donald Allan Christopherson, 88, lived a life of public service, serving the people of the US & our military veterans for 38 years. Born in Minot, ND, the son of two teachers from farms nearby who brought public education to the Dakotas beginning in the 1930s. Don is the oldest of eight children and lived in at least five...

Verla Borgen

Dec 3, 2021

Verla Borgen, age 72, of Hartford, SD, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Christ Lutheran Church in Hartford, SD with Rev. Denise Broverak officiating.  Burial will follow at the Hartford Cemetery.

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Charles "Chip" J. Olson

Nov 30, 2021

Charles J. “Chip” Olson, age 50, of Pierre, SD, formerly of Garretson, SD, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Avantara Redfield Home in Redfield, SD.

A memorial visitation will take place from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Garretson, SD.  Private family burial will...

Ordell Krogstad

Nov 14, 2021

Ordell Krogstad, age 92, of Baltic, died on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.  Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Saturday, November 20, 2021 at East Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Baltic.  Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Friday, November 19 th , at the church.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may...

Cynthia "Cindy" Diane Johnson

Nov 14, 2021

Cynthia “Cindy” Diane Johnson, age 71, of Colton, passed away at her home in Colton on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Friday, November 19, 2021, at the First Reformed Church in Colton. Interment will be in the Colton Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed on the funeral home website. Visitation will be from...

Wilbert "Bert" Cain Jr.

Nov 11, 2021

Wilbert “Bert” Cain Jr. passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at the Avera Prince of Peace campus in Sioux Falls, SD.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, SD with Pastor Manuel Loaeza officiating.  Inurnment will take...

Marilyn Joyce Drewes

Nov 4, 2021

Marilyn Joyce Drewes passed away at home in Tea, SD on November 3, 2021.

Marilyn was born to Freeman and Mildred (Traxinger) Hansman on June 11, 1937, at Watertown, SD. She grew up in Hazel, SD and graduated from Brookings High School in 1956. She then attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN before enrolling at...

Myrtle Doris Fuglsby Odde

Nov 3, 2021

Myrtle Fuglsby Odde, age 92, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at Dells Nursing and Rehab in Dell Rapids. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Monday, November 8, 2021, at Willow Creek Lutheran Church, rural Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the Norway Lutheran Cemetery, rural Garretson. Visitation will be from 4-6:00 PM Sunday,...

Carol Jean Mcmahon

Oct 29, 2021

Carol J. McMahon, age 93, of rural Colton, SD died Friday, October 29, 2021, at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids, SD.

Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at St. George Catholic Church in Hartford, SD with Fr. Paul King celebrating.  Burial...

James I. Mitchell

Oct 20, 2021

James “Jim” I. Mitchell, age 78, of Colton passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 4-7:00 PM Sunday, October 24, 2021, with a Prayer Service beginning at 7:00 PM at the Minnehaha Funeral Chapel, Colton. Private interment will be Monday in the Colton Cemetery.

Jim was born on April 4,...

Robert Eugene Reed

Oct 19, 2021

Robert Eugene Reed, born July 14, 1947, to Charles E. and Eloise Ruth (Armstrong) Reed in East Liverpool, Ohio. He passed away on October 19, 2021, at his home in Garretson. Interment will be at a later date in the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery near Sioux Falls. He attended 1 st thru 11 th grade of school in...

Norman Varns

Oct 16, 2021

CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STREAM ON WEDNESDAY Norman L. Varns, age 89, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at his home in Sioux Falls. A memorial service will be held on October 20, 2021, 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, with Pastor Lori Hope officiating....