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

Sep 23, 2012

Howard Ellingson, 87, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 PM Wednesday September 26, 2012 at The Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids. Burial will be in the Dell Rapids Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3:00 PM with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday at Minnehaha...

Sep 20, 2012

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE Jimmy Lee Martens, age 75, of Garretson, died on September 20, 2012, at his home near Garretson. Funeral services will begin at 1:30 P.M. Monday, September 24, 2012, at the United Church of Garretson. Visitation with the family present will be from 3-6:00 P.M. Sunday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson.                 Jim was born on February...

Sep 20, 2012

Harvey Hanson, 87, of Crooks died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Southridge Health Care Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at Benton Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Burial will be in the Benton Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 PM Monday at the church. Minnehaha...

Sep 17, 2012

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE Ione Endahl, 84, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls surrounded by family.

She was born December 14, 1927 in Madison, SD to Reinhard and Betty (Boelter) Hannemann. Ione was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church. She grew up in the Oldham and Ramona area and...

Sep 12, 2012

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE Albert L. Powers, 88, of Trent passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Dells Area Health Center.

Funeral services will begin at 1:00 PM Monday, September 17, 2012 at Messiah Lutheran Church, rural Trent. Burial will be at Hills of Rest Memorial Park in Sioux Falls.

Visitation with the family present will...

Sep 5, 2012

Jacob Uithoven was born on May 13, 1929 to Markus and Carrie (Van Maanen) Uithoven in Rock County, Minnesota. He grew up in the Hartford and Colton, South Dakota areas. His father passed away when he was twelve and was very fortunate to have Gerrit John Topp as his stepfather. He married Dorothy Warnes December 16, 1947 in Colton....

Aug 29, 2012

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE Larkin Benjamin Person, 88, of rural Sioux Falls, passed away on August 29, 2012, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 1, 2012, at Benton Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7:00 P.M. Friday at the church.

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Aug 28, 2012

Michael Wayne Franken, 43, passed away on August 28th at Sanford Hospital after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Mike was born February 2, 1969 to Wayne and MaryAnn Franken and grew up on a farm north of Crooks. He graduated from Tri-Valley High School, went on to graduate from Northwestern College in Orange City, IA where he received...

Aug 23, 2012

Eva Hotvet, age 91, of Sioux Falls, died on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, with internment in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Colton. Visitation with the family present will be 5-7:00 P.M. Monday, at...

Aug 8, 2012

Alberta M. Pearse, 91, of Sioux Falls formerly of Colton died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Sanford USD Medical Center. Alberta was born in Sioux Falls August 11, 1920 to parents Albert and Clara (Shaffer) Miller. She graduated from Colton High School in 1938 and later attended Business College in Omaha. After employment in Omaha and Sioux Falls,...

Aug 4, 2012

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE Margaret L. Horak, 91, of Dell Rapids passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center from complications of pneumonia.

Memorial services will begin at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home Chapel in Dell Rapids.

Margaret was born March 13, 1921 at Sibley,...

Aug 3, 2012

Melva Dybedahl, 73, of rural Dell Rapids died unexpectedly Friday, August 3, 2012 in Dell Rapids. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Willow Creek Lutheran Church, rural Dell Rapids. Visitation with the family present from 4-8:00 PM Monday, August 6, 2012 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Dell Rapids. Burial will be in the...

Jul 28, 2012

Shirley I. Brekke, 85, of Dell Rapids formerly of Renner died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Dells Area Health Center. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 PM Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic. Shirley was born October 7, 1926 in Sioux Falls to parents Halvor and Alma (Nustad) Brekke. She grew up in...

Jul 17, 2012

Jerry Hammer, age 75, of Baltic, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, July 21, 2012, at East Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Baltic, South Dakota. Visitation will begin at 4:00 P.M. Friday, with the family present from 5-7:00 P.M., at East Nidaros Lutheran...

Jul 14, 2012

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE Judith M.Vortherms passed away Saturday, July 14, 2012 at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 AM Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Dell Rapids. Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Dell Rapids.

Visitation will be Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 2:00...

Jul 13, 2012

Douglas Lee Foster was born on June 25, 1952, to Lee and Eva (Fanelle) Foster. He was raised on the Foster Family Homestead in rural Hartford, SD. As a child Doug loved the farm, and he loved sports. He played basketball, football and baseball and was on the track team. His favorite hobbies included riding his bike and collecting...

Jul 1, 2012

Donald LeMar Foster, age 77, died on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Memorial services will begin at 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church, rural Colton. Burial will be held at a later date at the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, rural Colton. Donald was born May 30, 1935 in...

Jun 23, 2012

Lawrence (Larry) Baker’s story started over 82 years ago on a balmy October day. Elna Baker of Crooks was going into premature labor with her first child, it was October 5th 1929. The Moe Hospital doctor on duty was Dr. Lamb, one of the first African American female doctors in South Dakota. Dr Lamb managed to save Lawrence during...

Jun 14, 2012

VIEW VIDEO TRIBUTE Anna Frevik, age 92, formerly of Garretson, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Dell Rapids. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 18, 2012, at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson, with interment at the Sunset Rest Cemetery at Rushmore, Minnesota. Visitation with the family present...

Jun 14, 2012

Orpha Iseminger, 82, died on June 14, 2012, while surrounded by her family reciting the Lord’s Prayer. Orpha was born on November 22, 1929, in Erskine, Minnesota. She was the eighth child of fifteen born to Anton and Nora Hushagen. Orpha graduated from Gonvick High School in 1947. After high school, she attended and graduated from the Lutheran Bible...