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The Memorial Service for Marietta Stewart is 10:30 AM Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Gramm Funeral home in Ipswich. Burial will be at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Onaka. Marietta Mae Leboldus was born November 30, 1943 to Mike and Mary (Stappler) Leboldus. She was raised on the family farm north of Onaka, SD. She graduated from Roscoe High School with the Class of 1961. Mary married Walter Stewart and from this union two children were born. Mary lived in Minnesota and California for several years before relocating to Roscoe, SD in 1992 to care for her mother. She worked at Adee Honey Farm, Ipswich Nursing Home and Bowdle Healthcare before retiring. Marietta died Thursday...

Mass of Christian Burial for James Sporer, 70, of Ipswich, SD, will be at 10:30am, Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich, SD, Father Timothy Smith Celebrant. Visitation is from 6-7pm, Friday, September 3, 2021, followed by a Liturgical Wake Service at 7:00pm at Gramm Funeral Home. Jim died at his residence in Ipswich on Saturday, August 28, 2021. James Philip Sporer was born on November 29, 1950 to Philip and Ambrosia (Mastel) Sporer in Ipswich, SD. This is the area where he grew up and attended school. Following high school he received his Associate's degree from Mitchell Tech in Electrical Construction and Maintenance. Jim worked for Metz Baking Company in...

The Funeral Service for Naomi Binfet, 57, Aberdeen, will be at 11:00am, Friday August 20, 2021 at Gramm Funeral Home; 720 N. 6th Street in Ipswich, SD. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:00pm, followed by a wake at 7:00pm, Thursday August 19th at the funeral home. Naomi passed away peacefully at her residence on August 17, 2021. Naomi Caroline Binfet was born to Clemence and Lorraine (Gabriel) Binfet on April 7, 1964 in Hoven, SD. She grew up on a farm near Onaka, later moving to occupational training at the SD Developmental Center in Redfield, SD. In 2004 she relocated to an Aspire group home in Aberdeen, where she remained until the time of her passing. Naomi loved music and dancing,...

Mass of Christian Burial for Clarence Hammrich, 83, of Ipswich, SD, will be at 10:30am, Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich, SD, Father Timothy Smith Celebrant. Visitation from 6-7pm, Monday, July 5, 2021, followed by a Liturgical Wake Service at 7:00pm at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Clarence died at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, on June 30, 2021. Clarence 'Stormy' Robert Hammrich was born September 11, 1937 to Amelia & Carl Hammrich in Ipswich. He attended school through the ninth grade. He joined the US Army, and served from 1959-1960. In 1961 Clarence was united in marriage to Darlene Scholand of Buxton, ND; and from this union four girls were...

The memorial service for Marian Schumacher is 10:30 AM, Monday, June 21, 2021 at St. James Lutheran Church in Leola. Pastor Judy Schultz will lead the service. Burial will follow in Green Mound Cemetery in Leola. Marian (Pence) Schumacher, age 87, passed away at Bethesda Nursing Home on June 15, 2021. Marian was born on July 7, 1933 to Earl and Merle Pence. She grew up in the Conde-Turton area and graduated from Conde High School. After high school, Marian attended Northern State Teaching College where she earned her Elementary Education degree. Following graduation, she taught first grade in Watertown, SD. During this time, she was engaged and later married Robert Schumacher on...

Mass of Christian Burial for Catherine "Katy" Burrer will be held at Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Roscoe on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 10:30 AM followed by coffee and light refreshments. A Celebration of Life will take place from 4 to 6 PM on that same day at the American Legion Post in Hosmer. In lieu of flowers, Katy requested that donations be made to American Legion Post #189. Early in the morning hours of June 6th instant, Catherine (Gisi) Burrer, Katy to family and friends, crossed the river to join her husband, parents, and siblings in eternal rest. While visiting our mother in the Bowdle Nursing Home in October 2020, the uncomfortable subject of an obituary was...

Mass of Christian Burial for Jacob "Jake" Hammrich, 84, of Ipswich is 10:30 AM Monday, June 7, 2021 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Fr. Timothy Smith, Celebrant. Visitation is 5-7:00 PM on Sunday at Holy Cross with a Liturgical Wake Service and Rosary at 7:00 PM. Jake was born September 1, 1936 to Jacob Joseph and Mary Ann (Biegler) Hammrich on the family farm near Ipswich. He attended Holy Cross Catholic School and graduated from Ipswich High School in 1956. He went on to Barber School in Sioux City, Iowa and returned to South Dakota taking his first job in Britton, SD. After a short time, he moved to Faulkton, SD. While in Faulkton he met his soul mate, Diane Schmidt. They were...

The funeral service for Juliet "Julie" Roesch, 83, of Roscoe, will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the UCC Church in Ipswich. Pastor Tim Fugman will lead the service. Burial will be at Morningside Cemetery in Roscoe. Visitation is 5-7:00 PM Friday at Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Juliet Elizabeth Strader was born December 27, 1937 in Aberdeen, SD. She was the third of four daughters to born Jess and Ella Strader of Aberdeen, SD. Her father was a high school teacher and superintendent and her mother a homemaker. Julie told many stories of her childhood and those centered on family activities, visiting relatives, and...

The funeral service for Juliet "Julie" Roesch, 83, of Roscoe and formerly of Sioux Falls, will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the UCC Church in Ipswich. Pastor Tim Fugman will lead the service. Burial will be at Morningside Cemetery in Roscoe. Visitation is 5-7:00 PM Friday at Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Full obituary at grammfuneralhome.com