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Hadleigh J. Case, 83 of Pierre, passed away July 14, 2022. A Memorial Celebration of Life will be held at 9:00am, Monday, July 18, 2022 at Feigum Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at Oldham Cemetery in Oldham, SD. Hadleigh James was born October 28, 1938 to Harry James and Frances Katherine (George) Case in Oldham, SD. Grateful for having shared in his life is his wife Glennys, son Steve (Penni) Case, daughter Sandy (Kevin) Klatt, and their families. A full life story is available and condolences may be conveyed to the family at www.feigumfh.com

John Duncan's Celebration of Life gathering will be held on Sunday, July 24th at the Double Barrel Steakhouse; 106 Main St. Henry, SD 57243 from 1:00-4:00PM. John Duncan's family and friends will gather for food and live music by Weston Frank. John Vincent Duncan was born on March 17th, 1958, in Yankton, SD to Lowell and Joanne (Johnson) Duncan. John, age 64, died suddenly at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on July 8, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones. He grew up on a farm near the Yankton area then moved to Alcester, SD at a young age. He was raised on the family farm north of Alcester, attended school there, and graduated high school in 1976. After high school John farmed and...

Cyd Terese Rahm, 62, of Turton, SD died June 28, 2022, at her home, with her husband and two sons at her side, after a courageous five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Her visitation will be 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 1, 2022, with family present, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Turton. Prayer service will follow at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 2, 2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Turton with Reverend Greg Tschakert officiating. Private burial will take place at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery after the service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hyke Funeral Home. (www.hykefuneralhome.com). Cyd was born on March 23, 1960, to Roger and...

Sister Armella Stratman, 97, a Sister of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, died June 25, 2022 at Avera Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in the Chapel at Presentation Place, 405 9th Ave NE, Aberdeen, SD. Reverend David Janes will be celebrant and homilist. Liturgical Wake service and visitation will be Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in Presentation Place Chapel. Interment at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S Main Street, is in charge of arrangements. The services will be live streamed on www.spitzerfuneralhome.com. Barbara Stratman was born October 17, 1924...

Doug passed away at home with his wife and family by his side on Wednesday afternoon, June 22, 2022. Douglas Kent Schetnan was born September 26, 1943, in Pierre, South Dakota, to Lewis and Florence (DeWaard) Schetnan. He was raised in Oldham and Brandon, South Dakota, and graduated from Brandon High School in 1961. He attended Augustana College for 2 years and received his BA in Music from Dakota State College in Madison, SD. On June 17, 1967, Doug married Barbara Jean Tastad at the Lutheran Church in Mt. Vernon, South Dakota. Doug taught school in Ida Grove, Iowa, Morris, MN, and Long Prairie, MN. In 1980, they moved to Northfield and Doug began working for the National Federation of...

Shirley Mae Haase (n?e Reinke), 84, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died May 29, 2022 at Dougherty Hospice House with family at her side. She was daughter of Oscar & Goldie Reinke, of Ellendale ND, and wife of 63 years to Leonard Haase. She worked 34 years for Riddles Jewelry: retail sales (Aberdeen) and communications office (Rapid City). Shirley is survived by daughter Debra (Bill) Harris of Phoenix, AZ; daughter Pamela (Richard) Willett of New York, NY; son Steven (Joanne) Haase of Sioux Falls, SD; three grandchildren (Billy Harris, Lauren Besins, Christina Steinke) and their spouses; 6 greatgrandchildren; and her younger brother Gary Reinke and his family. Funeral services are Tuesday,...

William P. (Bill) Anderson passed comfortably and peacefully at his home on May 21, 2022, at age 73 from complications related to a progressive neurological disorder. Bill was supported in his last days by the HRMC Hospice Team, and his family is grateful for their empathy, kindness, and support. Bill filled his life with kindness, fun, love, service, and laughter. We all should be so fortunate to live the way he did. Bill was born on August 5, 1948, in Mitchell, South Dakota, to Duane L. and Adelene E. Anderson. The family lived in Plankinton before moving to Huron, where Bill and his siblings - Bob, Judy, and Jim - attended Huron Public Schools. He spent his summers on Battle Lake, MN,...

Father Dana Christensen passed away on May 15, 2022, at his home in Milbank surrounded by family after a courageous battle with ALS. A solemn high requiem Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Father Christensen on Thursday, May 19 beginning at 3:00 p.m. The Mass will be prayed at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls with Father Prior Benedict, OSB, a friend of Father Christensen's, presiding. The Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood will attend and pray in choir. The Mass will be livestreamed and recorded and viewable at www.mundwilerfuneralhome.net. Interment will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Milbank. Reverend Gary DeRouchey will...

Gloria Jean Kloster, Brookings, age 74, died on May 4 in Sioux Falls, SD. A celebration of Life 11:00 am, May 13, 2022, at Clark Center Lutheran Church, Clark, SD. The family will be present at the church at 10:00 am for one hour of visitation prior to the service. Interment Clark Center Cemetery. https://www.furnessfuneralhome.com/obituary/gloria-kloster

Gale Harry Richardson, 76, passed away at his ranch on Saturday, March 5, 2022. A visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Thursday, March 10th at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Murdo. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Friday, March 11th at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Murdo with Rev. Ray Greenseth officiating with burial at the Murdo City Cemetery. For those unable to attend the services they will be live streamed on his obituary page at www.isburgfuneralchapels.com.

Wyman Duane Card Jr. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, February 27, 2022, in McAllen, Texas. He was born August 29, 1947 to Wyman Arthur Card Sr. and Erma Ruth Nelson in Flandreau South Dakota. He grew up and attended school in Trent, South Dakota until he entered the Navy. On April 9, 1966, he was united in marriage to Millie Marie Westlake in Sioux Falls, SD. Out of that union they had three children, Kimberly Kaye (Larson), Paul Duane, and James Wade Card. Wyman was a very talented man who worked at various jobs throughout his life. He was a farmhand, mechanic, truck driver, construction worker, owner operator, mobile home repair man,...

A beautiful woman with a voice like an angel who carried this family for nearly sixty years has passed. Rosemary Ann Maher, daughter of Otto and Christine (Thom) Bruner was born April 19, 1939, at Wagner, South Dakota, and died February 23, 2022 at her Spearfish home surrounded by her loving family. She married William D. Maher at St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church in Pierre on June 22, 1963. To this union seven children were born. Twin daughters, Michelle and Patricia; sons, Michael(Jeanne) and Patrick John (Lisa); daughters Mary Cook (Allen), Teresa Bartlett (Frank) and Colleen Thompson (Charles). Also blessed to share her life are grandchildren: Heather McQueen, Mia...

Col. Lowell Dale "Jake" Jacobson, US Army Reserve, Ret. was born on June 16, 1937, to Lowell Orville and Marie Jacobson in Bridgewater, South Dakota. He grew up in nearby Alcester, South Dakota with sisters Melva and Muriel. Lowell attended the University of South Dakota where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics/Engineering. There he met Beverly Stearns and they married in Beresford, South Dakota in June 1959. He continued his enlistment in the United States Army Reserves, retiring with the rank of Colonel after thirty years of service. During his early career, Lowell worked...

Gala Jayne Byrum was born to Jean (dec'd 2019) and Galen (dec'd 2016) Lahman of Blunt South Dakota in 1958. She was the oldest of four siblings, Valauri (dec'd 1973), Angela, and Chad. Gala's three children, Joshua, Nathan, and Nicole gave her six beautiful grandchildren, Elijah, Ethan, Sydney, Sawyer, Stormy, and Otto, and three great-grandchildren, Briar (dec'd 2018), Nora, and Honey. Gala will be laid to rest with her parents and sister Val at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blunt on Saturday, March 5th following a 10:30 a.m. Service celebrating her life, to be held at the Oahe Presbyterian Church in Pierre. There are no words for the profound level of sadness that Gala's untimely death...

Duane Speidel, age 63, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Milbank, died on February 1, at his home in Sioux Falls, after battling cancer for several months. A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 7, at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Visitation was 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 6, at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, and from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the church in Milbank. Burial was at the Milbank City Cemetery. Duane Alan Speidel was born on August 28, 1958, in Milbank, SD, to Leonard and Doris (Porter) Speidel. He grew up on the family farm north of Milbank and graduated from Milbank High School. He served three years in the US Army. He...

Mildred P. Dravland, age 95, of Sioux Falls, passed away on January 16, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Milbank City Cemetery. Survivors include her four children: Barbara Robinson of Milbank, SD; Tom (Becky) Dravland of Pierre, SD; Steve (Ingrid) Dravland of Sioux Falls, SD; and Todd (Pam) Dravland of Pierre, SD; 11 grandchildren;18 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Marylyn (Jimmy) Gaulrapp of Pymouth, MN; one brother, William (Vernell) Buss of Wheaton, MN; and several nieces and nephews. Millie was...

Oscar Ewing, age 74, Sioux Falls, formerly of Raymond, SD died at Avera McKennan Hospital on January 9, 2022. A memorial service will be January 22, 2022, at the Miller Funeral Home Downtown, Sioux Falls beginning at 2:30 pm. Internment will be at the Turton Sunnyside Cemetery on May 30, 2022 at 11 am. Furness Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements where there is an online registry at www.furnessfuneralhome.com.