Obituaries
Ruth Edwards
Feb 17, 2026
Ruth Mae Edwards entered into the loving arms of Jesus, on February 17th, 2026, peacefully at home with family at her side.
Ruth was born on August 14th, 1949, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Marvin Lewis Steineke and Stella Dot (Houg) White. She grew up in Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas during her childhood.
Ruth met Danny Dwayne Edwards when they...
Ardella Malwitz
Feb 14, 2026
Ardella Mae Malwitz, 74, of Luverne, MN, passed away on February 14, 2026, at Ava’s Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, SD.
Ardella was born on August 30, 1951, in Sioux Falls SD to Robert and Marlene (Wessel) Uthe. She graduated from Madison High School in 1969 and later earned her associate degree in Criminal Justice from Colorado Tech. She went on...
Rodney Schoonover
Feb 12, 2026
Rodney was born February 10, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up on a chicken farm and a family run hotel in Florida before joining the army at age 18.
After the army Rod spent most of his career as a rural route USPS carrier in Minnesota. He was a loving father of to six children and a devoted grandfather to...
Joyce Kemp
Feb 10, 2026
Joyce passed away peacefully in Sioux Falls on February 10, 2026. She was born on August 23, 1936 in Sioux Falls, the daughter of Arthur and Ruby Barthel.
Joyce was a woman who found joy in life’s simple pleasures. She loved thrift shopping for hidden treasures, dancing whenever she had the chance, playing cards, putting puzzles together, traveling and spending time...
Joyce Quam
Feb 5, 2026
Joyce was born on June 12, 1950, the daughter of Wilford and Lee (Behrens) Williams. She passed away on February 5, 2025 in Sioux Falls.
She is survived by her children, Tamara Quam, Cindy Quam and David Quam; two sisters, Susan Knox of Minnesota and Wilma Hunt of Florida; grandchildren; and a nephew, Josh Williams.
No services are planned
Daniel Lindner
Jan 30, 2026
Daniel Duane Lindner of Sioux Falls, SD passed away in his home on January 30th, 2026 at the age of 67. Dan was born in Watertown, SD on May 9th, 1958 and graduated from West Central High School in 1976. Some of the highlights of his “glory days” include pitching for the Colton and Humboldt baseball teams (#9 of course)...
Douglas Adam
Jan 27, 2026
Douglas Gerald Adam, 94, of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at Sanford Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Doug was born June 16, 1931 to Gerald J. and Fern L. (Thoma) Adam in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended Sioux City schools throughout his childhood; his first job was as a paperboy on Sioux City's northside, and as a teenager he...
Joan Tate
Jan 20, 2026
Joan Edith Tate, the daughter of Dorothy (Handschin) and Ollie D Mabee, was born on September 9, 1932 in Parker, South Dakota. She traveled with her family to several towns before they settled in Sioux Falls. Joan graduated from Washington High School and soon after was joined in marriage with Robert H Tate. Their first child, Bobby Dean, was born...
Marlin Thompson
Jan 17, 2026
Marlin Dale Thompson was born February 20th, 1938 at home on the family farm located south of Holland, Minnesota in Grange Township. He died January 17, 2026 at 7:30 AM having reached the age of 87 years, 10 months and 28 days.
.He married Janice Mitchell in January of 1956. April 7th, 1957 he entered the United States Army and spent...
Lora Lea Cady
Jan 14, 2026
Lora Lea Cady was born on the 8th of July in 1958 to Darlene Shakstad and Eugene Cady. She was the youngest and only girl of the Cady family, growing up with her three older brothers, Gary, Steve and Chuck, to guide her through the world. And through the world she went! Traveling to many places, going on many adventures...
Ellen Hawes
Jan 6, 2026
Ellen Mae Hawes 80 of Brandon, South Dakota died unexpectedly on January 6, 2026. She was born on March 23,1945 at Kelly Field military base behind the Alamo before they relocated in San Antonio, Texas to George and Mary (Jamison) Hawes. She grew up in Ellsworth, Wisconsin where she graduated. Not long after Ellen married and had five children Yvette,...
Julie Ann Mathers
Jan 4, 2026
Julie Ann Mathers, age 67, passed away peacefully Jan 4, 2026 at the Good Samaritan Home in Canistota, where she has resided the past 11 years.
She was born on December 31, 1958; Sioux Falls, SD, the daughter of Harold and Isabelle (Jones) Mathers. She graduated from Lincoln High School.
Julie loved to read, write letters, work with her many crafts, paintings,...
June Wika
Jan 4, 2026
June was born on April 22, 1930 in Marshall County, South Dakota, the daughter of David and Lydia (Keeble) Marks.
She married Philip Wika on June 6, 1947 in Sisseton, South Dakota. They farmed for five years and then moved to Sioux Falls. They had five children and when the children were in school, June began working at Ravens in the...
Rick Stoebner
Jan 3, 2026
Rick Stoebner, aged 70 of Brookings, SD passed away January 3, 2026 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.
He was born in 1955 to Ray & Erna (Bertsch) Stoebner in Yankton, South Dakota. He was raised on a farm in rural Tyndall, South Dakota and graduated from Tyndall High School.He was united in marriage to Jean Maag on...
Dolores Anderson
Jan 2, 2026
Dolores C Anderson 97 of Sioux Falls, SD, and formerly of Sioux City, IA, passed on January 2, 2026.Per her request cremation has taken place and a private family burial will be held at a later date.
Dolores was born in Minnesota on October 14, 1928 and lived the majority of her life in Sioux City. She was predeceased by her...
Larrie Gulden
Jan 2, 2026
Larrie Alan Gulden, 79, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2026, in Sioux Falls SD. Born in Montevideo MN on June 26, 1946, Larrie spent his elementary years in Watson and Sleepy Eye MN. The family moved to Round Lake Mn where he remained until marrying and moving to California in 1966.
Larrie started his career in CA with building planes...
Phyllis Wise
Jan 2, 2026
Her faith, her family, and her friends were three things at the center of Phyllis Wise's life—and she was devoted to each of them. She passed away peacefully at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by her family and carried in the hands of Jesus Christ.
Phyllis Laurita Cummings was born on June 23, 1934, in Pierre, South...
Reese Hoyme Hays
Dec 31, 2025
Reese was born on September 11, 1997 in Vermillion, South Dakota, the son of Scott Hays and Jennifer Hoyme. He grew up in Sioux Falls a graduated from Lincoln High School. Reese participated in track and cross country.
After high school, Reese worked with his dad full-time. He had been working with his dad, finishing and pouring concrete since he was...
Loren Stellner
Dec 30, 2025
Loren Stellner, age 71, of Redfield, SD, passed away on December 30, 2025.
Born on March 27, 1954 in Aberdeen, SD, Loren was the son of Vernon Stellner and Erva Jones. Loren was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who cared deeply about his family and took pride in serving the Redfield community as a crossing guard for 25 years.
He is...
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