Obituaries
Darrell Reyelts
Jul 9, 2021
Darrell Eugene Reyelts, son of Ruby Jeanette Walker and Albert Reyelts, was born February 5, 1943 in Sioux Falls, Sd. He served in the US Army as a Medic.
After his discharge from the Army, Darrell met LaVonne Anderson and they were married on May 15, 1965 in Sioux Falls. Darrell was employed as a Physician Assistant for a few...
Sean Seymour
Jul 5, 2021
Committal service will be held 9 am on July 13, 2021 at the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, Sioux Falls.
Wendell Hanson
Jun 15, 2021
Wendell H. Hanson, 101, passed away June 15, 2021 at Bethany Meadows. Brandon, SD. Born August 4, 1919, in Sioux Falls to Harry N. and Alice E. (Dorland) Hanson; a State Senator, WW II hero, service minded businessman, philanthropist, man of strong faith, he grew up in the 'roaring twenties' and 'dirty thirties' in Texas and Sioux Falls, graduated from...
Douglas Groth
Jun 13, 2021
Doug was born May 26, 1964 in Sioux Falls, SD the son of Melvin and Betty (Javers) Groth. He was raised in Sioux Falls.
As a young man, Doug worked for a few years at the Canton Café in Sioux Falls. Later, he was employed the Howard Johnson Hotel and Convention Center for over 30 years as the Banquet Manager....
Dale Oren
Jun 8, 2021
Dale R. Oren, 75, passed away June 8, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital surrounded by those he loved and who loved him dearly. Dale met his Lord and Savior that afternoon and heard, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” A Celebration of Dale’s Life will be held on Friday, June 11th at 10:00am at The Point is to Serve Church...
Timothy Dean
Jun 6, 2021
On June 6th, 2021 Tim Dean passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family at the age of 62.
Tim was born on March 14th, 1959 in Sioux Falls, SD to Eugene and Cecilia (Anderson) Dean. He was the second youngest of seven children and was raised in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School in 1978. After...
Carole Pagones
May 29, 2021
Carole Pagones, 81, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021. She was the youngest of two daughters and a brother, born to Carl Bernard and Angela Elizabeth Gilbertson (O’Connor) on April 27, 1940, in Watertown, S.D.
Carole’s ambition earned her three Masters degrees including an M.B.A., M.A., M.P.A. and 70 hours of law school training. Her lifelong commitment to education...
Douglas Cook
May 14, 2021
Doug was born on 29 March 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio. After finishing high school, he went into the US Air Force. He served as an Airman at the Grand Forks Air Base in North Dakota. He got out of the US Air and attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND, achieving a BA in Geology. After graduation,...
James David Colwill
May 12, 2021
Jim was born on April 28, 1928 at Canton, South Dakota, the son of Thomas and Nellie (Huntwork) Colwill. He grew up on a farm and attended country school. His father passed away and Jim discontinued his schooling to take care of his family and the farm.
He married Shirley Edwards on ____. They raised two children, David and Lori....
Arlene Miner
May 11, 2021
Arlene was born on October 17, 1927 at Pulaski, NY, the daughter of Albert and Edna (Look) Widrig. She graduated from Mexico High School at Mexico, New York in 1944.
Arlene married Charles Miner on March 1, 1946 in Buffalo, New York. They moved to Sioux Falls in 1949 where Charles was stationed with the Air Force.
Arlene worked at...
Margaret Eid
Apr 30, 2021
Margaret Ellen (Scotter) Eid, 80, of Sioux Falls formerly of Huron, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on April 30 at Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion.
Celebration of life and memorial service will be held at 2pm Saturday, May 22nd at Riverview United Methodist Church in Huron.
Margaret was born in Huron to Elmer and Flora (Holforty) Scotter on...
Mary Ann Thomas
Apr 28, 2021
Mary was born on Feb. 15, 1941 in Sioux Falls, the daughter of Earl and Hazel (Kirback) Darrow. She was raised in Sioux Falls and attended public schools.
Mary began having children as a young woman and raised eight children. She worked at Sioux Valley Hospital for a few years. She then worked at Litton Industries in Sioux Falls for...
Landon Walter
Apr 27, 2021
The family is holding a visitation on May 7, 2021 at Peace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, 5-7 pm. A memorial service will be 2:30 pm at the church on May 8.
Landon Lee Walter was born on October 11, 1995 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls to Dennis and Elizabeth.
He graduated from Roosevelt High School and then...
Jerome Yellow Elk
Apr 17, 2021
Jerry Yellow Elk died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at the Dougherty Hospice House on the campus of Avera Prince of Peace.
Jerome Richard “Jerry” Yellow Elk (Hehaka Lute) was born on February 24, 1947 in the Badlands of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to Mollie Red Elk. He was raised in Little Eagle,...
Christopher Alan Johnson
Apr 17, 2021
Christopher Alan Johnson, age 37 of Watertown, passed away peacefully on April 17th, 2021 at Ava's Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
Christopher was born on July 30, 1983 to Lynn and Donna Johnson in Watertown. Chris received his GED in April of 2007.
Chris worked for Fuller & Sons Blacktop Paving. He also built grain bins, did construction and drywall...
Francis Robinson
Apr 8, 2021
Francis passed away April 8, 2021 at his home in Sioux Falls surrounded by his family.
Francis was born in Aberdeen, SD to Francis Robinson, Sr. and Lorraine (Basset) Robinson on April 12, 1948. Francis grew up in Aberdeen and worked at a local lumber mill until he got a job working for Western Union. While working for Western Union,...
Douglas Bain
Apr 8, 2021
Doug passed away on April 8 at Aver Mckennan Hospital following a long battle with cancer. Doug was born on Dec. 8, 1953 in Sioux Falls, the son of Francis Sr. and Dolores (Bird) Bain. He grew up and attended school in Sioux Falls.
He lived all his life in Sioux Falls and held various jobs including working for a...
Orla Flanigan
Apr 3, 2021
Lillian Orla Lowe was born October 20th, 1932 in Beaver Creek, Minnesota to Olga and Lee Lowe. Her mother, unfortunately, passed away when she was 7 yrs old. Orla had 5 siblings: Marlis (Robert) Knudson, James (Ardis), Martin (Dorathy), JoAnn (Fransis) Crawford, Leo (Barbara), and George (Helen). The family moved to Garretson, South Dakota and she graduated high school in 1950.
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Carl Tonjes
Mar 23, 2021
A memorial service is scheduled for 10:30 am March 29 at the Community Reformed Church, Sioux Falls.
Currently there is no obituary available.
Joann "Jo" Brinkman
Mar 21, 2021
Joann “Jo” was born on September 22, 1950 in Sioux Falls, the daughter of Merle and Mary (Gacke) Cunningham. She grew up in Sioux Falls and attended Lincoln High School.
After high school, Jo worked at Omar’s and Sunshine Foods. She then worked at Service First Federal Credit Union performing asset recovery. Jo enjoyed the exciting part of the job...
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