Obituaries

Sep 13, 2024

Sep 5, 2024

Duane Lammert passed away on September 5, 2024, at the age of 82 surrounded by his family at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD.

 Duane was born April 11, 1942, in Luverne, MN to Clarence and Viola Lammert. He attended grade school, junior High and High School in Luverne, MN, graduating 1960. After high school, Duane moved to Sioux Falls, SD...

Aug 31, 2024

Merle joined the army in 1958. He serve 3 years before moving to the Army National Guard where he spent 22 more years and retired after 25 years as Staff Sargent. His list of medals and ribbons includes the following: Army Commendation Medal, Army Reserve Conduct Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service Medal with Valor “V”, Armed Forces...

Aug 30, 2024

Monty Ray Colvin passed away on August 30, 2024, at the age of 70, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Born on April 7, 1954, in Lead, South Dakota, Monty lived a life marked by dedication, love, and faith.

After graduating from Lead High School in 1972, Monty honorably served in the Army, where he developed a strong sense of duty that...

Aug 30, 2024

Yvonne was born on May 31, 1935 in Rock Valley, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Nellie (VanDeWeerd) Vugteveen. She attended grade school in Rock Valley and graduated from Hawarden High School in 1952. After high school, Yvonne lived in Sioux Falls.

Yvonne married Jimmie Schmuck on November 5, 1961 at the First Methodist Church. She was employed at Reinharts, Barkleys...

Aug 28, 2024

Ronald A. Moos, 82, passed away August 28, 2024, in his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was born on March 4, 1942 in Waterloo, Iowa to Nick Donald and Mary Louise Rouse Moos, and graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1960. He married Suzanne Sanderson in 1963, and they welcomed their first daughter Deirdre in 1965, followed by...

Aug 25, 2024

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Jul 28, 2024

Sharon Stewart of Brookings SD, passed away on July 28th 2024 at the Avera McKennan Hospital at the age of 51.

Sharon Stewart was born on September 11th 1972 in Fort Dodge, IA to Elwin and Elsie Stewart. She grew up in Montevideo, MN and graduated from Montevideo High School in 1991. In 2001, she moved to Marshall, MN where she...

Jul 17, 2024

Jessica Nicole Richardson (Albright), aged 39, passed away on July 17, 2024, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Born on February 5, 1985, in Dallas, Texas, Jessica spent her life nurturing a family and bringing joy to those around her. 

 Jessica attended Winfree Academy and later devoted herself full-time to her family as a homemaker, an endeavor she approached with boundless love....

Jul 17, 2024

John Arthur (Jack) Edmonds, 87, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (originally of Laurens, Iowa) passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

Jack was born on July 2, 1937 to Art and Bertha Edmonds of Laurens, Iowa. He attended Laurens Community School for most of his years growing up. However, he suffered the loss...

Jul 14, 2024

Colleen Adell Daws, born on September 15, 1949, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Paul and Elizabeth (Hall) Paulson, dedicated most of her adult years to the healthcare industry. Early in her career, she worked as a candy striper at Sioux Valley Hospital (now Sanford) in Sioux Falls and later served in an administrative role for two decades at Avera McKennan...

Jul 12, 2024

Doris was born on July 2, 1944 in Eureka, SD, the daughter of Christian and Martha (Mehlhaff) Moser. She graduated from Eureka High School.

Doris met William Knittel, Jr. at Roscoe, South Dakota and they were married on December 12, 1964 in Aberdeen. They move to Sioux Falls in 1972 where Doris worked at Raven Industries for 30 years and worked...

Jul 2, 2024

Clifford Dean Lund (aka “Cid Seizure”), of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away peacefully at his home on July 2, 2024.

Cliff was born on March 26, 1950 to George and Irene (Selken) Lund. He attended school in Sioux Falls, graduating from Washington Senior High school. Cliff was proud to be a brother of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity while attending the...

Jun 26, 2024

She is survived by two children, Josh Funge and Elissa Eiesland.  No public services are planned at this time.

Jun 25, 2024

Thomas Keck passed away peacefully on June 25th, 2024, in Sioux Falls, SD. Tom was born on December 20th, 1943, to Everett and Jean Keck in Dayton, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1960 and served 3 years.

He married his wife Betty, and they were married for 53 years. Within this union, 2 children were born: a...

Jun 22, 2024

Alan Zakrzewski, 69, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away at the Ava's Hospice House due to complications from renal cancer on June 22nd, 2024. Alan fought hard to stay with his loved ones and he will be deeply missed.

Alan was born to Leonard and Margaret in Sioux Falls South Dakota on July 26th, 1955. He grew up with his...

Jun 16, 2024

Jeanne Marguerite (Dowdell) Boyt, 95, of Sioux Falls peacefully passed on June 16, 2024, with family at her side.

Jeanne was born on June 2, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri, to James and Marguerite Dowdell (Davisson). Jeanne was the youngest of their three children. In 1940, the family moved from St. Louis to Des Moines, Iowa.

Jeanne was graduated in 1947 from...

May 29, 2024

 Sharon K Middagh (Niewald), passed away May 29 2024. Sharon was born Mar 14, 1943 near Hartford SD to Harvey and Ruby Niewald. She married Duane Smith with whom she had 2 sons, Ron and Scott. She later married Patrick Middagh with whom she had 30 years together until his passing in 2013.

 She was preceded in death by her parents,...

May 28, 2024

Mike L. Jorvig, (64), of Hartford, South Dakota passed away peacefully on May 28th, 2024 after a long, hard fought battle with lung cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones in his final moments and will be deeply missed.

Mike was born to Lawrence and Bernice (Kruiter) Jorvig in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on July 12th, 1959. Mike grew up with...

May 16, 2024

With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to Donald "Don" Norwick, who departed from this world on May 16, 2024, surrounded by the warmth of family and friends. He was 63 years old.Born on September 14, 1960, in Parkston, SD, Don's journey began with a radiant spirit that touched the lives of all who knew him. He pursued his education with...