Obituaries

87 Sioux Falls, SD December 17, 2019 Loyd L. Kock, 87, of Sioux Falls died December 17, 2019 in Omaha, Nebraska. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, July 3, 2020 at the Colton Cemetery, Colton, South Dakota. Loyd was born October 24, 1932 in Canistota...

77 Baltic, SD June 17, 2020 Judith “Judie” Oien, 77, of Baltic passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Dougherty Hospice House surrounded by her family. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 PM Monday, June 22, 2020 at Baltic Lutheran Church, Baltic. ...

81 Tucson, AZ (formerly Dell Rapids) May 21, 2020 Frederick,(Fred) Martin, passed away from complications due to Renal Cell Carcinoma on May 21, 2020. He was in the VA Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. Fred was born in Dell Rapids on May 15, 1939, to the parents of Fred...

92 Sherman, SD June 10,2020 Alton Dale Rogen was born on April 15, 1928 to Orton and Esther (Johnson) Rogen in Minnehaha County, rural Sherman. He attended grade school at Sunny Crest and graduated from Jasper High school in 1945, from there he attended and graduated...

78 Jasper, MN June 6, 2020 Lois Jean Holien, 78, of Jasper, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. A private family funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in the Messiah Lutheran Church, rural...

70 Dell Rapids, SD May 27, 2020 Mary E. Schultz, 70, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the Riverview Healthcare Center in Flandreau from early on-set Dementia. Her visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2020 with a...

Virgil T. Gannon 76 Dell Rapids, SD May 4, 2020 Virgil T. Gannon, 76, of Dell Rapids passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Dougherty Hospice House. In honoring Virgil’s wishes, there will be no service at this time. An Irish send-off is planned for a later date....

Milton Erickson 93 Sioux Falls, SD April 26, 2020 L. Milton “Milt” Erickson was born May 7, 1926 at Minot, N.D. to Ole A. and Annetta (Otterness) Erickson. He passed away on April 26, 2020 at Good Samaritan – Sioux Falls Village. Milt’s family lived on a farmstead...

Merlin Schmidt98Dell Rapids, SDApril 11, 2020 Merlin Francis Schmidt was born on April 7, 1922 to Nicholas Jr & Emma (Heer) Schmidt on their family farm north of Dell Rapids, SD. He died on April 11, 2020, just 4 days after his 98th birthday. He lived a quiet, (if...

91 Colton, SD Thursday, March 5 Jim served in the Navy onboard the USS Abnaki and was a member of the American Legion for 65 years. After marrying Alice Colledge on Aug. 25, 1952, they made their home in Colton. He worked for Sioux Valley Telco for 35 years. In the...