Obituaries

Age 67 Salem, SD April 16, 2025 Donna Stewart, 67, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Funeral mass was held on Tuesday, April 22 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Salem. Burial followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Marion, SD. Donna Ardell Puthoff was...

Age 97Mitchell, SDApril 11, 2025 Irene LaDue, 97, of Mitchell, SD, died on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Edgewood Assisted Living in Mitchell. Funeral services were Thursday, April 17, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mitchell. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery in Alexandria,...

Age 85 Montrose, SD April 15, 2025 Patricia Waechter, 85, of Montrose passed away on April 15, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving children. Memorial mass was on Wednesday, April 23 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Montrose. Inurnment followed at St....

Age 72 Montrose, SD April 17, 2025 On Thursday, April 17, 2025, our world lost a truly fine person as Rita Mae (Gordon) Nelson left us. Born on August 29, 1952, the third child of Walt and Mildred Gordon, Rita grew up on the family farm northeast of Montrose and lived...

Age 65 Northglenn, CO March 17, 2025 Shirley Anne Ramirez Hofer of Northglenn, Colorado passed away peacefully on Monday, March 17, 2025 in Eagle, Idaho while visiting her grandson for his second birthday. She was 65. A prayer service with family present will begin at...

Age 75 Glendive, MT January 10, 2025 Robert “Butch” Heiter, 75, of Glendive, MT, our “Old Pard”, peacefully rode over his last hill on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Bittner...

Age 77 Sioux Falls, SD April 21, 2025 William “Bill” Johnston was born on November 11, 1947, in Mitchell, SD, to Patrick and Gertrude (Weber) Johnston. Bill passed away peacefully on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. He was...

Age 72 Hartford, SD April 11, 2025 Barbara J. Warne of Hartford, SD passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Diamond Care in Bridgewater, SD.Barbara Joan O’Kane, daughter of Robert and Lois (Burkey) O’Kane, was born February 18, 1953 in Sioux Falls, SD. She grew up on...

Age 82 Sioux Falls, SD April 8, 2025 Joe Gordon, 82, of Sioux Falls and formerly of Salem, passed away April 8, 2025 at Touchmark at All Saints in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church in Canistota followed by burial...

Age 97 Mitchell, SD April 11, 2025 Irene LaDue, 97, of Mitchell, SD, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025, at Edgewood Assisted Living in Mitchell. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 17, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mitchell. Burial will be in Green Hill...