Obituaries

Age 96 Mitchell, SD March 5, 2025 Phyllis Gossel, 96, of Mitchell, SD, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, SD. Funeral services were held Monday, March 17, at Bittner Funeral Chapel. Burial was at St. Martin’s Catholic...

Age 69 Sioux Falls, SD March 7, 2025 Mark Stach, 69, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services were held Friday, March 14 at Bittner Funeral Chapel. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in...

Age 79 Freeman, SD February 13, 2025 Arlo Koerner, 79, of rural Freeman, SD, passed away at his residence on February 13, 2025 from natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on March 14, 2025 at Salem MB Church in rural Bridgewater, South Dakota....

Age 35 Fort Wayne, IN February 26, 2025 Dane Christian Krull passed away February 26, 2025 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dane was born October 31, 1989, in Omaha, Nebraska to Richard and Stephanie (Deardorf) Krull. Growing up, his family called several places home, moving...

Age 91 Marion, SD February 27, 2025 Donald Laufman, 91, of Marion and formerly of Canistota, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. His funeral service was on Monday, March 3, 2025 at the chapel at Tieszen Memorial Home. Donald...

Age 95 Marion, SD February 22, 2025 Katherine Buseman, 95, of Marion, SD, passed away on February 22, 2025 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, February 27 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethesda Church of rural Marion. Visitation will...

Age 89 Spencer, IA February 24, 2025 Mary Ann Wethor, 89, of Spencer, IA, formerly of Mitchell, SD, passed away Monday, February 24, 2025, at St. Luke Nursing Home in Spencer, IA. Funeral Mass will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 7, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in...

Age 91 Sterling, CO February 23, 2025 Shirley Pueppke, 91, formerly of the Fulton and Mitchell area, passed away on February 23, 2025 at the Devonshire Acres Nursing Home in Sterling, CO. Visitation was held Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Will Funeral Chapel. Funeral...

Age 81 Sioux Falls, SD February 17, 2025 Rita Erickson, 81, of Sioux Falls passed away unexpectedly at her home in Mesa, AZ from natural causes. Funeral Services are currently pending. Rita was born on June 17, 1943, the oldest girl of 12 children born to Jon and Leta...

Age 77 Sioux Falls, SD February 21, 2025 Robert “Bob” McCormick, age 77, of Sioux Falls, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at Ava’s House Hospice Care with family by his side. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 27, 2025 at West...