Obituaries

Age 70 Winfred, SD June 15, 2024 Roland Palmquist, 70, of Winfred, SD, passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2024 at Madison Regional Health System in Madison, SD. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 20 at Sun Prairie Baptist Church, rural...

Age 63 Canova, SD June 17, 2024 Johnny D. Beck of Canova, SD, passed away Monday, June 17, 2024, in his home. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2024, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Burial will be at the Winfred Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Age 90 Madison, SD June 16, 2024 Merlyn F. Van Rosendale, 90, of Madison, SD, passed away at his home under hospice care on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison. Visitation will...

Age 80 Sioux Falls, SD May 22, 2024 Gerald “Jerry” Huls, 80, of Sioux Falls, S.D., passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Memorial services were Monday, May 27, 2024, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls with Deacon John Devlin officiating....

Age 94 Mitchell, SD May 19, 2024 Shirley Ness, 94, of Mitchell, SD, died Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Avera Brady Health and Rehab in Mitchell. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 1, at Harvest Community Church in Mitchell. Burial will be at Graceland...

Age 91 Pierre, SD May 22, 2024 Myrtle Joyce Backlund, 91, of Pierre, SD, died Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Burial was at the Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis,...

Age 76 Montrose, SD May 24, 2024 R. Lee Corbin, 76, of Montrose, passed away Friday, May 24, 2024 at Firesteel Care Center in Mitchell, SD. Funeral mass was held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Montrose. R. Lee Corbin was born January 26,...

Age 92 Lyons, SD May 16, 2024 Robert Melvin Carlson, age 92, of Lyons, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at his home in Lyons. Funeral services for Bob and his son will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2024, at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks....

Age 62 Rapid City, SD May 19, 2024 Carmen Rae (Bennett) Bisgaard, 62, passed away on May 19th, 2024, in Rapid City, SD after a short battle with cancer. Carmen was born on June 12th, 1961 to Dennis and Janice (Allen) Bennett in Mitchell, SD. Carmen attended Dakota...

Age 65 Mitchell, SD May 11, 2024 Jay Ward, 65, of Mitchell, SD, died Saturday, May 11, 2024, at his home in Mitchell. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 16, at Bittner Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at St. Mary of Mercy Catholic Cemetery in...