Erlene Grace (Paul) Ragatz, 89, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab in Aberdeen. Services will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Her funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Hyke Funeral Home in Redfield, SD, with Reverend Alton Vilhauer officiating. Inurnment will follow the service… Read more »
News Category: Obituaries
Dennis Letsche, 84
Dennis Letsche, 84, of Miller, passed away Monday, July 6, 2026, surrounded by family, at the Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller. Memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Reck Funeral Home in Miller. Visitation will begin one hour prior. Burial will be at the Wessington Cemetery. Dennis Erwin… Read more »
Joan Pudwill, 71
Joan Pudwill, 71, of Leola, SD, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Schriver’s Memorial Chapel. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service at Schriver’s Memorial Fellowship Center. Schriver’s Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414… Read more »
Jim Abbas, 88
Sioux Falls, SD: A graveside service for Jim Abbas will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026 at the Britton Cemetery, Britton, SD. Following the graveside service family and friends will gather at Olson Funeral Chapel in Britton for a time of fellowship and refreshments. Jim Abbas, longtime employee of Graybar Electric, slipped away quietly… Read more »
Linda Lewandowski, 65
Linda Lewandowski, 65, of rural Waubay, passed away Friday, July 3, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at her home. Funeral services will be held 10am Friday July 10, 2026, at Fiksdal Funeral Service. Private, invitation only interment will be held. Visitation will be Thursday, July 9, 2026, 7-9pm at the funeral home, closing with… Read more »
Marene Phyllis Pratt-Pietz, 97
Marene Phyllis Pratt-Pietz, 97, of Miller, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society home in Miller, SD, surrounded by family. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at the First United Methodist Church, Miller, with Rev. Allison Galbreath officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.… Read more »
Gary Bates, Jr., 61
Gary Bates, Jr., 61, of Miller, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Huron Regional Medical Center in Huron. Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 10, 2026, at the First United Methodist Church, Miller, with Rev. Allison Galbreath officiating. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Reck Funeral Home… Read more »
Priscilla Kraft, 88
Priscilla Kraft, 88, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2026, at Angelhaus of Aberdeen. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery following Mass. A time for fellowship and luncheon… Read more »
LeRoy Bieber, 92
LeRoy Bieber, 92, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor. A Memorial Service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026, at Schriver’s Memorial Chapel. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow at Schriver’s Memorial Fellowship Center. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery.… Read more »
Velma Witt, 92
Velma Witt, 92, of Bristol, passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Sun Dial Manor in Bristol. Memorial services are pending for 10:30am Saturday, July 11, 2026, at Westside Wesleyan Church in Bristol. Inurnment will be at the Bristol Cemetery.