Arlyus Vanatta, 90, of Colorado and formerly of Webster, passed away, Thursday, September 3, 2026, in Colorado. Services will be held 3pm, Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Fiksdal Funeral Service in Webster. Interment will be at the Webster Cemetery. On September 17, 1935, on a beautiful fall day, Arlyus Jane Huwe, the second child of… Read more »
News Category: Obituaries
Maynard Steffen, Jr., 66
Maynard “Mick” Eugene Steffen Jr., 66, of Redfield, passed away at his home on Friday, September 4, 2026. Memorial services will be 1:30pm Friday, September 18th at Hyke Funeral Home. Pastor Adrian Timmons presiding. Burial with military honors will follow at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Redfield. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hyke Funeral Home in… Read more »
Rochelle Winder, 89
Britton, SD: The funeral service for Rochelle “Rocky” Winder will be 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church in Britton. Dan Winder, Rocky’s son, and Pastor Sandi Goehring will officiate the service. Burial will be at the Britton Cemetery. Rochelle Marie Winder was born September 10, 1936 in Britton, SD to… Read more »
William Feist, 40
A Memorial service for William Feist, 40, of Sioux Falls will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 12th at Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton. Bobbi Larson will officiate. Inurnment will follow at a later date in Union Cemetery, Groton. Visitation will be held at the chapel from 11-1 p.m. on Saturday. Billy passed away September 5, 2026… Read more »
Laine Warkenthien, 62
Laine C. Warkenthien, 62, of Miller, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital in Miller. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 14, 2026, at the Miller Community Center with Rev. Allison Galbreath officiating. Burial will be at Collins Cemetery in Willow Lake, SD. Visitation… Read more »
Ruth Overby, 99
Funeral services for Ruth L. Overby, 99, of Aberdeen, SD, will be 1:00pm, Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, with Pastor Mike Kampa officiating. Burial at Riverside Memorial Cemetery. Ruth died Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Prairie Heights Health Care, Aberdeen. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials. Visitation will be 3:00-7:00pm,… Read more »
Ruth Wood, 84
The memorial service for Ruth Wood, 84, of Aberdeen, SD, will be 11:00am, Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, in the chapel, with Pastor Matt Spoden officiating. Ruth died Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Bethesda Place of Aberdeen. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Jim Kohnen, 72
An open house to celebrate the life of Jim Kohnen, 72, of Aberdeen, SD, will start at 2:00pm, Saturday, September 12, 2026, at his daughter Jessica’s barn SW of Groton, SD. Jim died Saturday, August 29, unexpectedly at his home in Aberdeen. Arrangements by Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 South Main Street, Aberdeen, SD. James ‘Jim’… Read more »
Gladys Striefel, 98
Gladys Streifel, 98, Eureka, SD, died Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at the Avera Eureka Healthcare Center. Gladys is survived by her son, John (Kathy) Streifel of Eureka; one daughter, JoAnn Streifel of Winner, SD; and her grandson, Jayden Streifel of Frederick, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 26, 2026 at… Read more »
Claudette Moran, 91
Claudette Moran, 91, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, in Los Lunas, New Mexico. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Schriver’s Memorial Chapel, Aberdeen. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Schriver’s Memorial Mortuary & Crematory,… Read more »