NE South Dakota

Obituaries


June 11, 2026

Leonard Miller, 77

Britton, SD: The memorial service for Leonard Miller will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2026 at Olson Funeral Chapel in Britton. Pastor Jesse Carson will officiate the service. Inurnment will be at the Britton Cemetery with military honors following the service. There will be a one hour visitation before the service at the chapel.… Read more »

June 11, 2026

Gary Van Vleet, 72

Gary Michael Van Vleet, 72, of Redfield, SD, passed away at Sioux Falls Avera McKennan Hospital on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Gary has been cremated. Visitation will be on Thursday, June 18, from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. The funeral service will start at 10:30 AM at the Redfield Methodist Church with Pastor Melissa Rowenhorst… Read more »

June 11, 2026

Audra Lynn Jung, 46

Audra Jung, 46, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2026, at Schriver’s Fellowship Hall, with a prayer service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Interment will take place at Sunset Memorial Gardens at… Read more »

June 10, 2026

Pastor Mary Lou Gruebele, 87

Pastor Mary Lou Gruebele, 87, Eureka, SD, died Monday, June 8, 2026, at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen, SD. Her funeral service will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, June 13, 2026, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Eureka, led by Pastor LuCinda Haak. Interment follows at the Greenway Cemetery. Organist will be Rhonda… Read more »

June 9, 2026

Larry Hearnen, 77

Mass of Christian Burial for Larry Hearnen, 77, of Conde, will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Turton. Burial with military honors will follow at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton. Lunch will be served following the burial at the Conde Community Center. Visitation… Read more »

June 9, 2026

Betty Jean Heine, 83

Elizabeth “Betty” Jean Heine, 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 29, 2025, at the Fort Worth Transitional Care facility in Fort Worth, TX. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 13, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with Father Gerald Thornton officiating. Visitation will be held one hour… Read more »

June 9, 2026

Scott Foley, 63

Scott Thomas Foley, 63, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away peacefully at Avera Mother Joseph Manor, on May 25, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Schriver’s Memorial Mortuary in Aberdeen, SD, with Father Greg Tschakert officiating. The family requests casual dress. A time for fellowship… Read more »

June 8, 2026

Patricia Swenson, 79

Tea, SD: Patricia “Patsy” “Patty” Lee (Boone) Swenson, age 79, of Tea, SD, formerly of Britton, SD, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, SD after a courageous battle against cancer. Patsy was born June 11, 1946 at Marshall County Hospital in Britton, SD to Madeline (Olson) Boone and Harold… Read more »

June 8, 2026

Patricia Hearnen, 99

Mass of Christian Burial for Patricia Hearnen, 99, of Conde will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 13th at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Groton.  Father Gregory Tschakert will officiate.  Burial will follow in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Conde under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton. Visitation will be held at the chapel on… Read more »

June 8, 2026

Wayne Nelson, 88

Wayne Lee Nelson, 88, of Redfield, SD, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield. Services will take place on Saturday, June 13, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Redfield. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Wayne’s funeral service, with Masonic… Read more »

June 8, 2026

Gene Schumacher, 85

Eugene “Gene” Anthony Schumacher, 85, of Brandon, SD, formerly of Aberdeen, SD, died at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD, after a brief stay. Family and supportive staff were with him on Tuesday evening, June 2, 2026, as he returned to God. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on… Read more »

June 4, 2026

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.

June 4, 2026

Cathryn Snow, 57

Cathryn “Cathy” Glau Snow, 57, of Sarasota, FL, formerly Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Jordan Samson… Read more »

June 1, 2026

Marian Joy Miller, 92

The memorial service for Marian, of Rapid City, South Dakota, formerly of Aberdeen, South Dakota, will be 1:00pm, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, with PASTOR officiating. Marian Joy Sperry was born on January 12, 1934, in Aberdeen, SD to Allen and Esther (James) Sperry. Marian passed away on January 29, 2026, only… Read more »

June 1, 2026

Jeanne Campbell, 95

Jeanne A. Campbell, 95, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026, at First Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Ron Parker officiating. A time for fellowship and luncheon will follow the service at the church.… Read more »