NE South Dakota

Obituaries


May 7, 2026

Mae Shulson, 99

Britton, SD: The graveside service for Mae (Heitmann) Shulson, formerly of St. Thomas, ND, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2026 at Zion Lutheran Cemetery.   Mae L. Heitmann was born May 1, 1926 in Marshall County, SD to Louis and Martha (Manthie) Heitmann. She attended her schooling in Lake City and graduated from… Read more »

May 7, 2026

Penny Hart, 80

Penny Hart, 80, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Jordon Samson officiating. Interment will take… Read more »

May 7, 2026

Linda Schmig, 81

Linda Lou Schmig, 81, of Groton, SD, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Aberdeen, with Pastor Matt Spoden officiating. A luncheon and time for fellowship will immediately follow the service at the… Read more »

May 7, 2026

Cynthia Born, 86

Cynthia Ann (Godfrey) Born, lovingly known as Honey, 86, passed away surrounded by family on May 6, 2026, at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Schriver’s Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Saturday. A luncheon… Read more »

May 6, 2026

Alice Strand, 85

Alice Betty Strand, 85, passed away September 10, 2025. Memorial services will be held 2pm Sunday, June 21, 2026, at Fron Lutheran Church near Roslyn. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. Fiksdal Funeral Services of Webster entrusted with arraignment.

May 6, 2026

Allen Deloy, 88

Allen L. Deloy, 88, of Mellette, SD, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2025, at Avera Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. A Celebration of Life, including Masonic Rites, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Northwestern Community Church in Mellette, SD. Pastor Douglas W. Duncan will officiate. Burial will… Read more »

May 6, 2026

Ramona Grote, 90

It is with sadness that we announce that Ramona Grote, 90, of Aberdeen, SD, our mother, passed away on May 1, 2026. The memorial service will be 1:00pm, Friday, May 8, 2026 at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, with Pastor Matt Spoden officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen. Visitation will be 11:00am-1:00pm, Friday,… Read more »

May 5, 2026

Robert Kolb, 66

Robert “Bob” Kolb, 66, of Westport, SD, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026, at his home. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Aberdeen, with Pastor Jay Rossman officiating. A time for a luncheon and fellowship will follow the service at the… Read more »

May 5, 2026

Leonard Lipp, 88

Leonard “Lenny” Lipp, 88, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Gregory Tschakert officiating. A time for luncheon and fellowship will follow the Mass at… Read more »

May 5, 2026

BonnieLee Walker, 73

BonnieLee Walker, 73, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Aldersgate Church with Pastor Derek Baum and Pastor Mike Waldrop officiating. A luncheon and fellowship will follow the service at the church.… Read more »

May 4, 2026

Blake Hoines, 15

Langford, SD: The memorial service for Blake Matthew Hoines will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2026 at Rose Hill Church, of rural Langford. Pastor Mike Honl and Diane Hoines will officiate the service.   Blake Matthew Hoines was born on April 12, 2011 to Derrick Hoines and Nicole (Fox) Hoines. Blake passed away on… Read more »

May 4, 2026

Dorothy Maas, 83

The funeral service for Dorothy Maas, 83, of Aberdeen, SD, will be 10:30am, Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home. Burial at Gettysburg Cemetery, Gettysburg, SD. Dorothy died Saturday, May 2, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor in Aberdeen, SD. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00pm, followed by a prayer service at 7:00pm at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home,… Read more »

April 30, 2026

Howard Lenius, 92

Britton, SD: The funeral service for Howard D. Lenius will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2026 at First Lutheran Church in Britton. Pastor Lexy Carson will officiate the service and burial will take place in the Britton Cemetery.   Howard passed away Monday, April 27, 2026 at Avera St. Lukes in Aberdeen at the… Read more »

April 29, 2026

Warren Pierson, 95

Claremont, SD: Warren “Tudge” Eugene Pierson, 95, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on April 26, 2026.   A memorial service will be held Friday, May 15, 2026 at 2:00 pm at the Claremont Community Church, with inurnment at the Huffton Cemetery.   There will be an hour visitation prior to… Read more »

April 29, 2026

David Wasilk, 70

David R. Wasilk, 70, of rural Waubay, passed away Monday, April 27, 2026, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Memorial services celebrating David’s life, will be held 1pm Friday, May 8, 2026, at Fiksdal Funeral Service in Webster.