Michael E. Leary, age 78 of Waco, TX, passed away on September 12, 2022. Viewing and rosary will be held Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 5-7 PM, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, September 22, 2022, at 10:30 AM at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard. Interment with military honors will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Howard. Michael was born January 15, 1944, in Madison, SD, to Edward and N. Jean (Davison) Leary. He...

Ralph Joseph Buthe, 92 died September 8, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Home, Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 17, 2022, at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:30 AM on Saturday at the church. Ralph Joseph Buthe was born on September 13, 1929, at Alexandria, SD, to Henry and Mary (Harings) Buthe.  While growing up he attended Argonne...

Sister Agatha Marie Sadler, 85, of Albion, NE, who lived her religious vocation as an educator and pastoral minister for more than 60 years, died August 26, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society, Albion, NE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, September 2, 2022, at 10:30 AM, at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard. Interment will follow at the Holy Three Kings Catholic Cemetery in Epiphany. Sister Agatha Marie Sadler was born as Rita Sadler on January 25,...

Naomi Joan Thompson (Deming), age 81, of Omaha, Nebraska, died August 14, 2022, at Life Care Center of Elkhorn after battling Dementia and Alzheimer’s for 12 years. Funeral Services will be 2:30 pm, Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard with Rev. Richard Poppen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Artesian, South Dakota, following the services. Naomi Thompson was born November 2, 1940, in...

Joseph Robert Abrahamson, an incredibly kind and loving young man, died unexpectedly at the age of 27 on August 7, 2022. A brief memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, August 11, 2022, at the Beach United Methodist Church in Howard. There will be no visitation. Joey was born in Madison, on June 22, 1995, to his parents Teresa and David Abrahamson, and three sisters, Kaitlyn Abrahamson, Erianne Gustaf, and Kelli Gustaf. Joey grew up loving playing outside in the trees...

Dolores “Jeanne” Esser, age 94, of Howard, formerly of Canova, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Friday, July 22, 2022, at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard with burial to follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the church with a Scripture Service at 7. Jeanne was born in Sioux Falls, on May 27, 1928, to...

Gerald Eldon Gosmire, age 63, of Hartford, died July 2, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. A memorial visitation will be 10-11 AM, Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Inurnment will follow at the Winfred Cemetery. Gerald Eldon Gosmire was bone on June 9, 1959, to Donald and Ilene (Kirkeby) Gosmire of Winfred. He graduated from Howard High School before farming with his father and uncle before starting his own salvage company. Gerald was a...

Marilyn Delores (Walter) Shumaker, age 70, of Howard, South Dakota, died June 26, 2022, at Avera Dougherty Hospice House after a 5 year battle with Corticobasal Degeneration Syndrome (CBS). Memorial services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, July 1, 2022, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Howard. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Thursday at the church with a prayer service beginning at 7. Marilyn Delores Walter was born July 6, 1951, at St. Joseph...

Henry Johnson, age 64, of Sioux Falls, died Saturday, May 28, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Per his request, no services will be held. Henry Johnson was born on December 13, 1957, to Willie Mae Johnson and John Ware, in Selma, AL. Henry graduated from East Perry High school in 1976 in Selma. After graduation, he enlisted in the US Army and was discharged two years later. In 1980, Henry moved to Sioux Falls. On October 18, 1985, he married Vanessa (Tschetter)...

Shirley Mengenhausen, age 91, of Dell Rapids, formerly of Howard, died Friday, May 27, 2022, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, June 3, 2022, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday. Shirley was born in Howard, on March 3, 1931. Shirley married Leo Mengenhausen on February 6, 1951. To this union, two daughters were born, LeAnne and...