Dean Sherman, age 89, of Howard, died Sunday, February 16, 2020, in Howard. Arrangements are pending.

Florence Sturdevant, age 90, of Canova, died Friday, February 14, 2020, at the Avera Brady Home in Mitchell. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Burial will follow at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery rural Canova. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Tuesday. Florence Lucille Sturdevant was born November 26, 1929, to Leo and Lena Goldammer in rural Hillside, South Dakota. She was the oldest of eight children, this...

Harley Nathan Cross, age 92, of Howard, gained his wings on February 10, 2020. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Howard United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Friday, at the Willoughby Funeral Home. Harley was born on a farmstead near Howard S.D. on March 17, 1927, to Charles and Emma (Jacobs) Cross. He was baptized and confirmed into Beach United Methodist Church in Howard. His first eight...

Esther M. Ischen, age 89, of Fedora, died Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, February 10, 2020, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Artersian. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Monday. Esther Gullickson was born October 12, 1930, on a farmstead in Miner County, to Carl and Eva (Pierpont) Gullickson. She grew up in the Burbank Township area. She was...

Vincent Weidler, age 97, of Howard, died Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Whispering Winds in Howard. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at St. Agatha Catholic Church  in Howard. Inurnment will follow at the Graceland Cemetery in Madison. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Tuesday. Vincent William Weidler was born at the home of his parents, Elmer and Lena (Mueller) Weidler, on July 24th, 1922.  He attended grade school at the West...

Ethel Bohr, age 99, of Parkston, formerly of the Howard area, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Avera Bormann Manor in Parkston. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Friday, December 27, 2019 at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be 4-6 PM, Thursday, with a scripture wake service and rosary to begin at 6. Ethel Adler was born October 28, 1920, in Howard, to George and Clara Adler. She attended and...

Jerald Francis Mentele, 78, of Epiphany, South Dakota passed away December 17 at Diamond Care Center, Bridgewater, South Dakota. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, December 21, 2019, at the Epiphany Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 6-7 PM, Friday, at the church, with a scripture wake service at 7. Jerald was born at home December 25, 1940 to Peter and Rosa (Arens) Mentele.  Growing up on a farm, he was no stranger to...

Orpha Abrahamson, age 98, formerly of the Howard area, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019, in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Howard. Inurnment will take place before the service at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery west of Oldham. Orpha Peterson was born August 29, 1921, to P.E. and Clara (Hoganson) Peterson at Oldham. She was the youngest of five children. She was baptized and confirmed at Oldham Lutheran Church. Orpha...

Irene (Tschetter) Hofer, age 67, peacefully passed and went to her heavenly home on December 4, 2019. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, December 7, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Church in Howard. Burial will follow at Cloverleaf Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Friday at the church with a prayer service at 7 PM. Irene Tschetter was born February 1, 1952, in Madison, to Paul and Rachel (Hofer) Tschetter. On September 15, 1974, Irene married the love of her life, Mike Hofer. To...

Frederick Eugene Wendt, born January 29th, 1924, passed away peacefully at his residence in Bennington, NE, surrounded by family on Sunday, November 24th, 2019. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Endeavor Presbyterian Church in Fedora. Inurnment will follow at the Fedora Cemetery. He attended country school (Glee Lake and Manley) and Fedora High School, graduating in 1942.  He then joined the Navy and was deployed to the South Pacific.  He was...