Thomas J. Sherman, age 61, of Lennox, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, December 24, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Beach United Methodist Church in Howard. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Inurnment will be at a later date. Thomas James Sherman of Lennox, South Dakota was born October 5, 1961, to John and JoAnn (Stalheim) Sherman. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethany Lutheran...

Nancy J. Baysinger, age 83, of Forestburg, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Monday, December 19, 2022, at the Artesian Community Center. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at Artesian. Visitation will be 3-5 PM, Sunday, December 18, 2022, at the Artesian Community Center. Nancy Jane Baysinger was born on January 15, 1939, to Paul and Gladys (Porter) Bauer, at the Bosley Home in...

Kurt Karl Friedrich Hagemann, 45, of Watertown, SD, passed away from cancer November 19, 2022 under hospice care at the Watertown Hospital. Memorial visitation will be 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Inurnment will follow at Belleview Cemetery, rural Howard. Kurt was born to Janell and Curtis on November 25, 1976, in Madison, SD.  While his mother and stepfather Terry were completing college, Kurt grew up in Madison, SD, Rapid...

Marjorie Evelyn Wiese, age 99, of Mitchell, formerly of Fedora, passed away on October 28, 2022, at Firesteel Healthcare Center in Mitchell. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Monday, October 31, 2022, at Willoughby Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Monday. Marjorie Evelyn Wiese was born on November 16, 1922, in rural Fedora. Marjorie was married to the love of her life George LeRoy Wiese on January...

David T. Anderson, age 81, of Carthage, died Sunday, October 23, 2022, at his home. Memorial services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, October 28, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carthage. Inurnment will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. David was born on January 18, 1941, to Clarence and Evelyn Anderson, on a farm near Carthage. He attended and graduated from Carthage High School in 1959. On September 2, 1961, David married the love of his life,...

John Donald Haak, age 89, died after a brief illness on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at Marion, SD, surrounded by family. A Celebration of life service will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, October 13, 2022, at St. John Lutheran Church in Howard. Inurnment will follow at St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation with family present will be 6:30-7:30 PM Wednesday, with a prayer service starting at 7:30 PM. John was born on April 27, 1933 on a farm 2 miles west of Winfred,...

Dixie Lee (Polage) Umstead, age 60, of Howard, SD, died October 1, 2022, at Avera Dougherty Hospice House surrounded by her children and husband after a 20 year long struggle with multiple illnesses and vascular disease ultimately being the cause of death. A private burial will be held Saturday, October 15, 2022 at the Geneva Cemetery. There will be a “Celebration of Life & Memorial” held in Dixie’s honor at the Fairmont Legion Hall (Fairmont, NE). Friends and...

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,...