Lennie Joseph Zens, age 66, of Epiphany, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Epiphany Catholic Church. Visitation will be Friday, May 26, 2023, at the catholic church in Epiphany from 4-6 PM, with a scripture service at 6.Lennie Joseph Zens, was born to Lawrence and Elta (Bartscher) Zens on April 15, 1957, he was the 5th of six siblings. Following graduation Lennie worked short time jobs, before he began...

Joanne Joyce Goldammer Schulz, age 91, of Canova, died peacefully Sunday, April 23, 2023, at the Madison Regional Health System, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, April 28, 2023, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Canova. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Thursday, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard, with a prayer service beginning at 7. Joanne Joyce Goldammer was born October 27, 1931, to Lena and Leo Goldammer...

Arlene Hall, age 101, of Brookings, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Beach United Methodist Church in Howard. Burial will follow at the Fedora Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Arlene Marcella Slemmen was born on the farm in Fedora to Torsten Anderson Slemmen and Alice (Allie) Kelsey Prindle Slemmen on April 4th, 1922. She was raised in a loving home...

Lavonne "Tex" Bamsey, age 88, formerly of Howard, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in Canistota. Per her request, private family services will be held. Lavonne was born on October 21, 1934, to Clarence and Evelyn (Clark) Bamsey in Howard. She was an animal lover, she was especially fond of horses and dogs. She enjoyed listening to country music. She lived in three nursing homes over the years and made many friends at all of them. She is...

Jerry Tschetter, age 72, of Cloverleaf, Passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the DeSmet Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, April 8, 2023, at the Willoughby Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date at the Cloverleaf Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday. Jerry Tschetter was born July 17, 1950, to Paul and Rachel (Hofer) Tschetter at Madison. He lived in Graceville, until as a young man he moved to Cloverleaf, where he worked as a...

John Winker, age 43, of St. Paul, MN, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard, on Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Inurnment will be held at Better Place Forests Conservation Area in California, at a date/time to be determined. John Charles Winker was born March 19, 1979,...

Eleanor Elsie Esther Zell was called to her lord’s home on February 15, 2023, at the age of 97. She passed away quietly in the middle of the night at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Funeral services will be 12:00 PM, Monday, February 20, 2023, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Canova. Burial will happen at a later date in the spring of 2023. Visitation will be 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, at the church on Monday. She began her life on February 1, 1926, being born in Sanborn County several...

Kunigunde "Gunda" Gosmire, age 96, of Canova, died Friday, February 10, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Funeral services will be 10:30, Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the Willoughby Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, rural Canova. Visitation will be from 10-10:30 AM prior to services on Saturday. Kunigunde Molzahn was born August 6, 1926, to Karl and Bertha (Voike) Molzahn, Lubinik, Poland. She attended school in Germany....

Lavon M. Dornbusch, age 97, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Howard, died Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at Avera Prince of Peace in Sioux Falls. Per her request, no funeral service will be held. Visitation with the family present will be 10-11 AM, Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Willoughby Funeral Home. Private family burial will follow. Lavon Margie Esser was born on November 25, 1925, at Canova, to Matt and Gena Esser. She graduated from Canova High School. She was united in marriage to...

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...