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...

Elaine Irene Neises, age 93, of Howard, South Dakota passed away November 17, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard, South Dakota. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Tuesday, with a prayer service at 7pm, at the St. Agatha Catholic Church. Elaine was born on June 15, 1926 on the family farmstead east of Howard, South Dakota...

Gloria Faye Truman, age 95, of Howard, died Monday, November 11, 2019, at Madison Regional Health System. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Friday, November 15, 2019, at Beach United Methodist Church in Howard. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Thursday, at Willoughby Funeral Home. She was born February 3, 1924, to Otto and Lottie (Ingalls) Buttemeier. She attended school at Woodworth #1 and Argonne High School. As a young girl, she and her...

On Thursday, November 7th, 2019 Joshua Hofer, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away at the age of 68. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Monday, November 11, 2019, at the United Methodist Church in Howard. Burial will follow at the Clover Leaf Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Sunday at the church, with a prayer service at 7 PM. Josh was born on November 10th, 1950 in Madison, SD to Josh and Elizabeth Hofer. He married the love of his life, Hilda Waldner, on May 27th, 1973....

Franklin Voeltz, age 78, of Austin, MN died Monday, November 4, 2019.. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 9, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Church in Howard. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7PM, Friday, at Willoughby Funeral Home. Franklin Daniel Voeltz was born on October 17, 1941, in Howard, to Frank and Lois “Millie” (Dorris) Voeltz. He graduated from Howard before enlisting in the Navy in 1960. Franklin served on the final voyage...

Rodney "Rod" Bushman, age 59, of Sioux Falls, formerly of the Howard area, died Thursday, October 31, 2019, at Ava's House in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 1 PM, Monday, November 4, 2019, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Inurnment will follow at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Rodney Allen Bushman son of Edward Roy Bushman and Viola Margaret Lorenz (Stevens) was born on 9/28/1960. Rod grew up in Carthage and graduated from Carthage High School in 1978. Rod...