Agnes Elizabeth Ketcham, 98, of Woonsocket, formerly of Howard, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Prairie View Care Center, Woonsocket. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00pm, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at St. Charles Catholic Church, Artesian, with burial to follow in Pleasantview Cemetery, Carthage. Visitation will be Monday from 5pm to 7pm, with family present, at Willoughby Funeral Home, Howard. Agnes Elizabeth Ketcham was born on October 10, 1919 at Brooklyn, New York to John and...

A Graveside service will be held at a later date, in Serviceman's Memorial Gardens, Mitchell, South Dakota.

  Lucille M. “Minnie” Gehring, formerly of Howard, South Dakota and Englewood, Colorado passed away on Friday, July 6, 2018 at the age of 98 in San Antonio, Texas, where she resided the past five years. Lucille was born August 17, 1919 in Howard, South Dakota.  The second child of Albert and Rosa W. (Hildebrand) Gehring, Lucille grew up on the family homestead southwest of Howard.  She graduated from Burbank High School in 1937.  Lucille went on to attend...

 Larry (Oscar) Dean Poppen, 68, passed away on July 6, 2018 at the Madison Care and Rehab, in Madison, SD, surrounded by his loving family.  Memorial services will be 11am, Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Howard with inurnment at a later date. Officiating will be Rev. Rick Senner. Visitation with family present will be Wednesday at Willoughby Funeral Home, Howard from 5pm to 7pm.     Larry was born June 2, 1950 in Canova, SD to Emil and Betty...

How does one sum up the life of a legacy in nothing more than a few paragraphs? On Friday, July 6, 2018- the world became a little less bright with the passing of William R. Moschell. While our hearts are heavy with his light having gone out- his spirit and his love lives on with us all. And his words ring out loud and clear as having started nearly every good tale with- “Now if a guy were to….” Memorial services will be 11am, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Bethany Lutheran...

Betty Jean Gehring, 89, of Howard, South Dakota passed away on July 5, 2018 at Fargo, North Dakota. Memorial services will be 2 pm, Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Beach United Methodist Church, Howard, with inurnment in Graceland Cemetery, Howard. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Betty Jean (Gehring) Bailey was born November 19, 1928 in Howard to Charles Richard and Leona Mae (Williams) Bailey. Betty attended school in Howard and was a graduate of Howard High School....

Lorraine Bertha Mattie Laufmann, 96, formerly of Canova and Howard SD, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Sioux Falls SD. Visitation will begin will begin on Monday with the family present from 5pm to 7pm at the Willoughby Funeral Home, Howard SD. Funeral services will be held 10:30am, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Howard, South Dakota, with burial to follow in St John’s Cemetery. Lorraine was born on the family farm near Howard SD, September 9,...

Vivian (Babe) Ruby Hansen, 86, of Madison, South Dakota formerly of Winfred, South Dakota passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018 at the Madison Regional Health System, Madison. Funeral services will be 10:30am, Friday, May 25, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Howard, with burial in Graceland Cemetery, Howard. Visitation with family present will be Thursday from 5pm to 7pm at the Willoughby Funeral Home, Howard. Vivian Ruby Gunderson was born to Roy and Verna (Patro) Gunderson on May 3,...

Donald M. Barrick, 75, Wheaton, Illinois formerly of Carthage, South Dakota, passed away on May 18, 2018 in Wheaton. Memorial services will be Monday, June 11, 2018 - 11:00am, at Willoughby Funeral Home, Howard, with inurnment to follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Carthage. Don was born on January 27, 1943 in Howard, South Dakota to Maurice and Dorothy (Wallace) Barrick. Don spent his early years in Winfred, South Dakota, California and Carthage. Don graduated from Carthage High...

On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, Michael Charles Hiltunen, 49, of Volga formerly of Howard, was reunited in Heaven with his mother Mary, his nephew Michael, his grandparents Tom (Mrytle) Attletweedt and Harvey (Senia) Hiltunen.  He was born on April 7, 1969 to Rusty and Mary Hiltunen in Madison, SD, and grew up in Howard, SD. Mike never met a stranger in his life, and all who knew him are left on an earth know that it is darker because of his absence. Funeral services will be 10:30am,...