LeRoy Hemmer, age 94, of Howard, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Saturday, Ocober 9, 2021, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Burial will follow at St. John Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday. LeRoy Edward Hemmer was born on March 14, 1927, north of Howard. He went to school through the 8th grade in the Canova area. He farmed all his life north of Canova until...

Henry VanDenHemel, age 80, of Madison, died Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Private Mass of Christian Burial will be 12:00 PM, Saturday, October 2, 2021, at St. William Catholic Church in Ramona. Inurnment will follow at the church cemetery. There will be no reception in consideration of COVID 19. Henry was born on June 3, 1941, in Madison to Achille and Cecilia (Discher) VanDenHemel. He attended St. Thomas School in Madison through the 8th grade and...

Bradley Gene Clary, 67, of Howard, passed away on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at his home. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Inurnment will follow at the Eden Cemetery in Hudson. He was born on December 24, 1953, in Hawarden, IA, to Kenneth and Marian (Kruse) Clary. Brad was raised on the family farm southwest of Rock Valley, IA, where he attended grade school until his family moved to Harrisburg, where he graduated from...

Paulene Bengtson, age 89, of Howard, died Saturday, August 21, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Howard. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard. Inurnment will follow at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Pauline Bengtson was born August 18, 1932 in Eagle Butte, SD.  She graduated Cathedral High School in Sioux Falls, SD in 1950.  After high school, she attended the College of Sacred Heart and...

Yvonne A. Poncelet, age 86, of Howard, died Saturday, August 14, 2021, in Sioux Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM Tuesday at the church, with a prayer service and rosary at 7. Yvonne Ann (Murphy) Poncelet, daughter of John and Theresa (Hoffman) Murphy was born October 28, 1934, near Arlington. She attended country school near...

Shawn “Red” Donaldson, age 57, of Madison, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. A private celebration of life will be held. Shawn Was born on June 29, 1964, in Sioux Falls, to Chester and Val (Stalhiem) Donaldson. He held various jobs over the years including Bartcher Construction, and for Tony at Dakota Plating before moving to Madison where he worked for Jerimiah at ACS. All of Red’s employers thought very highly of him and his...

Scott G. Bandy, age 59, of Dallas, TX, died Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at his second home in Howard. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Burial will follow at the Arlington City Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-6 PM, Tuesday, at the funeral home. He began his life on April 11, 1962. Originally born in La Habrá, CA, to Glenn Duane Bandy and Iva Kaye (Thompson) Bandy, his family moved to Norwich, NY, before eventually...

Orville William Barringer, age 83, of rural Canova, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021, at Edgewood Memory Care in Mitchell. He was with family as he made his peaceful journey to his heavenly home. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the Church of the Epiphany in Epiphany. Burial will follow at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be 5:30-7:00 PM, Monday in Epiphany with a prayer service at 7. Orville, son of Faye and Clara (Rankin)...

Amy Kay West, age 50, of Howard, died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Beach United Methodist Church in Howard. Inurnment will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Howard. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Friday, at the church. Amy K. Stangohr was born on January 4, 1971 to Roy and Leona (Tarrell) Stangohr in Madison, SD.  She joined a family of six older siblings and soon became known as...

Dorothy Caroline Schrooten, age 97, of Fedora, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 30, 2021. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Beach United Methodist Church in Howard. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Howard. Visitation with family present will be Monday, from 5-7pm at Willoughby Funeral Home, Howard. Dorothy Caroline Stock was born April 27, 1924, to Otto and Sophia (Allgaier) Stock on the family homestead northwest of Howard. Dorothy attended...