Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Huron, South Dakota
Providing funeral service to Huron and the surrounding areas in South Dakota
Karen Kelsey
June 7, 2026
Karen Kelsey, age 78, of Alpena, passed away Saturday, June 7, 2026, at Avera Weskota Medical Center at Wessington Springs.
Her arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Rita M. Hunt
June 5, 2026
Rita M. Hunt, age 75, of Huron, passed away Friday, June 5, 2026, at Avantara–Huron.
Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 12, at Kuhler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Iroquois.
Visitation with family present will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday.
Rita Marie Lynch was...
Edward "Ray" Waldner
June 1, 2026
Edward “Ray” Waldner, age 81, of Hitchcock, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Monday, June 1, 2026, at Huron Regional Medical Center.
His memorial visitation was held from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, Saturday, June 6, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. A prayer service was held at 5:30 PM, Saturday evening at the funeral home. His service was live-streamed.
Ray was born...
Lynn Green
May 31, 2026
Marlyn “Lynn” Green, age 101, of Huron, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 31, 2026, at Peaceful Pines under HRMC Hospice Care.
A celebration of her life will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 13, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery. Her service will be live-streamed.
Visitation with family present will be held one hour prior...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Spillum
May 30, 2026
Jacqueline “Jackie” Evelyn (Thomforde) Spillum, age 81, of Huron, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Avantara in Huron, South Dakota, with family by her side.
Jackie will be entombed with her husband, Bruce at Restlawn Memory Gardens Masoleum in Huron, South Dakota.
Jacqueline “Jackie” Evelyn (Thomforde) Spillum, was born August 8, 1944, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Clifford and Evelyn (Ramstad)...
Douglas Horn
May 25, 2026
Douglas Horn, age 80, of Huron, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.
His funeral service was held at 11:00 AM, Friday, May 29 at the Kuhler Funeral Home, with burial in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. His service will be live-streamed.
Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at...
Lynda Wipf
May 23, 2026
Lynda Wipf, age 83, of Doland, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.
Her graveside service will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, May 28, at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church Cemetery, rural Doland.
Visitation was held from 6:00 to 7:00 PM with a prayer service to begin at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 27...
Donald "Jake" Tschetter
May 19, 2026
Donald P. Tschetter "Jake", age 80, of Huron, passed away at Avantara Huron on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
His funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 27 at Kuhler Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Riverside Cemetery. His service was live-streamed.
Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Donald was born to John S. Tschetter...
Wayne Horsley
May 17, 2026
Wayne Horsley, age 96, of Huron, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Huron Regional Medical Center.
His memorial service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, June 6, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wessington. Burial followed in the Wessington Cemetery. Military honors were conducted by the Watson-Krauter Legion Post 110. His service was live-streamed.
Visitation with family present was held...
Rance Perleberg
May 1, 2026
Rance Perleberg, age 88, of Huron, passed away Friday, May 1, 2026, with his family by his side at Avantara – Huron.
His funeral service was held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 9, at the American Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Military honors were conducted by the Beadle County Veteran’s Council.
Visitation was held one hour prior...
Marlys Roth
April 28, 2026
Marlys Roth, age 80 of Huron, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Peaceful Pines Senior Living, Huron.
Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Friday, May 1, at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Menno Cemetery at Menno.
Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Marlys Verla Oswald was born April 24, 1946, to...
Douglas Rasmussen
April 24, 2026
In honoring family's request, we are sharing the following obituary on behalf of the Spritzer-Miller Funeral Home, Aberdeen, SD.
Douglas ‘Doug’ Rasmussen died Friday, April 24, 2026, at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, SD. A public visitation will be held from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 South Main Street, Aberdeen, SD.
A Private Family Service...
Beth Carter
April 23, 2026
Beth Carter, age 93, formerly of Bryant, South Dakota, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Center in De Smet, South Dakota.
Visitation was held at Kuhler Funeral Home, Huron, South Dakota, on Saturday, May 2, at 9:00 AM with funeral services following at 10:00 AM, then burial at Sansarc Cemetery, Hayes, South Dakota. Her service was...
Serena Kay Everett
April 15, 2026
Serena Kay Everett passed away April 15, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of love, faith, and quiet strength that touched all who knew her. She was deeply loved by family and friends, and her presence brought comfort, warmth, and understanding to every life she entered.
Serena’s love for her family was unconditional and unwavering. She gave of herself freely, always putting...
Bonnie Hunter
April 2, 2026
Bonnie Hunter, age 73, of Huron, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2026, at Avantara - Huron.
Her family will have a private service to honor her life.
Bonnie “Sis” Moeding was born June 26, 1952, to Fred “Bud” and Alice “Girlie” (Wheeler) Moeding, in Huron, South Dakota. She grew up in Morningside, attending and graduating from Huron High School.
After graduation, Bonnie met...
Helen Phillips
April 2, 2026
Helen Phillips, age 80, of Huron, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Her funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 7 at the American Lutheran Church. Burial followed in the Riverside Cemetery. Her service was live-streamed.
Visitation was held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Monday at the Kuhler Funeral Home.
Helen Anderson was born on December 29,...
Shwe War
March 28, 2026
Shwe War, age 48, of Huron, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Huron Regional Medical Center.
Her funeral service was held at 9:00 AM Thursday, April 2, at the Kuhler Funeral Home.
Shwe War, the daughter of Thaung Sein and Daw Naw Pae, was born on January 1, 1978, in Burma.
She married Na Bann in 2002, in Burma. The couple...
David Erfman
March 27, 2026
David J. Erfman, 72, of St. Lawrence, passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, at home following a courageous battle of recently diagnosed Epithelioid Angiosarcoma, a very rare form of cancer.
Visitation with family present was held Friday, April 10 beginning at 9:00 AM immediately followed by a memorial service at 10:30 AM at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wolsey with the...
Lori Meyers
March 13, 2026
Lori Meyers, age 62, of Huron, passed away Friday, March 13, 2026, at Avantara - Huron.
Her funeral service was held at 10:00 AM Friday, March 27, at Living Hope Alliance Church with burial in the Ideal Cemetery. Military Honors was conducted by the Huron Veterans Council. Her service was live-streamed.
Visitation with family present was held one hour prior to the...
Cody Reilly
March 12, 2026
Cody Alan Reilly, age 44, of Iroquois, South Dakota, passed away on March 12, 2026, surrounded by his family after bravely fighting a battle with cancer.
His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Friday March 20, at Bethesda Church, Huron. Burial followed in the Bethesda Section of Ideal Cemetery. His service was live-streamed.
Visitation with family present was held from 5:00 to...


