Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Huron, South Dakota

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Helen Estes

Helen Estes

November 3, 2017

Helen Joyce Estes, age 81, of Huron, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, November 7th, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Helen Joyce Stanfield was born to Dean and Grace (Butts) Stanfield near Artesian on October 15, 1936....

Jeffrey Airheart

Jeffrey Airheart

October 30, 2017

Jeffrey Airheart, age 25, of Wessington, died as the result of an automobile accident on Sunday, October 29, 2017, at the Avera McKennan Hospital at Sioux Falls. His funeral service was held at 11:00 AM, Friday, November 3rd, at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Huron. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery, Huron. Jeffrey Charles Airheart was born August 22, 1992,...

Murray Serfling

Murray Serfling

October 29, 2017

Murray Serfling, age 68, of Huron, passed away suddenly from a work accident, on Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 11 AM Thursday, November 2nd at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Burial wasin the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be made...

Darlene Lang

Darlene Lang

October 28, 2017

Darlene Lang, age 80, who grew up in Huron, South Dakota, died October 22, 2017, in Aurora, Illinois. Entombment will be at 3:00 PM, Saturday, November 4th, in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Huron, next to Lester "Les" Lang, her husband, lifelong love, and best friend. Darlene B. (Weidauer) Lang was born March 28, 1937, to R.E. ("Ray") and...

Robert Small

Robert Small

October 20, 2017

Robert "Bob" Small, age 61, of Alpena, died Thursday, October 19, 2017, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 25th, at the Alpena Community Center, Alpena. Burial was in the Rest Haven Cemetery, Alpena. Robert Carl Small was born May 9, 1956, to Richard and Doris (Leighton) Small, at Huron.He graduated...

Arthur Olsen

Arthur Olsen

October 16, 2017

Arthur "Art" Olsen, age 90, of Hitchcock, died Sunday, October 15, 2017, at his home surrounded by family. His funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 20th, at the Hitchcock United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family to be given to Art's favorite charity. Arthur Earl Olsen was born August 30,...

Leon Peterson

Leon Peterson

October 16, 2017

Leon Ambruce "Pete" Peterson, age 82, of Wolsey, passed away peacefully, Saturday, October 14, 2017, surrounded by his family in Wolsey. His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 24th at the First Presbyterian Church in Huron. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery with military rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Leon Ambruce Peterson was born...

Laura Jones

Laura Jones

October 15, 2017

Laura M. Jones, age 90, of Huron, died Sunday, October 15, 2017, in Huron. Her celebration of life was held at 11 AM Wednesday, October 18th at the Congregational United Church of Christ. Memorials may be directed to the HRMC Community Hospice. Laura Marguerite Kludt Jones was born October 9, 1927, in rural Huron, South Dakota, to Robert Kludt, Sr....

Ron Hoy

Ron Hoy

October 11, 2017

Ron Hoy, age 78, of Mitchell, passed away on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital at Mitchell. He will be cremated and private family burial will be at the Virgil Cemetery. Ron was born on April 23, 1939, at Huron, South Dakota, to Eugene T. and Leona M. (Lien) Hoy. He lived at home until 1946...

Silvan Fast

Silvan Fast

October 4, 2017

Silvan Fast, age 56, of Iroquois, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 7th at the Faith Mennonite Church, rural Iroquois. Burial was in the Faith Mennonite Church Cemetery. Silvan Ross Fast was born in De Smet, South Dakota, on January 5,...

Dan Thelen

Dan Thelen

September 25, 2017

Dan Thelen, age 64, of Huron, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. His funeral mass was celebrated at 11 AM Monday, October 2nd at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with burial in St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery at Montrose. Daniel Casey Thelen was born April 21, 1953, in Pierre, South Dakota. Dan was the...

John C. Bell

John C. Bell

September 3, 2017

John C. Bell, Jr., age 90, of Huron, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, at the SunQuest Healthcare Center. His memorial service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, September 9th, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Burial with military honorswill be at 1:00 PM, Friday, October 13th at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery. John Chapman Bell, Jr. was born May 16,...

Bertha Stiner

Bertha Stiner

August 31, 2017

Bertha "Bert" Marie Stiner, age 86, of Huron and formerly of Wessington, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at SunQuest Healthcare Center. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 4th, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Wolsey. Burial was in the Wessington Cemetery. Bertha "Bert" Marie Horsley Stiner was born October 8, 1930, at Virgil, South Dakota, to...

Lavern Barta

Lavern Barta

August 31, 2017

LaVern Barta, age 72, of Huron, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at his home. A visitation was held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Saturday, September 2nd, at the Kuhler Funeral Home, with his family present at that time. LaVern Elmer Barta was born October 5, 1944, to Emmit and Wava (Rogers) Barta at Huron. He grew up on a...

Ralph Dean Donovan

Ralph Dean Donovan

August 25, 2017

Ralph Dean Donovan, Sr., age 52, of Huron, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at his home. His funeral service was held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August, 29th, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. Burial was in the Highmore Cemetery with military honors. Ralph Dean Donovan was born May 10, 1965 to Carl Donovan, Sr. and Connie (Cramer) Donovan at Miller....

Dean Slade

Dean Slade

August 23, 2017

Dean Edward Matthew Slade, infant son of David and Chandra (Wright) Slade of Hitchcock, was stillborn on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 9th, at the Hitchcock United Methodist Church. Dean is survived by his parents, Chandra and David Slade of Hitchcock; his sister, Krystalin Lucyle...

Brinlee Paulson

Brinlee Paulson

August 23, 2017

Brinlee Jane Paulson, infant daughter of Taylor Davis and Greg Paulson of Huron, was stillborn on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. She will be cremated and there will be no services. She is survived by her parents; her sister, McKenzie Paulson of Huron; her paternal grandmother, Penny Brown of Huron; her maternal grandparents, Todd Davis...

Sandra Stevens

Sandra Stevens

August 4, 2017

Sandra Stevens, age 63, of Huron, died Friday, August 4, 2017, at her home after a brief battle with cancer. She will be cremated and a family service will be held at a later date. Kuhler Funeral Home is assisting the family with her arrangements. Sandra Rae Stevens was born April 13, 1954, in Akron, Iowa to Gerald and Joan...

Mary M. Bill

Mary M. Bill

July 29, 2017

Mary M. Bill, age 101, died Friday, July 28, 2017, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 1:30 PM, Friday, September 1st, at the American Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mary has requested that all memorials go to the elevator fund at the American Lutheran Church. Mary M. Schill was...

Ida Hohm

Ida Hohm

July 26, 2017

Ida Anna Hohm, 92, of Huron and former rural Yale resident, went to her eternal home on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, August 1st, at Bethel Mennonite Brethren Church, rural Yale. Interment was in the church cemetery, with a lunch following in the church dining room....