Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Huron, South Dakota
Providing funeral service to Huron and the surrounding areas in South Dakota
Alene Johnson
February 24, 2017
Alene Johnson, age 93, of Huron, died Friday, February 24, 2017, at the SunQuest Healthcare Center. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 1st, at the First Baptist Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to the First Baptist Church. Elsie Alene Boyd was born...
Mary Haley
February 23, 2017
Mary Haley, age 91, of Huron, died Thursday, February 23, 2017, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Monday, February 27th, at the First Presbyterian Church. Burial was held at 1:00 PM MST, Tuesday, February 28th at the Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis. Mary Radcliffe was born to Ward and Cora (Hutchinson)...
Fern Wessel
February 15, 2017
Fern Wessel, age 100, of Armour and formerly of Huron, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at her home in Armour.There will be no public services.According to her wishes, a private family service will be held. Fern Wessel was born July 19, 1916, in Beadle County near Bonilla, to Harvie J. and Carrie (French) Williams. She attended school at Bonilla and...
Floyd Wipf
February 13, 2017
Floyd Wipf, age 89, of Huron, died Sunday, February 12, 2017, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. His funeral service was held at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 17th at the Living Hope Alliance Church, with military rites by the Huron Veterans Council. Burial was in the Ideal Cemetery. Floyd Wipf was born April 17, 1927, at Frankfort, South Dakota to...
Curtis Schimke
February 12, 2017
Curtis LeRoy Schimke, age 92, of Huron and formerly of Wessington Springs, died Saturday, February 11, 2017, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. A private family burial will be held at the Riverside Cemetery. Curtis LeRoy Schimke was born October 13, 1924, to Reinhold and Emma (Huether) Schimke on his grandfather and father's farm northwest of Wessington Springs. He attended...
Alma J. Hofer
February 11, 2017
Alma J. Hofer, age 99, of Huron and formerly of Hitchcock, died Saturday, February 11, 2017, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, February 15th, at the Prairie Bible Church, rural Carpenter, with burial in the church cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Child Evangelism Fellowship or Gideon Bibles.Cards and condolences may...
Paw Say
February 6, 2017
Paw Say, age 59, of Huron, died Monday, February 6, 2017, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 11th at the First Baptist Church in Huron, followed by burial in the Riverside Cemetery. Paw Say was born on October 15, 1957, to Hsa Say and Eh Pa in the City of...
Aletha Tillman
January 28, 2017
Aletha Tillman, age 95, of Huron, died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. Her memorial service was held at 2 PM, Thursday, February 2nd, at the Kuhler Funeral Home, with burial at the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Aletha Mabel Smith was born on September 14, 1921, to William F. and Anna (White) Smith in Huron. She...
Barbara Wilkens
January 25, 2017
Barbara Wilkens, age 87, of Madison and formerly of Huron, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at the Bethel Lutheran Home at Madison. Her memorial service was held at 11 AM, Monday, January 30th, at the First United Methodist Church, Huron. Private burial was held at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the First United Methodist Church of...
Helen Dufek
January 23, 2017
Helen Marie Dufek, age 88, of Huron, formerly of Geddes, died peacefully in her sleep, Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 28th at the United Methodist Church, Geddes. Burial was in the Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Geddes. Helen Marie Wepking was born April 28, 1928, to Lula...
Shawn Thelen
January 19, 2017
Shawn Thelen, age 52, of Huron, died Thursday, January 19, 2017, at his home. His memorial service was at 5:00 PM Sunday, January 22nd, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. A celebration of his life was held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, January 21st, at the Elks Lodge. Shawn Peter Thelen was born on September 24, 1964, at Redfield, South Dakota, to...
Gary Tschetter
January 6, 2017
Gary Tschetter, age 64, of Rapid City and formerly of Huron, died Thursday, January 5, 2017, after a brave fight with brain cancer, at Hospice House in Rapid City. His funeral service washeld at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 14th at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. A celebration of life and burial will be held this coming summer in Silver City, SD....
Carolyn Hickens
January 1, 2017
Carolyn Hickens, age 79, of Huron, died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 AM, Monday, January 9th at the First United Methodist Church. Entombment was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Carolyn Ann Miller was born in Huron on December 10, 1937, to Lloyd and Pauline (Brandmire) Miller. They...
Richard Mentzel
December 30, 2016
Richard Mentzel, age 89, of Huron, died Thursday, December 29, 2016, at the Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, January 7th, at the First United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors by the Huron Veterans Council. Richard James Mentzel was born November 23, 1927, to Richard...
Norma S. Kyle
December 26, 2016
Norma S. Kyle, age 90, of Huron, died Monday, December 26, 2016, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. As per her wishes, she was cremated and there will be no services. Norma S. Lyons was born December 20, 1926, to Kenneth and Minnie (Markley) Lyons at Coshocton, Ohio. She graduated from Newcomers Town High School. In 1945, Norma joined the...
Valla Vee Benedict
December 26, 2016
Valla Vee Benedict, age 89, of Huron, died Sunday, December 25, 2016. Her funeral service was held at 10:00 AM Friday, December 30th at Bethesda Church. Burial was in the Bethel Church Cemetery, rural Yale. Memorials may be directed to Bethesda Church for their Missions Program or Byron Bible Camp. Valla Vee was born August 10, 1927, in Kimball to...
Benjamin Bartell
December 23, 2016
Benjamin Bartell, age 76, of Huron, died Thursday, December 22, 2016, at his home. He was cremated and his cremated remains were returned to his family in New York for services there. Benjamin was born on July 27, 1940, at Port Washington, New York. He grew up there and received his education at Paul D. Schreiber High School. In 1968,...
Violet Kleinsasser
December 22, 2016
Violet Kleinsasser, age 92, of Huron, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at the SunQuest Healthcare Center. Her funeral service was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, December 24th, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. Burial was held at 10:00 AM, Saturday at the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Violet Kleinsasser was born to Pete and Dora (Wipf) Kleinsasser on July 17, 1924. She...
Francis Campbell
December 9, 2016
Francis "Ozzie" Campbell, age 79, of Huron, died from pancreatic cancer on December 9, 2016, at the Violet Tschetter Memorial Home. He was cremated and his memorial service will be held in the spring of 2017. Francis "Ozzie" Campbell was born to Eugene "Slim" and Norma (Sampson) Campbell in Huron, on May 23, 1937. He grew up in Huron. As...
Oliver Nicholas
December 8, 2016
Oliver Nicholas of Huron and formerly of Watertown, passed away on December 8, 2016, peacefully in his sleep. A memorial service to celebrate his life was held Tuesday, December 13 at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church, Huron. Burial was held at 3:00 PM, Tuesday in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Watertown. Oliver John Nicholas known to his...


